{"id":70290,"date":"2025-04-22T05:46:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=70290"},"modified":"2025-05-01T05:48:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:48:00","slug":"kanye-west-tweets-and-deletes-claims-that-politics-sparked-his-rift-with-jay-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/kanye-west-tweets-and-deletes-claims-that-politics-sparked-his-rift-with-jay-z\/70290\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West tweets and deletes claims that politics sparked his rift with Jay-Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West has opened up once again about the tension between him and Jay-Z, revealing what he believes reignited their highly publicized feud. The <em>Donda<\/em> rapper claims that their disagreements over political views, particularly regarding Jay-Z\u2019s verse on their 2021 collaboration \u201cJail,\u201d were the source of their falling out.<\/p>\n<p>In a now-deleted tweet posted on April 20 on X, West explained that the tensions between him and Jay-Z flared up during the creation of the song, which was part of West\u2019s <em>Donda<\/em> album. He pointed to a specific line in Jay-Z\u2019s verse on \u201cJail,\u201d where the rapper seemingly referenced West\u2019s infamous support of Donald Trump by saying, \u201cTold him, \u2018Stop all of that red cap, we goin\u2019 home.'\u201d The line was a direct critique of West\u2019s red \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hat, a symbol of his controversial backing for the former president.<\/p>\n<p>According to West, the disagreement was so intense that Jay-Z allegedly gave him an ultimatum while producing the track. He claimed that Jay-Z told him to either keep the \u201cno red hat\u201d line in the song or remove his verse entirely. West reflected on the emotional weight of the situation, writing on X, \u201cThat s*** tore me to my soul.\u201d He added, \u201cMe wearing the red hat was the most standout example of me going against \u2018the program.'\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his tweet, West also expressed feelings of betrayal, wondering whether Jay-Z was pressured into including the line in the song. He raised the possibility that someone else might have influenced Jay-Z\u2019s decision, asking his followers, \u201cDo you guys think he was instructed to say that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tensions between the two have been ongoing for years, with political differences often at the center of their conflicts. Recently, West stirred further controversy with insensitive remarks about Jay-Z\u2019s twins, Rumi and Sir, whom he shares with Beyonc\u00e9. He questioned the intellect of the children, prompting a response from Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s mother, Tina Knowles, who addressed the situation with a calm and lighthearted Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>After facing backlash for his comments, West issued a half-hearted apology on social media, expressing regret in hindsight and reiterating that he still loved Jay-Z. Despite his apology, the strain between the two artists appears to be far from over, with political differences continuing to play a significant role in their strained relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West has opened up once again about the tension between him and Jay-Z, revealing what he believes reignited their\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":70291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[564],"class_list":["post-70290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-kanye-west"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}