Funk Flex has shared his thoughts on the comments Kanye West made about George Floyd during a controversial interview on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs.
The Yeezy mogul made a number of inflammatory remarks during the three-and-a-half-hour interview. He referred to rap peers like Diddy and Meek Mill as “fake hard n-ggas,” and said even more scathing remarks about “the Jewish people.”
He at one point even suggested George Floyd was killed by fentanyl, and not ex-cop Derek Chauvin kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes, which he was eventually found guilty of doing so by a grand jury.
N.O.R.E. faced backlash for not pushing back on Kanye’s factually inaccurate and antisemitic claims, for which the Drink Champs co-host apologized before taking the interview down.
“N.O.R.E., I don’t know how I feel about the content coming down,” Funk Flex said on his radio show around the 17-minute mark. “I don’t know how to weigh in on that yet. It does bother me that it came down, but N.O.R.E. I would really like to see that re-edited and up tomorrow. That I would like, because you know what, when Candace Owens goes on a platform, it stays up. When Donald Trump goes on a platform, it stays up.”
Funk Flex then offered a call to action to Meek Mill, who has often served as an activist for criminal justice reform.
“Meek, I wanna see you Meek,” Flex said. “Not just Meek, I’m just using Meek ’cause he called Meek out. I wanna see artists stand by George Floyd and get to that social media.
“You don’t even have to mention Kanye but you know why you don’t post that? Because you know that means you against Kanye without saying you’re against him, and you’re scared of him, or you wanna make money with him. And guess what, Kanye knows that.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Flex had called out rappers in particular for refusing to speak out.
“I know the rappers [are like], ‘Well, we don’t wanna give it any fuel.’ You’re a liar! You rappers are liars! All you have to do is really say your thoughts without mentioning Kanye’s name, but you don’t because you might do business with him down the line, you want a feature,” Flex said. “I have not seen one person tied to his label, signed to his label, who has a feature, anybody that works in his office say anything that what Kanye said was bananas.”
In an interview with Hot 97 on Monday (October 17), N.O.R.E. called the fallout from his Kanye interview a “learning experience.”
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I can sit there and say, ‘That’s only Kanye West, it’s only what he said.’ But I have a responsibility when I have an audience … When I watched myself, I was embarrassed. I was like, ‘Wait a minute? You just let him say that?!’ I’m irresponsible for letting it go.”
He added: “I still believe people have a right to speak, whether it’s something you agree with or not, but you have a right to also check them — and check them immediately. That’s what I regret.”
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Kanye’s Drink Champs interview is just the latest in a string of controversial interviews the Chicago rapper has given these past few weeks. He most notably sat down for an interview with Fox News earlier in October where he made more claims about Jewish people, and spoke about the controversy behind his White Lives Matter t-shirt, which he debuted during the YZYSZN9 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.
Reports have also emerged that Kanye allegedly professed his love for Hitler and the Nazis during his infamous rant at the TMZ offices in 2019, which spawned an invitation from the Holocaust Museum in Los Angeles. They asked Ye to come down to the museum and educate himself on Jewish history.
“Words matter and words have consequences Ye,” the museum wrote in a statement on Instagram. “We urge you to come visit us at Holocaust Museum LA to understand just how words can incite horrific violence and genocides.”
Toxicology results, photos of fentanyl pills coughed up in the police car with his DNA, a dealer with him that doesnt want to speak because of his own charges, a different angle of footage showing the knee on the shoulder, his own roommate saying his family never wanted none of his possessions, over a million of BLM donations going to transgender support groups, a bunch of mansions bought by people with fraudulent outreach websites, and 80 million of lost money that no organizations have filed with the IRS…..what more yall want ?
for you to stfu and stop being an incoherent old man. sit down, right wing moron
Just watch the damn documentary and judge it for yourself. Yall get your feathers ruffled cuz the current most influential black man just said WLM and yall cant do shit about it.
Documentary is bullshit
I can do something about it if I ever see a white lives matter shirt I’ll burn it
To never read your ignorant posts again…for you to change your name because you don’t deserve that title…for you to educate yourself so you avoid daily embarrassment. Thanks for asking!!!
I want pissy idiots like you to stop listening to bullshit
All they have to do is look up the autopsy from the county. Instead they react with emotions cause that’s all they have. Gotta hold onto that lie for as long as possible. Floyd had 14 funerals during the “pandemic”. There were people who couldn’t go see their loved ones who were sick, or dying. It’s disgusting.
#Real Talk So because something is on a documentary, it’s automatically true? Guess Columbus really did discover land that was already discovered huh?
Floyd was a career criminal
That died while resisting arrest. The cop used excessive and ridiculous force but didn’t intend to murder him. It was sad and unnecessary. That’s the truth of the situation. George should have never been that lost to begin with IMO. We have the means to take car of and fix people in this country. We don’t do it.
You sound dumb
Hows he sound dumb? 2 things can be true at once such as 1) The cops used excessive deadly force when they shouldnt have 2) Big Floyd was a career criminal who held a gun to a pregnant womans stomach so he could get dope money from her.
Everything you said is the reason why you sound dumb
So basically what your saying is that even though Floyd paid his debt to society over something that happened years ago Derek Chauvin putting his knee on George’s neck and killing him justifies his criminal past? Got it your an idiot
“The cop used excessive and ridiculous force but didn’t intend to murder him.” What in that statement makes it sound like I am justifying the cop killing him. What I’m saying is he WASN’T innocent and he shouldn’t have been in that situation in the first place. He should have been given help for his addiction and genuinely rehabilitated. Nice take though. I’m guessing you can’t read very well. You are a “gamer” after all. That means no pussy or interaction with reality and humans. LOL. Dork.
So is Trump, but it doesn’t stop you from sucking his dick from the back. Petty crimes don’t mean you should die at the hands of law enforcement.
Why does everything have to have Trumps name in it lol? Floyd has nothing to do with Trump. Some serious topic changing and some baseless accusations to go with it. Have you read the autopsy report from Hennepin County? I doubt most anyone here all violently emotional have.
Pointing a gun at a pregnant woman’s stomach during a home invasion is a “PETTY CRIME” to you? LOL
I actually voted for Biden, and am and always have been a life long democrat. No one said ANYTHING about Trump or justified what happened to Floyd. I simply stated what happened and you menstruated all over my comment being the cuck pussy you are. LOL. If you look up what happened to George Floyd, it’s literally what I typed above. Moron. All facts. Reality hurts weirdos.
Funk flex a bitch. all these hip hop dudes are a wrap. fck em. Fck Lebron too. whole ass ho. Nike itch. everybody want to act like ye not saying anything Ice Cube or Chuck D didn’t say 30 years ago. These 100 million black folks just whoes for hollywood. why funk flex give a fck about what ye have to say? i’ll slap the black off his punk ass
I’d love to see you try lol ?????
Cube ain’t never said slavery was a choice. Or Trump is his dad. Or BLM is bad.
if you listen to Cube’s first three solo albums he had records talking about uncle toms doing whatever to get over singing some nonsense r and b for the man – and we all know who that man was (slavery was a choice). Cube also put out records saying that no matter what the situation he was going to get his today talking about dead presidents and not waiting for any clown in the sky to open any door (Trump is his dad) – finally cube had nothing but disdain for false prophets in the community using ghetto tragedy for personal gain (BLM is bad)
YOU WOULD GET YOUR ANGRY WHITE azz BEAT LITTLE GAMER BOY. YOU ARE NOT TOUGH WITHOUT GUNS. IN FACT LETS EXCHANGE INFO SO WE CAN LINK …I CAN ASSURE YOUR SALTINE AZZ WOULD NEVER USE THEM LIBERACE FINGERS TO TYPE BS EVER AGAIN TRY ME CAVE DEMON.
You’re a angry little white ???? mad because he has no talent. Honestly, people like you need to die lil boy. You’re mad about nothing because you’re nothing … you’re mad at all black successful people because you aren’t ish white boy. Big mad. Go shoot up your school little angry Stan. What are mad about you little fruitbat. I seriously want to delete you. I don’t care how old you are. Come see me white boy!
You’re a angry little white ???? mad because he has no talent. Honestly, people like you need to die lil boy. You’re mad about nothing because you’re nothing … you’re mad at all black successful people because you aren’t ish white boy. Big mad. Go shoot up your school little angry Stan. What are mad about you little fruitbat. I seriously want to delete you. I don’t care how old you are. Come see me white boy!
What about us Mexicans?
We set the bar real low in our community.
Someone sounds jealous they didn’t go on HIS show. LOL. Meek’s dumb ass was on probation posting videos of himself committing crimes. Now he is some civil rights leader? SMH
Blm = LGBTq
Do tge math homiess.
Your getting mad played.
Your moms is getting mad played
I can’t believe I used to be so engulfed in hiphop and the people in it. It’s become such an embarrassment. Thank god I came up in mid to late 90’s/early 2000s. It’s over.