Ex Blur Albarn raps Kanye over Paul Mccartney

Former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has slammed Kanye West for his treatment of Beatles icon Paul Mccartney.

Albarn, who this week releases his new album The Now Now hit out at the US rapper for ‘trapping’ Mccartney in an ‘abusive’ collaboration on the track Fourfiveseconds.

In a new interview with French Magazine Nouvel Obs, he said: “Don’t get me started on Kanye West.”

Commenting on the West and Mccartney’s collaboration with Rihanna on Fourfiveseconds, Albarn added: “I’ve got a problem with that abusive collaboration. Kanye West trapped Paul Mccartney.

“I see Paul Mccartney in the video,” Damon added, “but I don’t hear Paul Mccartney on the track”.

After arguing that Kanye just wanted to “have the name ‘Paul Mccartney’ in headlines”, Albarn went on to say that he advised Paul to avoid collaborating with the rapper.

“Before the collaboration, I sent Paul a text, [saying] “be careful”, because I personally felt that it was not an equal relationship… I just felt that Kanye was abusive.”

“But you know, he [Mccartney] didn’t pay any attention to it. He is Paul Mccartney, after all. And Kanye West is Kanye West. Kanye West is all about Kanye West. He’s like all people who feed off other people.”

The ex Beatle recently described his experience of working with West, revealing he “was tootling around on guitar, and Kanye spent a lot of time looking at pictures of Kim“.

“We ended up just talking a lot,” said Mccartney told DIY. “I played a few little things and one of them ended up as Fourfiveseconds with Rihanna. It’s more a question of me feeling lucky that these people are interested [in working with me] and think that I can bring something to it. For me, I feel great. I like diversity.”