Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he refused to let Kanye West sample a live version of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” because the rapper is “an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.” However, that apparently didn’t stop West from featuring the sample at his album listening party on Thursday night (February 8th).
West held a listening party in Chicago for his joint album Vultures, Volume 1, with Ty Dolla $ign. Apparently, Osbourne caught wind that the rapper went ahead and played a track that sampled his live performance of “Iron Man”” from his concert at the US Festival in 1983.
On Friday (February 9th), Osbourne wrote on Instagram, “Kanye West asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘Iron Man’ from the US Festival without vocals & was refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many. He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man!”
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Update: Sharon Osbourne has commented on the matter, telling TMZ that “Kanye fucked with the wrong Jew this time,” referring to her own heritage. More details here.
Last year, Ozzy and his wife Sharon poked fun at Kanye and his reported wife Bianca Censori when they dressed up as the couple for Halloween, wearing an all-black head-to-toe outfit and only a pillow, respectively.
Kanye has history of making antisemitic remarks, including in October 2022 when he tweeted, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”
Bill Maher recently sat down with Kanye for a two-hour interview, but ended up scrapping the podcast due to the rapper’s views, calling him a “charming antisemite.”
Meanwhile, Ozzy had a completely different reaction to T-Pain’s recent rendition of “War Pigs,” calling it the best cover of the song he’s ever heard.
See Ozzy Osbourne’s Instagram post regarding Kanye West below.
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to note that the infringed song was “Iron Man” and not “War Pigs.” Ozzy incorrectly stated the wrong song and has since posted an updated note to social media.
