Kanye Skipped Trump Inauguration Over Apology Ask, Hot Takes Kendrick vs. Drake

Kanye West says he was planning to attend Donald Trump‘s inauguration, until he was asked to write a second apology for his past antisemitic comments.

Ye explained his absence from Trump’s big day during a Grammys after-party with Justin LaBoy … saying he felt like he was being censored, and joking about not knowing the term “antisemitic.”

Kanye makes the comments on Justin’s popular podcast … the episode hasn’t been released yet, but the interview was played at the party and TMZ obtained video from inside the shindig … showing Ye proudly watching the clip.

Ye and Justin also talked about the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef … with Kanye declaring Kendrick’s winning.

Drake got some love from Kanye, though … Yeezy compares Drizzy to Steph Curry and credits Drake for making a long-term impact on music.

Kanye says Kendrick’s elevating rap’s frequency — and explains why he’s the only one who can beat Kendrick in a rap battle.

With The Game, Will.i.am, John Monopoly and Jim Jones by his side, Kanye grabbed the mic and told the party Justin is the culture’s Joe Rogan … hyping up LaBoy’s “The Download” podcast.