The singer said it has been "somewhat shocking" to see his former friend, a.k.a. Kanye West, develop "obsessions with antisemitism" and "anti-Blackness."John Legend is reflecting on his old friend Ye's ever-changing,

John Legend says it is “sad, sometimes shocking” to look now at his former collaborator Kanye West, who played an instrumental role in Legend’s musical breakthrough 20 years ago.

As we write this, Kanye West has successfully mined the latest deposit of the life-giving attention that appears to be the only thing that sustains him at this point, having released a song this week called “Heil Hitler.