Kanye West has recently revealed the surprising inspiration for his next album Bully: his 9-year-old son, Saint.
During a recent appearance on Justin Laboy’s The Download podcast, the 47-year-old rapper said that the album title stemmed from a moment of roughhousing between Saint and another youngster.
“My son was playing with some kid and then he kicked him,” Kanye recounted. I questioned my kid, ‘Why did you do that?'” He responded, “Because he’s weak.” I was thinking, “This man is a bully right here.”
Ye, who has Saint with ex-wife Kim Kardashian, also joked about his kid being a bit of a problem. “Saint do that [and] just kick everybody and, like, push him over.”
While Bully was inspired by Saint, Kanye’s 11-year-old daughter North also helped shape the project. “My oldest said, ‘Bring it out in June,’ so we’re gonna do it on [North’s] birthday ’cause that’s her favourite album so far,” he informed me.
North, who has already launched her own album, Elementary School Dropout (a reference to her father’s College Dropout), is following in Kanye’s footsteps.
“I am just thinking about how insane her album will be,” the happy father stated. “I’m the hands-down greatest [and] she gonna be the greatest.”
Even Kim is adapting to North’s growing musical career. “I thought I was busy before, [but] having to be her momager right now is crazy,”
