Hip-Hop Has A Lot To Say About Kanye West's Bromance With Donald Trump
Kanye West’s internet-sweeping tweets declaring his new “free-thinking” disposition placed Twitter and the rest of the digital universe at odds on Wednesday (April 25).
Things seemed to be off to a rocky start from the very beginning when the GOOD Music founder revealing that he’d parted ways with his longtime manager Scooter Braun. He then went on to champion his Yeezy shoe brand that he claimed deems him the “single highest paid person in footwear,” even over Michael Jordan’s sneaker empire. When he segued into his opinions on Trump, who he called his brother, however, his string of tweets turned for the worse.
“We are both dragon energy,” he said of the celebrity-in-office. “He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does.”
His sentiments were a bit unsettling for some, but not as much of the photo he posted of himself rocking the infamous symbol of Trump’s presidential tagline: a red “Make America Great Again” cap. He also had it signed by Trump himself, and received a cosign from the White House occupant himself via a retweet: “Thank you Kanye, very cool!”
Still, some of Yeezy’s closest industry mates stuck by his side amid the uproar, such as his fellow Chicago-native Chance the Rapper and Jermaine Dupri. But others have reportedly hit the unfollow button on him and are screaming, “Wake up, Mr. West!”
See who weighed in on yet another ‘Ye controversy below.
Snoop Dogg
Chance the Rapper
Jermaine Dupri
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Janelle Monaé
Smino
Ebro Darden
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J. Cole
John Legend
Jaden Smith
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Ice-T
Frank Ocean...who reminded us all of a simpler 'Ye time...
Macy Gray
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Azealia Banks