Taylor Swift "cautioned" Kanye West not to release a song on his new album because of its "misogynistic message," Swift's publicist told BuzzFeed News.
West played his upcoming album, The Life of Pablo, on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, and one lyric on the track "Famous" seemed to reference Taylor Swift: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous."
While the album has yet to be released for streaming or download, the lyric caused an uproar on social media, prompting many, including actress Ruby Rose, to criticize the rapper.
In reaction to West's lyrics, Taylor Swift's brother, Austin, uploaded a video to Instagram Thursday that shows him throwing his Yeezy sneakers into the trash.
The pair have had a history of tension since West's infamous VMA incident, in which he jumped on stage to interrupt Swift's acceptance speech, saying she didn't deserve an award.
But on the VMA stage, Swift presented him with MTV's Video Vanguard award.
On Thursday night, Swift's publicist told BuzzFeed News in a statement that the rapper initially reached out to her for promotion of "Famous," which she declined.
The statement reads in full:
Kanye did
Kanye West: 'I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her'
Kanye West would like to clear some things up regarding Taylor Swift and a certain line in one of the songs of his new album. But he may or may not be muddying them even more.
It all started at his Yeezy Season 3 event in Madison Square Garden on Thursday, where he premiered his song Famous, which contained the following line:
"I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. / Why? I made that (expletive) famous."
The line has been interpreted by some (read: many) people as a direct reference to Taylor Swift and not a very flattering one. In fact it drew quite a bit of ire on social media almost as soon as it was heard at the event, from fans to even Taylor's brother and her friend Gigi Hadid.
And now Kanye is having his say. His longer say, that is.
In a Tweetstorm on Friday morning, Kanye attempted to clear up what exactly was going on with the lyric, saying that he sought and attained approval from both his wife, Kim Kardashian, and apparently Taylor herself.
"I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her … First thing is I’m an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with
"The Life of Pablo" is a slang term that refers to the seventh studio album by American rapperKanye West, released in The album was named after the famous artist Pablo Picassoand theapostlePaul from the Bible, which is an unlikely combination. It was consideredone of the most controversial albums of its time, with many critics praising its experimental sound while others criticized it for its lack of cohesiveness.
The album features a wide range of musical styles, including gospel, soul, and trap music, and it also includes collaborations with several prominent artists such as Rihanna, Chance the Rapper, and Kid Cudi. The album's lyrics are often introspective and personal, touching on themessuch as faith, family, and mental health.
However, "The Life of Pablo" is not just an album, it is also a reflection of Kanye West's larger-than-life persona and his tendency to court controversy. In the lead-up to the album's release, West madeheadlines for his erratic behavior and public feuds with other celebrities, including Taylor Swift and Jay-Z.
Despite its mixed reception, "The Life of Pablo" has become a cultural touchstone, inspiring countless memes and internet debates. Some
Kanye explains how his Taylor Swift 'Famous' lyric changed his life
Really, Kanye? Of all the lyrics on his new album The Life of Pablo — and, really, just all his lyrics in general — that's the one that gave him a creative breakthrough?
At a concert in Manila, West performed Famous, his Nina Simone-referencing Pablo track with an infamous line about Taylor Swift, for the first time live. After performing the song twice, he reignited his highly charged back-and-forth with Swift about the lyric with new comments about Famous, writers' block and the "Imma let you finish" heard around the world, before doing the song a third time.
"I wanted you to know in the spirit of Nina Simone, in the spirit of real artists, this is the song that broke the writer's block to me," he told the crowd about Famous, claiming he fought to make it Pablo's first single.
He went on to describe the fallout from his Taylor Swift VMAs stage-crashing in "That night, when I went on stage was the beginning of the end of my life. Lady Gaga canceled the tour the next day," he said, referencing the swiftly-cancelled Fame Kills tour he had scheduled with Lady Gaga.
"You know the night I'm talk
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