Kanye West Addresses "False Stories" Regarding Fictitious Nelson Mandela Quotes

Over the weekend, a satirical online publication called The Daily Current used Kanye West‘s recent interview tour and the passing of Nelson Mandela’s passing in order to publish an interview, where West called himself “the next Nelson Mandela.” Although there was no source cited for the conversation, it did not take a lot for the public to be convinced that these words given his recent remarks where he compared himself to the likes of Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and more. Thus, Kanye found himself on the receiving end of rampant criticism throughout the social media universe. This prompted ‘Ye to take to Twitter and address the situation. Read below.

Respect to Mandela, his family and his legacy.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 9, 2013

 

Despite recent media reports, I’ve never said anything to dishonor or trivialize the life or transition of one of the most inspiring leaders

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 9, 2013

 

I’d like to address the false stories and noise that have been engineered by the media.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 9, 2013

 

At a young age my mother taught me the importance of his work. Mandela sacrificed his life for the betterment of mankind.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 9, 2013

 

Thank you, Mandela, for your life’s work and may it serve as a guiding light to illuminate our future.

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) December 9, 2013