Ye Blows Up On Piers Morgan During Interview Before Storming Out

There is always something discussion-worthy whenever Piers Morgan interviews someone in the Hip-Hop space. His recent conversation with Ye was no exception, though it was less about the content of the sit-down and more about how quickly things got negative.

The Tuesday chat (May 6) started on the wrong foot when the 60-year-old journalist referred to the controversial artist, formerly known as Kanye West, as “Ye West,” prompting him to say that he dropped the “West” last name because it was his “slave name.” Morgan attempted to push forward and check in on the Chicago producer’s well-being; Ye replied, “You see that view […] Judge me by the view” while sitting in front of a balcony overlooking the ocean off the Mallorca coast.

The Uncensored host questioned his implied good vibes in conjunction with his recent rants on X discussing the music industry stifling him, Playboi Carti, Kendrick Lamar, his troubled relationship with his kids, and Kim Kardashian, among countless other topics. “I already disagree,” the Vultures artist said after cutting Morgan off. “It’s not in contrast. It’s so many people and artists that are championing the idea of expressing who they really are and having to go through the war of being attacked by the banks and to still be here with this view, that’s the win.”

Ye and Piers Morgan’s combative exchange hit another level when the media personality mistakenly said the father of four had 32 million X followers, rather than the correct number that exceeds 33.3 million. “You’re not gonna take inches off my d**k, bro,” the Chicago native said.

“I’m a gift, bro. Why do all you people in media act like you haven’t played my songs at your weddings, or graduations or at funerals or when your child was born? You take someone like that’s living, like a [John] Lennon or a Michael Jackson. That nuance right there is idiotic. It just shows the hate that you put out for people that put out love. There’s so much love in the art that I put out.”

Morgan was visibly staggered by what Ye said, and before he could formulate a response, the multi-time Grammy winner was already leaving. “This is what you get for now, we can circle back when you can count,” the YZY designer said, putting the final nail in the coffin of this chaotic interview. Morgan wasn’t done, though; he called the 47-year-old rapper a “sniveling little coward” and expressed how he simply wanted to hold him accountable. He also called out streamer Sneako, who was seated by Ye the entire time, for standing by him despite his anti-semitic rants and defense of Diddy.

Morgan’s most recent brush-up in the Hip-Hop space, before his fiery conversation with Ye, came via a controversial interview with Jaguar Wright in the fall of 2024. The singer-songwriter touched on Jay-Z and Beyoncé, specifically how they were allegedly a “nasty couple” who kept “people against their will, putting people on planes while they’re unconscious.”

Hov and Bey’s lawyers reached out to Morgan, prompting him to apologize on Uncensored. “Editing interviews is not something we do lightly at a show called Uncensored but like the proverbial cries of fire in a crowded theater, there are legal limits on us, too,” he said. “And we apologize to JAY-Z and Beyoncé.”