Kanye West continues to stay busy after dropping his most recent studio album, Donda 2, and hosting his “Donda Live Experience” live listening event in Miami’s LoanDepot Stadium. The live event featured a star-studded list of guest appearances from the likes of, The Game, Migos, 2 Chainz, Fivio Foreign, and Playboi Carti. The show suffered some severe technical difficulties, seemingly causing Ye to throw his mic mid-performance.
In a recent interview, Ye said he actually threw the mic because he was not planning to perform live vocals in the first place, rather grabbing the mic because the promoter insisted.
“It wasn’t about the sound,” said Kanye West. “It was the fact that I was told, one thing I was told was that I had to write the word ‘performance’ on the piece. But what I was giving you guys was performance art. I did these listening sessions when I dropped my album where I put a mask on, and I give you this listening session, and it’s an installation. And they basically forced me to mix Taco Bell and KFC. They basically forced to mix tequila with Cognac. So right when I did the song, and I saw myself grabbing this mic, and it wasn’t my original idea, I was like, ‘I’m gonna throw this mic. Why am I doing this?’”