18 Times Kanye West Just Should Have Kept His Mouth Shut
Kanye West is known for his epic rants, passionate opinions on "artistry," and having an ego bigger than all the Grammys he's won combined. You can never really quite predict what or who Yeezy is going to lash out at next, but for now, here's our ranking of the most WTF Kanye moments.
18. When he made shudder shades a thing
Why this was ever supposed to be cool is beyond me.
17. When he called himself the "number one rockstar on the planet"
We all know what Kanye thinks of himself, so it isn't too shocking he'd call himself the number one rockstar on the planet. This is also the guy who said his biggest pain in life is not being able to see himself perform life.
16. When he ignored the script for a live TV fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina and used it as a chance to say, "George W. Bush does not care about black people"
15. When he admitted he toked up before taking the stage to accept the VMA Video Vangaurd Award
"The answer is yes, I rolled up a little something."
14. Kanye's terrifying, over-the-top enthusiasm for Versace
It gets funnier the more you watch this on repeat.
13. When he jumped into a lake during a surprise performance in Yerevan, Armenia
I mean if Kanye wants to jump into a lake, let the man jump into a lake! Actually, this ended up being a complete disaster. His Armenian fans joined him in the lake, and police came and shut the concert down completely because it was such a shit show.
12. When he decided to take a nap on wife Kimmy K during the VMAs...
Because obviously, whoever was on stage wasn't him so it didn't really matter.
11. ...but then woke up to embarrass himself while dancing like THIS to The Weeknd
Never had anyone seen this side of Ye before.
10. When Yeezy Season 2 looked less like a fashion line and more like something straight out of "Star Wars"
TBH, it was kinda terrifying.
9. When he just felt the need to clarify what he does and doesn't do in the bedroom
After his ex Amber Rose got in the middle of his Twitter fight with Wiz Khalifa, Yeezy clearly felt the need to explain himself.
8. When he called himself the Steve Jobs of the internet, downtown, fashion, culture
He told The New York Times that since the Apple CEO passed, he essentially became him. What.
7. "I'ma let you finish but..."
Oh, we all remember the iconic interruption of Taylor Swift's VMA speech in 2009. When a young Tay accepted her award for video of the year, Kanye just had to throw it out there that Beyoncé should have won the award (You can watch the cringeworthy video here.) Luckily, Taylor was able to shake it off and now they're p good friends. Like, OK.
6. Kanye's "you ain't got the answers!" rant on "Sway in the Morning" interview
Kanye lost his shit on the live radio interview, ranting about how he is Shakespeare in the flesh and the lack of creative support he felt from big fashion houses. When Sway asked him why he doesn't just fund himself, Kanye repeatedly barked "you ain't got the answers!" You can watch the full interview here.
5. When he tweeted this:
Fifty women publicly accused of Cosby of assault, so that's all I have to say, besides WTF.
4. That time he did this weird AF Terry Richardson photo shoot when he was dating Amber Rose
BARF.
3. When he had his Taylor 2.0 moment at the 2015 Grammys, saying Beck didn't deserve to win Best Album of the Year
Nope, he still didn't learn his lesson. Yep, he still thinks Beyoncé should have been the winner.
2. His Twitter fire storm with Wiz Khalifa
Kanye went on a Twitter rant for a good 45 minutes when Wiz Khalifa seemed to diss his album "Waves." Ye attacked Wiz on everything from his "cool pants" to his son, who Kanye apparently owns.
1. When he announced he will be running for President in 2020 at the 2015 VMAs
Yeezy 2020!