Travis Kelce’s father, Ed, was candid about his thoughts on Kanye West’s song “Lifestyle,” which name-drops each Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
The 47-year-old rapper collaborated with Lil Wayne on the track from his album Vultures 2. In his verse, the 41-year-old rapped, “I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the top like Travis Kelce.” Given his close relationship with each Taylor and Travis, Ed was not pleased.
He took to Facebook to share a Every day Mail article discussing the topic, writing, “Mental illness on full display.”
The continued feud between the 34-year-old pop star and Kanye West goes back to the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye interrupted her acceptance speech for Female Video of the Yr, expressing his preference for Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” to win. Their beef has continued over time, with incidents starting from leaked phone calls to name-drops in songs.
Though neither Taylor nor the 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player has publicly commented on the lyric, Taylor has grown accustomed to Kanye’s behavior. She told fans during her 2015 Grammy’s acceptance speech, “I would like to say to all of the young women on the market, there will likely be individuals who attempt to undercut your success or take credit in your accomplishments or fame.”
“Should you just deal with the work and don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday, while you get where you’re going, you’ll realize it was you and the individuals who love you who put you there, and that will likely be the best feeling on this planet,” she added.
While Kanye has taken multiple jabs at Taylor within the music industry, she has also retaliated. In her most up-to-date album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, she hinted at Kanye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian, who was involved of their drama, by titling a track “thanK you aIMee.” Kim famously released a phone call between Taylor and Kanye during their earlier conflict.
The “Bad Blood” singer expressed to Rolling Stone in 2019, “I spotted he’s so two-faced. That he desires to be nice to me behind the scenes, but then he desires to look cool, stand up in front of everyone and talk s**t. And I used to be so upset. He wanted me to return check with him after the event in his dressing room. I wouldn’t go.”
