Following Kanye West’s latest batch of controversial remarks, the response from the general public has been unsurprisingly swift.
Members of the Hip Hop community have also been quick to voice their thoughts on ‘Ye’s statement that 400 years of slavery sounded like “a choice.”
Shortly after making the statement, Kanye hit Twitter in an attempt to clarify his words and lamented that he was being attacked for his ideas.
A new report from TMZ also cites an anonymous source close to Kanye suggesting his comments could be a result of him going off his medication. Kanye’s reportedly supposed to be taking three unspecified pills a day, but the source said he’s self-regulating his doses and only taking one or two pills a week.
T.I., who appears alongside Kanye on the recently released “Ye vs. The People,” was left wondering “WTF” after seeing a clip of the Chicago musician on TMZ on Tuesday (May 1).
“Yoooo WTF bro!?!?!?I’m scratching my head like a muuuufucka now cuzz!!!!,” T.I. wrote in an Instagram caption to a video clip of Kanye.
Newly free Meek Mill quoted Kanye lyrics from 2007’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and shared a photo of Kanye with the words “R.I.P. ‘Old’ Kanye.”
During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, will.i.am flat out stated that Kanye’s slavery comments strongly impacted him given his family’s history.
“That broke my heart,” will.i.am said. “‘Cause I thought about my grandma who was born in 1920. And her connection with her mom who raised her, who was born in the late 1800s. And my grandmother’s grandma who was a slave. And when you’re a slave you’re owned. You don’t choose if you’re owned.”
Snoop Dogg, who has previously called out Kanye over his behavior, briefly addressed the rapper’s latest remarks.
“That nigga crazy, huh? Opioids. Wow,” an animoji version of Snoop said via Instagram.
Lupe Fiasco also offered his own take on slavery being a choice, stating that “Slavery was a choice. Because you either had the choice of death or work.”
Check out some more reactions to Kanye’s comments below.
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Ye vs the Triggered Cult(ure).
Peak levels of Cognitive Dissonance that shouldnt be possible.
May Jehovah bless Kanye West with peace love humility mercifulness wisdom and a strong foundation…… follow me on instagram briellemarie17 peace and love to all Gods children !!! My new Album is coming soon
Gods a bitch
Once you get on those pills, you’re never the same again. Kids, pills are the not answer to your problems, they will just give you new problems. The human condition is one of suffering, and you have to get used to it. Your mom is gonna die, your kids are gonna get hurt, you will one day get sick and suffer before you die. The small sufferings we endure throughout life prepare us for those moments. Pills dull those moments of suffering, therefore rendering you unprepared for the real moments of suffering you will face that no pill can numb. Everything you need is already in your body and mind. Listen to rapoers for their music, but don’t model yourselves after them. Most of them are pushing an agenda for someone else because their integrity has already been compromised. They already sold their soul. Peace.
Hes reached terminal velocity! Hit the shute brotha!
Imma watch the interview before I fully comment. I’m spending my time watching the one on one interview with Charlemagne, which is actually a substantive personal interview, rather than this Hollywood tabloid rag trash. But Kanye’s talking about mental slavery y’all. Read a book and stay blessed everyone.
You notice the media tells you through their filtered information and propaganda that he is batshit crazy, but you go see for yourself in long form, he actually is thoughtful and coherent.
The media did the same thing to 2Pac, and they do it to alot of people.
I see the point he was going for, but he failed in expressing that. Mental slavery is an issue of today trying to compare it to actual slavery is a dumb ass way of going about it because there were deadly consequences to stepping out of line and no real way to combat the oppressors. An entire country was dedicated to the idea that black people were inferior, despite the fraction of them who actually owned slaves. No matter what mentality they had they really didn’t have many options of escaping their situation. Running away could get you and your family killed let alone outright rebellion. If he wanted to make a point about present day “mental slavery” he should have just said that instead of once again making an ass backwards statement that made no sense.
How many of these artists criticizing Ye mentioned in this article are on a ton of drugs and medication? Strange that HHDX exempts them from the same scrutiny LMAO. Isnt Eminem on or off his meds or that doesnt matter as long as he pushing the political message that is approved by the system and cult(ure)?
More like how many of them are washed up…
We dont have a problem with Em like that because he came voicing a humorously psychotic perspective for y’all…don’t get it twisted, we ain’t blow Em up…Ye, on the other hand, talking sideways about the ancestors with the blond ‘do out in Callabassas…no comparison…but I wouldnt expect 85% of y’all to understand…
“Sources say” he’s only taking 2 a week.. the source was Kanye, that was part of his rant on TMZ. Clowns
Today it’s “Clearly” a choice
He went back 400 years…don’t pick and choose the bits of Kanye’s rant that serves YOUR perspective…
eat my ass
that reply was to botswana not 100
I think Ye is tryna be the next Pac. But see the difference is that to Pac it was effortless. Ye is actively thinking of stupid things to say to stand out.
No, the difference is Pac actually read books and was better at expressing his thoughts.
Tupacs thoughts were thought provoking.kanye’? gives new definition of no brainer (empty shell.) tupac shakur is still with us just not here in the physical…
DX always deleting comments. Whatever happened to freedom of expression?????
Kanye owes the world a public apology for that comment.
Why do we continually listen to this idiot? He is uneducated and dumb people. Why? Why? When you have a rapper trying to speak intelligently about our people why waste your time? People look at these guys like -because he is running a business or even part of a business it makes them smart. Rappers smart my ass! These fools cannot even count their own money. And… they damn sure do not know anything about numbers and math. How many those fools do you think is good in math or history. They hire white people to do all their work. Listen how they talk! Do you really think they are educated???
You say, “Listen how “they” talk!”
Then you pose the question “Do you think “they” are educated?”
I thought this thread was about Ye. It seems like you got something else you wanna get off your chest. Why do you even listen to the genre if “they” are so uneducated? You a hater that can’t crack the code and now you feeling some type of way……Kanye is lost…and so are you…
Y’all wanna end the buffoonery? Simple: DON’T BUY HIS MUSIC OR SHOES/CLOTHING.
WHY HAS ADIDAS CONTINUED TO CONDONE THE IGNORANCE?
Straight up. Don’t support his craft anymore, nor support the damn Kardashians!
Y’all got it backwards…….so it’s okay for Eminem a whiteboy to be off his meds and come with that whole psychological angle but when Ye’ does it and he goes against being liberal and progressive (such as saying he likes Trump, that hes an independent thinker) etc then we have an issue with it because he’s going against the black liberal political agenda. At least Ye’ is being like outright honest with his thoughts, when everyone else today is so guarded and coached on what to say and not to say.
The difference is Slim Shady/Eminem is a character. This is what Kanye actually believes out of straight up ignorance or simply being a asshole to promote his and his labels upcoming.
It was never okay for Em either. Do you know/realize how much backlash Em has gotten throughout his career for some of the shit he said? Em gets away with it, to a degree, because alot of his fans don’t give a damn about what Em says or does outside of the music. Being white in a dominantly black genre also got him passes from his fans. Kanye doesn’t, nor should he get that luxury because the people that listen to him clearly have a different connection with him. And being reckless with your words regarding one of the greatest crimes in history as it relates to those affected, both long and short term, is dangerously irresponsible. That rings moreso today given the current climate of our country. And honesty is not some badge of honor that makes it ok for you to say dumb shit.
In the entertainment/propaganda industry, it’s perfectly fine to go after the right…the left, not so much.
Nobody cares whether he is a republican or not! The fact is, any black person that has publicly supported 45 has been given the same treatment. Remember how we supported him after he said that George Bush hates black people in response to the Governments poor response to Hurricane Katrina? So how can you support this man who, under 45’s administration, has treated the people of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands so poorly after Hurricane Irma. So don’t hand me this enlightened thinking crap. Kanye is full of himself and is only concerned about himself. So we are utilizing the “free thinking” that he claims we don’t have to say F Kanye.
Kanye done lost his mind years ago. Marrying into the Kardashian family is proof enough that he’s off his rocker. This episode as of late is no exception. Maybe he’s also doing this as publicity for his upcoming album? Bad publicity is still publicity and a money maker. Very stupid statement though, he loves attention and controversy, TMZ whore.
I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, but it’s interesting to watch the reaction to Kanye holding unapproved opinions. We don’t need enforced conformity. We need to broaden the dialog and allow real conversations to take place.
Anybody who listened to Kanye’s comments in context should understand what he meant. He’s criticizing a slavery mentality that he thinks has persisted after abolition. He’s questioning to what extent discrimination and systemic racism are holding back black people today, or whether an out-molded mentality is partially to blame.
Agree or disagree with these claims, but that’s what I took from what he said.
Kanye shouldn’t be supporting Trump, but neither should black people be supporting the Democratic Party. It’s funny how people jump on Kanye for a saying some complimentary things about Trump, while these same people voted for Hillary Clinton. The Clintons have a terrible record on racial issues from called young black men “super predators” to increasing mandatory minimum sentencing laws, to favoring regulations and occupational licensure laws that disproportionately hurt blacks. Not to mention supporting wars of aggression that indiscriminately killed millions of dark-skinned people in Iraq, Libya, and Yemen.
Dark skinned people in Libya are bringing slavery back.
Yes, exactly. One of the consequences of Hillary’s war in Libya is the return of actual chattel slavery in 2018. I don’t support Trump in any way, but I can’t stand the people who posture as anti-racist and progressive while supporting someone with a track record like Hillary Clintons.
No Pale White buttermilk complexion Arab invaders are practicing slavery in Libya. They’re either mulattos or the descendants of invaders. Don’t put this on Dark-skinned people you deceiver. Your using deception through your words.
Dark skinned people in Mauritania and Sudan are also engaging in slavery.
What he was trying to say was – “Slavery was 400 years ago, not in anyone on earths lifetime, move on, spread love, stop using it to hold yourself or others back. Push forward.”
Kanye needs a translator.
Obviously Slavery was not a choice, but in 2018 if it is.
And yet people are still feeling the effects of all 400 years of slavery. It’s not a one day or one year process, this shit is going to take time, A LOT of it. No one is submitting to slavery in 2018, thats fucking duh, you dont need to even mention that, but if you aren’t worth X-Millions like Kanye is and you’re struggling from the effects of systematic racism that those 400 years of slavery brought about, then yeah, you have a reason to be upset. Don’t like it, then go demolish systematic racism and we’ll stop bitching about it. K Byw
ok, listen fuck my gramma, im not from us
first off all why the fuck is kanye west words important? and why the fuck is donald trumps important.
it should not be his clown/or genieus words,im not jugding, who gives a fuck, he made the internet go wild, just like his talented wife skills on video made her who she is, and he has a album coming out, makes sense to me, but then again trying to demonelize him because saying he support trump, and making a remark about slavery, i actuelly think his right, we have all been mentallyslaved in a long time, all brown,mexicans,minorities,gayes,whatever, but everybody has to understand that, these fake problems goverments the top, i live in europe or as i would like to call it, denmark, even here in dk we are sucking trump dick, even though everybody said he is this thst and whatever, no matter what the world is tounghe fucking not just licking us ass, no matter whos in charge in the white house, and us is always only thinking about us, and brought all off eu along, and is the reason behind eu fugitive problem, eu is being flotted with fugitives from all off us wars.
and the funny thing is even we in eu helped them ( in realty made them be surporting us crasy wars for money oil, and foremost power)all foreingers and fugitives in eu never take the danish flag and say , im danish, they say where thet are from, and fight and stands up for there culture, black people in us, who takin as slaves from africa, wave the us flag and say thet are americans, is that slave mentality, dont be blinded by kanye west or trump, and sorry to say the way black peoply are ranting kanye is worst then, what they do with trump, wake up, dont hate on people saying their mind, instead follow, express yourself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck KANYe! Yaayyy!!!!!!! REPARATIONS!!!!!! *crickets* ….
Uh Fuck Donald trump yayyy!!!!
am i the only one who knew exactly what he meant when he said it was a choice? he never said being a slave was a choice he said 400 years of slavery sounds like a choice. im starting to think everybody is stupid and dont listen. these bxtch ass rappers is acting so offended about some kanye shxt but they been killin 100 nxggas in they songs and really havin nxggas offed. now you gotta support whoever nxggas tell you to support or you a sellout. sound like some follower shxt to me. think. for. your. self.
I’m pretty sure Lupe Fiasco and Will.i.am don’t make songs about killing people. But, Kanye isn’t as smart as people give him credit for. Even his “free thinking” thing he has going on is really nothing new. A lot of people aren’t even offended, they’re explaining why Kanye was wrong. A part of free thinking, is that people do have all right to disagree with you and challenge your thoughts if see fit. In this case, people saw fit to challenge Kanye on what he said instead of just accepting it…which is what thinking for yourself is. Questioning EVERYTHING and not just accepting anything.
holy shit you’re dumb….like hoooly shit
Yeah, Kanye made a point to the world that only you understood. GTFOH. Slaves were denied education, so they never had a shot of escaping chains, literally or otherwise. Stop defending this lunatic. His music hasn’t been on point in a decade, so he rants to generate a buzz. The same buzz USED to come from his art. Boycott him. Don’t stream his projects. Don’t wear his lame shoes. Hold these “icons” accountable.
So please tell me what he meant by saying “sounds” like a choice? Millions of people died in the middle passage. Does that “sound” like a choice? Women and girls raped! Does that “sound” like a choice? Thousands lynched and murdered! Does that “sound” like a choice? Also, there is a HUGE difference in reality rap and what Mr. West said. The reality is we are killing each other and that is a CHOICE! Man GTFOH with that non-sense!
Will I am is tripping balls on thins one. I remember my grandma, and him much my grams loved her moms. My grandma’s grandma was a slave yo! Times that by 6 or 15, at one point everyone’s grandma were slaves. The Pharos (black) enslaved the jevvs, made tem build the pyramids. The Jevvs enslaved christians, threw them to lions in the colosseum, the romans became christians the. Tatted throwing jevvs to the lions. The people being thrown to lions were all slaves… the Irish when they first immigrated to the U.S. were slaves. The Chinese too. 15% of the population sure birches enough for 5 countries. I’ve worked in Africa, trust me, you’re better off here with slave lineage than out there as a free person struggling to make $200 a month. BTW, the British imported 90% of the slaves to the U.S., the other 10% were the Portuguese. Most of the slaves gathered were sold to them by AFRICANS! Why aren’t all these people pissed off at England, or the Nigerian Royal family? KANYE IS 100% RIGHT ON THIS ONE! Stop being a victim. No one who is not a total fucktard is actually racist. People still have grandparents that were in concentration camps. No one has grandparents that were slaves. Period. Get over it. Ask these guys the difference between a reason and not an excuse… wait for it…
The reason I made my point was to combat ignorant views that claim black people were solely responsible for the slave trade while ignoring other factors as to why American chattel slavery was a unique institution. Africans also fought against enslavement but no one ever talks about that. I’ll give some reasons why. It is estimated that nearly 15 to 60 million slaves were captured in Africa for enslavement and 35 million died in route to various ports. At least 15 million where shipped. When the enslavement of Blacks was introduced into the world individual freedom for Whites was being introduced. Serfdom was disappearing from Europe. Catholics and Protestants were becoming more liberal. Europes poor was financed for migration to the new world. Black slavery was purely and simply racial and economic exploitation. Poor nations like Spain, Portugal, German, and England commercialized human exploitation and suffering to loot gold, silver and other resources in Africa and the new world. Banks were created. Africa became a warren for commercial hunting and slaves. All nations and religious orders used secular reasoning to claim that people with darker skin owed an unpaid debt to people with pale skin. There was no reason for this since west Africans never attacked Europeans. Enslaved Blacks were scattered over the world, because of this slaveholding nation outside of Africa could keep a White majority. Prior to Black slavery, a slave was rarely moved from their homeland. The scattering of Blacks from their homeland created an image of Black’s as poor powerless creatures who were pitted and even despised but always used. Whites were displayed as conquerors and masters of the dark jungle who subdued Africa. This slavery was also the first time slavery was a worldwide collaborative. All White nations of Europe were collectively against Blacks from the continent. Even all religious leaders supported the enslavement of Blacks despite their past wars.
First of all “Poor nations like Spain, Portugal, German, and England“ is some ignorant shit. Hahahaha. Who was rich if England was poor? Also, in the old AND NEW testament the bible was explains slavery. In the New Testament, jesus himself says where you can or can’t take slaves from, how slaves should act, and how masters should treat slaves. He doesn’t say slavery is wrong, quite the contrary. Hahahahaha. Please. The excuse of slavery for acting like a savage isn’t ridiculous. Period. Your great grandmother’s mom was a slave. Boo hoo.
Yes, those nations where economically poor and nonindustrialized. The slave trade was used to support ventures into the new world to get resources. Old forms of mercantilism were converted into new capitalism. Banking currency and marketing reforms where created. Correction what I meant to say is secular reasoning and religious precepts. Well, America did make us. The behavior you criticize my people for having is a result of what your people have done. Plus you assume my people are inferior anyway so calling us savages justifies your belief that where not humans.
At one point in time slaves outnumbered Whites in the South, but because they were mentally brainwashed they never organized a revolt on a massive level. Yes, there have been slave revolts but they’ve always failed. I understand what Kanye was saying but he didn’t use the right words to explain it. Yes mental slavery exists today and people are afraid to have freedom of thought because we live in a pc(pussy) society, but the problem with that is that being too p.c causes us to ignore the truth whether it offends someone or not.The real purpose of the second amendment was for Whites to form militias if a massive slave revolt would happen. I think Lupe gave the best response to him. Also one of the purposes of the second amendment was so Whites could form militia’s if massive slave rebellions took place.