Paul McCartney Defended Kanye’s N-Word Use to Oprah

Paul McCartney has talked about the making of Kanye West's song “All Day” in a new interview for the BBC's Mastertapes series. He said he had to defend Kanye's use of the N-word to many people, including Oprah Winfrey. Reflecting on the collaboration, McCartney describes a session so low-key he expected little to come of it. But a few months later, he recalls, “I get this track back, a thing called ‘All Day’: He's taken my melody and he's made it seriously urban, which is funny because the lyrics use the N-word—a lot! ‘How long have you been at the mall? All day, n-word.’”

McCartney says he ignored advice to steer clear of the release. “People like Oprah, who are a little conservative about that stuff, she says, ‘You shouldn't do it, even black people shouldn't use that word.’ I said, ‘Yeah, but it's Kanye! And he's talking about an urban generation that uses that word in a completely different way. It's the context. So I was actually pleased with it.’” Watch the segment below. 

via Jazz Monroe