Ye could probably benefit from a few more <\/span>Michael Che<\/span><\/a>-like personalities in his life. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Footage from a new documentary shows a tense exchange between Ye (formerly known as <\/span>Kanye West<\/span><\/a>) and Che after the <\/span>rapper\u2019s infamous rant<\/span><\/a> on \u201c<\/span>Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/a>\u201d in 2018. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n In 2018, Ye performed on the long-running sketch show as its musical guest. Shortly after his final song, the \u201cRunaway\u201d rapper essentially took the show and its audience hostage to deliver a rambling pro-President <\/span>Donald Trump<\/span><\/a> and anti-Democrat diatribe while wearing a MAGA hat. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t be controlled by monolithic thoughts,\u201d <\/span>Ye said at one point<\/span><\/a>. \u201cYou can\u2019t always have, every time you have a Black subject matter, like [Bill] Cosby, that you have to have a Black comedian talking about him.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to a now-viral clip from Nico Ballesteros\u2019s new Ye-centered doc, \u201cIn Whose Name,\u201d Che took issue with this specific remark and swiftly confronted Ye backstage after the rapper wrapped up his tirade.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou good with me? For real?\u201d Che can be seen asking Ye in the clip. <\/span>\u201cI\u2019m the Black comedian, I made a joke about Cosby.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAw, man, I love you, though, bro,\u201d the \u201cGold Digger\u201d rapper said meekly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But Che refused to back down. \u201cWhy would you do that to me? I work here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ye went on to claim that he was referring to \u201cSNL\u201d alum Leslie Jones, not to Che, during his remarks about Black comedians. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n But Che wasn\u2019t buying it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI work here. Like, come on, man. We treat everyone that come in like family, and you gonna sell us out? Like, that\u2019s fucked up, man,\u201d he said. \u201cWe look up to you, we love you. What you got against us?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI mean, I do have some things against \u2018SNL,\u2019\u201d Ye admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThat\u2019s cool,\u201d Che said. \u201cBut airing it out like that without letting us be able to reply is kind of foul. You wait until the last song and then say that foul shit to us?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n At this point, rapper Consequence \u2014 who was watching the confrontation unfold \u2014 tries to break it up. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Che later turns to Ye before the clip cuts out, and says: \u201cYo, you\u2019re a hero to us, man! We love you. Seriously, we love you. But it\u2019s foul to do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n On social media platforms like X and TikTok, users were impressed by Che\u2019s calm but firm demeanor during the confrontation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201c<\/span>a narcissist is confronted & he\u2019s gets quiet \ud83e\udd28 …props to Michael Che for standing up for his SNL team \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe wish this clip was released sooner\u2026\u201d <\/span>a TikToker said<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI respect Michael Che even more now!\u201d another TikToker agreed. \u201cToo many people don\u2019t call kanye out for his nonsense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYe was shook \ud83d\ude2d\u201d another TikToker noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Kanye](\"https:\/\/img.huffingtonpost.com\/asset\/68d1826e18000030f05cfd62.jpeg?cache=HTGiZVly7o&ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&format=webp)
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