Kanye West has continued to be on the wrong end of Ozzy Osbourne’s fury, and the heavy metal legend is speaking out.
In an interview with Rolling Stone which dropped on Tuesday (February 27), the Black Sabbath frontman made clear that he had no regrets about taking West to task after the rapper sampled a version of Sabbath’s legendary song “Iron Man.”
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“With the current state of affairs, you don’t need anybody starting people on discrimination of any kind,” he said to the outlet, referring to West’s ongoing antisemitic comments. “It’s wrong. It’s just wrong.”
Osbourne continued: “There’s enough fucking aggravation, and he shouldn’t say anything [like what he has]. It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him. I don’t want any of my work in any shape or form to be associated with anything like that.”
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Osbourne’s wife, Sharon — who is of Jewish descent — also told the outlet that the pair were considering “legal action” against Kanye West.
Earlier this month, the Black Sabbath frontman sent out a PSA in the aftermath of the Vultures 1 album event that was live-streamed the night before, during which Ye and Ty Dolla $ign previewed a song featuring elements of a live performance of the band’s 1970 track, “Iron Man.”
In the post, Osbourne wrote: “. @KANYEWEST ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF “IRON MAN” FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY. HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT. I WANT NO ASSOCIATION WITH THIS MAN.”
Upon catching wind of the tweet, Ye took to his Instagram Stories to speculate that a “celebrity handler” must have sent out the tweet via Osbourne’s account, pointing to the fact that, while the rock legend claimed to want “no association,” he and wife Sharon Osbourne dressed as West and Bianca Censori for Halloween last year.
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Ozzy Osbourne is not the first artist to be disregarded when it comes to Vultures, Vol 1 sample clearances.
According to TMZ, the Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign also failed to receive permission from the Backstreet Boys to sample their anthem “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” for their song of nearly the same name.
