Consequence & Talib Kweli Spar Over Kanye West Support
The "Get By" rhymer called Con "a clown," and criticized Ye for being "anti-Black."
Consequence and Talib Kweli have had a few tense exchanges these past few days over whether or not to support Kanye West, who’s been under fire for his recent anti-Semitic comments.
It all started when Con, a close friend of Ye, took to Twitter to share with his followers that he had spoken to the Yeezy mogul and that he still stood by his old friend despite his recent comments.
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“For clarity Ye & I have had discussions about the events over the last few weeks,” he wrote. “Have I agreed with everything No. Did I offer critique and solution Yes. Was our conversation private Yes. What needs to be understood is that I got the call 20 years ago when this happened…”
He then shared a 2002 photo of a hospitalized Kanye West, his face battered and bruised from when he got into a near-fatal car crash while driving home from the studio in Los Angeles.
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In a separate tweet, Consequence added a video of Ye greeting his eager fans while wearing his controversial White Lives Matter T-shirt that he debuted at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month.
“The Candice Owens Experiment Needs To End,” Consequence added. “Nothing Personal. Accountability Is Everything In Life. This Shirt Was/Is A Bad Idea. Wisdom Is Learning From Your Mistakes And Then Moving On. Queens Get The Money.”
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The Band Camp Records head then tweeted out an old photo of him and a young Ye being interviewed while lounging on some beach chairs.
“I’ve stood with YE for 20 years and have always had his back,” Consequence continued. “He trust me