Everyone Kanye West Has Had Beef With

The day Kanye West hopped onstage and stole the microphone from a mid-speech Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will forever live in pop culture infamy. The words "Imma let you finish" still ring in ears everywhere — cementing a decade-long on-and-off feud. Though West called to apologize for interrupting Swift's acceptance speech, the beef was far from over. 

The pair were seemingly on good terms for years and even teased potential musical collaborations together. But the drama reignited when West released his 2016 track "Famous" which featured the lyrics, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that b*tch famous." Unimpressed, Swift seemingly referenced the Yeezy founder in her Album of the Year acceptance speech at the Grammys that year, by telling her female fans, "There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments."

During an interview with GQ, Kim Kardashian further claimed the singer-songwriter approved the lyric in question, and released a Snapchat video as supposed proof. In response, Swift wrote on Instagram, "Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me 'that b*tch' in his song? It doesn't exist because it never happened." Speaking to Elle three years later, Swift admitted she wasn't holding her breath for an apology, saying, "Maybe all I'll ever get is the satisfaction of knowing I could ... thrive in spite of it."

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were once one of Hollywood's most talked-about power couples. The stars ran in the same circles for years until finally becoming friends in 2008, before starting their romance in 2011. The couple got married three years later and share four children together. Their love story eventually ended in 2021 when headlines announced their separation, and Kardashian was declared legally single the following year.

The beef between the pair began when cracks surfaced in their marriage. In a 2021 episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" (via Us Weekly), the SKIMS founder opened up about being on separate pages with her then-husband. "I just honestly can't do this anymore. Why am I still in this place where I'm stuck for years? Like, he goes and moves to a different state every year," Kardashian said. "I have to be, like, together so I can raise the kids."

Though declared single by the courts, West publicly pleaded with his former wife to come back to him. During a benefit concert, he also re-worded the intro to his song "Runaway," singing, "I need you to run right back to me, more specifically, Kimberly." However, Kardashian had already moved on to Pete Davidson, much to West's dismay. On Instagram Stories, she addressed her ex-husband's behavior concerning their breakup, writing, "Divorce is difficult enough on our children and Kanye's obsession with trying to control and manipulate our situation so negatively and publicly is only causing further pain for all."

Kanye West had some harsh words for Trevor Noah in 2022. The feud between the pair was sparked when the political comedian expressed his concern for the rapper after he released a claymation music video appearing to depict him decapitating a Pete Davidson look-alike. Addressing the intense discomfort level that accompanies the music video for "Eazy," Noah pointed out that it was difficult for audiences to discern whether the video was simply an artistic statement under the guise of a persona or an alarming cry for help. "What's weird about the situation is Kanye West has told us that he struggles with his mental health," he said on an episode of "The Daily Show." "... With Kanye, we don't know how to feel. And I think Kanye doesn't seem to understand that."

West was less than pleased with the remarks, using a racial slur in reference to Noah in a since-deleted Instagram post on the topic which led to him being suspended from the platform. In the comments, the former "Daily Show" host responded, "It breaks my heart to see you like this," he wrote. "I don't care if you support Trump and I don't care if you roast Pete. I do however care when I see you on a path that's dangerously close to peril and pain." In a later episode of "The Daily Show," Noah clarified that he never had beef with the rapper, he was solely concerned about the artist's mental health.

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Kanye West and Jay Z's complicated relationship has had many ups and downs over the years. The rappers have been close for decades — with Jay Z mentoring his musical pal in his early years when his rap career had yet to take off. West has even produced several tracks for his friend, and the two collaborated for years until their relationship hit a turning point.

The trouble seemingly began in 2016 when Jay and Beyoncé didn't show up to West's wedding to Kim Kardashian. Jay Z seemed to address this on the track "FRIENDS" in which he alluded to the well-documented issues in his marriage at the time as to why they couldn't attend, rapping, "I ain't going to nobody for nothin' when me and my wife beefin.'"

In November 2016, West was hospitalized for his own safety after launching into a 20-minute rant during a performance, which partly targeted Jay and his wife, per NME. While HOV suggested that West had crossed a line on the Rap Radar Podcast (via Okay Player) in 2017, later that year the two had potentially mended fences. The "99 Problems" rapper told The New York Times Style Magazine, "He's my brother. I love Kanye ... It's a complicated relationship." But just a year later, West was still calling Jay and Bey out for their absence at his wedding. "I understand they was going through some things," he told Charlamagne Tha God on Power 104.1 (via Billboard). "But if it's family, you're not gonna miss a wedding."

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.

Drake and Kanye West have gone from friends to enemies to friends again since they met in 2010. The rappers' beef was first ignited when Drake's verse was cut from West's "All of the Lights" track that year. While the Canadian rapper claimed that all was well between the pair, several diss tracks by Champagne Papi in the years that followed told a different story. 

For instance, Drake's 2016 "Summer Sixteen" track saw him bragging, "Now I got a bigger pool than Ye." Meanwhile, two years later, fans were convinced that the lyric, ""Kiki, do you love me? Are you riding?" from "In My Feelings" was a reference to the rumors that he'd once hooked up with Kim Kardashian (she denied it ever happened). On Instagram, West hit back that he didn't appreciate Drake's blatant attempts at stirring the pot. "You're not saying anything and you're carrying it well like that," he wrote. "Don't sit well with my spirit."

In 2018, rumors swirled that West had spilled the beans about Drake's secret son, Adonis, to his label mate, Pusha T — who had referenced him in his track, "The Story of Adidon." West denied his involvement, and Pusha T even confirmed he wasn't the one to tell him. Fast forward five years and the beef was still being served fresh via his song, "Search & Rescue." The track featured a sample of Kardashian discussing her divorce from West on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." As of this writing, West was yet to respond.

Kanye West had bad blood with his former mother-in-law, so much so that he brought the momager to tears. West's beef with Kris Jenner was sparked in 2022 when he uploaded an Instagram post of Kylie Jenner's friend Victoria Villarroel with the caption, "Don't let Kris make you do Playboy like she made Kylie and Kim do ... Pornography destroyed my family. I deal with the addiction [and] Instagram promotes it. Not gonna let it happen to Northy and Chicago."

The "Donda" rapper also changed his Instagram profile photo to a photo of Kris, and defended the decision, writing on his Instagram Stories at the time, "I posted Kris with thoughts of peace and respect. Let's change the narrative." However, Kris wasn't feeling the love, as leaked texts from her to Kardashian appeared to show. "Tell [Kanye] to please stop mentioning my name," the texts read. "I'm almost 67 years old and I don't always feel great and this stresses me to no end."

It's not the first time Ye had publicly shaded Kris. The rapper previously referred to her as "Kris-Jung-Un" on Twitter in 2020, comparing her to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. However, West went on to contradict his previous attacks by defending his love for Kris. On Instagram in 2022, he wrote, "This woman is a hero and she's done what she's had to do to protect her family and make sure they prosper ... Kris is one of the best to ever do it."

Before Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were a power couple, the "Jesus Walks" rapper was linked to Amber Rose. The pair dated from 2008 to 2010, but their breakup sparked a nasty feud between the pair. As for the model's account, she opened up about Ye during a 2018 appearance on the "No Jumper" podcast, where she accused West of being a narcissist who used her, "You share two years with someone, you take them around the world, you buy the jewelry, you shout-out to the world how much you love them and how much fun you have with this person and then the person decides that this is not what they want their life to be. I opted out."

Six years after their breakup, the two went at it via social media in a fight that started with Ye calling out Wiz Khalifa. In a series of since-deleted tweets, the rapper attacked Khalifa, who married Rose in 2013 and with whom he shares a child. "You let a stripper trap you," West wrote. "... I know you mad every time you look at your child that this girl got you for 18 years." The model clapped back in her own Twitter response to her former beau, tweeting, "Awww [Kanye West], are [you] mad I'm not around to play in [your] a***ole anymore?" In another tweet, she added, "Lol ... Now [you] wanna delete [your] tweets cuz Muva has arrived?" Game over.

It takes some real courage to take shots at the leader of the free world. But if anyone would do it, it had to be Kanye West. The "Gold Digger" artist went off-script on a nationally televised telethon benefit program in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, per NBC News. "I hate the way they portray us in the media," West admitted. "If you see a black family, it says they're looting. If you see a white family, it says they're searching for food." The rapper went on to claim, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." 

During an appearance on "Today" (via NBC News), West later backtracked his statements, admitting he let his anger get the best of him. "In my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. But I believe in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words."

Five years later, George W. Bush reflected on the controversy during an appearance on "Matt Lauer Reports" (via NBC News) where he stated that he forgave the rapper for his comments. Nonetheless, he shared that he was deeply hurt by West's criticism and the overall backlash regarding his response to the disaster. In his 2010 memoir "Decision Points," Bush wrote, "The suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low ... it was the worst moment of my presidency."