Before, Kanye West was very vocal about racism in America. Calling out President George Bush’s lack of urgency in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina devastation in New Orleans is among the many moments the Chicago rapper-producer took to address the seemingly sensitive topic. Once trying his hand in fashion, he proclaimed that the industry was not only racist, but classist as well.
Now, he’s telling Black people to stop focusing on racism and that he would’ve voted for Donald Trump if, he had voted. But he didn’t.
A full 16-minute rant transcribed by Pitchfork reveals West’s logic behind wanting President-elect Trump as commander in chief, opposed to Hillary Clinton. This all in spite of West donating thousands of dollars to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee over the past two years, including $2,000 last year.
On Voting For Donald Trump
Kanye created a stir when footage of him claiming that he’d vote for Donald Trump, had he actually voted, surfaced during a Saint Pablo Tour stop in San Jose, California.
“Well, ‘Ye, how you gonna expect people to vote for you if you ain’t even vote? I’m concerned not about the idea of being president or the actual job of it. I’m concerned about putting our concept of how to do the job in a new way. And if no one will do it in that way I will take position in 2020 and do it myself. ‘Aw you ain’t gonna get it now because of what you just said.’ It was proof that it didn’t matter what nobody just said! It doesn’t matter!”
Black Lives STILL Matter
West further defends his choice to want Trump in power and also says that his views on social issues haven’t changed.
“That don’t mean that I don’t think that Black Lives Matter. That don’t mean I don’t think that I’m a believer in women’s rights. That don’t mean I don’t believe in gay marriage. That don’t mean that I don’t believe in these things because that was the guy I would’ve voted for.”
Express Your Opinion
The self-proclaimed genius, who also calls Trump a genius for his run, celebrates anyone willing to express their opinion. Even if it means throwing an object at him during a 16-minute show rant, express yourself.
“Oh shit, you threw something at me. Does something else wanna throw something at me? But, you know what, I got the power to get that guy kicked out, or whatever, roughed up. No. Stay here. What do you believe? That’s your opinion. Express your opinion, bro. Express your opinion. Thank you. That’s a woman right there saying, ‘I love you,’ after I just said that there was things that I liked about Trump’s campaign. That’s not supposed to happen, right? No! That’s not supposed to happen, right? Case in point.”
Kanye For President 2020
‘Ye says he’s not concerned about the historic idea of how a president should do their job and instead is encouraging ideas for ways of how to do the job in a different way. If no one comes through on that front, West promises to run in 2020.
“I don’t say 2020 out of disrespect to our president at all. I’m not saying that, ‘Aw man, that just mean that anybody can win.’ That’s not what I’m saying when I say 2020. I’ll just say I got some ideas about the way that we should connect our ideas. And we should use opposite parties that the Republicans, that the Democrats, that everyone that ran that had an idea that people agreed with should be the collective ideas that are used to run the country.”
Watch Kanye West’s full rant about President-elect Donald Trump and racism above.
Kanye west is a complete idiot, ever since his mother died he has been acting like a complete jerk. Then you married into that lousy no talented family who make money by sleeping with everybody. Don’t waste your time running for president, the Black Community doesn’t want you.
Ima have my girl ride on you bro
Someone sounds jealous.
Jealous of what? Your an idiot
Kanye finally makes sense
Hes making sense finaly good to hear people are finaly starting to realize this supposed “politcal experience” is not aboit benefiting the people but themselfs there investors/donors and people in there staff and to hell with the 330,000,000 other people in this country known as the u.s.a and its whats making all the problems we need new thinking outside of the normal political structure to fix the issues they have caused gotta “drain the swamp”
Do liberals sit on twitter all day waiting for the opportunity to criticize a public figure with whom they disagree?
Potentially yes but is it any different from you writing post after post with different usernames…. now it’s dentaldam boy (3) minutes earlier it was Djf earlier it was Rekkington and yesterday you was losing your shit going crazy posting under *put sum respect on my name* . You pretty much write the same thing one after the other (Kanye finally makes sense) . Serious question are you being paid to try and make this site seem more busy ? If not then schizophrenia really suits you.
^ You’ve just realized most people ignore his comments it’s always the same he writes one racist comment pretending to be black and then comments back to himself pretending to be pissed at the imaginary racist comment he wrote .Rinse and repeat
There’s something racist about my post? You must have a very low IQ.
A common leftist tactic is marginalizing those with whom they disagree by impugning the scale of the opponents.
That fame is one hell of a drug.
So under my post is 4 views. Out of the 4, how many of them are white? I bet you can guess which is which. They listen to hiphop but love Trump. This world is crazy… lol The culture of hiphop would never support someone like Trump. No matter how many white people post on hiphop sites.
Lmao. You just can’t help yourself can you . Fuck me you really are a lost cause !
Hiphop Bitch! lol
Ummm.. lookup the interview with Sean Combs….then rethink your statement.
Hey its funny how like 15% try to dictate s**t for the whole country. You ninjas try to hijack the country, sitting on the white man chair behind a white man screen making your beats with japanese mpcs, sampling someones music and then everybody stole your s**t, right? All that s**t black people made between your grand grandfathers who was a slave a you, who are busy bitching?
Where Im from racism is not as strong, but theres no minority group trying to literally take over.
Waiting for the white people to become a minority in us? ‘Hispanic’ people come in all colors, even white, so you better learn spanish then its more of the same for you, american black racists with no cultural heritage.
Youre a shame for both your successful brothers in states and black people back on the black continent.
It’s you’re a shame not (Youre a shame) at least get the basics right you poorly educated peasant . lol
A slave descendant calling someone a peasant, never thought that english might not be my first language? How many do you speak, fool? Poorly educated hahah
Ha Ha , failing again peasant . But am I what you think I am ? . However, you are most definitely a walking talking advert for the benefits of abortion. Your uneducated mother should have drowned you in a bucket outside your dilapidated trailer before you had a chance to breathe . O, and seeing as you are still STRUGGLING with basic grammar , you should have written (did you consider that English might not be my first language ) Just stick to what you excel at living a sad and lonely life replying to your own posts on HHDX. lol you poorly educated peasant
Wow it got to you real bad lol Never even meant to troll though! And replying to my own posts?
You said it the best man… “American black racist with no cultural heritage”! They dont even like being called African. The only thing they can come back with is a grammar check
Man fuck this nigga
His kids are gonna be so ashamed of this when they grow up.
I’d be more ashamed if my mother is a human pin cushion for all rappers and ballers.
Finally saying something smart
Saying All Lives Matter doesnt mean Black Lives doesnt Matter either but people doesnt seem to understand that either
why the fuck not i voted Trump he’s amazing role model if i can get out my Dads house I’m going to be a businessman too
You all dumbasses thinking Kanye would vote for Hillary. Trump i8s for the rich people, business people etc. What is Kanye RICH and a BUSINESS man so yes he would vote for Trump! Just like other rich blacks. So stop crying because Kanye shits on all poor people. If kanye drops a new album all you dumbasses will buy it and go to see his shows so fcuk off
Fuck this guy… What a joke. Could’ve sworn he was endorsing Hillary before??? What a fucking joke. Anything for mainstream media. Ladies and gentleman… Your “god” kanye west is a fucking fraud. Whatever gets people hype right? Anything to make a buck? Yall “kanye fans” have been brainwashed for years… Following a fraud who doesnt think for himself. He has writers to do that. The music is good no hate. But lets be real. Kanye is no political figure and should never speak on such things. Hes sending the wrong message to youth
Every since he was allowed to sell his soul he has lost his mind ,Real men and intelligent youngstr’s out here are not listening to this Dumb Ass they can a;;ways find a uncle tom out here to sellout !
Trump just opened up Pandora’s box. Now any all these damn celebrities feel the entitlement to throw their name in the hat to run for president.
Reptilians have been running our country since the fed took over. That’s why the media is going so hard on trump (assuming he is not a reptilian). Bush would eat glass bottles