Kanye Slams Travis Scott & Accuses Him Of Making Threats Amid Drake Feud
By Peyton Blakemore
December 14, 2018
Well, this just got real messy!
Kanye West has somehow managed to take his beef with Drake up a notch by PUBLICLY accusing his dang-near brother-in-law Travis Scott (who once referred to Kanye as a father figure) of threatening him, allowing Drake to sneak diss him, and betraying his family for radio play. (Told ya, the drama is next level)
Let's dive into it all, shall we?
Okay, so while Ye was bashing Drake on Twitter Thursday (December 13) — demanding an apology and rehashing their old (tired) drama in what seemed like thousands of tweets— he couldn't help but also address Travis' and Drake's hit collab "Sicko Mode."
According to Ye, Drake took a number of subliminal shots at him on the track, which he believes Travis allowed.
How you gone be on Trav’s song coming at me. Trav should have never allowed that
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Here are a few lines that could be/probably are about Ye: "Lost my respect, you not a threat" and "Checks over stripes, that’s what we like." The first bar is pretty direct in its shade throwing. And the last bar appears to reference Kanye's partnership with Adidas and Drake's partnership with Nike. (Another high key shady bar.)
There's also Drake's not so noticeable shade throwing where he talks about driving down the block to settle a score. "I still got scores to settle, man/I crept down the block (Down the block)Made a right (Yeah, right) Cut the lights (Yeah, what?), paid the price (Yeah)/Ni**as think it's sweet (Nah, never), it's on sight," Drake raps. For those who don't know, Drake and the Kardashian/West family live in the same area (they're kind of neighbors) so, Drake's bar could definitely be about taking revenge on Kanye, which the "I Love It" rapper noted during his Twitter rant, saying: "To the right It’s On sight Saint stays to the right."
I heard Drake had more bars dissing me that were removed
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Kanye seemed to allude that Travis knew that Drake was sneak dissing him throughout the song because he "heard Drake had more bars dissing" him that "were removed."
Trav is my family and let this met throw sneak disses at me for clout
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Now, this is where things get messy messy.
Travis and Kanye have had a tight work relationship for years — Trav even stayed with Kanye and his wife Kim Kardashian while finishing his 2015 Rodeo album. However, their close bond goes beyond music. As fans know, Travis dates and has a child with Kylie Jenner, Kanye's sister-in-law. So, they're not only close friends, they're actually family. Making Drake's alleged sneak disses on "Sicko Mode" all the more painful for Ye.
"F**k that sickomode song. Family first and always," Kanye wrote on Twitter referencing Trav's alleged betrayal. "It’s not about rap It’s about family We have to be close as a family and never let these people infiltrate just for radio spins."
I used to bring Travis with me everywhere with me Im an inspiration to both him and Drake
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Family first
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
I have a problem with sneak disssing
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Kanye then alleged that Travis called him (during his Twitter rant) and issued "more threats," which is in reference to Ye's earlier tweets where he alleged Drake called him and threatened him and his family.
I hit Trav earlier today Now he just hit me More threats
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
And you thought you had family drama!
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