Jay-Z has defended Kanye West after he was branded a "c***" by Amy Winehouse.

Jay-Z defends Kanye West

Responding to Jay-Z headlining the festival, she told the crowd to be grateful, adding: "Imagine if it was a c*** like Kanye West. 'C***s like Kanye' should be his next album title."

In an interview with MTV, Jay-Z admitted that he does not agree with Winehouse's name-calling.

"She said something about Kanye late on [in her set] but I didn't hear it. I don't agree with it," he said. "He's my brother and the biggest artist on Roc-A-Fella right now.

"I guess I should hook them up, because he's a great guy, too. I don't know what the problem is. I don't know where that came from

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