West has been very open about his opioid addiction, which resulted in hospitalization in 2016. On "Yikes," the rapper talks about how worried his drug use made his family and friends. "Tweakin', tweakin' off that 2CB, huh? / Is he gon' make it? TBD, huh," he raps. Since coming back into the spotlight, West's erratic statements on TMZ and his support of President Donald Trump have raised more than a few eyebrows, including from entrepreneur and music producer Russell Simmons. In May, Simmons posted on Instagram, writing, "I refuse to believe a black man who supports black empowerment, but now says 'Slavery was a choice,' is operating with a healthy state of mind."
West responded in his lyrics, saying, "Russell Simmons wanna pray for me too / I'mma pray for him 'cause he got #MeToo'd / Thinkin' what if that happened to me too / Then I'm on E! News," referring to Simmons's own personal controversy where he was accused of sexual assault, which he denies.
West also raps about smoking marijuana with former rival Wiz Khalifa, who is the ex-husband of West's ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, in this line: "We could be in North Korea / I could smoke with Wiz Khalifa, uh." He also confessed that he believes Michael Jackson and Prince's tragic death's caused by drug overdose were warning signs for him to seek treatment.
"I can feel the spirits all around me / I think Prince and Mike was tryna warn me / They know I got demons all on me / Devil been tryna make an army / They been strategizin' to harm me / They don't know they dealin' with a zombie," he asserts.