Dame Dash has once again weighed in on Kanye West‘s recent behavior which has led to the rapper and producer receiving a mountain of public backlash.
Ye came under fire in October after making a series of anti-Semitic statements on social media and in various interviews — most notably his controversial Drink Champs chat. He also caused an uproar when he wore a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt during Paris Fashion Week.
The fallout has led to many of the companies he’s partnered with in the past to severe ties from him, including Balenciaga, Vogue, Def Jam, and adidas. Being dropped by the latter caused his net worth to take a significant hit. According to Forbes, Ye’s $1.9 billion fortune plummeted to a reported $400 million.
Dame Dash has now commented on his friend and former artist’s situation, telling a group of burgeoning entrepreneurs that being in contact with Ye at the moment is “draining” and that people should be more concerned with his health than what he says.
“You think big brother turns off?” Dash said in footage captured by AllHipHop, answering a question about whether he can see himself being a big brother and guiding Kanye through his current situation. “Yeah, I’m in contact with him; it’s draining. But, you know, he’s bipolar. People forget that. I don’t care how rich you are, if you have a chemical imbalance, you’re gonna say some crazy things.
“Anybody know someone bipolar? You don’t put them in front of a camera, you put them in a house or a hospital … you say the most outlandish things when you’re triggered and there’s a chemical imbalance, and also when you’re tired. It’s like being drunk. But, you know, I know him. And yeah, I do talk to him and I try. It’s painful to watch because someone with bipolar with a billion and a whole bunch of people that don’t care, it’s not a good formula.”
The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder made the comments when he appeared as a special guest at Young Entrepreneurz Solutions’ ‘YES National Business Plan Challenge’ in St. Croix this week, where he screened his new film Prince of Detroit.
Dash continued: “People should be more worried about his health than worried about what he says. He already admitted that he was bipolar, he’s been in a straitjacket in front of errbody. Why do you listen to somebody bipolar if the tell you they bipolar?
“Before he says stuff that’s, like, triggering, he premises it with like, ‘I’m tired.’ You know what it takes for Kanye to say he tired, he got to be damn near be hallucinating. He don’t sleep. I’ma tell you. So you know, he going through it. But I’m more mad at everybody that’s just not worried about his health. A man tell you he’s sick and then he start acting sick, ’cause he’s rich y’all listen to him as if he’s not. That’s that. But it’s sad what’s going on.”
It’s not the first time Dame Dash has commented on Kanye West’s recent outbursts. Last month, he shared similar sentiments when he was a guest on Kick Game‘s sneaker shopping series.
“He’s my brother,” he began. “[We don’t talk] constantly – when he needs me and when I’m worried about him. What you think? I’m worried about him. N-gga, can I ask you a question? Is he bipolar or not, did he tell you that? So if you checked off the boxes of bipolar, is he acting that? So then leave it at that.”
He went on: “Worry about his health if you care about him at all. I’m just saying, man, regardless to what he’s saying, it’s the way he’s saying it. I don’t care what he’s saying, I want him to live. Y’all worried about the wrong shit.
“If you know a man has a problem and you know he might be checking the boxes off for the symptoms of that problem, why do you judge him as if he doesn’t have a problem? It’s not logical.”
I have bipolar. You can’t blame months and years even, of jew conspiracy theories on that.
You act like being bipolar has only one degree of symptoms. Everyone is affected differently. As someone who has a bipolar brother I can tell you he says some of the craziest things ever and believes them to be true. In addition many people in our family and his “friends,” actually believe the things he says as truth. Yes I typed a lot but your gaslighting is sad.
I’m not gaslighting. Your brother could believe something crazy, and its also possible it might have little to do with bipolar. During a manic episode, people often talk a lot and reveal themselves, giving in to their most destructive instincts. Okay, bipolar changes behaviour but in Kanye’s case he has a history of saying horrible things in public. If he knows thats who he is, and still refuses to take his meds or even try to control himself, thats on him. Hes in his 40s, he should know better. And also bipolar is just one of dozens of excuses hes used over the years, hes also blamed alcohol, racism, his mothers death, Kardashians etc. Theres always someone else to blame for his problems.
Your statements aren’t accurate. If anything, they’re misleading or misinformed. Pick your poison. Let me state this to be clear, I’m not a Kanye supporter, I was a fan of his old music but that’s about it. With that out of the way, I’m going to address your new statement. Firstly, you’re trivializing manic episodes — they don’t only do what you stated but they also do a lot of other things like causing people to lie or say things they wouldn’t have believed otherwise. These diseases often warp the perception of the person suffering, regarding what is real and what isn’t. They don’t just “change behavior.” Kanye doesn’t just have a history of saying horrible things — he has a history of saying horrible things after his mother died. That’s an important detail. I’m a little shocked that you claim to be bipolar and also believe you have complete control over choosing to take your medicine or not… some people do have control some don’t, it really does affect everyone differently. Him being in his 40’s has no bearing on his mental illness and “knowing better.” You’re claiming he uses being bipolar as an excuse — he didn’t claim he was bipolar on his own — he was diagnosed and recently stated he doesn’t believe it. Honestly, you sound like someone who just doesn’t like him and not someone who is also bipolar. People with mental illnesses often blame others for their problems — it’s a common difficulty they suffer from — you should know that since you’re bipolar as you stated previously… I’m sure you’ve researched it. But maybe you being bipolar is why you can’t understand what I feel, are very simple concepts.
Dame has his own history of talking about the small hats. Look it up. Actually HipHopDX could do an article about Dame Dash antisemitic rants from several years ago. But they won’t. Or about that one time Charlemagne Tha God talked about the power of small hat wearing men who control the industry.
Donda should have made little koonye clean his room up instead of thotting up and down the block.
poop, shit, fart then shart
Dame’s behavior for the past 10 years has been painful to watch.