We all know Kanye West is not one to keep his feelings and opinions to himself, no matter how insane or offensive. I believe the world perceiving Kanye as a loose canon started with the infamous Taylor Swift incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Who could really forget this iconic moment? It was probably in the news for a month, until something else came along, and it is still referenced to this day.
Since then, Kanye has given many speeches like this, as well as ridiculous rants about music, artistry, fashion, homelessness, you name it. On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Kanye gave another one of his famous rants on "The Ellen Degeneres Show," and after watching this interview a few times, I have a some mixed emotions.
First, I think everyone needs to get off Kanye's back. Yes, I do believe that he is completely arrogant and rude at times (or almost all of the time), but if I am being honest, he does have his moments of clarity and profoundness that I find to be genuine and deeper than what I would have expected from him.
The seven-minute rant is kind of all over the place, but you can see how emotional and passionate he is about people and wanting to create change. When talking about asking Mark Zuckerberg for $53 million, Kanye said, "I feel that if I had more resources, I could help more people. I have ideas that could make the human race, and our existence within 100 years better." As to what those ideas are, however, I'm not exactly sure, as he then rambles off and talks about musicians, art, and our existence in the universe.
His ramblings didn't answer the question at all, but in my opinion, he definitely had some thoughts that actually made a lot of sense.
Some examples:
"I don't give a f*** how much you sold; if you're playing on the radio? Are you connecting? Picasso is dead. Steve Jobs is dead. Walt Disney is dead. Name somebody living that you can name in the same breath as them."
"We are a blip in the existence of the universe, and we constantly [are] trying to pull each other down; [we are] not doing things to help each other."
"I'm sorry daytime television. I am sorry for the realness."
Like all Kanye-related things, this rant/interview has gotten a lot of negative feedback online, but as crazy and self-obsessed as Kanye is, I applaud him for staying true to himself and not caring about what other people think of him. If anyone else was saying these things, they would be commended for speaking such truths, but because it is Kanye, these ideas are thrown aside. Overall, Kanye may say outrageous and offensive things, but I truly believe he is genuine in his passion for artistry as well as his humanitarian actions, no matter how confusing or skewed.
Click here to watch the rant and make your own judgments. Who knows, you may end up agreeing a lot more with Kanye than you think.
