Kanye West maintains that he’s “survived cancellation,” denies antisemitism, and offered a partial apology to young Jewish fans.
During a recent TMZ interview, Ye boasted about the success of his new album, “Vultures,” and his Yeezy Super Bowl commercial while also addressing his Adidas feud and retracting sensitive remarks.
“Number one all over the world,” West told the outlet.
“I had to leave from those companies. I’mma just be honest with y’all. I was two months from going bankrupt. I put everything I had into it. We moved to Italy, we moved to the factories, and we survived. We survived through the cancellation. We’re back No. 1.”
Kanye told TMZ that business was booming for him again after he revealed on Instagram that he made $19 million from his Super Bowl ad.
When asked if he felt the controversy ‘helped’ him, Kanye replied: “It wasn’t about the controversy. It was about being able to say how you felt out loud.”
“If I didn’t have the various skill sets of music and clothing and the fanbase, they would have been able to destroy me. But because we had all those skill sets, somehow I’m here inside of this universe able to fight.”
Later during the interview, he was asked if he would retract any of his offensive statements, saying, “Black people can’t be antisemitic. We are Jew,” he replied before being asked about his infamous “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” tweet.
“You know what? For all the kids that love me, all the Jewish kids that love me, I’m sorry if y’all had to hear a grown-up conversation with us screaming at each other,” West stated without responding to the question directly. ”But we got to a point where something needed to happen. Something needed to be said. Somebody needed to say something.”
He then voiced frustration over being labeled “crazy,” acknowledging that his remarks might not have been expressed “the right way.”
Additionally, he claimed that his misdiagnosis of Bipolar disorder was really a sign of Autism, which he attributed to his 2002 car crash, and criticized medics for misdiagnosing him and prescribing “fake medication,” leading to weight gain.
“Y’all try to kill the superheroes,” he added. “But we here, we alive.”
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