Ray J briefly reenacts Kanye West's brawl with a photographer while outside of a Hollywood nightclub.
While Kanye West may have his gripes with the paparazzi, R&B crooner Ray J seemed quite welcoming of a TMZ photographer in a video posted on the celebrity gossip site this week. The “I Hit It First” singer even went on to mock Kanye and the Yeezus rapper’s now-notorious confrontation with a paparazzo at LAX.
In the video, Ray J is approached while exiting Tru Hollywood nightclub and proceeds to engage in a spiel about higher education.
“Listen, go to college. Forget all that. Go to college,” said Ray J. “Do something good with your life. You can’t hit the 7 and eleven like us all the time. You can’t be lucky like this. Go to college and get a good education. I’m not watching anything. I’m only watching scholars go to college and get a good graduation.”
Later in the video, Ray J is seen playfully wresting with the photographer in a manner reminiscent of Kanye’s July 19 brawl at LAX. In his altercation with a photographer, the G.O.O.D. Music emcee was seen tussling with the man and attempting to take his camera.
Due to a past relationship with Kim Kardashian, Kanye’s current girlfriend and the mother of his daughter, Ray J has not shied away from speaking on his former relationship. In April, the singer released “I Hit It First,” a record which touched on his past fling with the reality star.
Kanye has yet to respond publicly to "I Hit It First" or any comments made by Ray J.