Radio Host Charlamagne Says Kanye is a Hypocrite for New Music & Dating Kim

By: Amanda Anderson-Niles

Kanye West has everyone talking about his new and very controversial album “Yeezus,” and although the album seems to be getting mostly positive reviews from music critics, consumers themselves have taken to Twitter in droves and claim the album is trash. The reoccurring theme of the new album is Kanye’s despise for the paparazzi, being famous, being commercial and bowing down to corporations. However, lots of people feel the rapper is being a bit hypocritical, especially since he’s dating paparazzi queen Kim Kardashian and he has several endorsements with major companies. One of those people who shares that sentiment is The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne tha God, and he actually had a very interesting point of view on what he says is the “New Kanye.” In his interview with VLAD TV, Charlamagne calls Kanye out on his ties with big corporations and what he claims is him being a fake revolutionary:

“I mean he’s a Gemini, so he’s two-sided. I guess it’s like two different personalities or whatever is behind that astrological sign. I just think it’s bullsh*t when you get on Saturday Night Live and you have a sign behind you that says ‘Not For Sale,’ meanwhile Kris Jenner is tweeting out, ‘Oh I can’t wait til you guys see the debut of the new Yeezy colorways! The new colorways of the Yeezys tonight! ‘And then you got your girl Kim tweeting out, ‘Kanye’s album in stores June 18th!’ You can’t denounce corporations when you’re in business with corporations. You’re in business with Nike and you’re helping them sell sneakers. You’re in business with Def Jam and you’re helping them sell records. Universal, you’re helping them sell records. So what exactly isn’t for sale Kanye? I don’t get, I’m confused. Don’t be a fake revolutionary for profit. Leave the real revolutionary music to artists like Dead Prez.

“Because Kanye to me is just being a walking contradiction right now. And we’re all walking contradictions, but damn don’t be so blatant with it.

“He’s just sending a lot of mixed messages right now and I just think it’s bullsh*t.”

 

Charlamagne also explained that he feels Kanye’s song “New Slaves” is ridiculous because he’s not technically a slave considering he chose to become famous:

“I listened to some of the new lyrics to “New Slaves,” and I understand what he’s saying but I think the term slave is too harsh. The reason I think the term slave is too harsh is because back in the day when you had actual slaves, slaves didn’t have a choice if they wanted to be free or not. They were brought here from Africa and forced to work in those fields, forced to work in that house. They didn’t have a choice. If they did choose to want their freedom, they had to fight for it and kill for it and die for it. To say you’re a new slave because you decided to be a rapper, you decided you wanted to go out there and get a record deal and get signed to a record label…you decided to go in business with Nike…you decided to get the deal with Pepsi…you decided that. So how are you a slave? We got free will, freedom of choice. So you’re telling me you chose to be a slave?

“If you really want to go that route, do what Prince did. Prince changed his name to a symbol. He said, ‘I’m not giving y’all music no more.’ If you really feel some way ‘Ye, go that route. Don’t act like you’re doing some guerrilla marketing campaign where you put your face on all of these buildings throughout all these different countries and act like you’re doing something rebellious. No my brother, that’s a Def Jam marketing campaign.”

 

Charlamagne then goes on to say that real Kanye fans shouldn’t buy his new album because it will only support the one thing he hates…being famous.

He also mentioned that he feels Kanye has become just another Kardashian and says it’s absurd for him to say he hates fame and then he dates/impregnated the one person who is obsessed with it:

“I like Kanye West, but I’m not a fan of Kanye Kardashian. Because I’m not going to buy an album and listen to you rant and rave and have a temper tantrum about you’re too famous and being too famous isn’t fun, you’re tired of being a slave even though you make all these millions of dollars…now you’re tired of being a slave. I don’t want to hear that sh*. I’d rather listen to these young dudes who are telling these new stories.

“You’re having a baby with the biggest fame whore we’ve seen in the whole industry. And I’m not calling his girl a whore because that’s not my place to say…that’s his woman, that’s the mother of his child. And I respect that but she is a fame whore. You think Kanye when you’re going to restaurants and those paparazzi pop up they just show up by themselves? No. They call the paparazzi and say, ‘We’re going to be at these places.'”

 

Charlamage makes some very interesting points. In fact, we’ve heard numerous people express the same sentiments. But do you agree or do you think his points are invalid?