Nearly a year after he first appeared on Drink Champs, Kanye West returned to the show this week to discuss a variety of topics with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN.
N.O.R.E. previously teased Ye’s appearance on social media. “YE BACK TOMORROW!!!,” the C-N-N rapper tweeted. “Ye 3 Drink Champs.”
“I’m done I’m with the bullshit I’m with @mysonnenygeneral and @tamikadmallory until freedom but tomorrow 9pm u get to hear @kanyewestuncut on drinkchamps right after Boosie 9pm!!! @revolttv,” N.O.R.E. captioned another Instagram post.
In teasers, Kanye mentions how his Drink Champs viewership did better than Kim’s SNL episode when she hosted. He also calls Drake “the greatest rapper ever.”
The interview with Ye was pushed back several hours last night, but later went live on the Revolt app. They added a disclaimer this time: “All views or opinions expressed during the Podcast are solely those of the individuals expressing such view or opinion and does not reflect the views or opinions of Sean Combs, Revolt Media & TV LLC, or their respective parent and/or affiliate companies.”
In the sneak preview, Ye talked about his antisemitic remarks and his opinions of Jewish people, George Floyd, Virgil Abloh, Mav Carter blocking his interview on The Shop, and Bad Bunny.
The episode arrives as Kanye has been embroiled in controversy.
Earlier this month, Kanye experienced backlash after wearing a t-shirt with the phrase “White Lives Matter” during his YZY SZN 9 presentation that took place in Paris. The Chicago artist subsequently doubled down, calling Black Lives Matter a “scam.” He has since been ripped by countless critics, including Diddy, Boosie Badazz, and Jaden Smith, among others
Ye then accused Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, of killing Virgil, who died in November 2021 after a battle with cancer. Shortly after posting the rant on social media, Tremaine Emory, Supreme’s creative director, urged the rapper to not use the Virgil’s name as part of his “victim campaign” and alleged that Ye “rode on [Abloh] in group chats” and elsewhere.
Emory then shared a screenshot of Ye’s Instagram post about YZY SZN 9 from earlier in the day in which he proposed discussing “more important things like how late the show was or how Bernard Arnault killed my best friend.” Arnault, notably, is the CEO at LVMH.
In his caption, Emory urged Ye to not use the late Virgil Abloh’s name as part of his “victim campaign” and alleged that Ye “rode on [Abloh] in group chats” and elsewhere.
“Ye tell the ppl why you didn’t get invited to Virgil’s actual funeral the one before the public one at the museum,” Emory, the founder of Denim Tears and Supreme’s current creative director, said. “You knew Virgil had terminal cancer and you rode on him in group chats, at yeezy, interviews…YOU ARE SO BROKEN. KEEP VIRGIL NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH.”