If you know me well, you probably know that I am one of the biggest Kanye West fans you would ever meet. Whether it's his distinct production or his flow on his own records, I love his music. But what Kanye did on Sunday during the MTV VMAs made me lose all respect I had for him.
VMAs. Taylor Swift wins one, going against the likes of Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson. Goes upstage to say her speech. BAM! Kanye comes out of nowhere, takes the mic, and basically says, "Beyonce made a better video; you shouldn't have won." And then he leaves Swift speechless (Haha. Literally, get it?). Thankfully, Beyonce (who also one a VMA for "Single Ladies"), when accepting the award said that winning one is a special memory, and so she called up Taylor to the stage. Beyonce, you're awesome.
What Kanye did was terrible, so he "apologized" on his blog. Using all-caps (well all his posts are in caps, but I digress). And it did not seem the least sincere.
I guess he kind of saw this, so he posted another blog entry, this time conventionally capitalized, and said that he felt like Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents" when he messes everything up and Robert De Niro tells him to leave the house. A little better...?
On Monday, Kanye, Jay-Z, and Rihanna were set to appear to perform "Run This Town" in the Jay Leno show. But before that, Kanye came and sat with Leno and apologized. He said he knew after a point that it was wrong and that he is sad that he hurt a talented singer.
You can watch the 3-minute clip here:
Whatever it is, I think this was a much more genuine apology, but I won't be totally sold unless Kanye personally does so to Taylor. But this is a start.
Sigh. Kanye, Kanye, Kanye. What happened to the down-to-earth artist who's music I fell in love with back in '04? The last few years have been rough, I understand. But he has to keep it under control.
