Kanye West makes wild conspiracy claim about MJ's father being 'sacrificed' in attempt to control him - "Michael Jordan, what about him? His dad, right?"
Kanye West has made a wild conspiracy claim about Michael Jordan's late father being sacrificed in an attempt to control the NBA legend.
West has made headlines over the past month for his controversial antisemitic remarks in interviews and on social media.
In an interview with "The Shade Room," West was unfazed by being dropped by several brands like Adidas and Gap. He refused to get "controlled" by Hollywood and took a shot at Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley, LeBron James, Jay-Z and Beyonce.
"They can't control me," West said. "They can control Shaq, they can control Charles Barkley, they can control LeBron James, they can control Jay-Z and Beyonce, but they can't control me. Ain't no name I won't name. It's up."
Ye added that people like his mother, Donda West, and Michael Jordan's father, James, were "sacrificed" for control, trauma and monetization.
"My momma was sacrificed," West said. "Michael Jordan, what about him? His dad, right? Bill Cosby, his son, right? Dr. Dre, his son. Out here in Hollywood, a lot of people come up missing.
"Feels like it might be a lot of that in order to control, traumatize. They wanna monetize and traumatize, and God love me. They hit me. GAP, Adidas, all that away. Still, Forbes, who hate me, had to write, 'Net worth: $400 million.'"
James R. Jordan Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, by Daniel Andre Green and Larry Martin Demery. Both suspects were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Green was granted parole in 2020, but the state of North Carolina terminated it last year.
DJ Vlad of "VladTV" interviewed Green, who confirmed that they were just two broke teenagers stealing Jordan's car. DJ Vlad went on to call West delusional and urged him to avoid dragging other people into his controversial life.
In response to Kanye, Michael Jordan's dad wasn't "sacrificed". I interviewed 1 of the guys who killed him. It was 2 broke teenagers trying to steal his car and ended up killing him. Talk about your own mom's "sacrifice" if you like. Don't drag other people into your delusion.
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Michael Jordan refused to meet Kanye West about his lyrics on "Facts"
Kanye West took a shot at Michael Jordan and Nike in his song "Facts." West blasted Nike for not giving him an ownership stake like what Adidas did with Yeezy.
In an appearance on "Drink Champs" last year, West claimed that MJ refused to meet him over the lyrics. One of Jordan's sons also tried to set up a meeting between the two, but "His Airness" had other plans.
"Jordan still won't meet with me," West said. "I'm trying to meet with Michael Jordan. I'm like, 'Man! It's a song, man.'"
"Facts" was a bonus track on his 2016 album, "The Life of Pablo." West's shot at Jordan came in the chorus:
"Yeezy, Yeezy, Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman."
In a collaboration with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys earlier this year on the song "City of Gods," West said he still wants to meet with Jordan. He wanted to buy the Chicago Bulls just to clear the air with the GOAT candidate.
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