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Kanye West is back talking to the media and he’s rustling feathers with his latest comments.
On Wednesday, GQ released a long in-depth interview that touched on politics, music, and the death of Kobe Bryant. While talking about Kobe, Kanye compared himself to the late basketball superstar by calling himself the “rap version” of Kobe.
.@KanyeWest on Kobe Bryant: "He was the basketball version of me, and I was the rap version of him." https://t.co/YvsJTRcVy6
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) April 15, 2020
He was the basketball version of me, and I was the rap version of him, and that’s facts! We got the commercials that prove it. No one else can say this. We came up at the same time, together. And now it’s like, yeah, I might have had a reputation for screaming about things—but I’m not taking any mess for an answer now. We’re about to build a paradigm shift for humanity. We ain’t playing with ’em. We bringing home the trophies.”
Kanye comparing himself to Kobe didn’t sit well with fans who blasted him for it.
— Dumb, Peat Eating Keith (@GasolineJoy) April 15, 2020
— dee (@dee_xoxx) April 15, 2020
Nope Kobe was loved by many!! Don’t disrespect Kobe. Stop being narcissistic Kanye!!! Goodness I can’t stand him.
— MANUΞL VΞLASQUΞZ ☬ (@hecxtreme) April 15, 2020
Kanye when he wakes up pic.twitter.com/vlQbYevbjT
— Richaun SZN #Lakeshow (@richaunASG) April 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/Galahad1980/status/1250430232646934531
— Jim DeMarco (@JamesMDeMarco) April 15, 2020
— 𝓒𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓮 (@brooklybella) April 15, 2020