NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kanye West’s new album, “The Life Of Pablo,” has ignited a new controversy between the rapper and pop superstar Taylor Swift.
West debuted his album at the Yeezy Season 3 fashion show at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday. The album included a song titled “Famous,” in which he called the “Bad Blood” singer an offensive word and said he made her famous.
On his Twitter account, he said the lyric was not an insult. “I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her,” he wrote.
“I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings,” he wrote.
Tree Paine, Swift’s publicist, said in a statement that West did not ask Swift for approval.
West defended his use of the word, saying it was an endearing term in hip-hop.
