The outcry and disdain revolving around Kanye West’s pro-Trump support was made obvious within the Hip Hop community of fans and artists alike.
And it appears there’s the same level of concern from those who can immediately get in touch with the enigmatic rap superstar.
Enter John Legend, the Grammy Award-winning singer who first earned his big break underneath Kanye West’s GOOD Music imprint back in 2004. Since he and Ye’s relationship goes back several years, he reached out personally via text message to voice his concerns.
And since Ye is who he is, he posted them online.
“Hey its JL,” the text message began. “I hope you’ll reconsider aligning yourself with Trump. You’re way too powerful and influential to endorse who he is and what he stands for. As you know, what you say really means something to your fans. They are loyal to you and respect your opinion. So many people who love you feel so betrayed right now because they know the harm that Trump’s policies cause, especially to people of color.
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“Don’t let this be part of your legacy. You’re the greatest artist of our generation,” Legend concluded.
While stepping over the direct political implications, Kanye responded, “I love you John and I appreciate your thoughts. You bringing up my fans or my legacy is a tactic based on fear used to manipulate my free thought.”
Legend then kept things amicable, writing “Think freely. Think with empathy and context too. Your words and actions have consequences. Much love.”
Then, knowing very well that Kanye was in the mode of sharing his text convos on Twitter, half-jokingly plugged his new single, “A Good Night,” which we’ve taken the due diligence of posting down below.
Prior to the SMS exchange, the stout activist Legend had subtweeted about the situation.
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You are black so you can’t have these thoughts- John Legend
You can have those thoughts, it just makes you a coon
This is a superb publicity stunt. Kanye’s Trump tweets would not have happened if he didn’t have new music on the horizon.
Fuck John Legend and his pig faced unfunny wife
John Legend tried to hyponotize Kanye back in the Sunken Place of Victimhood.
Hope can these people be so deranged? Trump has done nothing but good for the black community.
“The harm Trumps policies cause, especially to people of color.” Yet the unemployment rate for African-Americans is the lowest in history… Facts don’t lie, the liberal agenda that wants to keep the collective thought process of all people of color and keep stuck on the Democratic plantation does. It’s time people wake up and realize the Dems don’t give a f*** about any of us and just want you to automatically vote them to then ditch us til time for reelection. Republicans voted to end slavery 100%-23%, Republicans voted to give freed slaves citizenship 94%-0%, Republicans voted to give them the right to vote 100%-0%. Facts.
Tell the whole story. Those Republicans you speak of migrated to the Democratic party and vice versa when big Government became the focal point of the ecomony.
You want facts? The Black unemployment has been falling since 2010. In 2010, it was 16.6. A steady decline; by 2017 it was down by more than half at 7.8. So, if you want to give Trump credit for the unemployment rate, then you would have to give just as much credit, if not more, to Obama….and we know you don’t want to do that lol. The Republican Party that freed the slaves is not the same Republican Party of today. Lincoln would strongly be against today’s Republican’s. The old Republican guard was all about big government, big on income tax and economic intervention.
Unemployment rate has nothing to do with the current people in office .. Yall always trying to credit Trump with the work that Obama has done
I believe you replied to the wrong person lol
I believe you replied to the wrong person
Thanks for explaining what Republicans USED TO stand for. Let’s talk their policies in the 1950’s and on…..
Yeah at some point the Republicans and the Dems basically switched places. That’s why the Republicans get credit for being anti-racism in the 1800s…get your facts straight. If you think todays Republican party cares about black people you are willfully ignorant.
Fuck coonye west
Real friends don’t talk to each other like that. This is one of the weirdest convos I’ve ever seen.
Why you never talk to or text your crazy friend. They might record you or blast your conversation to the rest of the world.
Yet John Legend didn’t message anyone who aligned themselves with Obama who was drone bombing innocent children everyday for 8 years because his family had investments in the drone manufacturing company.
Didn’t text anyone about Obama deporting more people than any other POTUS in history.
Didn’t text anyone about Obama not helping while police brutality and school shootings continuously increased in frequency under his administration.
Didn’t say shit about Obama because Obama was the same colour as him and that’s the cowardice and hypocrisy Kanye is currently shining a beaming light upon an So exposing Hip Hop for.
Yeah, and to add didn’t message anyone when Obama fucked up Libya. One of the most prosperous nations in Africa.