As Kanye West continues to make headlines for his daughter’s birthday party snafu, hanging out with purported girlfriend Julia Fox and his divorce from Kim Kardashian, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has a bone to pick with the outspoken rapper.
Not long after Kanye debuted his new song “Eazy” featuring The Game, the animal rights organization issued a statement blasting the duo for using a skinned monkey for the single’s cover art.
“The photo is reminiscent of the monkeys PETA has found, sometimes heads, sometimes hands, sometimes the whole body, in meat markets around the world,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk told Billboard. “It makes it clear that when you remove the fur you can’t miss that there’s a person in there, that they are fellow primates, and do not belong to us to abuse for any purpose, not in laboratories, roadside zoos, movies, or meat markets.”
But Kanye West is used to being the center of controversy, and even The Game was left scratching his head after Ye’s infamous “slavery sounds like a choice” comments in 2018.
As he told Billboard in an email at the time, “Kanye will always be a friend of mine & although I might not necessarily agree with his views on certain topics, that is what separate us as individuals.”
The two linked up for numerous collaborations over the years, including 2006’s “Wouldn’t Get Far” and the Ye-produced “Dreams” off of The Game’s 2005 debut album, The Documentary.
Kanye West Threatens To 'Beat Pete Davidson's Ass' Over Kim Kardashian On The Game 'Eazy' Single
As for “Eazy,” the track also came with a healthy dose of contention when Kanye rapped, “Boujee and unruly, y’all need to do some chores/Rich ass kids, this ain’t yo mama’s house/Climb on your brother’s shoulders, get that top ramen out/God saved me from that crash/Just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass (Who?)/And my new bitch bad, I know Illuminati mad.”
The Saturday Night Live actor has been dating Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian in recent months and is believed to be the reason Ye wasn’t allowed into her home for his daughter’s party.
That wasn’t a dead skinned monkey,that was just Real Talk OG’s mom but I know it’s hard to be able to tell the difference. Easy way to tell is that one is dead and doesn’t move and one is brain dead like her son and barely moves.
Shut the f up, that ain’t my mom! I got 2 dad’s and I’m gay!
Dee Barnes did this
Now that you mention it, kind of do see the resemblance a little in the face : )
Naw, the monkey looks better.
PETA – People Eating Tasty Animals
Game sound like Nas on here. Kanye sound like 2003. Dope beat and Michel’le sample. Julia Fox looks and talks like a genie brought Barbie to live. Artwork is gross.
Kanye sounds like trash and the game sounds like… game
I mean, for the record- FUX PETA!
Looks like they’re trying to do the Griselda thing with the “shocking” artwork. And didn’t Game diss Kanye a couple years ago about fucking Kim Kardashian?? These funny ass rappers..
All I know is that cover is lame. Beat is dope and Game sounds hungry on it. Kanyes verse is mediocre.
Game hasnt been on Aftermath in 16 years still name droppin.
and still relevant… So quit crying.
This track is week as fuck and Kanye’s verse is week as fuck