Kanye West's collaborator Vory says he's 'taking a year off' while 'battling his own s***'

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Kanye West is stepping back from the music industry temporarily, one of his collaborators recently claimed.In an interview with Complexthat was published Tuesday, the rapper Vory — who worked with West on his song Daylight — said the 45-year-old hip hop icon is 'taking a year off' as he works on 'battling his own s***.'Representatives for West did not immediately return DailyMail.com's request for comment.

Time off: Kanye West, 45, is stepping back from the music industry temporarily, fellow rapper Vory claimed to Complex on Tuesday; seen in Beverly Hills in 2020'I was just talking to [Kanye] today,' Vory, 24, said in the interview. 'We’ve been talking through my best friend who’s also his assistant, because he hasn’t been wanting to talk to anybody.'He’s taking a year off, and he was like, "Damn, you think Vory is going to be mad at me if I don’t go to his release party?" And I was like, "Nah, you’re straight, bro,"' he shared. 'He’s battling his own s***,' Vory claimed, before adding, 'That’s my dog, I learned a lot from him.'In addition to their collaboration on his album Lost Souls, which was released last week, Vory is also featured on several tracks on Kanye's Donda album.He followed up that release with Donda 2, which earned middling reviews and is currently only available on his $200 Stem Player.

Close contacts: 'I was just talking to [Kanye] today,' Vory, 24, explained. 'We’ve been talking through my best friend who’s also his assistant, because he hasn’t been wanting to talk to anybody'; seen in 2017 Personal time: 'He’s taking a year off,' he said of Kanye, noting that he missed his album release party.