Kanye West has told a veteran music producer never to speak to him again, after he criticised the rapper online.
Bob Ezrin, who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, wrote that Kanye 'isn’t on the creative level of some other prominent artists' in the Lefsetz Letter on Monday.
For the 38-year-old rapper, that was fighting talk - as on Tuesday he once again took to Twitter to vent his emotions.
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Biting back: Kanye West has told a veteran music producer never to speak to him again, after he criticised the rapper on-line
In response to the scathing critique from the 66-year-old, who has produced albums for Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Nine Inch Nails, and co-produced the legendary The Wall album for Pink Floyd, Kanye asked followers: 'Has anybody ever heard of Bob Ezrin??' before quickly adding: 'What the f*** does he know about rap…'
In a succession of messages, which no doubt will irk Kris Kardashian further, Kanye went on to tweet: 'I’m tired of old people that have no connection with anything trying to comment on music!' and 'Do something relevant… Please don’t speak on me bro ever again!!!'
The Yeezy star continued his tantrum with a further tweet almost immediately, attacking Ezrin's family: 'Your kids are ashamed of their dad… Sorry for speaking about kids… but could you imagine if you were Bob Ezrin’s kids…' before bizarrely offering them free trainers, adding: 'I’m so sorry for them… I will send them free Yeezys to make up for the embarrassment that you have caused your family!'
Feisty reply: In response to the scathing critique from the 66-year-old, who co-produced the legendary The Wall album for Pink Floyd, Kanye asked followers: 'Has anybody ever heard of Bob Ezrin??'
Not yet finished, Kanye was clearly rattled, as he added: 'Bob please never speak in public again… you are everything that is wrong with the old guard …' before adding another direct attack on the 66-year-old, writing: 'Ezrin I truly feel sorry for your friends and family that they have had to suffer an idiot like you for so many years…'
Kayne was upset that Ezrin wrote: 'Unlike other creators in his genre like Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer for that matter, it’s unlikely that we’ll be quoting too many of Kanye’s songs 20 years from now.
'He didn’t open up new avenues of public discourse like NWA, or introduce the world to a new art form like Grandmaster Flash, or even meaningfully and memorably address social issues through his music like Marshall, Macklemore and Kendrick,' he continued in the newsletter - which has tens of thousands of subscribers.
Not memorable: Kanye had a tantrum after Ezrin wrote: 'Unlike other creators in his genre like Jay-Z, Tupac, Biggie or even M.C. Hammer, it’s unlikely that we’ll be quoting too many of Kanye’s songs 20 years from now'
Despite Kanye exhibiting a small amount of self-awareness last week when he tweeted: 'My number one enemy has been my ego...', the star still seemed irked at the suggestion by the Canadian Music Hall of Famer that his producing skills aren't on the 'same level as Timbaland and Rick Rubin' and that his songwriting 'is sophomoric at best.'
Ezrin continued to explain that he feels that West’s most notable achievements aren’t musical.
He wrote: 'Instead Kanye’s greatest achievements have been in the form of excessive behavior, egomaniacal tantrums and tasteless grandstanding.
'What he is a true artist at is living his life out loud – and shoving it down the throats of the rest of us whether we give a s*** or not. He’s like that flasher who interrupts a critical game by running naked across the field. Is that art???'
Music veteran: Bob Ezrin (right) wrote a scathing essay about Kanye which incurred the rapper's wrath on Tuesday - pictured with U2's The Edge at The Hard Rock Cafe New York on May 31, 2008
Kanye had a twitter meltdown which led to him tweeting that he's $53 million in debt after rolling out his new album The Life of Pablo earlier this month.
Ezrin admitted he’s yet to listen to the album, but cast doubt on whether the work would sustain.
He wrote: 'I lament for a world where being truly, world-shakingly excellent at anything – at least in the field of popular music if not elsewhere – is no longer absolutely necessary. You can be a star today just by creating a public life that people pay attention to. That’s it.
'All you have to do is be interesting or likable or shocking enough and you can have your 15 minutes of fame…even if that means that no one will remember you or what you’ve done in just a few years. Line ‘em up. How many “popular artists” have come and gone in just the last decades?
'In my mind (which is a pretty busy as often too judgmental place, I will admit) real artists make stuff that changes the world and LASTS. I haven’t heard it yet, is that what The Life of Pablo is? If so, then I take it all back.'
Incurred wrath: Bob Ezrin admitted he’s yet to listen to the album, but cast doubt on whether the work would sustain (pictured May 2013)
As well as defending misogynistic album lyrics against Taylor Swift, last week Kanye also made waves as he went on an epic Twitter rant aimed at Puma after rumours that his sister-in-law Kylie Jenner had signed a seven-figure deal with them.
The All Of The Lights rapper took aim at the German company as he wrote to his 18.4 million followers: '1000% there will never be a Kylie Puma anything. That's on my family! 1000% Kylie is on Yeezy team!!!'
He went on to post: 'Puma we gone give you your measly million dollars back!!! Never try to divide the family!!!'
How to lose friends and alienate people: As well as defending misogynistic album lyrics against Taylor Swift, last week Kanye also made waves as he went on an epic Twitter rant aimed at Puma after rumours that his sister-in-law Kylie Jenner had signed a seven-figure deal with them
His current vocality on social media has reportedly caused a rift between his wife Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner.
A source close to the 60-year-old Momager told the weekly: 'Kanye said embarrassing things that affect the whole family' according to a Tuesday report from People.
'Kris told Kim that she was concerned over his outbursts, his tweets and unnecessary attention-seeking.'
You think? A small moment of self-awareness for the rapper occurred last week and was preserved for eternity by this tweet
Things do not seem to be going swimmingly between the mother and her 35-year-old daughter as the insider claims that Kim 'basically told her she needs to butt out.'
This comes just after the report last week that Kris believes her son-in-law's behaviour could have a negative impact on her family's image.
An insider told Page Six: 'His Twitter rants are out of control, and Kris fears that he’s taking the family down.
'Kris wants Kanye to hire someone to handle all the noise and drama so he can focus on being an artist.'
Tensions: His current vocality on social media has reportedly caused a rift between his wife Kim Kardashian (pictured last April) and her mother Kris Jenner
