Guardian Music — Rapper complains that ‘the blacks always want Democrats’Says he is often asked: ‘How could you like Trump? He’s racist’Kanye West followed his appearance on the 44th Saturday Night Live season premiere with rambling p... more info

Consequence of Sound — Toward the end of "Ghost Town", Kanye launched in a spoken-word diatribe, which was apparently prompted by backstage drama over his decision to wear a MAGA hat. more info

Stereogum — Kanye West was the musical guest on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live last night. Ariana Grande was originally slated to perform, but dropped out after her recent emotional loss. But Grande's absence didn't stop her fiancé and SNL cast memb... more info

USA Today Music — Twitter was curious as to why Kanye West was decked out as a bottle of Perrier and Lil Pump was dressed as a bottle of Fiji Water on 'SNL.'             more info

New York Times — The monologue, delivered in a red Make America Great Again hat, discussed racism and Democrats. more info

TMZ — Kanye West went on 'SNL' Saturday night ... but viewers didn't see it. After guest host Adam Driver signed off, Kanye grabbed the mic and turned the stage into a bully pulpit, bitterly complaining producers were trying to muzzle him and deny him… ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Admittedly, there is more to this story than the headline more info

Consequence of Sound — Adam Driver, Matt Damon, and Kanye West and friends rescue a premiere full of lazy, predictable comedy. more info

Consequence of Sound — Kanye West served as the musical guest on the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live. He performed three songs: "I Love It", "We Got Love", and "Ghost Town" with special guests Lil Pump, Teyana Taylor, Kid Cudi, and 070 Shake. more info

Stereogum — Musical guests on Saturday Night Live basically always perform two songs: One just after midnight, another just before the end of the show. But Kanye West is unorthodox in many ways, and his gig on SNL's season premiere tonight was unorthodox too. Af... more info