Kanye West Called Cardi B An Industry Plant, In 2018

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The Internets loves digging up old footage, In this case, back in 2018, Kanye West went on a rant where he called Cardi B and “industry plant,” and X, formerly known as Twitter, is eating it up.

In newly leaked footage shared by folks like DJ Akademiks, of course, a red-headed Ye is heard dropping some disparaging words about the Bronx rapper.

“Cardi B is a plant by the Illuminati,” says Ye while on his cellphone. “She don’t write her raps. She just there to sound as as ignorant as possible. She’s literally replaced Nicki Minaj purposely… She thinks it’s a blessing from the universe, it ain’t no f*cking blessing.”

Kanye West calls out Cardi B and Atlantic Records in newly leaked footage by TMZ.

“Cardi B is a plant…she don’t write her raps. They put her there to try replace Nicki Minaj purposely she thinks it’s a blessing from the universe, it ain’t no f*cking blessing.” pic.twitter.com/7Y6NNMm4Xj

— Pop Base (@PoeBase) October 1, 2023

Well damn. Ye also says Corey Gamble, a name familiar if you’re into the antics of that Kardashian family is “CIA” and part of the Illuminati.

As for Cardi, she clearly caught wind of the mess, and posted a clip from an interview Ye had with media personality Jason Lee that was much more positive. That’s cool and all, but the “Power” rapper clearly felt very differently when speaking [sort of] privately.

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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) October 1, 2023

In another clip, Ye is heard heatedly going in on his own G.O.O.D. Music (because he’s actually great) and Nas because the Queens rapper shot a video without him.

Kanye “I need to get rid of GOOD Music… cuz im GREAT..WTF am i doing giving Daytona to PUSHA.. Nas Rapping Off BEAT and dont wanna shoot a video n shit’ lol ‘… naaa ye was on one.. https://t.co/qmS0iqaGfl

— DJ Akademiks (@Akademiks) October 1, 2023

All this footage is from an unreleased documentary that likely get shelved for very good reason—no pun intended. Check out reactions from social media in the gallery.