Unlike Ozzy Osbourne, former Hot Boys rapper Juvenile was over the moon when he found out Kanye West sampled his music for he and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 album.
During a recent interview with TMZ, Juve dished on several topics in including his upcoming performance at Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas and he and Mannie Fresh’s plans to resurrect classic 400 Degreez album cuts this year. Juvenile also took a moment to remark on West sampling his smash hit “Back That As Up” on the Vultures 1 track “Do It,” which also includes a posthumous Nipsey Hussle feature.
In his initial address, Juvenile appeared to go against the grain, confirming his belief Kanye West is actually an OK guy—even if Osbourne want’s noting to do with him, per his recent statement on Ye sampling a live version of “War Pigs” without permission.
“I give everybody a chance man and Kanye West is a good dude,” Juvenile said. “He’s actually one of those cats when we released the “Juvenile Wacko Skip” album that showed a whole lotta support.”
Juvenile continued, explaining how artists to come after him, such as Drake, acknowledging his legacy is a “positive” experience all around for him.
“You know it’s one of them situations I’m kind of flattered that the guy chose me to sample my music,” he said. “You know, so, it’s how you look at it. With me I try to keep thing on a positive—especially with the new artists that came after me. I’m flattered—Drake done sampled my music too and I treated him the same way. It’s all love with me.”
When asked if he himself believed West should be cancelled, Juve responded, “Not with me I don’t get into it what everybody else get into I kind of like to stay out the way man.”
Check out the full interview below.