<p id=”par-1_69″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/kanye-west/?swcfpc=1″>Kanye “Ye” West</a> continues to show support for Sean “Diddy” Combs after Combs’ arrest. Combs currently sits behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. A <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/diddy-tells-kanye-west-imprisonment-wicked-phone-call.html/”>leaked phone call</a> between the two rappers proved West maintains a close friendship with Combs no matter the allegations. Recently, West spoke to DJ Akademiks about his life — and he mentioned how the public thinks Combs is “the devil.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-ye-west-told-dj-akademiks-that-the-public-views-sean-diddy-combs-as-the-devil”>Kanye ‘Ye’ West told DJ Akademiks that the public views Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as ‘the devil’</h2>
<p id=”par-2_60″>Kanye “Ye” West had an interview with DJ Akademiks in March 2025 following his controversial activity on X. West took to the social media platform to show support for Nazi ideals, and he also tried to sell swastika T-shirts. Additionally, West condemned his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, and claimed he plans to go for full custody of their four kids. </p>
<p id=”par-3_47″>West and Kardashian’s online feud started after West posted a track that included their daughter, North, and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Kardashian didn’t want North on the song, but West didn’t listen and released it anyway. This could potentially result in a legal battle between the exes. </p>
<p id=”par-4_25″>In the wake of the feud, West spoke to <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPLM76tytQ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DJ Akademiks</a> about his life and ideals. West did the interview in a black KKK outfit.</p>
<p id=”par-5_67″>“I related to Puff,” West told DJ Akademiks, real name Livingston Allen. “When they pulled out a video with him and Cassie from 10 years ago, and then it made everybody be like, ‘Oh, well, Puff’s a woman beater, so he’s the devil. He needs to be in jail, right? Meanwhile, I don’t know somebody who hasn’t got into an altercation with their girl at one point.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_19″>In 2024, a surveillance video from 2016 showed <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sean-p-diddy-combs-views-cassie-hotel-video-distraction-homeland-security-raids-insider-says.html/”>Combs physically assaulting Casandra “Cassie” Ventura</a> in a hotel lobby. </p>
<p id=”par-7_25″>West previously took to X to claim Ventura “extorted” Combs. Further in the interview with DJ Akademiks, West noted that he and Combs are “twins.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_15″>“I relate to the idea of being torn down by the media,” West expressed. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-kanye-ye-west-knew-his-interview-with-dj-akademiks-would-ruffle-feathers-a-source-says”>Kanye ‘Ye’ West knew his interview with DJ Akademiks would ‘ruffle feathers,’ a source says</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Justin-Timberlake-Kanye-West.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Kanye West posing onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden in a white outfit.” class=”wp-image-3785769″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Kanye West in 2016 | Theo Wargo/MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV)</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-9_24″>An insider spoke to <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14554685/Disturbing-truth-Kanye-West-interview-DJ-Akademiks.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> about West’s choice to interview with DJ Akademiks. According to the source, West knew the segment would “ruffle feathers.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_31″>“He has been having meltdowns about Kendrick’s popularity and spent weeks orchestrating the latest publicity stunt,” the insider alleged. “He chose DJ Akademiks specifically because he knew it would ruffle feathers.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_66″>“West knows Kendrick fans hate Akademiks,” the source continued. “Kendrick is undeniably the king of hip hop, and Kanye knows that younger people have moved on from him. … Every stunt he has pulled since January has been his way of trying to steal Kendrick’s limelight. He wants a rap beef with Kendrick but is aware that Kendrick clearly doesn’t think he is worth the time.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-a-legal-analyst-says-ye-is-sean-diddy-combs-only-friend-at-this-point”>A legal analyst says Ye is Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ only friend at this point</h2>
<p id=”par-12_34″>Sean “Diddy” Combs doesn’t have a lot of people on his side. Legal analyst Lou Shapiro spoke on <em>The Trial of Diddy</em> podcast about how <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/sean-diddy-combs-kanye-ye-west-corner-legal-analyst-says.html/”>Kanye “Ye” West is likely his only friend</a> at this point.</p>
<p id=”par-13_56″>“But it does show you moreover how <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/kanye-west-angrily-calls-celebrities-supporting-sean-diddy-combs-chris-brown.html/?swcfpc=1″>Hollywood is really not behind Diddy</a>, because if Kanye is the one that he’s sort of resorting to speak with, it shows you much that he’s pretty much on his own at this point, and all he’s got is Kanye in his corner,” Shapiro explained, according to <a href=”https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/p-diddy-pretty-much-own-1046876″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Mirror US</a>.</p>
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