In response to Playboi Carti targeting him on Twitter, Kanye West compared the late designer Virgil Abloh to Carti. West expressed his frustration over Carti contacting his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, to feature their daughter's vocals on his album without his consent. West confronted Carti about speaking to his ex-wife, questioning his actions. Furthermore, in his tweets, West not only criticized Carti, but also dragged Drake into the situation to belittle Carti further. West indicated a brewing conflict with Carti by mentioning how Abloh had influenced and surpassed Carti's finesse, hinting at tensions. West also retweeted a fan-made graphic pitting himself against Carti and others. In his tweets, West detailed feeling betrayed by Carti's actions and accused him of using Jewish connections in the music industry to boost album sales and featuring his daughter on a track without permission. West also mentioned reaching out to Iggy Azalea, the mother of Carti's son, and criticized Kendrick Lamar's involvement in Carti's album. West's series of tweets depict his apparent frustration and feelings of betrayal by Carti's actions.