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The 42-year-old rapper and fervent supporter of President Trump spoke with radio host Big Boy on Friday as part of his promotion of the long-delayed, gospel-inspired album.
"We're [black Americans] brainwashed out here, bro. Come on, man. This is a free man talking. Democrats had us voting [for] Democrats with food stamps for years," Yeezy said when asked about those who think he has turned his back on the black community.
"What are you talking about? Guns in the '80s, taking the fathers out the home, Plan B, lowering our votes, making us abort our children ... Thou shall not kill," he continued.
The hip-hop star appeared to confuse Plan B, the morning-after pill emergency contraception, with abortions that end existing pregnancies.
When pressed about his support for the president, he said: "I'd rather deal with somebody who call me the n-word to my face than a person that signed me for a lifetime deal on a 255-page contract. I'd rather know what I'm dealing with."
Big Boy asked West whether he has considered that his support for Trump could be viewed as a tacit endorsement of racism.
"The most racist thing a person can tell me is that I'm supposed to choose something based on my race," he responded.
"I'm not telling nobody not to vote Democrat," he said, adding bizarrely: "I love Obama, I love lemonade, I love Wingstop, I love Polos, I love Jordans."
And when asked if he feared losing his audience, West insisted that he is "only afraid of God."
"I'm only afraid of my daddy, God. I done been 15 years. I'm telling you that God is showing you that you can have your own thoughts, bro. I been canceled before," he continued.
During the wide-ranging interview, West also revealed that he has no plans to ever perform his old songs live again — though he did say that, "We can play that beat, but I'm going to adjust [the lyrics.]"
He added: "They made movies about Steve Jobs so y'all could understand who I am.
"Now, when you go to the Apple store, I don't be seeing no iPod 4 . . . Take you to eBay and get you the old Kanye and get you a vintage iPod 4 while you're at it, a Sega 8-bit."
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