{"id":243089,"date":"2025-09-21T04:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/243089\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T04:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:36:21","slug":"consequence-backs-up-kanye-west-with-dave-blunts-diss-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/243089\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequence Backs Up Kanye West With Dave Blunts Diss Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On September 12, Consequence<\/a> fired off a tweet that put the spotlight back on hip-hop\u2019s messy relationship with loyalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Queens rapper, who first made his mark alongside Kanye West<\/a> on The College Dropout, used X to vent frustration. He explained the way artists shift allegiances once the industry heat cools. A continued action by Cons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you HOT. It\u2019s please Put Me On. When you NOT. It\u2019s, I Gotta Go N***a. Y\u2019all don\u2019t see the pattern here\u2026\u201d Consequence posted. <\/p>\n

The blunt message quickly fueled speculation that he was addressing Dave Blunts, who had just told fans on social media that his unreleased collaborations with Kanye West would likely stay shelved. He made it clear he no longer wanted to be tied to West\u2019s brand.<\/p>\n

For Consequence, the move struck a nerve. The rapper has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with West through the producer\u2019s most turbulent years, defending him even as his controversies alienated longtime industry partners. In Consequence\u2019s eyes, Blunts\u2019 decision wasn\u2019t just about music\u2014it was another example of the transactional way artists use relationships when convenient and abandon them once reputational risk sets in.<\/p>\n

Consequence On Dave Blunts & Kanye West<\/strong><\/p>\n

That sentiment has long been central to Consequence\u2019s worldview. Splits fairly common in hip hop. From crews splintering under label pressure to artists distancing themselves after a headline-grabbing scandal. By framing Blunts\u2019 exit as part of a broader \u201cpattern,\u201d Consequence tapped into a recurring tension between loyalty and survival in a business that rarely rewards permanence.<\/p>\n

Some applauded him for calling out opportunism, praising his steadfast loyalty to West despite backlash. Others argued Blunts made the smarter move, protecting his career in a climate where affiliation with West remains a liability.<\/p>\n

The debate reflects the lingering fallout from West\u2019s polarizing reputation and the difficult line collaborators walk between solidarity and self-preservation. For Consequence, the tweet reinforced his identity as someone unwilling to compromise alliances, even when it means clashing with a younger generation of artists charting their own path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On September 12, Consequence fired off a tweet that put the spotlight back on hip-hop\u2019s messy relationship with…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":243090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[5533,97830,129679,171,5924,975,50,67,132,68,75377],"class_list":{"0":"post-243089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-beef","9":"tag-consequence","10":"tag-dave-blunts","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-kanye-west","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-ye"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115240434658990404","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}