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Kanye West Talks Beck, Amber Rose, His New Album, and More in New Interview [Updated]

Kanye West attends the Jeremy Scott show at Milk Studios on February 18, 2015 in New York City
Photo: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images

Kanye West returned to Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” this morning for the first time since 2013, and, as usual, it brought out the best and worst from the notoriously uncensored artist — from Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian’s relationship and details on his new music to comments on Amber Rose and Tyga. Here are some of the highlights from the nearly hour-long interview.

On Amber Rose’s recent comments:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On Tyga and Kylie Jenner’s reported underage relationship:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On Beyoncé and Kim Kardashian’s relationship:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On potentially making an album with Drake:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On his new album:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On Beck:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

On not speaking out about police brutality:

She’s just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I first wanted to be with her, it wouldn’t be an Amber Rose … It’s hard for a woman to want to be with someone that with Amber Rose. She wasn’t sending me no pictures. I had to take 30 showers before I got with Kim. But I just wanna be respectful, man.

Update: A new clip, recorded live, seems to reveal Kanye confirming Tyga and Kylie Jenner’s relationship: “I think they’re in love, man. You can’t tell nobody … ” he says. The clip appears to have been edited out of the video Power 105.1 later uploaded (there is a visible jump in the video at about 29:10).

Kanye West Slams Amber Rose in New Interview