Kanye West

Released: September 27, 2013

Songwriter: Kanye West

Paparazzo: Hey, good morning, Kanye

Kanye: Shut the fuck up

Paparazzo: Hey, Kanye, are you mad at Jim Kimmel? Got anything to say about Jim Kimmel, Kanye? Do you think he was too much with you?

Kanye: Yo, did you just..?

Paparazzo: Are you mad at Jim Kimmel?

Paparazzo: How’s it going, Kanye?

Kanye: Don’t say anything to me, man. Like, stop asking me questions. You out in front of my house at 4 AM, talking about, ‘How’s it going?” It’s not going good, y’all here trying to take money--to take make money off of it. That’s how it’s going. It’s 4 AM and you asking me how it’s going. You know I don’t want you to say nothing to me. You hear what I’m saying?

Respect that

[Kanye lunges for camera]

Paparazzo: Relax, man

Kanye: What you mean, “relax?!”

Paparazzo: We don’t want to fight. We’re in the street

Kanye: I'mma change all this

Paparazzo: Come on, Kanye. You know we like you

Kanye: Shut the fuck up. It’s 4 AM, you blood sucking mosquito

Paparazzo: You left the bag right there, Kanye

Kanye: You want me to be standing outside your house at 4 AM?

Paparazzo: We just want you to know that we’re here to support you--

Kanye: Shut the fuck up! You doing that to get more money for TMZ, every question you ask me

Paparazzo: No, we’re just here to support you--

Kanye: SHUT THE FUCK UP! You bully! You mosquito bully! Pick a profession with some type of respect to it

[Kanye gets in his Lambo, slams door. Revs engine. Exeunt.]

Paparazzo: Já era!

-Não, vamos pra lá!

-No teu carro?

-Bora na tua moto

-Não, vamo embora meu, tu vai perder o cara!

-Vai, vai que eu to pegando o carro

The ubiquitous Kanye West—from his famous quip, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” to “I'ma let you finish,” to marrying Kim Kardashian, to announcing that he’s running for President, and admitting his love for President Trump—you can see that he’s a staple of the tabloids and the entertainment world, industry-wide.

That certainly doesn’t take anything away from his music; as a matter of fact, it only seems to add to his fortuitous career. For instance, his 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was universally praised by fans and critics alike; it was recorded during the backlash he received from the Swift interruption and during his break-up with then-girlfriend Amber Rose.

He has scored other well-known hits, as well, from each of his previous studio albums—such as “Stronger,” “Heartless,” and “Gold Digger.” Each of his albums has been massive critical and commercial successes, including his collaboration album with JAY-Z, Watch the Throne. As of 2020, West has won an astounding 21 Grammys, tied with JAY-Z as the most decorated hip-hop artist in Grammy history.

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