Kanye West Voices Co-Parenting Concerns Amid North’s Music Venture
Kanye West was seen with his daughter North in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, coinciding with a series of social media posts directed at his former wife, Kim Kardashian.
Social Media Criticism of Kardashian
The rapper, 47, publicly criticized Kardashian, 44, in several online posts Tuesday, expressing his disapproval of Kardashian, who is white, having control over their children.
Disagreement Over North’s Music Collaboration
West’s remarks were triggered by a planned musical project between their daughter North, 11, and rapper Playboi Carti, 28, an undertaking West opposes.
West and Kardashian share four children: North, 11, Chicago, seven, Saint, nine, and Psalm, five.
Warehouse Visit and Social Media Activity
The artist was photographed sleeping in a vehicle with North in Los Angeles. North was later seen being escorted to another car by a nanny, according to reports from the photographer.
Kanye West was pictured with daughter North on Tuesday evening outside of a warehouse in Los Angeles – while concurrently tweeting heated remarks toward her mother and his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian
North, 11, who is pursuing a career in entertainment, smiled as she sat in the vehicle
West’s Statements on Co-Parenting and Control
West stated online, “So a white woman has control over the name and likeness of my Black children and then speaks to Carti about putting my daughter on a song with him.”
He added, “these celebrities be trying to play with me.”
“So Kim got the name and likeness over my black children,” West reiterated.
In an earlier post, West explained his discomfort with North collaborating with Playboi Carti without his direct involvement.
“I decided North won’t be doing any songs with Carti,” West declared. “How it look for me to get left off the album and then he ask Kim to have vocals from my daughter.”
He further commented, “I don’t a f*** about none of this industry s*** and how its a skims line in the first place and I don’t give a f*** what no comments.”
West asserted his stance on gender roles in co-parenting, stating, “the man has the first and final say over his kids.”
He previously stated, “the man makes the final decision.”
The daughter of the high-profile former couple is the eldest of four children
North was subsequently seen being accompanied to another vehicle by a nanny, according to the photographer
Ye retweeted sentiments from his followers on Wednesday amid the family dispute
West said it has been six weeks since he has seen his nine-year-old son Saint
Criticism of Playboi Carti and Collaboration Disputes
West criticized Playboi Carti for not involving him in collaborations, despite West featuring Carti on his song “CARNIVAL.”
“Hey North your dad gave me my biggest song and co sign and I left him off of my album because of his tweets … oh but north you my niece I gotta use your vocals,” West posted.
He accused Playboi Carti of bypassing him to arrange the collaboration with North: “I held my tongue about [not] being on carti album. Him going to my ex to ask my daughter to be on a song 2 days later was too far … nobody finna play with me.”
Continued Social Media Commentary
West continued to address his co-parenting conflict on social media Wednesday afternoon.
He also made serious allegations against Kardashian concerning alleged sex trafficking, which sources noted were similar to accusations made against Andrew and Tristan Tate, who have faced sex trafficking investigations.
Sources indicate a recent visit with North was cancelled by Kardashian due to the presence of the Tate brothers. This matter reportedly arose during a mediation session between West and Kardashian regarding North’s burgeoning music career.
Custody Concerns and Legal Action
West claimed he has not seen his son Saint in six weeks. When questioned by a follower about contacting Kris Jenner to arrange a visit, West responded, “So do you think I should have to ask Kris Jenner to see my Black kids?”
“Its time now they really have to kill me,” he stated. “As a father I will no longer distract myself from my responsibility to truly and actually protect my actual children.”
West announced his intention to pursue legal action to gain full custody, stating, “Its time go and get full custody which will me.”
Kanye West, 47, criticized his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 44, in a series of posts Tuesday where he expressed disapproval of a white woman controlling his Black children. Pictured at the Grammys February 2
The criticism directed at his ex-wife arose from a planned musical collaboration between their daughter North, 11, and rapper Playboi Carti, 28, which he opposes. Kim and North pictured at a Lakers game last April in LA
Criticism of Celebrity Culture and Media Bias
“Taking them out of the hands of disney sierra canyon pawn celebrity parents and the kardashian klan and mama kriss who signed for the sex tape,” West wrote, continuing his online statements.
“I’m not the crazy one here. I’m they father. I’m controlling what they watch what they wear and where to go to school.”
West also brought up his political views and asserted he has faced persecution for supporting former President Donald Trump.
“How many times you heard people say Kanye is wrong for supporting Trump,” he questioned. “Answer is a lot. How many times have you heard people say Kim’s wrong for how she playing with that mans kids. Never.”
West voiced frustration with media portrayal and perceived double standards.
“White women not letting me see my kids or even have say so of where they go to school and controlling my kids name and likeness,” he argued. “Celebrities only speaking up to diss me for wearing a red hat.”
West made clear his displeasure about Kim having control over the marketing of his children
West criticized Playboy Carti for not collaborating with him amid recent controversies
West said Playboy Carti was out of line in going behind his back to finalize the collaboration with North
West was seen embracing North after her performance in The Lion King’s 30th anniversary concert at Hollywood Bowl last May. The exchange was featured on The Kardashians last month
Family Support and “Cancel Culture” Remarks
West was seen embracing North on Hulu’s “The Kardashians” last month after she participated in The Lion King’s 30th-anniversary concert at the Hollywood Bowl last May.
Other family members present to support North included her grandmother Kris Jenner and aunt Kourtney Kardashian, along with her husband Travis Barker.
West declared himself a voice for those afraid to speak out due to “cancel culture.”
“A lot of people have things they want to say but are scared of being cancelled,” he stated. “In weird way. I speak for them. Even when I say things that should be offensive to them. I speak for everyone just by speaking.”
Backlash Over Past Antisemitic Remarks
These recent remarks follow prior race-related controversies and reports of tension between Kim Kardashian and Scott Disick, 41, concerning West’s previous antisemitic comments.
Sources reported Disick’s frustration with Kardashian for not publicly condemning West’s antisemitic statements on her social media platforms.
Disick, who has children with Kourtney Kardashian, 45, “was raised Jewish and the fact that Kim has not denounced Kanye West’s hateful anti-Semitic remarks absolutely infuriates him,” a source stated.
Disick “has had it with Kanye and takes personal offense to his attack on the Jewish community.”
West has faced ongoing controversy throughout the year for social media posts promoting antisemitism.
Yeezy Website and Swastika Controversy
On February 11, the online store for West’s Yeezy brand was removed by Shopify after he offered for sale a white shirt featuring a black swastika. This followed a costly Super Bowl advertisement for the brand.
North, 11, appears to be developing a career as an entertainer, following in her father’s footsteps
West cited his gender-based beliefs on co-parenting, stating, “the man has the first and final say over his kids”
The artist previously stated on Sunday that “the man makes the final decision”
The recent online posts follow reports that his prior remarks caused family issues for his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, 44, with Scott Disick, 41, who is Jewish
Scott Disick, who shares three children with Kim’s older sister Kourtney, 45, “was raised Jewish and the fact that Kim has not denounced Kanye West’s hateful anti-Semitic remarks absolutely infuriates him”
West further addressed the controversy in February, suggesting he would wear the swastika shirt during a Super Bowl performance.
“Next year I’m performing at the superbowl wearing my wittle T shirt,” he said. “People with money bought my wittle t shirt.”
He claimed Shopify “gave [him his] account back” after initial removal but stated he would not use it.
Anti-Defamation League and CyberWell Condemnation
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) responded to the swastika shirt on social media: “As if we needed further proof of Kanye’s antisemitism, he chose to put a single item for sale on his website – a t-shirt emblazoned with a swastika.”
The ADL added, “Even worse, Kanye advertised his website during the Super Bowl, amplifying it beyond his already massive social media audience.”
Tal-Or Cohen Montemayor, director of CyberWell, an anti-Semitism watchdog group, informed Dailymail.com that CyberWell urged Shopify to remove the page.
West criticized Playboy Carti for lack of collaboration despite featuring him on his 2024 single CARNIVAL (Carti pictured in LA Sunday)
West mentioned in posts last month that he would wear his Yeezy swastika shirt for a Super Bowl performance next year
The Anti-Defamation League responded to the shirt in a post on social media last month
Montemayor stated that “Shopify’s team acted swiftly and decisively by removing yeezy.com’s shop’ for peddling antisemitic filth.”
She praised Shopify, saying, “This type of leadership and accountability is what should be expected from ALL social media platform and digital service CEOs.”
Montemayor added, “When someone flagrantly abuses your platform or services to spew hate with impunity they should be stopped.”
She suggested GoDaddy, the domain service for yeezy.com, should also “follow suit and release the rights to the domain” due to terms of service violations.
Van Lathan’s Critique
Podcaster Van Lathan, who previously clashed with West at TMZ, criticized West’s recent tweets, calling him “the slow kid in the Black community’s class.”
“I’m glad you’re rich,” Lathan wrote. “It seems to be the only thing you care about. Money is dope you can do a lot of stuff with it. Sincerely. We need it, as a community.”
“One thing that’s more valuable than money is people. I’m sure you’d agree no dollar amount can measure North’s laugh, I’m sure you’d go broke to bring your mother back. I would for my dad, who I lost in ‘21.”
Podcaster Van Lathan, who famously clashed with West in a heated discussion in the TMZ newsroom in May of 2018, criticized the rapper’s tweets in February
Lathan stated West was “trapped in an infant’s bubble, where [he] can be reckless and careless and people excuse it because of affection.”
“We realize this, and try to ignore you, until the baby picks up something sharp like Nazism, domestic abuse, etc. then we gotta child proof things until you stop crying.”
Lathan continued, “You’re right about one thing, I am a slave to capitalism. We all are. Gotta work.”
“But No one is more of a slave than the man who puts money over dignity. No one. So I’ll be a slave, and you be what you are, which is the slow kid in the Black community’s class. Keep eating boogers Kanye.”