pusha t resigned as president of GOOD Music, seven years after being appointed to the position in by Kanye West estimated tag.
In an interview with XXL, the it's almost dry The hitmaker confirmed he was no longer affiliated with Ye's label and said he had distanced himself from the Yeezy mogul due to his recent outpouring of hate speech and anti-Semitism. Pusha first spoke out against his close associate in November, saying Ye's disparaging comments about Jews were "disappointing." and King Push reaffirmed this sentiment for XXL.
He specifically referred to comments Ye made recently. about Hitler on Alex Jones' Info Wars podcast.
โIt's beyond that and it's nothing to tap into,โ Push said of the comments. "He's wrong. Period. But to me, it's just me and him having a difference of opinion once again. Because we've had this for years."
She continued: โHe doesn't talk to me now. If you're not with it, you're not down. And I'm not with that. I'm not moving on it. I'm not with it. I heard about these new things. [on InfoWars]. I dont know. It's something that tells me it's not right, at the same time. I will say that. He goes to places where there is no way to move.โ
Elsewhere in the interview, Push touched on Ye's alignment with his arch-enemy Drake, as well as their political disagreement over the 2016 presidential election.
"Remember, I'm the one who said the MAGA hat is the new Klu Klux Klan hood while I was making my album," Push said. "He fighting with [former President Barack] obama I met Obama. But it's the same with him and Drake. I'm going through this and that, he's doing shows [with Drake].โ
He added that the last time he spoke to Ye was while he was in the middle of his It's Almost Dry Tour, and though they continued to disagree, Push said Ye was grateful he wasn't dragging his name through the mud.
โI just expressed myself. I express myself a lot with him,โ Pusha said. โHe expressed his thoughts to me. And he hung up the phone saying, 'Thank you. I know you don't agree with me, but you never kill me in public. And some people can't wait to do that.'โ
Push's comments come as Ye, who has been criticized for weeks for his repeated anti-Semitic commentsrecently doubled down on her love for the bigoted German mass murderer Adolf Hitler during an interview with Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes in Los Angeles.
"So, you love Jews, but you're written off for anti-Semitism because you love Hitler too, but you love everyone equally," McInnes said.
โYes, the Jews can't tell me who I can love and who I can't,โ Ye replied. โYou cannot impose your pain on others. Jewish people, forgive Hitler today. Let it go, let it go and stop trying to force it on other people. Good evening."
More recently the New York Post reported that a 63-year-old man was attacked while strolling in Central Park on Wednesday (Dec. 14), and authorities said the attacker made various anti-Semitic statements. before yelling "Kanye 2024" and walking off.. The phrase was a reference to Ye's current presidential run.
