We’ve got details on how Kanye West was almost
headed down Splitsville Lane following his hospitalization. Plus, find
out the real reason Ye wasn’t invited to perform at his friend Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration inside….
So there was drama in the West household?
That’s what we’re hearing. Apparently, things got rocky between Kanye
West and his wife Kim Kardashian West following his mental breakdown and
hospitalization in November. What happened to Kim being so "happily in
love?"
They're all good now -- so they want us to believe as they stepped
out for lunch together yesterday (above). But it's been a drama filled
journey.
It got so bad, reportedly, Kim was ready to pack her sh*t and leave
Ye, but somehow he was able to convince her to stay. A family friend
tells Us Weekly,
Kim confessed she wanted to pull the plug on her two-year marriage with
the PABLO rapper. She had a change of heart after Ye swore he would get
help and to keep up with taking his medication.
“Kanye swore he was going to continue with intense therapy,” the family friend revealed. “He really wants to get better and will do whatever it takes to get healthy.”
Well, it seems Kim has decided to stay and work on their marriage
because the twosome was spotted heading to lunch in Calabasas to dine
with Kim’s sister Kourtney Kardashian yesterday.
As the “Fade” rapper continues to get his life back on track, it was revealed he issued an apology to Jay Z and Beyonce. You’ll recall, Ye slammed Jay for not calling after Kim’s Paris robbery and he also accused Bey of rigging her 2016 MTV VMA win.
Kanye allegedly called up Hov to ask for forgiveness. “Jay was very reasonable and understood that Kanye wasn’t feeling well when he made the remarks. He was forgiving.”
Well alright.
In other Yeezy news…
The reason Kanye wasn’t invited to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration has come to light. Apparently, Ye isn’t “traditionally American” enough to perform. Oh?
A spokesperson for Trump told CNN
Kanye wasn’t invited to perform at the inauguration because his music
wasn’t right for the “typically and traditionally American event” and
that his music wasn’t “fitting” for the venue.
"It's going to be typically and traditionally American, and Kanye
is a great guy, we just haven't asked him to perform. And we move on
with our agenda," Tom Barrack, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee told CNN.
We assume Ye’s kiss up session during his meeting with Trump last month wasn’t enough to secure a spot during his inauguration.
It’s interesting to note, Ye’s music was “traditionally American” enough for him to perform at MTV's Inaugural Youth Ball in honor of President Barack Obama in 2009. Hmph.
In other news, Yeezy is going back to college. Sort of.
There’s a course being offered at Washington University that will
delve into the life of Kanye West. The course, called “Politics of Kanye
West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics,” began this week with 75
students on the roster. And Dr. Jeffrey McCune, an associate professor
in the African and African-American Studies and the Women, Gender and
Sexuality Studies departments, will helm the course.
“I always wanted to teach a course looking at black genius and the impossibility of black genius for the American public,” Dr. McCune said. “We’re always thought of as maybe being articulate or smart but not really genius.”
Dr. McCune said he sees the course as a “good way to get students to
connect issues of politics, race, gender, sexuality and culture.”
“Many people spend a lot of time talking about Kanye as a controversial and somewhat hot-headed figure,” he said. “They’re
very interested in Kanye West as a source of personality. Throughout
his career, he has always interested me — his sense of black excellence,
his belief that we have within us the capacity for greatness. I know
for Kanye that has translated as narcissism and arrogance.”
Some topics on the syllabus for the 14-week course include:
• “Who is Kanye West and Why Is He in the Flashing Lights?”
• “Touch the Sky, When the Aspirant Turns Genius”
• “Father Stretch My Hands, or How Hip-Hop Takes Us to Church”
• “Love Lock Down, or Hip-Hop’s Queer Love Languages”
• “I Love Kanye, or How Critique Slips Into Hate”
Would you take a college course in all things Yeezy?
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