10 Things We Learned From Kanye West's Interview With The Breakfast Club

Yeezus talks Amber Rose, Drake, Farrakhan and more.

Only One - After North West had a few fits during Fashion Week, it was rumored that Vogue E.I.C. Anna Wintour expressed that Kim and Ye should leave their little tot at home. Unfazed by the remarks, Mr. West said, “I can’t speak on alleged comments but think about it… No one can tell me where to have my child or not.”(Photo: Splash News)
Last Call - The Louis Vuitton Don was recently presented BET Honors' Visionary Award by Damon Dash. Ye spoke on why he chose his old boss to do the honor and why he left with Jay Z when Roc-A-Fella split. "He presented me to the world; I wouldn't have a record deal if it wasn't for Dame Dash... I came to Roc-A-Fella because Jay Z was my idol and it would have been very hard for me at that young state that I was to separate from my idol and that’s the decision that I made, and do I say it’s some disloyalty? Then yeah, I own up to that. Is it anything me and Dame can do now to make money? I think so. We creating something new now in the fashion world and in the film world.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Still a Good Friday - Minister Louis Farrakhan is also a mentor to Kanye West and Ye revealed that The Minister had to choose between The Nation of Islam and music years ago. He spoke on their relationship as well stating, “I actually asked for The Minister to give me my BET Visionary Award and he felt like it wasn’t the right time."They do have a collaboration cominig soon, however. "Right now I’m working on a documentary with him about him and his music. He’s a classically trained violinist and he’s also one of the most humane people and now he got that stamp like my wife was stamped with the sex tape. The Minister was stamped with [bigotry] and its important while he’s still alive that he has to see the people appreciate his message because if you ever hear him talk, it’s about humanity, it’s about one race. Soon as some hear his name, I see peoples face change. They ...
Blood On The Leaves - Kanye West is known to take a stance and speak out on social issues and injustices but has been silent recently regarding the murders of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown. When asked why he hadn’t been as vocal as in the past, he said, “My dad emailed me and told me to stay out of it. And my dad is a thousand times more smarter and social than me. That’s my only parent and I have to listen to him sometime. He was just trying to be protective of his son. I can’t run in front of every bullet but it’s in the music. I’m always going to talk about what’s going on and it’s 80% done. I’m trying to get it to the people.”(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)Roc Nation - Yeezy and Jay Z are known to play together but the rumor mill has been circulating for a while that their significant others don’t really see eye-to-eye. Ye said that was the farthest from the truth, adding, “Nah. They love each other. They respect each other. When Beyoncé was working on her album, she had pictures of Kim on the wall because Kim represents powerful women. Kim be playing the '7-11' video for our daughter. Maybe it’s a LeBron James/ Kobe element to it.” (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Last Call - The Louis Vuitton Don was recently presented BET Honors' Visionary Award by Damon Dash. Ye spoke on why he chose his old boss to do the honor and why he left with Jay Z when Roc-A-Fella split. "He presented me to the world; I wouldn't have a record deal if it wasn't for Dame Dash... I came to Roc-A-Fella because Jay Z was my idol and it would have been very hard for me at that young state that I was to separate from my idol and that’s the decision that I made, and do I say it’s some disloyalty? Then yeah, I own up to that. Is it anything me and Dame can do now to make money? I think so. We creating something new now in the fashion world and in the film world.”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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