Ye's former contractor describes strange interactions with the rapper

Ye's former contractor describes some strange interactions he had with the rap superstar during the construction of his Malibu, California mansion.

Ye's former contractor describes crazy things the rapper wanted to do at the Mansion

On Monday (June 11), The New Yorker published an extensive report detailing Ye's work on his $57 million Malibu mansion in 2021, which is now a concrete shell. The story explains that Ye's soon-to-be wife Bianca Censori had hired a contractor named Tony Saxon shortly after Ye bought the mansion from acclaimed architect Tadao Ando for $75 million.

Before working with Ye, Saxon was strictly dealing with Bianca Censori. The first thing he said he wanted “to own” was to paint all the shelves, cabinets and closets and the marble in the bathroom, which Saxon noted would look ugly.

“He doesn't want anything out of the woodwork,” Censori reportedly told Saxon.

After taking paint samples and returning, Saxon did some paint tests on the areas Censori wanted. Censori then took photos of the work and sent them to Ye, who responded and said on second thoughts that he wanted all the wood ripped out. Saxon called a friend and did just that, saying he tore out the cabinets and blasted the entire laundry room.

Saxon then went home to sleep when he was woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call from Sensori, who said that Ye wanted to meet him. Saxon said after meeting Ye, the two hung out quite often, and that Ye once treated him to a room at Malibu's Nobu Hotel after a long day at work.

However, Saxon said that as time went on the requests got crazier and crazier. He started working 16 hour days and not sleeping. It completely tore up the kitchen. There was nowhere to store food. All five bathrooms had burned and Saxon said he suffered from exhaustion as he was forced to sleep in the property. Saxon once recalled waking up to Ye standing over him saying, “I thought you were going to work.”

Another crazy thing was when Saxon claimed Ye opened a hatch in the floor during a day at the property and the two crawled down a ladder into a dark basement.

“This will be my bomb shelter,” Ye said. “This will be my Batcave.”

Saxon added that Ye ultimately required the home to be completely off the grid. At one point he barked at him, “Why is there still power here?”

Saxon said after about a week he stopped getting paid on time and eventually got into an argument with Ye over his unreasonable demands and lack of payment.

“If you don't do what I asked, I won't be your friend anymore,” Ye reportedly said. “You won't work for me anymore. And you'll only see me on TV.”

Saxon said he told Gee he wasn't watching TV and “get the f*** out”.

Ye Shuts Down Construction Company as Mansion Rots Away

The exhaustive report comes as the Malibu mansion continues to sit undisturbed and rot. Ye reportedly shut down his company Yeezy Construction last November and has since tried to sell the space for $57 million, but to no avail. Saxon also filed a lawsuit against Ye last September and is going after the mogul for unpaid wages as well as violating several labor codes.

XXL has reached out to Ye's lawyer for comment.