Kanye West says he’s “retiring from professional music” in text to Rich The Kid
Rich the Kid has shared a text allegedly from Kanye West, in which West declares he is walking away from music.On Tuesday (July 9), the ‘New Freezer’ rapper posted a text exchange seemingly between him and Ye, with the ‘All Falls Down’ artist explaining he was unsure what to do but stop making music.“I am retiring from professional music Not sure what else to do,” Ye apparently wrote in the message.Rich The Kid replied and attempted to dissuade him, writing back: “Retire? Why? How? The ppl NEED you the music you & Ty & we have made the BIGGEST STAMP in culture to this date in 2024. Drop Ye about mine & V2 and we do it all over again the kids need you big bra fasho maybe some time to chill but retiring ain’t it.”Ye said he’s retiring from making music but he don’t know what else to do pic.twitter.com/Sd3aM52dTl— Donda Times (@dondatimes) July 9, 2024He deleted the screenshot of their text exchange from his Instagram story shortly after, by which point accounts on Twitter/X were already circulating it.Fans are divided, with some taking it at face value and others assuming it’s a marketing tactic ahead of a possible new venture.