Kanye West Claps Back at Bob Ezrin

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Recently, Canadian producer and keyboardist Bob Ezrin, best known for his work with classic rock acts like Kiss, Alice Cooper and Phish, wrote a scathing criticism of Kanye West‘s artistry. Ezrin said that ‘Ye’s production was “sophomoric at best” and that he had not contributed anything important to hip-hop music, sharing:

“Kanye’s greatest achievements have been in the form of excessive behavior, egomaniacal tantrums and tasteless grandstanding. What he is a true artist at is living his life out loud – and shoving it down the throats of the rest of us whether we give a shit or not. He’s like that flasher who interrupts a critical game by running naked across the field. Is that art? [...] [Kanye] didn’t open up new avenues of public discourse like NWA, or introduce the world to a new art form like Grandmaster Flash, or even meaningfully and memorably address social issues through his music like Marshall, Macklemore and Kendrick.”

West was very unhappy about the critique and clapped back with a Twitter tirade. In his tweets, he mentions that nobody knows Ezrin, that he is irrelevant and therefore should not comment on Kanye, or music in general. ‘Ye said he would even send free Yeezys to Ezra’s kids for the embarrassment their father caused. Check them out below.

Has anybody ever heard of Bob Ezrin???

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

What the fuck does he know about rap…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

I’m tired of old people that have no connection with anything trying to comment on music!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Do something relevant… Please don’t speak on me bro ever again!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Your kids are ashamed of their dad… Sorry for speaking about kids… but could you imagine if you were Bob Ezrin’s kids…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

I’m so sorry for them… I will send them free Yeezys to make up for the embarrassment that you have caused your family!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Bro you said Macklemore was more important musically than me… no offense to Macklemore, he’s a nice human being!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Bob please never speak in public again… you are everything that is wrong with the old guard …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

it’s guys like you that run companies and don’t invest in Ye even if I’m your kid’s idol!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Rock and Roll was stolen… Rap was exploited…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

I made Dark Fantasy and Watch the Throne in one year and wasn’t nominated for either and you know who has 2 albums of the year.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Welcome to pop culture!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016

Ezrin I truly feel sorry for your friends and family that they have had to suffer an idiot like you for so many years…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016