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Kanye West is being torn apart by Swifties online after he name-dropped Taylor Swift in his new song, “Carnival.”
In the song, which can be found on his new album, “Vultures 1,” West claims he “made six Taylor Swift.”
It’s unclear what he meant by that lyric, but given their unpleasant history, fans were appalled by the name-drop and took to social media to say the rapper’s “obsessed” with the singer.
“Taylor Swift was his target twice and has successfully moved on from both events and thrived. Meanwhile, Kanye feels the need to name drop her everytime he needs clout and attention,” one fan argued on X.
In his new song “Carnival,” West raps, “I made six Taylor Swift.” GC Images Swift’s fans immediately went after him on social media for having the audacity to mention her considering their historic beef. Instagram/@kanyewestWant more celebrity and pop culture news?
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“Says a lot about how desperate he is to be relevant right now,” they added.
A second disgruntled Swiftie wrote, “kanye west still unironically thinking he made taylor swift famous is so.. like if you’re the one using her name in songs TWICE because you’re desperate for attention, i don’t think you’re as relevant as you think you are.”
“Kanye, is the only [person] who’s gonna mention Taylor Swift’s name in an attempt to get relevant again and perhaps a bit famous,” a third person wrote.
He last mentioned the 2023 Time Person of the Year in his 2016 song “Famous,” which reignited a polarizing feud between the musicians. via WGN9 In the song, he rapped that he and Swift “might still have sex” because he “made that bitch famous.” Instagram/@_she_hates_nico_“just like when he begged to have her name in his song last time when he illegally recorded her call & his ex wife edited it to paint TS as a liar.”
Of course, the above mentioned fan was referring to the rapper’s 2016 beef with Swift.
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Listen to our weekly “We Hear” podcast Shop our exclusive merchAt the time, he dropped his song, titled “Famous,” in which he rapped, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous.”
Swift publicly expressed her disappointment with the lyrics, but West’s then-wife, Kim Kardashian, claimed she knew about them and even approved them. Getty Images for NARAS She went as far as posting an edited snippet of their phone call that made it appear Swift did approve the lyrics. WireImage The full recording eventually leaked, showing that Swift was telling the truth the entire time. Getty ImagesSwift expressed her dismay over the lyrics, but West and his then-wife, Kim Kardashian, claimed she approved the lyrics and released a video on Snapchat — which was eventually proven to be edited — to make her look like a liar.
The threesome never made up following the drama, as West nor Kardashian, 43, have apologized to Swift, according to TMZ.
The 14-time Grammy winner, on the other hand, has not been afraid to speak about the feud, last bringing it up during her Time 2023 Person of the Year profile.
“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar,” she reflected.
Neither West nor Kardashian apologized to Swift over the feud, according to TMZ. Getty Images“That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls.”
“I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard,” she further explained.
Of course, that was the second incident that occurred between West and Swift.
Their rocky relationship began in 2009, when the “Heartless” hitmaker rushed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards to inform Swift, who was a teenager at the time, that she did not deserve her award for best female music video. He believed it should have gone to Beyoncé instead.
West also infamously interrupted Swift’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards speech and told her Beyoncé should have won instead. Getty Images He eventually apologized and they were friends until 2016. FilmMagicInterestingly enough, West seemingly supported Swift in 2020 after the master recordings of her first six albums were sold to her music industry nemesis, Scooter Braun.
“I’M GOING TO PERSONALLY SEE TO IT THAT TAYLOR SWIFT GETS HER MASTERS BACK,” West tweeted at the time. “SCOOTER IS A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND.”
Of course, the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker opted to re-record her first albums. She only has two more to release: “Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version)” and “Reputation (Taylor’s Version).”
