Kanye West last appeared on the NBC series in 2018 and, after his performance, he engaged in a rant in which he expressed support for then-president Donald Trump. The moment, which was captured on social media by show attendees, showed cast members shaking their heads while a few boos from the crowd could be heard. West’s relationship with the show seemingly took another less-than-positive turn in 2020 after comedian Issa Rae made a joke about him during a sketch. The rapper subsequently responded, accusing SNL of using “ black people to hold other black people back.”
