Kanye Rips Companies That Hire ‘BLM Managers’: Nike ‘Is Redlining And Gerrymandering Black People’

Rapper Kanye West slammed companies that hire Black Lives Matter “managers” in an interview this week, and he took specific aim at Nike.

West made the remarks during a wide-ranging interview Friday night with Fox News host Tucker Carlson after arriving back in the U.S. from France where he attended the Paris Fashion Week.

“One idea that was in my head about three minutes ago that I really want to say is that’s really interesting about the — when companies get the BLM managers,” West said. “Black Lives Matter office manager, it’s basically you get a semi-influential black person to become the face of a white company.”

“So that means, like, in the design world, in the art world, they actually would pick artists that were less talented than other artists based on their influence, not based on their actual work, because everyone is vying for influence and an opinion. Everyone is afraid of losing their opinion,” Kanye continued. “So, with Nike, right? Nike is as famous as — you would say Nike is more famous than PayPal, right?”

West said that Apple was the most famous company in the world followed by companies like McDonalds, PayPal, and others.

“So, what number company do you think Nike is, the Nike? Number 321,” West said. “It’s not there to be as big a financial company as it can be. It’s there as an influencer because black people love Nike. So, Nike is like a company that is redlining and gerrymandering black people.”

“So, the reason why Gap wanted me to go to Gap, it wasn’t based on, ‘oh we need to get our stocks up.’ You know, it’s like these companies, when they’ve been around for a long time, Gap’s not like — they’re like, we’re in the rag trade. We’re never going to be Apple,” he continued. “And everyone, all these American companies somehow took this deal where they start putting in these really awkward, weird number kind of CEOs. Like, Nike’s got one, The Gap had one. It didn’t work out. And there’s all of these weird operators inside of companies, even in Balenciaga, you know.”

KANYE WEST, MUSICIAN: One idea that was in my head about three minutes ago that I really want to say is that’s really interesting about the — when companies get the BLM managers.

TUCKER CARLSON, FOX NEWS HOST: What’s a BLM manager?

WEST: Black Lives Matter office manager. It’s basically you get a semi-influential black person to become the face of a white company.

CARLSON: Yes.

WEST: Right?

So that means, like, in the design world, in the art world, they actually would pick artists that were less talented than other artists based on their influence, not based on their actual work, because everyone is vying for influence and an opinion. Everyone is afraid of losing their opinion.

So, with Nike, right? Nike is as famous as — you would say Nike is more famous than PayPal, right?

CARLSON: Yes.

WEST: Right?

What number company you think PayPal is?

CARLSON: I don’t know.

WEST: Number four.

CARLSON: Overall?

WEST: Overall, yes. Well, you know who the number one is, right? It’s Apple.

CARLSON: Yes.

WEST: I’m forgetting number two, but number three is McDonald’s. Then SpaceX is maybe sixth or seventh.

It’s really interesting that, as lit as Elon is, his previous company is actually still worth more than SpaceX.

So, what number company do you think Nike is, the Nike? Number 321. It’s not there to be as big a financial company as it can be. It’s there as an influencer because, black people love Nike. So, Nike is like a company that is redlining and gerrymandering black people.

So, the reason why Gap wanted me to go to Gap, it wasn’t based on, oh we need to get our stocks up. You know, it’s like these companies, when they’ve been around for a long time, Gap’s not like — they’re like, we’re in the rag trade. We’re never going to be Apple.

And everyone, all these American companies somehow took this deal where they start putting in these really awkward, weird number kind of CEOs. Like, Nike’s got one, The Gap had one. It didn’t work out. And there’s all of these weird operators inside of companies, even in Balenciaga, you know.

The — and they’re just there for control. Steve Jobs talked about it. It’s the most important thing you can have is control. Look at me, all the money, all the influence, and I have to act a complete ass to have any say-so of anything that my children are doing, because that — a group of people have control and say-so over all the children inside of the clan.

So, that’s what these companies are set up for. That’s the type of CEOs they’re hiring, especially when the founders are out of there. They kind of just give the companies up to a bunch of people, and