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Popular American rapper Kanye West recently praised Nigerians in a video making the rounds on social media.
During an interview with DJ Akademiks, the 47-year-old lamented American artists not being smart enough to run their things properly.
According to Kanye West, who continues to court controversy with his recent actions, the Jewish people ran everything.
To buttress his point, Kanye, who recently bragged about declining $2 million to promote a crypto scam, said that people should try to run TV stations or record labels without getting a Jewish person involved and that if they could, he would take back his words.
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Speaking further, the Grammy-winning rapper told DJ Akademiks that until people could get their things together like Nigerians, Chinese, Jews and Indians, then everything he has said would still stand.
In Kanye’s words:
The video of Kanye West's interview is included below:
As expected, Kanye West's mention of Nigerians piqued the interest of many on social media after the video went viral.
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Some of them reflected on the controversial American rapper’s words and wondered if he was sure of what he was saying.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that music power couple Jay-Z and Beyoncé appeared to have reacted to Kanye's derogatory comments about their children.
Twitter was on fire on March 19, 2025, when the outspoken US rapper began to spill details about certain people, including the couple and his ex, Kim Kardashian.
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It was reported that Jay-Z and Beyonce said they would 'absolutely not stand for it' after Kanye West spoke about their children in a vulgar and offensive manner.
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Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
Taiwo Owolawi (Entertainment Editor) Taiwo Owolawi is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist with six years of work experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from Osun State University with a degree in English and International Studies in 2016. She has also moved on to pursue courses in Copywriting. Taiwo emerged as Legit.ng’s Best Entertainment Editor in 2022. Contact: taiwo.owolawi@corp.legit.ng.
Nkem Ikeke (Copy editor) Nkem Ikeke is currently a copy editor who also writes for the politics and current affairs desk on weekends. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2010), and has over 10 years of work experience in the media industry (Reporter, News Agency of Nigeria). Email: n.ikeke@corp.legit.ng
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