Controversy and Kanye West are something that go hand in hand. The American rapper has never shied away from expressing what he wants and has never failed to turn a lot of heads. While The Music Genius is known for his bold comments, he still outperforms fans expectations when it comes to dropping bombshells.
Ye has always been in discussions for calling himself the man behind Taylor Swift’s success. However, it is not the only time West has claimed something unbelievable. The generational rapper has also claimed to be the man behind one of the most successful films of Quentin Tarantino.
Kanye West Once Said Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained Was His Idea
Django Unchained is a 2012 film directed by the maestro Quentin Tarantino starring an ensemble cast of Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L Jackson, and more talented actors. About ten years after the movie was released, Kanye West claimed that Quentin Tarantino got the idea for the movie from him. He revealed this in an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
“Tarantino can write a movie about slavery where – actually him and Jamie, they got the idea from me because the idea for Django, I pitched to Jamie Foxx and Quentin Tarantino as the video for ‘Gold Digger,’” “And then Tarantino turned it into a film.” – Kanye West on Piers Morgan Uncensored
Django Unchained was a hit at the box office grossing $426 Million against a budget of $100 Million. It was also a critical success, winning dozens of awards including a couple of Oscars!
Quentin Tarantino However Dismissed the Claims of Kanye West
Just days after Kanye West made his comments on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the director Quentin Tarantino was invited to Jimmy Kimmel Live. Naturally, he was asked about the claims by West, which Tarantino dismissed.
“There’s no truth to the idea that Kanye West came up with the idea of ‘Django’ and then he told that to me, and I go, ‘Hey, wow, that’s a really great idea. Let me take Kanye’s idea and make ‘Django Unchained’ out of it.’ That didn’t happen.” “I’d had the idea for ‘Django’ for a while before I ever met Kanye.” – Quentin Tarantino on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Nonetheless, West is enjoying a great run in his musical career. Recently, his latest album Vultures 1 was released which even helped him overtake Taylor Swift as the top streamed artist globally.
