Charlamagne tha God worries Kanye West 'isn't going to be here much longer'

Jenny Goldsberry

Emily Jacobs

December 03, 07:52 PM December 03, 08:43 PM

Radio personality Charlamagne tha God is expressing concern that Ye, the rapper previously known as Kanye West, is heading down a deadly path in the wake of his recent actions embracing antisemitism, Nazism, and Adolf Hitler.

Charlamagne, along with his Breakfast Club co-hosts Angela Yee and DJ Envy, were in agreement that the rap and fashion icon should not be given any more screen time from the media following Ye's Friday appearance on InfoWars. The radio personalities slammed Ye's comments as "dangerous" and called him "a clown" and "a bigot."

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“Man, I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. Kanye West is moving like a person who doesn’t feel like he’s going to be here much longer. And it’s sad that folks are just watching this like it’s normal. That man needs to be committed to an institution,” Charlamagne said after listening to a clip of Ye pretending to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while doing the voice of Elmo from Sesame Street. “We are watching a manic episode in real time, and it’s getting progressively worse. And the pain that man is going through, he’s projecting, you know, on himself and everyone else, and it’s not going to end well.”

After playing a clip of Ye ranting about facing accusations of being antisemitic, Charlamange warned viewers that the rapper's rhetoric was "more than dangerous."

“He’s definitely a clown,” Charlamagne said. “And I know that y’all think this is just about antisemitism, but what Kanye is doing right now is more than dangerous. Like, in fact, it actually should be criminal and black people in all other marginalized communities. If you think for one second it will be safe for you in a country where Nazi and white supremacists are empowered and people are attempting to normalize Hitler, then you're out of your rabbit-a** mind."

The hosts also addressed Ye's positive comments about Hitler, with Charlamagne mentioning his incorrect claims that the Nazi leader invented the microphone. noting that the rapper's claims were actually false.

"You have to rebut some of these things," Charlamagne said, pointing out how even if Hitler had made those contributions to society, nothing could justify his brutal genocide of 6 million people.

In his shocking InfoWars appearance on Thursday, host Alex Jones gave Ye numerous opportunities over three hours to walk back his comments declaring his "love" for Nazism and Hitler, as well as his claims that the Holocaust didn't happen, but the rapper declined. Jones even referenced his own family history of facing the Nazis in World War II, though that information didn't make a difference for Ye, who donned a black mask that covered his whole head for the entirety of the interview.

“Well, I see good things about Hitler also. I love everyone,” Ye told Jones when the InfoWars host tried to distance the rapper from Nazism. “And Jewish people are not going to tell me you can love us, and you can love what we’re doing to you with the contracts, and you can love what we’re pushing with the pornography.”

Discussing Hitler specifically, Ye expressed his frustration that “you can’t say out loud that this person ever did anything good, and I’m done with that. Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler. Also Hitler was born Christian.”

At one point, Jones accused Ye of going through a "Hitler fetish," to which Ye replied, "I like Hitler."

Friday was not the first time Charlamagne had predicted that Ye was on a journey that would not end well. Speaking on the Lex Fridman Podcast in October, the radio personality referenced Ye's frequent mention of God and Jesus Christ in recent years to urge the rapper to seek help.

“He need to start really leaning into God, 'cause nothing he’s doing is of God. Nothing I’ve seen him do is of God,” Charlamagne said.

“I hope that this is what helps him to go find some real healing because, clearly, he’s hurting. Right? And I just — I don’t see this ending well," he said. "I feel like he’s moving like a person who doesn’t feel like he’s going to be here much longer. You know what I mean?”