Pusha T has stepped down because the President of GOOD Music, seven years after he was appointed to the place at Kanye West’s esteemed label.
In an interview with XXL, the It’s Virtually Dry hitmaker confirmed he was now not affiliated with Ye’s label, and mentioned he’s distanced himself from the Yeezy mogul because of his latest torrent of hate speech and antisemitism. Pusha first spoke out towards his shut collaborator in November, saying Ye’s derogatory feedback about Jews have been “disappointing,” and King Push reaffirmed this sentiment to XXL.
He referred particularly to feedback Ye made lately about Hitler on Alex Jones’ Information Wars podcast.
“It’s past that and it’s nothing to faucet dance round,” Push mentioned of the feedback. “It’s fallacious. Interval. However to me, it’s simply me and him having a distinction of opinion but once more. ’Trigger we completed had this for years.”
He continued, “He’s not chatting with me now. Should you ain’t with it, you ain’t down. And I ain’t with it. I’m not budging on that. I’m not with it. I heard about this new stuff [on InfoWars]. I don’t know. It’s one thing that simply form of tells me he’s not effectively, on the similar time. I’ll say that. It’s going to locations the place it’s no technique to transfer round it.”
Elsewhere within the interview, Push referred to Ye’s alignment along with his arch-nemesis Drake, in addition to the political disagreement they received in over the 2016 presidential election.
“Bear in mind, I’m the one which mentioned the MAGA hat is the brand new Klu Klux Klan hood whereas he’s making my album,” Push mentioned. “He beefing with [former President Barack] Obama. I met Obama. Nevertheless it’s the identical factor with him and the Drake factor. I’m going by means of this and that, he’s doing exhibits [with Drake].”
He added that the final time he spoke to Ye was whereas he was within the midst of his It’s Virtually Dry Tour, and whereas they continued to disagree, Push mentioned that Ye was grateful he wasn’t dragging his title by means of the mud.
“I simply expressed myself. I specific myself to him lots,” Pusha mentioned. “He expressed his ideas to me. And he received off the cellphone saying, ‘Thanks. I do know you don’t agree with me, however you by no means kill me within the public. And a few individuals can’t wait to do this.’”
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Push’s feedback come as Ye, who has been criticized for weeks over his repeated antisemitic remarks, lately doubled down on his love of the bigoted German mass assassin Adolf Hitler throughout an interview with Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes in Los Angeles.
“So, you like Jews, however you’re canceled for antisemitism since you additionally love Hitler, however you like everybody equally,” McInnes mentioned.
“Yeah, Jewish individuals can’t inform me who I can love and who I can’t love,” Ye replied. “You possibly can’t drive your ache on everybody else. Jewish individuals, forgive Hitler immediately. Let it go, let it go, and cease making an attempt to drive it on different individuals. Goodnight.”
Most lately the New York Submit reported {that a} 63-year-old man was attacked whereas strolling by means of Central Park on Wednesday (December 14), with authorities saying the assailant made a number of antisemitic statements earlier than yelling out “Kanye 2024” and strolling off. The phrase was a reference to Ye’s present presidential run.
