The daughter of late US pop icon Michael Jackson has defended Kanye West, after the rapper overtook her father to become the most charted artist in Top 40 history.
Kanye recently scored his 40th song on the prestigious chart, beating the record held by Michael Jackson and Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli.
But many fans were not impressed by the feat and flooded social media with messages of hate towards Kanye, claiming that he was not good enough to walk in Michael's footsteps, never mind surpass the music legend.
But Kanye has found an unlikely ally in Michael's daughter, who took to Instagram this week to claim that her father would be proud of Kanye and was actually a fan of the rapper.
Responding to one fan’s comment that she was “f*cking mad” at Kanye surpassing Michael’s achievement, Paris wrote: “The first time I ever heard Kanye’s Heartbreak album was from my dad, he played it for me all the time. He liked him.”
She went on to say that her father never saw music as a “competition or a game” and only cared about respecting and loving the music.
“So if someone breaks a new record, be happy for them. They worked hard for it and they earned it. Don’t be angry or jealous or bias. Music is music and if it’s good it deserves recognition."
Their exchange was captured by US publication The Shade Room.
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