Kanye West Clarifies Apparent Issues With Hit-Boy

Kanye West responds after Hit-Boy said he stopped using his beats because he worked with Beyoncé.

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It's been an eventful few days in the world of Kanye West as he's taken on the major label machines. Threats to never release music again, pissing on his Grammy, and posting his entire contract on his timeline barely scratches the surface of what's been happening on his end. The rapper's issues with the recording industry are far from new but his billionaire status is. 

Hit-Boy took to Instagram after Kanye West called out the music industry, labeling them "modern-day slave ships." Hit-Boy started off by explaining why things between him and Kanye have been awry in the first place. "I haven’t been a fan of Kanye on a personal/ human level since he told me face to face he stopped picking my beats because I worked with Beyoncé," Hit-Boy said before revealing this was after he had produced several hits for WTT and Cruel Summer

Kanye West scared a screenshot of Hit-Boy's post, along with a tweet reading, "From HITBOY LETS GOOOOOO." Ye later explained his side of the story, kind of. "I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIM PRODUCING FOR BEYONCE... I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FACT HE SIGNED TO ME AND I DIDN'T KNOW BUT I KNEW JAY AND BEYONCE AND HIT-BOY... JUST FOR CLARITY."

Not sure if anyone really left with clarity since many of the replies are trying to decipher the tweet itself. Either way, that's Ye's side of the story and clearly, he's going to stick with it. 

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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.