Kanye West is no longer signed to the record label Def Jam.
- READ MORE:Ā With his āWhite Lives Matterā stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?
That’s according to a report in The New York Times, which cites an unnamed source claiming that West’s label G.O.O.D. Music ā a Def Jam imprint ā is no longer affiliated.
The rapper and entrepreneur’s contract with his long-time record company expired with his 2021 album ‘DONDA‘. It’s not known if the reported expiry is linked to Ye’s recent comments that have been criticised as anti-Semitic or his “White Lives Matter” stunt, which drew significant backlash.
A representative of Def Jam declined to comment to The New York Times and the publication added that West didn’t respond to questions sent to one of his representatives.
Founded in 2004, Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music has released music by artists including Pusha T, Big Sean and John legend.
The news follows Kim Kardashian calling out her ex-husband for makingĀ a series of anti-Semitic comments.
The reality TV star and businesswoman wrote on social media: āHate speech is never OK or excusable. I stand together with the Jewish community and call on the terrible violence and hateful rhetoric towards them to come to an immediate end.ā
West has made multiple comments that have been condemned as anti-SemiticĀ over the past few weeks,Ā which he has continually denied were racist. While he hasĀ refused to accept that the term āanti-Semitismā exists because he claims itās ānot factualā, he has sinceĀ offered something of an āapologyā to those whom heās offended with his comments.
Kardashianās condemnation yesterday (October 24) followsĀ companies and organisations elsewhere that are reportedly continuing to cut ties with West, including his lawyer and booking agency.
West has made a slew of anti-Semitic comments over the past weeks. His posts directed at the Jewish community led to him beingĀ suspended from InstagramĀ andĀ later Twitter, where he wrote that he ā[would be] going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLEā.
Ye’s comments were criticised by entertainment figures including David Schwimmer,Ā John Legend,Ā Jack AntonoffĀ andĀ KISSāĀ Paul Stanley.
In another recent interview, Ye said that he wanted to āhug every Jewish person,ā and explained that he was jealous of several aspects of what he said is Jewish culture.
The post Kanye West is reportedly no longer signed to Def Jam appeared first on NME.