Genius Or Goner? D.L. Talks Separating Ye’s Music & Politics
It’s never easy to talk about Kanye West, or should we say the artist now known to his remaining fans simply as “Ye.” At one point possessing the Midas touch on everything from hip-hop music to high-end fashion, the 47-year-old struggling music mogul is now making headlines primarily for his avid antisemitism on social media.
Last week’s release of BULLY, Ye’s new YouTube-only visual album, triggered many to remember a time when he was revered for his musical output during the pre-swastika days of Late Registration, Graduation and even his foray into Christianity six years ago with Jesus Is King.
However, our guy D.L. Hughley had an interesting conversation with TMZ recently on why he won’t be too quick to give Mr. West a second chance, even if he may or may not be vibing along to “Highs and Lows.”
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Joining Harvey Levin and Elex Michaelson for a session of “TMZ Live” yesterday (March 25), D.L. weighed in honestly on his thoughts about anyone thinking of giving Ye a political pass based on reactions to BULLY. “I think Kanye West is undoubtedly a genius, and I hate that I think he despises Black people and Jewish people,” Hughley said, further adding to his point, “Talent will make, especially musical talent, it’ll let you forget whether somebody is a rapist or a pedophile — there’s a reason they call people the Pied Piper, and I think he’s one of those people.”
It’s worth noting that Ye’s downward spiral has been happening for close to a decade now, which bears some questions as to why it took so long for people to come to their senses and be done with supporting his hate train. Was it not enough when he said slavery was a choice? Did the blonde hair and MAGA cap combo not do the trick? As D.L. put it to TMZ, “There were a lot of people who didn’t get upset until he said what he said about Black people, and then there were a lot of people who didn’t get upset until he said what he said about Jewish people; I got upset both times. Some people still were gonna mess with Kanye when he said what he said about slavery. It wasn’t until he said what he said about Jewish people that a lot of people got involved.”
