Jay-Z calls Kanye West’s comments about Just Blaze “Unfair”.
After his latest interview on the N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s “Drink Champs”, Kanye West is all over the internet with the so many statements he made in a long two and half-hour conversation. One of the trending topics from the interview was Kanye West calling Just Blaze a “copycat”.
“Just Blaze is a copycat,” he said. “He get credit for The Blueprint, and I did the first half of The Blueprint, and he just copied my half. I mean look—look where I’m at today and look where he at today. So that should show you…”
NORE asks Kanye West to choose Swizz Beatz or Just Blaze on Drink Champs 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/mZPidFdyAq
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After his comments, Just Blaze also responded through his social media, calling it unfortunate. “None of what was said tonight regarding me fits with any of our history or our previous interactions – particularly in light of very recent attempts to work together again. Through recent years he has reached out to collaborate on various projects, including a much rumored collaborative project that he was looking for me to handle a good amount of. It unfortunately never saw the light of day due to reasons unrelated to me,” he said.
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Now Kanye West’s statement also reached to the “The Blueprint” creator Jay-Z, who gave his take on the situation in a Twitter space session. “Nore sent me a piece and I’ve seen a couple pieces,” said Hov. “I think, you know, again, everyone is entitled to their opinion and everyone can, sees things through their own lens. And Some of it could be true, some of it may not be true, but that’s the lens that you see it through, so you just speaking to your truth.”
Jay-Z continues, “I think the one thing I would say out of the, all the pieces I’ve seen is… you know, the Just Blaze thing was a bit unfair. ‘Cause if you’re making an album, if you’re creating an album and the assignment is Soul samples, everyone’s coming with Soul. I think Everyone created for the project. The thing was, the baby was The Blueprint and I think everyone should be prized for what we created. It’s in, I don’t know what you call that, the Library of Congress or something. It’s something that we all should be proud of and everyone should be prized for their contributions.”
“Everyone had a contribution, I will say, and I don’t think anyone was copying off of anyone. We all had the assignment and created this one body of work.”
Kanye’s comments were also addressed by Just Blaze on Instagram: “Respectfully, I’m happy for him and the fact that he has succeeded in the ways he wanted to, but not everyone wants to be where he is,” he wrote. “Everyone’s definition of personal success is a bit different. I’m quite happy where I am creatively, with my family, and my life in general. We were a part of history together and I wish him well and continued success.”
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Jay-Z speaks on Kanye West being on the Drink Champs podcast, Just Blaze, Bink and the making of The Blueprint pic.twitter.com/xdKmvXaTs4
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