Taylor Swift, her squad and just about everyone else who heard Kanye's new song, "Famous," took his lyrics -- "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that bitch famous" -- as a diss, misogynistic or both.
So naturally, Kanye decided to share his take in more than a dozen new tweets on the subject, claiming that his lyrics were lifted from a quote from Swift herself.
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West says he chatted with Swift about the song and got her approval, which is at least partially true. Swift's rep has already denied that Taylor is in on the joke, acknowledging that Swift was aware of the song but not the specific lyrics -- and that she did not give Kanye her blessing.
Kim, however, was apparently cool with Kanye rapping about sleeping with Tay.
I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her…— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
First thing is I’m an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
3rd thing I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
4th Bitch is an endearing term in hip hop like the word Nigga— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
She was having dinner with one of our friends who’s name I will keep out of this and she told him— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
6th Stop trying to demonize real artist Stop trying to compromise art— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
That’s why music is so fucking watered down right now I miss that DMX feeling— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
7th I miss that feeling so that’s what I want to help restore— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
8th They want to control us with money and perception and mute the culture— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
but you can see at Madison Square Garden that you can stop us— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
9th It felt like a seen from The Warriors ALL GODS ALL GODS ALL GODS in the buildin— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016
not just the famous people there but the kids the moms the dads the families that came to share this moment with us— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016