New York Times Scraps Discussion With Kanye West After Charlamagne Tha God Says It ‘Would Not Be Productive’
Charlamagne Tha God announced today that his New York Times event with pro-Trump rapper Kanye West has been scrapped.
In an Instagram post, the radio host explained why he cancelled the event:
“Normalizing being mentally healthy is a conversation that I really wanted to have with Kanye because he’s been so vocal about his own mental health struggles. Unfortunately I think to have that conversation with him right now would not be productive and a total distraction from the point of the convo which is to eradicate the stigma of mental health especially in the black community.”
The cancellation happened days after West met with President Donald Trump in the White House. The meeting was caught on camera and West was seen showering praise on Trump, even getting up to awkwardly embrace the president and calling him himself a “crazy motherfucker” while describing his support for him.
West has passionately pushed back against those in the hip-hop community who have criticized his support of Trump. In a rap battle with Atlanta rapper T.I., the two even debated West’s new-found conservative views, but their attempt to squash the beef over the song failed, as T.I. announced he has severed all ties with West after the White House visit.
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