Update 07/30/2020 11:03am:

UK rapper Wiley spoke out in his first interview since being dropped from his management team after posting anti-Semitic tweets. 

He spoke to Sky News on Wednesday (July 29) and stated that he's not racist. Wiley went on to add, "My comments should not have been directed to all Jews or Jewish people. I want to apologize for generalizing, and I want to apologize for comments that were looked at as anti-Semitic." 

Wiley went on to speak about systematic racism in the music industry. He spoke about his former manager John Woolf, who is Jewish, stating, "The music industry batch of people I’m talking about, they’re the ones who get to benefit from it. That’s what this is all about. It’s systemic racism from their side. The system, and that man and a community of Jewish people have made me feel that way. Not anti-semitic, they’ve made me feel angry and upset because they’re showing me the systemic racism that they’re allowed to use on us." 

You can hear his full interview above.

Update 07/26/2020 2:21pm:

Previously, it was noted that the management of UK rapper Wiley dropped him after he took to Twitter to make now-deleted anti-Semitic posts. Now, the rapper noted that the police showed up at his home after the tweets he made.

At first, the rapper laughed about the situation, but then posted another video where he said: “You keep proving my point, you keep proving my point.” From there, he then said “let me see how much power you have,” and dared Interpol to come see him. Watch above.

Original 07/25/2020 3:43pm:

Recently, Nick Cannon faced significant backlash after anti-semitic comments made while on a podcast. As a result, he was dropped by ViacomCBS and ultimately ended up apologizing for his remarks. Now, news surfaced, noting that UK rapper Wiley has been dropped by his management after tweeting anti-semitic comments.

The rapper’s Twitter account has been temporarily locked, but before that, he said, “I don't care about Hitler, I care about black people.” Along with that, he compared Jewish folks to the Ku Klux Klan, saying, “red necks are the KKK, and Jewish people are the law.. work that out.”

Since then, Wiley’s former management addressed why they dropped the rapper, saying, “Following Wiley's antisemitic tweets today, we at @A_ListMGMT have cut all ties with him. There is no place in society for antisemitism." Reports also noted that Metropolitan Police officers in Tower Hamlets are currently looking into the rapper’s tweets. The police issued a statement saying, “We have received a number of reports relating to alleged anti-Semitic tweets posted on social media. The Met takes all reports of anti-Semitism extremely seriously. The relevant material is being assessed."

Source: BBC News