Another day, another Kanye West rant goes viral.
This time, it’s Kanye’s views on Donald Trump that has set social media ablaze.
Last night the superstar rapper shocked fans and supporters during his Saint Pablo tour in San Jose, when he decided to share a moment of honesty about his voting choice, declaring: “If I would have voted… I would have voted on Trump”.
Details + video below…
"I would've voted for Trump" – @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/XtyUteCgUZ
— albertoreyes (@albertoreyes) November 18, 2016
This is my platform and I’m going to talk about the paradigm shift that’s happening right now…
I assume that Kanye is excited about Trump’s win because it’s a clear indication that he has a shot at the presidency. Hell, if Trump can do it… so Kanye, right? But I digress…
The outspoken rapper, who was once praised for for speaking out against George Bush is now asking people of color to ‘stop focusing on racism’… declaring sombrely: “We are in a racist country – period.”
"To black people, stop focusing on racism. We live in a racist country — that is a fact." – @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/utmV9a99LJ
— albertoreyes (@albertoreyes) November 18, 2016
Kanye’s political stance is clearly a stark contrast to ‘College Dropout’ Kanye, who famously declared back in ’05 that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” in the wake of the devestating Hurricane Katrina.
The concert received mixed responses but of course ‘Black Twitter’ has made Kanye today’s trending topic as they call him out about his hypocrisy.
Kanye hasn’t tweeted a response yet, he apparently got rid of his phone so he can “have air to create,” but it will be interesting to see how he what he has to say during his next concert, which will be held in Sacramento, California, Saturday.
Here’s extended footage of Kanye’s rant…