Kanye West has come out in support of Diddy and called on President Donald Trump to release him from jail as he awaits trial on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
In an explosive rant on X (formerly Twitter) late Thursday (February 6), Ye stirred more controversy by showing love to the disgraced rap mogul and unveiling a new clothing collaboration with Diddy’s Sean John brand.
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Yeezy’s hailstorm of tweets began with the simple message “FREE PUFF,” before he said: “ALL THESE CELEBRITY N-GGAS AND BITCHES IS PUSSY. YALL A WATCH OUR BROTHER ROT AND NEVER SAY SHIT.”
He then tagged Trump, who he recently reaffirmed his support for, and wrote: “PLEASE FREE MY BROTHER PUFF.”
The Chicago native also defended Chris Brown, writing: “WE ALL WATCHED THEM TRY TO CANCEL CHRIS BROWN AND AINT NOBODY DO NOTHING. I WAS PUSSY THEN TOO. CHRIS BROWN ITS TIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF.”
After repeating his widely criticized claim that “SLAVERY IS A CHOICE,” Kanye detailed his admiration of Diddy, despite the fact that he previously accused him of being a “fed.”
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“THEY TRYNA PROVE A POINT AND YALL KNOW THAT YALL FUCKING KNOW THAT AND SITTING LAUGHING AT THE FUCKING INTERNET ON INSTAGRAM. THIS MAN GAVE HIS LIFE TO US. THIS MY IDOL. THIS MY HERO,” he said.
He also wrote “FUCK DIAGEO,” referencing the alchohol giant who cut ties with the Bad Boy boss last year after he sued them for allegedly neglecting his DeLeon Tequila brand.
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West then announced the launch of his Sean John collaboration, which is available on his Yeezy.com website. The collection includes three T-shirts and profits will be split evenly with the incarcerated mogul.
“I’m selling the Sean John collaboration that me and my brother spoke about before they locked him up we splitting the profits 50/50,” he said.
A couple of hours later, Kanye resumed his rant and wrote: “JUST FOR CLARITY THEY TYRING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF PUFF. ME AND MY BROTHER HAD OUR ISSUES BUT THESE WHITE PEOPLE TRYING TO USE PUFF TO SCARE N-GGAS. IM NEITHER SCARED NOR BRAVE THIS JUST ME.”
He added: “I JUST FOUND OUT THAT PUFF IS NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE OR COLLECT MONEY WHILE HE’S LOCKED UP SO I’MA SEND HIS HALF OF THE MONEY TO JUSTIN.”
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The G.O.O.D. Music founder also appeared to suggest that Diddy’s arrest was part of a conspiracy against him: “WHOS EVER AFTER PUFF WE GOTTA FIND OUT EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE. OK COOL PLAY OFF THE GRID.”
He then sent a message of support to the No Way Out hitmaker: “PUFF WE LOVE YOU.”
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Kanye’s lengthy tirade continued with homophobic and ableist slurs aimed at his detractors: “ANY N-GGA COME IN MY FACE AN ASK ME ABOUT THAT PUFF SHIT IM STEALING OFF THEM IMMEDIATELY. I DONT GIVE A FUCK IF YOU 8 FEET TALL IMA JUMP AND STEAL OFF YOU.
“NO MORE N-GGAS TELLING ME WHAT COLOR HAT TO WEAR. IF YOU ASK ME ON THE PHONE IM HANGING UP IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN. IF YOU DM ME IM BLOCKING YOU. YOU N-GGAS IS CONTROLLED AND BROKE.
“ALL YOU KAMALA DICK RIDING F-GGOTS YALL GOT EVERYTHING TO SAY ABOUT MY OPINIONS WHEN YOU JUST DOING WHAT N-GGAS MAKE YOU DO FOR MONEY. F-GGOTS DONT MEAN GAY EITHER IT MEANS F-GGOT LIKE IT ALWAYS MEANT YOU FUCKING RETARD.”
West also posted a video on Instagram of him having a FaceTime call with Diddy’s son, Christian “King” Combs, though it cannot be made out what is being said.
However, Ye did write in the caption: “A SON TO HIS DAD. FOR EVERY SON WHO DAD IS LOCKED UP WRITE OR WRONG I WANT YALL TO LISTEN TO DAVE CHAPELLES JOKES VERY CLOSE THIS TIME. LETS SEE HOW FUNNY IT GETS WHEN FAMILIES ARE SEPARATED. ESPECIALLY BLACK FAMILIES.”
Kanye West’s support of Diddy appeared to get the backing of Diddy’s son Justin and close collaborators Ty Dolla $ign and 88-Keys, as well as Fat Joe and Jim Jones, who all reacted positively to the news of the Yeezy x Sean John collaboration.
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Diddy’s Instagram account also posted the collaboration, writing: “Thank you to my brother @Ye.”
Kanye’s full rant can be seen below.
