Michael Jordan’s Son Has Cryptic Reaction to Kanye West’s Latest Controversial Release

It was February 10th and one of hip-hop’s most anticipated albums dropped, sending the internet into a frenzy. After having pushed the release date multiple times, Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign, under the collaborative name “¥$”, dropped their first album “Vultures 1“. While the internet has always been a mixed place, Michael Jordan‘s son, Marcus Jordan, tweeted a cryptic reaction to the album, leaving fans wondering if it’s an ‘L’ or a ‘dub’?

The response was a ‘face exhaling’ emoji. He wrote, “This @kanyewest album 😮‍💨“. From the timeline, it can be made out that Michael Jordan isn’t Ye’s greatest fan. Their ‘beef’ dates back to 2015 when Yeezy released his song ‘Facts’ which had a questionable lyric for the NBA legend, “Yeezy just jumped over Jumpman“. MJ was evidently pissed but his son Marcus tried mellowing the beef over by “making a convo happen” which was completely futile as Jordan wasn’t the least bit interested even though Kanye ended up apologizing for his lyric.

Marcus’ reaction doesn’t stem from this supposed beef between his old man and Ye. Michael Jordan’s son has been a vocal supporter of West’s music despite the rapper’s soured relationship with MJ. In one of the episodes of Separation Anxiety with girlfriend Larsa Pippen, Marcus gave a shoutout to West for adapting to the ‘game’ and evolving accordingly.

He said, “I feel like Ye, you know, from where he first started to obviously where he is at now, there has been a huge transition in journey. Somebody that didn’t like ‘Yeezus’ might have liked, you know, his next album.” Like Marcus said, some may like one album and some may not, leading to the question, is it a hit or a miss for Marcus?

Beyond the Beef between Michael Jordan and Kanye West, why do rap and basketball resonate with each other?

As one of hip-hop’s most influential producers, Kanye West is known for pushing boundaries and exploring new sounds. As Marcus rightfully pointed out, West’s diverse discography includes projects like ‘808s & Heartbreak’ and ‘Donda‘, attracting different audiences with each release. Hip-hop and basketball have always been intrinsically linked to each other. Some other examples of Ye making mentions of NBA names are ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ – Magic Johnson, and ‘The Glory’ – Dwyane Wade.

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Ballers have opinions on rap artists and rappers have ballers in their lyrics. Marcus Jordan, although not a rapper himself, played basketball during his freshman year at the UCF Knight Guards, averaging 12.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists throughout his college career. Given his legacy link in basketball, it’s understandable that people might be interested in his opinion on this newly released album.

It seems like the Jordan father-son-duo can set aside their differences for this one, and collectively opine on Ye’s new album that has already made all kinds of waves: the good, bad, and ugly kind of waves.

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