Nearly a decade after Kanye West’s viral interview in which he berated radio host Sway about how to run his business ventures, Ye finally admitted — amid his battles with Gap and Adidas — that Sway was right. In 2013, West came on Sway’s radio show and publicly lobbied for support from Fortune 500 companies — “Walt Disney! Win! Google!” — to “get up and let me create more,” as West was the self-proclaimed “Number One most impressive artist of our generation.” Sway, in turn, advised West to “empower yourself and do it yourself,” to which West responded—in one of his most viral moments, and that’s saying a lot—by yelling at the host, “You don’t have the answers, Sway!” More from Rolling Stone Turns out Sway had the answers, or so Ye told Good Morning America in a new interview. With West now promising to release his own products after splitting with Gap, ABC News’ Linsey Davis reminded him of that 2013 radio interview and the radio host’s advice to go the independent route. “I’m going to go ahead and say, Sway had the answer,” West admitted. “People will say, ‘No!’ Regarding his legal battle with Gap, which could prevent him from using the Yeezy trademark, West warned, “We’ve got some new lawyers. We really had to step it up and show ’em, really show ’em who’s the new boss in town.” During the GMA interview, West also opened up about co-parenting with ex-wife Kim Kardashian and expressed regret for using social media to make their already acrimonious divorce worse. “This is the mother of my children and I apologize for any stress I caused, even in my frustration, because God is calling me to be stronger, but no one else will cause stress either.” West said. The story continues “I need this person to be less stressed and in their best mind and as calm as possible so that I can raise these children.” West said that while he has a “voice” in making decisions about his children’s lifestyles, he had to “fight for it. That hurts you when you have to scream about what your kids are wearing, and it’s those little nuances where there was a parallel of what was happening at the Gap, what was happening at Adidas, and what was happening in my house. It was a kind of disdain for the voice that I co-created.” Days after Rolling Stone reported on West’s controversial, unaccredited and unorthodox Donda school, the rapper briefly touched on the goals of the private institution. “We spread the gospel,” he said. “Kids sing gospel to build a school that gives kids practical tools they need in the world.” West also threatened to “absolutely” pursue his political pursuits after his disastrous 2020 presidential campaign. The best of Rolling Stone Click here to read the full article.
