It’s no secret that Kanye was deeply impacted by the death of his mother, Donda West, in November 2007. Notably, John weighed in on the widely theorized belief that “there was definitely a difference” in Kanye from that point onwards in terms of his problematic behavior. “His descent started then and seems to have accelerated recently,” he said.

John Legend recently weighed in on the controversies and "descent" of his former friend Kanye West. The two music icons used to be close friends and professional partners during the 2000s, when they made their breakthrough in the business. However, they went on separate ways and their friendship ended.

John Legend says it was “shocking” to see the public “descent” of his ex-friend and former business associate Kanye West after he went from musical genius to a controversial figure.