Kanye Criticizes Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in New Record

Kanye West collaborated with Ty Dolla $ign to release their album Vultures 2 on Saturday, August 3. One of the tracks, “Lifestyle,” which also features Lil Wayne, has especially caught the attention of Taylor Swift fans. The New Orleans-born rapper makes a notable mention of both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in his verse.

In the lyrics, Lil Wayne raps, “Codeine and cocaine, that’s Lisa Turtle when it’s Kelly / Ice up in my veins, old flames tryna melt me / I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the end like Travis Kelce.”

The mention of Taylor Swift did not sit well with many fans, despite the fact that it was Lil Wayne and not Kanye who delivered the verse. Reactions varied but were notably vocal.

One fan suggested Swift could counter the mention by releasing digital versions of her songs to steal the limelight from Kanye: “Taylor can do the funniest thing possible and release Digital Versions of TTPD to block his @–.”

Another fan hinted at a deeper obsession, writing, “The obsession Taylor was truly his dream girl even during 2 marriages.”

“Taylor Swift is the standard! Like every single person name drops her for clout!” exclaimed another Swiftie.

This isn’t the first instance Kanye West has mentioned Taylor Swift in his music. Perhaps most famously, he referred to her in his 2016 track “Famous,” claiming some credit for her rise to stardom.

In the controversial song, Kanye rapped, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that b—- famous (Godd—)/I made that b—- famous.”

The music video for “Famous” further stirred controversy. It depicted wax figures of various celebrities lying naked in bed together, including Taylor Swift, Kanye’s then-wife Kim Kardashian, his ex-girlfriend Amber Rose, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Anna Wintour, Bill Cosby, Caitlyn Jenner, George Bush, Donald Trump, and Kanye himself.

Fans speculated Swift responded to this recent name-drop subtly. During her Red set at her latest concert held at the PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw over the weekend, Swift wore a t-shirt with the words “I Bet You Think About Me,” which fans believe was a nod to Kanye’s latest lyrical mention.

Source: ClutchPoints