Consequence didn’t come to combat, however he says he was prepared if issues acquired bodily in the course of the tense backstage second between Kanye West and Michael Che at Saturday Evening Reside—a scene now making waves within the documentary In Whose Identify.
The footage, captured in 2018 after West’s controversial look on SNL carrying a MAGA hat, reveals Che confronting the rapper over remarks made throughout an unscripted, pro-Trump speech.
Che took situation with being referenced in West’s rant, significantly concerning jokes about Invoice Cosby and Black comedians.
“You good with me? For actual? That was tousled,” Che advised Kanye West, who responded that he was really referring to Leslie Jones. Che fired again, “I’m the Black comic who made a joke about Cosby. That’s tousled. Why would you try this to me?”
As tensions rose, Consequence stepped in. He later defined his involvement in a video posted to social media, stating that he was merely attempting to stop issues from escalating—particularly along with his son close by.
“These gents have been having a dialog that I walked into, okay? So, as I began to understand what was happening, as a result of my POV was Kanye was in entrance of me, Michael Che was to the left of me, Pete Davidson was to the suitable of me…I spotted that that dialog was really a confrontation.”
Consequence mentioned he tried to chill the scenario down with out inflicting extra drama.
“As a result of we have been in a enterprise setting, I tapped the gentleman [Che] on the shoulder. I mentioned, Look, we must always reconvene this dialog for later,” Consequence claimed.
Issues calmed down, however Consequence mentioned issues acquired actual when Che got here again to proceed arguing and he criticized the documentary for leaving out a second confrontation.
Rapper Consequence exposes what actually occurred within the viral clip of Michael Che clashing with Ye backstage at Saturday Evening Reside over Ye’s impromptu pro-Trump speech after his 2018 efficiency, and says the viral clip was edited.
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— The Artwork Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) September 20, 2025
“When he got here again beefing, I advised that n####, ‘look, n####, both you again the f### up, or we may go exterior.’ He selected to again the f### up. I gathered all people collectively, I mentioned ‘we leaving’ and we left. You may ask Kim Kardashian, you’ll be able to ask Michael Che, and you’ll ask Nico, the director.
The documentary, now in theaters, was directed by Nico Ballesteros and affords a uncommon, unfiltered have a look at Kanye West’s life.
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