Trevor Noah is opening up about why Kanye West’s current behavior hurts him so much, revealing how big of a fan he really is.
Earlier this week, The Daily Show host Noah warned that Kanye’s divorce from Kim Kardashian could turn violent, comparing the artist’s Instagram rants to a situation he saw first hand: his mother being abused by his stepfather.
“I’m not saying Kanye will [do that],” Noah told his audience on Tuesday. “But as a society, we have to ask ourselves questions. Do we wish to stand by and watch a car crash when we thought we saw it coming? Or do we at least want to say, ‘Slow down, let’s all put our hazards on, because there’s a storm coming and s**t might go down.’”
Kanye kept his response to Noah short, taking to Instagram to throw racial slurs his way--which resulted in a 24-hour suspension for the rapper.
He posted a picture of The Daily Show host with the caption, “All in together now… K**n baya my lord k**n baya K**n baya my lord K**n baya Oooo‘ lord K**n baya.”
Now, Trevor has responded to Kanye’s post, using lyrics from the rapper to prove just how big of a fan he really is.
“Damn, here we go again, everybody sayin’ what’s not for him....” the comedian started his comment, referencing Ye’s song, “Everything I Am.”
“There are few artists who have had more of an impact on me than you Ye. You took samples and turned them into symphonies. You took your pain and through the wire turned it into performance perfection,” he continued. “I thought differently about how I spent my money because of you, I learned to protect my child-like creativity from grown thoughts because of you, s**t I still smile every time I put on a seatbelt because of you.”
After revealing that Kanye and his music have been an “indelible” part of his life, Noah goes on to say it “breaks my heart to see you like this,” in response to West’s latest social media antics.
“I don’t care if you support Trump and I don’t care if you roast Pete,” he wrote. “I do however care when I see you on a path that’s dangerously close to peril and pain...I’ve woken up too many times and read headlines that about men who’ve killed their exes, their kids and then themselves. I never want to read that headline about you.”
While Kanye’s Instagram suspension should be over by now, he’s yet to respond to Noah’s comment.
