I didn’t see a hint of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-Blackness,” the Grammy winner said of his former relationship with the rapper.

Legend explained he "didn't see a hint" of West's current "obsessions with antisemitism" and "anti-Blackness" in their early days as collaborators A lot has changed since John Legend and Kanye West began their collaborative relationship.

It’s no secret that Kanye was deeply impacted by the death of his mother, Donda West, in November 2007. Notably, John weighed in on the widely theorized belief that “there was definitely a difference” in Kanye from that point onwards in terms of his problematic behavior. “His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently,” he said.