{"id":202464,"date":"2025-11-06T15:15:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/06\/yung-lean-explains-why-he-cant-defend-ye-i-cant-really-be-around-it-3\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:15:44","slug":"yung-lean-explains-why-he-cant-defend-ye-i-cant-really-be-around-it-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/06\/yung-lean-explains-why-he-cant-defend-ye-i-cant-really-be-around-it-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Yung Lean Explains Why He \u2018Can\u2019t Defend\u2019 Ye: \u2018I Can\u2019t Really Be Around\u00a0It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/yung-lean-xxxtentacion-early-recordings-global-charts\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/yung-lean-xxxtentacion-early-recordings-global-charts\/\">Yung Lean <\/a>spoke about his relationship with Ye (formerly <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kanye-west\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/kanye-west\/\">Kanye West<\/a>) and <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/travis-scott\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/travis-scott\/\">Travis Scott<\/a> in a new interview with <em>The New York Times Popcast<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/kanye-west-hate-speech-consequences-timeline\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/yung-lean-cant-defend-kanye-west-1236106663\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kanye-west-2016-b-2-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kanye West\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tA Timeline of the Consequences Ye Has Faced for His \u2018WLM\u2019 Shirts &amp; Antisemitic Hate\u00a0Speech\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/ty-dolla-sign-kanye-west-relationship-1236091406\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/yung-lean-cant-defend-kanye-west-1236106663\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ty-dolla-sign-kanye-west-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tTy Dolla $ign Wants to Move On to the \u2018Next One\u2019 When Asked About His Relationship With\u00a0Ye\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/stars-mental-health-issues-struggles\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/yung-lean-cant-defend-kanye-west-1236106663\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mental-Health-Collage-2020-billboard-1548-1588612707.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Lizzo, Zayn, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Kid Cudi\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tMusicians Who Have Opened Up About Their Mental Health\u00a0Struggles\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Swedish rapper first discussed his longstanding working relationship with Scott, whom he\u2019s known for years, before transitioning into his brief rendezvous with Ye, who has been criticized for his repeated antisemitic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/kanye-west-hate-speech-consequences-timeline\">hate speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cKanye is mentally ill,\u201d Lean said plainly. \u201cI\u2019ve been there and I feel for him, and I think all this stuff that he says about Jewish people \u2014 my grandfather was Jewish \u2026 I don\u2019t know, I can\u2019t defend him, but it\u2019s a mentally ill person who still did \u2018Flashing Lights.\u2019 \u2026 I haven\u2019t seen him for a long time now, \u2018cause it\u2019s too much. I can\u2019t really be around it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLean went on to describe a dinner he had with Ye about three years ago, calling the experience positive. He explained how the vibe felt positive then, but noted that things shifted the next time he saw the embattled rapper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI mean, when I was alone with him like three years ago and we just had dinner, it was lovely,\u201d Lean shared. \u201cIt was fun. It was like two kids sharing ideas, and he has a big heart, and you can tell that it\u2019s all good. But then, the next time I saw him, I could feel that the vibe had gone darker, and then the tweets started coming. It was too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe elaborated on his feelings about his involvement with Ye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI mean, the public s\u2014t, I don\u2019t really care too much about, but I just felt like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m being dragged into something that I\u2019ve been dragged into myself. And the best thing I could do is not, you know, make a song with this man. It\u2019s more like, \u2018I\u2019ve been manic, too, I\u2019ve been psychotic. Lithium works, this works.\u2019 But he\u2019s not going to listen to anyone. And that\u2019s his thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLean also refuted claims that bipolar disorder stifles creativity. He argued that without medication, bipolar creatives were just \u201csloppy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cYou can really be bipolar on medication and still be super creative,\u201d Lean said. \u201cI\u2019m not saying I have it figured out, but right now I feel very close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLean had been spotted with Ye and Bianca Censori <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/kanye-west-bianca-censori-yung-lean-disneyland\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/kanye-west-bianca-censori-yung-lean-disneyland\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">last year at Disneyland<\/a>. Despite rumors of a potential collaboration, nothing ultimately came to fruition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out Yung Lean\u2019s interview with <em>Popcast<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hard-Won Wisdom of Yung Lean\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1FF3r6raSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/yung-lean-cant-defend-kanye-west-1236106663\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yung Lean spoke about his relationship with Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Travis Scott in a new interview with The New York Times Popcast. 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