Kanye West has made headlines various instances over the course of his profession however, close to the top of 2022, he discovered himself within the information cycle for less-than-positive causes. The rapper went viral after sharing antisemitic social media posts and courted controversy once more when he doubled down on his sentiments throughout a podcast look. West subsequently skilled a wave of backlash, which resulted in him dropping plenty of his company partnerships. Different notable names within the music trade have since weighed in with various ideas, and Ice Dice is likely one of the newest to reply. When requested how West is presently doing, the Friday alum alleged that he’s in “a very good house” proper now.
The 54-year-old actor and rapper – whose actual title is O’Shea Jackson – has been buddies with Ye for years now. They’ve, nevertheless, had their share of pitfalls, and that element was talked about throughout Jackson’s look on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Morgan went on to say that the 2 are actually in “good condition,” and the N.W.A. icon agreed with that evaluation. Jackson additionally confirmed that he and the “Jesus Walks” rapper did certainly meet up just lately and clarified why he was just lately at odds with him:
Yeah, a few weeks in the past. We had been at all times cool. He simply, he spoke my title with out explaining what he actually meant. And I simply couldn’t depart that assertion on the market; I simply sort of needed to rebut that. However since then, we’ve talked. And I believe Ye understands that generalizing will at all times get you in additional scorching water than being very particular.
Ice Dice was known as out by Kanye West amid the peak of the latter’s antisemitic-based controversy. West claimed that Dice “influenced’ his views, attractive him to “get on this antisemite vibe.” The Barbershop star finally clapped again on social media and expressed disappointment that his title was dragged into the “bullshit.” He requested that West “please depart my title out” of the dialog, as he’s “not antisemitic and by no means have been.” Nevertheless, Dice has been {accused} of sharing inflammatory statements about Jewish folks on a number of events all through the years.
Each males appeared to be in good spirits once they crossed paths in California again in June, and paparazzi even snapped footage of them hugging it out. As for a way Ye is doing in relation to private life, the Grammy winner stated that he’s doing effectively. Although he additionally opined that he’s nonetheless working by some enterprise points:
I consider he’s doing nice. He’s nonetheless coping with some folks attempting to carry onto his cash, however for essentially the most half, I consider he’s in a very good house. I believe he’s realized quite a bit from this previous 12 months, and hopefully, he’ll come out higher on the opposite aspect.
In October 2022, Kanye West took to Twitter to share a couple of posts and, in a single, he spoke about having a need to “demise con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” He shared extra blunt statements on an episode of the Drink Champs Podcast (which has since been eliminated). Whereas there, West mused that he “can say anti-Semitic issues, and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what?” A former affiliate just lately {accused} West of creating extra derogatory feedback whereas expressing anger over a monetary loss. When reflecting on his personal expertise listening to the sooner statements, Ice Dice stated the next:
I felt that if he was actually upset with particular folks, that the message he was saying would sort of hijack what he’s actually upset about, you recognize? That’s sort of what occurred. You simply can’t generalize. You need to be particular, particularly in case you are speaking about anyone, any race of individuals. You need to be particular on who precisely you’re speaking about.
Within the aftermath, Adidas spoke out and confirmed that it had dissolved its Yeezy partnership with Ye. CAA, Balenciaga, Hole and Def Jam later severed ties with him as effectively. The music mogul later opened up about having been “beat to a pulp” from a enterprise standpoint after making the statements. He stated earlier this 12 months that Jonah Hill’s 21 Leap Road (which coincidentally stars Ice Dice as effectively) made him “like Jewish folks once more.” After the whole lot that’s occurred, the street forward for West is unsure however, on the very least, it appears like Dice desires to see him enhance.
