Frequent Kanye West collaborator Malik Yusef recently said in an interview with Drea O that the rapper may be schizophrenic as well as bipolar. Since the release of the interview that was quoted by many publications and websites, Yusef has since then given a statement to clarify West’s medical rumors as well as allegations of him ghostwriting West’s The Life Of Pablo material that have been circulating.

In reference to the ghostwriting, Yusef told HipHopDX, "I understand that some media (not all) will embellish a story in order to create sensationalism and I’m not against that. However, I am against lies, especially when they are used to intentionally hurt, demoralize, discredit character, and intentionally mislead the general public for the purpose of selling a story. I was quoted as saying that I wrote the entire Life of Pablo LP and that’s completely false. When asked about my contribution to the project, I simply stated that I contributed to every song, not that I wrote every song."

When it came to the mention of Kanye West’s mental health, he shot down rumors of West being schizophrenic, saying, "For the record, Kanye West has never been medically diagnosed as being bipolar or schizophrenic. I wouldn't change who Kanye is as a person and because people are always making disparaging comments about his behavior, I was simply stating that regardless of what anyone says (including medical professionals), is that Kanye is fine just the way he is and doesn't need medication. He also doesn't need to change a single thing about himself. Staying true to his character is what gives him the priceless ability to create art."

Source: hiphopdx.com