Nick Cannon has responded to Kanye West's Instagram tirade. Yesterday, the G.O.O.D Music head claimed that Cannon, along with Drake and Tyson Beckford, had spoken ill of his wife Kim Kardashian-West.

"First of all I want to address Nick Cannon. I understand that you used to date my wife, but you know, you get into an interview, don’t mention my wife,” West exclaimed, referencing Cannon's comments on Everyday Struggle in which he asserted that Drake "smashing" Kim K wasn't "far off of a concept."

In response, Cannon later affirmed that while he respects the rapper's marriage, he is still free to do and say as he pleases. "First off, let me say: Welcome back, 'Ye, from the Sunken Place. It's a beautiful thing [...] nothing but love and respect for you. You know I've always had that," Cannon said.

"But I honestly gotta say this, my dude: I've never said anything disrespectful or harmful, in my opinion, to your marriage or your union; I salute it, keep it going," he continued. "But you not gonna tell me what I can and what I can't say. I'm a solid individual, and if somebody asks me a question, I'm gonna answer it to the best of my ability."

In a separate video, Cannon asks West to speak on the matter further, inviting him to attend the 200th episode of Wild 'n Out.

“I guess this is the way we communicating now in 2018, via social media. I guess we don’t use phones and stuff like that no more,” he said. “But just saying to my man Kanye that the 200th episode of Wild ‘n Out is upon us [...] you’re more than welcome. Let’s talk about it, man. Come on the show.”

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