Kanye West is well-known for his stringent studio regulations. He is rumored to have run a tight ship while producing his 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Years ago, a photo leaked ofĀ Ye’s studio’s walls with banners that read “No tweeting,” “No pictures,” “No blogging” and “No hipster hats” and other rules. Most recently, the hip-hop superstar allegedly imposed a dress code for his Donda sessions.
According to Big Sean, he once had to fire one of his friends when he made a mistake during an MBDTF studio session with Kanye West, JAY-Z, and BeyoncƩ.
During Thursday’s Drink Champs interview with NORE, the rapper said that his friend discreetly took a picture of Sean, Ye, Hov, and Bey in the studio and posted it to social media. When the news reached Kanye and Jay, they immediately instructed Sean to terminate his friend.
āWe down there working onĀ My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in Hawaii,ā he remembered. āIām out there playing my role, but I brought my mans with me in case I needed anything, he was going to help hold me down ā¦ Itās good to have a support system, to have one of your homies there when you trying to contribute.”
āSo anyway, Iām in a studio ā it was me, Ye and Hov. Even then, I wasnāt trying to be thirsty or sneak a fucking picture. Iām here just taking it in mentally. He ends up taking a picture of all of us in the studio. Didnāt tell me. He ends up tweeting it and it gets picked up onĀ AllHipHopĀ and things like that.ā
When Kanye and Jay-Z first noticed the leak, they assumed it was because of Big Sean. As a result, they pressured the rapper into terminating his friend and he had no other choice but to go along with it.
āI donāt know who saw it, but it got to either Ye or Hovās attention and they thought it was me!ā he said. āIt didnāt make any sense because I wasnāt even really on at that time and it was like, āKanye, JAY-Z, BeyoncĆ©, Big Sean.ā People were like, āWho the fuck is Big Sean?!ā It looked like I planted this shit.ā
He continued, āWhen we talked about, I told them, āI donāt even know what the fuck youāre talking about.ā I explained to [Kanye] who it was and he was like, āYou gotta fucking fire him. Weāve all done this, weāve hired the people that we love. But people were mad at you thinking that you were being thirsty. And it was your mans.ā
āSo I told [my friend], āIām in a position where itās Ye and Hov saying you gotta go. Iām sorry bro, we gotta figure out something else.ā
In the end, Big Sean’s friend has done well for himself since being dismissed by two of the greatest rappers.
āBut it ended up being a blessing in disguise,ā he said. āHe ended up transforming his life and being probably way more successful than he wouldāve been in the position he was in. He ended up being a teacher and ended up impacting a lot of peopleās lives and doing amazing, wonderful things.ā