Kanye West and Taylor Swift together at the 2015 Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles. 
 
 Yesterday (Feb. 11), Kanye West unveiled his new album T.L.O.P., which features the line, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." 
 
 One day after the heavily hyped Madison Square Garden performance, Kanye took to Twitter to defend the controversial Taylor Swift reference: 
 
 I did not diss Taylor Swift and I’ve never dissed her… — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 First thing is I’m an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 2nd thing I asked my wife for her blessings and she was cool with it — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 3rd thing I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 4th Bitch is an endearing term in hip hop like the word Nigga — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 5th thing I’m not even gone take credit for the idea… it’s actually something Taylor came up with … — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 She was having dinner with one of our friends who’s name I will keep out of this and she told him — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous! #FACTS — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 6th Stop trying to demonize real artist Stop trying to compromise art — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 That’s why music is so fucking watered down right now I miss that DMX feeling — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 7th I miss that feeling so that’s what I want to help restore — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 8th They want to control us with money and perception and mute the culture — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 but you can see at Madison Square Garden that you can stop us — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 9th It felt like a seen from The Warriors ALL GODS ALL GODS ALL GODS in the buildin — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 not just the famous people there but the kids the moms the dads the families that came to share this moment with us — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 12, 2016 
 
 Prior to these tweets, a representative for Swift told Billboard she had cautioned Kanye about “releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message” and that she was never told about the contentious lyric, "I made that bitch famous." 
 
 Taylor Swift's Brother & Gigi Hadid Respond to Kanye West's Lyrics 

 Kanye West, Taylor Swift Each Accuses the Other You're a Liar 
 
 Kanye West, Taylor Swift: Each Accuses the Other ... You're a Liar!!! 
 
 Kanye West and Taylor Swift are now at war over one of his new songs, in which he raps, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous." 
 
 Taylor came out swinging Thursday night, disputing our story that sources told us Kanye called her about the song and she thought the lyrics were funny and had no problem with him releasing the track. 
 
 Tayor's rep says, "Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single 'Famous' on her Twitter account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, 'I made that bitch famous.'" 
 
 But Kanye has just fired back, tweeting, "I called Taylor and had an hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings." 
 
 Kanye goes on, "Bitch is an endearing term in hip hop like the word n****." And, Kanye says, it was Taylor who actually inspired him with the lyric. He says, "She was having dinner with one of our friends who's name I will keep out of this and she told him, I can't be mad at Kanye because he made me famous!" 
 
 In a show of support, Taylor's younger brother, Austin, threw his Yeezys in the trash. 

 3rd thing I called Taylor and had a hour long convo with her about the line and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings 

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 Taylor Swift Cautioned Kanye West About 'Famous' and its 'Strong Misogynistic Message' 
 
 Taylor Swift isn’t happy with her namecheck in Kanye West’s "Famous". 
 
 Those closest to Swift have already shared their thoughts on West’s new track (hint: they don’t like it), in which he raps "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." 
 
 Now Swift has hit back at West, claiming she cautioned him about “releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message” and that she was never told about the contentious lyric, "I made that bitch famous." 
 
 Taylor Swift's Brother & Gigi Hadid Respond to Kanye West's Lyrics 
 
 A message supplied to Billboard by Swift’s rep reads: “Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single 'Famous' on her Twitter account. She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message. Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, "I made that bitch famous.’" 
 
 West debuted the track with his entire The Life of Pablo album at the Yeezy Season 3 fashion show at New York's Madison Square Garden Thursday (Feb. 11). Model Gigi Hadid and Swift’s younger brother Austin were among the first to vent their disapproval of the lyrics to "Famous". 
 
 Kanye West Yeezy 3 Fashion Show & Album Launch Photos 
 
 It’s not the first time West has embarrassed Swift on a grand scale. He bum-rushed the stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Swift accepted the award for Best Female Video, an incident which led President Obama to chastise West as “a jackass", albeit a “talented" one. 

 Kanye West Taylor Swift Had Heads Up on Sex Lyric 
 
 Kanye West: Taylor Swift Had Heads Up on 'Sex' Lyric 
 
 EXCLUSIVE 
 
 Kanye West personally called Taylor Swift late last month to tell her about a lyric in his song ... "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous." 
 
 Sources directly connected with Swift tell TMZ Kanye called her to explain it was a joke and wanted to make sure she wouldn't be upset. We're told Swift said she got the joke and gave him the thumbs up to release the song with the lyric. 
 
 We're told Kanye and Taylor have been cool with each other since shortly after the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when he jacked her moment onstage. The 2 speak on the phone from time to time and are on friendly terms. 
 
 Kanye's getting blasted by Swift fans who think he's taking a shot at her. Not the case.
– For those of you waiting with bated breath to see how Taylor Swift would respond to Kanye Swift name-dropping her in one of his new songs, wait no longer: She isn't happy. The relevant lyric in West's "Famous": "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that b---- famous." In a statement released to Billboard, Swift's rep says Kanye didn't ask Swift to approve the song in advance, but did ask her to release the single on her own Twitter account. "She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message," the statement continues, adding, "Taylor was never made aware of the actual lyric, 'I made that b---- famous.'" That's not the story Kanye's telling, Billboard notes: On Twitter Friday morning, West insisted that he and Swift talked about the lyric for a full hour "and she thought it was funny and gave her blessings." He even claimed the sentiment originated with her, saying she once told a mutual friend, "I can’t be mad at Kanye because he made me famous!" He also clarified that the lyric is not a "diss" and that "B---- is an endearing term in hip hop." TMZ also reported, prior to Swift's statement, that Kanye had cleared the "joke" lyric with Taylor in advance, citing sources who say that Swift "gave him the thumbs-up." The gossip site is now acknowledging that Swift has denied that report. (Click for more on Kanye's epic Thursday.)