Ice Cube

Kanye West

<p>In 2015, <a href="/profile/IceCube" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Ice Cube</a> said he would<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/34209-ice-cube-im-voting-for-kanye-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> vote for Kanye West</a>, but these days, he may have had a change of mind. West has been unraveling in real-time with a global, shocked audience commenting on his every move. As his bid for president unfolds until <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/442654-kodak-black-wants-uncle-trump-as-president-not-kanye" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the 2024 U.S. election</a>, Cube finds his name again connected to his contentious Rap peer. While on <em>Drink Champs</em> months ago, Ye said it was Cube&#8217;s <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/277654-ice-cube-under-fire-for-tweeting-anti-semitic-conspiracy-theory-news" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">controversial social media posts</a> that inspired him. The L.A. icon quickly denied he has anything to do with anti-Semitism and said he didn&#8217;t want his name involved in those discussions.</p>



<p>As a follow-up, Cube was questioned about West&#8217;s statement once again while on <em>Hotboxin&#8217; with Mike Tyson</em>. Matt Barnes wanted him to clear up any misunderstandings once and for all. &#8220;I mean, you know, when somebody turn it out—when a n*gga turn the party out and say, you know, he did it &#8217;cause of you, you got to say somethin&#8217; about that,&#8221; Cube said. </p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🔴 WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/icecube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IceCube</a> double down on his antisemitism <a href="https://t.co/NNdEIAmNSh">pic.twitter.com/NNdEIAmNSh</a></p>&mdash; Israel Advocacy Movement (@israel_advocacy) <a href="https://twitter.com/israel_advocacy/status/1271496768853880833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h6 class="has-small-font-size wp-block-heading" id="h-read-more-ice-cube-denies-being-kanye-west-s-inspiration-for-antisemitism"><em>Read More: <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/441880-ice-cube-denies-being-kanye-wests-inspiration-for-antisemitism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ice Cube Denies Being Kanye West’s Inspiration For Antisemitism</a></em></h6>



<p>&#8220;Like, homie. Homie, homie. Nah, nah. You gotta stand on this one <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/446890-shaq-claps-back-at-kanye-west" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on your own</a>,&#8221; he added when Tyson laughed in the background. &#8220;That&#8217;s all that was about. You know,  I didn&#8217;t say nothin&#8217;. It&#8217;s just, at the end of the day, I just had to let everybody know that don&#8217;t blame me for sh*t.&#8221;</p>



<p>&#8220;Talk your sh*t if you want to, but don&#8217;t blame me for sh*t. If I ain&#8217;t up there speaking for myself, don&#8217;t blame me.&#8221;</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I hate that my name was dragged into this Drunk Champs bullshit. I don’t know what Ye meant by his statements, you’re gonna have to ask him. I didn’t put the batteries in his back. Please leave my name out of all the antisemitic talk. I’m not antisemitic and never have been.</p>&mdash; Ice Cube (@icecube) <a href="https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1582419580500078594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h6 class="has-small-font-size wp-block-heading"><em>Read More: <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/607195-akon-defends-kanye-wests-nazi-praise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Akon Defends Kanye West’s Nazi Praise</a></em></h6>



<p>As West moves forward with his bid for president of the United States, many who supported him in the past are being called into question. Several of West&#8217;s peers and friends, even amid <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/444581-kanye-west-allegedly-wanted-to-name-ye-album-hitler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">his Hitler-praising scandal</a>, have defended his right to verbalize his opinions. </p>



<p>Most recently, in an interview, <a href="/profile/Akon" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Akon</a> didn&#8217;t condemn West&#8217;s admiration of Nazis or Adolf Hitler because, as he said, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/607195-akon-defends-kanye-wests-nazi-praise" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">it didn&#8217;t affect his life</a>. However, after the interview clip went viral, the &#8220;Locked Up&#8221; crooner returned to denounce West&#8217;s remarks.</p>



<p>Check out Ice Cube on <em>Hotboxin&#8217; with Mike Tyson</em> below.</p>



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