John Legend Laments The ‘Devolution’ Of Former Pal Kanye West

John Legend has expressed his disappointment and concern concerning the disturbing conduct of his former good friend and enterprise companion, Kanye West.

Legend, who famous that West was once so “passionate” about his craft, slammed the controversial rapper for pushing “antisemitism” and “anti-blackness.”

John Legend additionally hinted that issues seemingly went south for Kanye West since he misplaced his mother in 2007.

Legend lately shared his ideas on West’s unsettling antics. In an interview with The Times of London, the singer described watching West’s descent into what he characterised as “antisemitism” and “anti-blackness” as “stunning” and “unhappy,” earlier than happening to lament their previous friendship.

“Again then Kanye was very passionate, very gifted, and he had large goals not just for himself but additionally for all of the folks round him,” Legend recalled. “He had a lot optimism, a lot creativity. It does really feel unhappy, generally stunning, to see the place he’s now.”

The “All Of Me” hitmaker had a working relationship with West after the rapper signed him to his GOOD Music label in 2004.

Having labored carefully with the father-of-four, Legend witnessed West’s rise and fall firsthand. In his new interview, he defined how the rapper had a hand in placing his profession on the appropriate path.

“Kanye blew up after producing Jay-Z’s album ‘The Blueprint’ in 2001,” Legend defined. “Then he skilled a buzz as a solo artist, and the entire time I used to be travelling with him, doing exhibits with him, getting publicity not solely as his singer and keyboard participant but additionally as an artist myself.”

He continued, “I had been turned down by labels all over the place. Then ‘The Faculty Dropout’ bought 400,000 copies in its first week, everybody needed to know what was occurring in our camp, and all these individuals who turned me down abruptly determined that my music sounded quite a bit higher than it did the primary time round.”

They seemingly severed ties after West went public together with his help for Donald Trump in 2022, but Legend stated he did not anticipate issues to tank with West as a lot as they did.

“I did not see a touch of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-blackness, and it’s unhappy to see his devolution.” Legend stated.

He added, “I do not assume we’re certified to psychoanalyse him, however after his mom handed in 2007, there was positively a distinction. His descent began then and appears to have accelerated lately.”

West has notably hurled a number of anti-semitic remarks on his social media platform, writing issues like, “I am a Nazi,” and claiming that Hitler was “so contemporary.”

He lately launched a brand new single known as “Heil Hitler,” with artwork that resembles a swastika, and has additionally featured the signal on his Yeezy merch.

During a recent interview with Piers Morgan, West stormed off halfway by means of the sit-down simply because the broadcaster needed to ask him why he has turn into “vile” on-line.

“UPDATE: I interviewed Kanye West once more in the present day. As I anticipated, given what I’ve stated about him lately, it did not final lengthy or go effectively,” Morgan captioned a screenshot of West from the second.

“This was him proper earlier than he stomped off like a giant child earlier than I might ask him why he is turn into a vile, Hitler-loving, Nazi-slathering, antisemitic pr–k,” he added earlier than sharing the footage on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.”