ZaZa's Parents Address Kanye and Kim After North Raps Over "What I Do?" (UPDATE)

North performed the track at the Yeezy Season 8 show. 

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PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 02: Kanye West and her daughter North West who sings on the runway during the "Yeezy Season 8" show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2020/2021 on March 02, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 3/3, 9:03 p.m. ET: ZaZa is letting it be known that she has no hard feelings toward North West.

In a video shared by TMZ on Tuesday night,  ZaZa praised North's performance at Kanye's Yeezy Season 8 fashion show. 

"It was really good. I really liked it," ZaZa said about North's remix of her "What I Do" record.

ZaZa said she was a little confused at first, because she felt as though North took the song from her. But she insists the situation got resolved once the adults had a conversation.

"I'm like, 'Why'd you took it away from me? It was my beat,'" ZaZa said about her initial reaction. "Daddy speak to them, because daddy is gangster."

ZaZa says she's yet to meet North but is open to a friendship ... and a collaboration. Check out ZaZa's video below.

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The parents of 5-year-old artist ZaZa took to Instagram to address Kanye West and Kim Kardashian after their 6-year-old daughter North West rapped over what sounded like the "What I Do?" beat at the Yeezy Season 8 show. 

North sings to close out the Yeezy Season 8 show #ParisFashionWeek 🎤pic.twitter.com/J7eVh6Psi2

"This is new/Wearing my shoes/They are cute and cool/They are new/I am cool/See you at my school," North rapped at the event.

Although they said they weren't mad about the Paris Fashion Week performance, ZaZa's parents did ask Kanye and Kim to "show love and support the original artist." 

"In July of 2019, ZaZa & her dad went into the studio for the ultimate experience! To finally begin making the music she wanted to make," the IG post begins. "We take PRIDE in creativity, and believe whether a child’s involved or an adult... creativity deserves RESPECT/homage! What @kimkardashian (Kanye west) are doing with their daughter... with the inspiration of ZaZa & our family in mind is okay... we not mad BUT . . PLS SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THE ORIGINAL FIRST!!! We admire Kanye west, and adore his journey. However, we don’t wanna feel like our daughter’s journey in the world of entertainment is being STIFLED."

Kim later caught wind of the post and responded. "We love you, North is a huge fan and records in the studio all the time with her dad and is inspired by ZaZa and loves LayLay too," she wrote on IG. Kim also shouted ZaZa out on her IG Stories.

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Following North's performance, some on social media also called out Kanye and Kim for not initially crediting ZaZa while others suggested the two kids should collaborate on a track.

WE NEED A NORTH AND ZAZA COLLAB
a Zaza x North collab would be nice. 🥺 https://t.co/YYXGe52F17
Nahhhh this is ZaZa’s song, they hella wrong for this. Ye very well could’ve made North her own beat to rap on https://t.co/Og0DkIEHQA
North West’s parents took ZaZa’s “What I do?” Beat and had her record over it and she has performed it many times now. With zero acknowledgement to ZaZa.....I’m so sad this is what they’re doing. https://t.co/DVywdxtU3N

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