Fredo Bang Says He Was "Shaken" From Meeting Kanye West

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 202210.0K Views

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Fredo Bang shares a hilarious story about the first time he met Kanye West.

We recently caught up with Fredo Bang for the latest edition of Rise & Grind where he shared a hilarious anecdote about the first time he ever met Kanye West. It was YNW Melly who brought Fredo to a session after revealing that Kanye West was actually in tune with his music.

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"I was calling him to congratulate [YNW Melly] for working with Kanye he like, 'Yeah, I just talked to Kanye about the s***. He messing with the music.' I’m like, 'Yeah?'," Fredo said.

He went on to meet Kanye West but what happened afterward was an incredibly awkward encounter that left Fredo Bang confused to this day. "So, I see Kanye, I’m walking up in Hit Factory and you know me, I ain’t really no type of person to get fanned out, but this is Kanye. I walk up to Kanye to shake his hand and Kanye tell me, 'Congratulations.' I’m like, 'For what?' And he never said what," Bang recounted. "So, I stopped shaking his hand and then I reached back out to shake his hand again, just on some in the moment type sh**, ‘cause I’m not even thinking."

"He never told me why he congratulated me," he continued. "I was very shaken by that. I ain’t know whether to be happy or sad or something [laughs]."

Check out Fredo Bang's full Rise & Grind interview.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.