Travis Kelce’s dad reacts to new Kanye song referencing son’s relationship with Taylor Swift

The singer’s reps went on to refute the claim that she approved the track, with them releasing an official statement to Billboard that read: “Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single ‘Famous’ on her Twitter account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, ‘I made that bitch famous.’”

At the time, Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian leaked a recording of a phone call where the singer appeared to approve the lyric. In 2020, the full recording of the call was released and showed that Swift did not approve of the lyrics.

NME reviewed ‘Vultures 1’ in March. In a two-star review, we said: “‘Vultures 1’ might not be the total dud that could put Kanye’s career six feet under, but it is far from one of his best efforts either. It’s more cohesive than ‘Donda’ – although that’s not hard, given it’s about half its length – and includes some well-curated guest spots from Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and India Love. Ty Dolla $ign sounds spectacular on the record, too, even if it does make you question why he’d choose to be overshadowed by his collaborator and the baggage that comes with him. For now, though, it’s onwards to March’s ‘Vultures 2’ and, hopefully, several changes in attitude