‘Heartless’ hitmaker Kanye West was already atop Black Twitter’s ‘canceled list’ for declaring his support for President Donald Trump (read more on that here), but his name went from penciled in the top spot to cemented just hours ago when he took to TMZ to suggest that ‘400 years of slavery’ was a choice (click here to read more on that).

The backlash – ongoing at the time this is being reported – is so harsh the Grammy-winner has taken to his own social media handles to clarify the statement and elaborate on what he meant.

Read more of his thoughts below:

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