Kanye West is causing drama again thanks to a Miami promotional event for his newly released “Donda 2” album. According to a post on social media, event attendees included rappers French Montana, Sean Combs and Cordae Amari Dunston plus Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
At the show, Ye sampled a sound bite of Vice President Kamala Harris saying her oft-quoted “We did it Joe, we did it,” as dancers in black marched in a circle through water around the singer and a church, Fox News reported.
The line comes from a video clip Harris tweeted on November 7, 2020 of the VP calling Biden to congratulate him on winning the election. Though West didn’t provide commentary during the performance, some Twitter users assumed the Grammy winner was mocking Harris as her and Biden’s approval ratings continue to drop nationwide.
The Twitter account Occupy Democrats shared their feelings on West using the clip.
“BREAKING: Infamous pro-Trump rapper Kanye West samples Kamala Harris’ viral “We did it Joe!” soundbite during his new album livestream in apparent mockery of the vice president,” the wrote. “RT IF YOU THINK KANYE IS AN IGNORANT FOOL!”
BREAKING: Infamous pro-Trump rapper Kanye West samples Kamala Harris' viral "We did it Joe!" soundbite during his new album livestream in apparent mockery of the vice president. RT IF YOU THINK KANYE IS AN IGNORANT FOOL!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) February 23, 2022
Their assessment of West using the clip may or may not be true. But one fact that’s undeniable is the abysmal polling data for Biden and Harris following record high inflation, ongoing issues at the border, and the president’s decision to quickly withdraw troops from Afghanistan, to name a few.
Earlier this month, Biden’s approval rating dropped below 40% according to RealClearPolitics, which is a record low for him after a steady decline that began in October. A Fox News Poll found that 47% of respondents approved of Biden with 52% disapproving of him. Harris had even worse results with 43% of respondents approving of the vice president and 54% disapproving.
The Harris soundbite wasn’t the only eyebrow raising moment during West’s performance. Ye also received criticism for the lyric, “When you laid down and I gave you the semen, I swear I heard God, the voice of Morgan Freeman.”
“Kanye wants $200 for this,” comedian Travon Free tweeted, referring to the fact that West announced his intention to only release “Donda 2” on his own Stem Player, a device which costs $200.
Kanye wants $200 for this. https://t.co/NoOoBIC4lm
— Travon Free (@Travon) February 23, 2022
Ye’s social media post said, “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube. Today artists get just 12% of the money the industry makes. It’s time to free music from this oppressive system. It’s time to take control and build our own. Go to stemplayer.com now to order.”
In 2016, the rapper released his album “The Life of Pablo” exclusively on the platform Tidal in 2016. At the time, West said the album “will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale.”
Then in April of that year, “The Life of Pablo” became available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play. A fan even sued him for misleading them into signing up for Tidal for no reason.
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