Kanye West Interrupts Taylor Swift's Speech at MTV VMA's

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by agzg

No way! I still know the words to the theme song! "I know my parents love me...."

The only reason I went to college was to throw my cap in the air and say "than where you come FROM!"

[agzg]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

The only reason I went to college was to throw my cap in the air and say "than where you come FROM!"

LOL - I'm going to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the week.

This hijack is way better than talking about Kanye West.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

The only reason I went to college was to throw my cap in the air and say "than where you come FROM!"

If anyone had told me at like 8 years old that my college experience wasn't going to be ANYTHING like Whitley Gilbert's, I would have called them a LIAR.

[I.A.S.K.]

LOL @ people saying Kanye is irrelevant. Umm I guess you haven't looked at his body of work. Kanye gets away with a lot of the things he does because he is so extremely talented. So, to say he is irrelevant in pop culture is incorrect. Now, Taylor Swift was (until Kanye) irrelevant. Taylor definitely didn't deserve the award by any streach of the imagination, but she got it.

Kanye was an arse for taking poor lil Taylor's shine, but that was one of the funniest moments ever! Her face was priceless. She should've just continued with her speech and ignored his outburst. I figure he felt such a strong burning desire to tell the world that Beyonce' is like the best evar just like Lil Mama felt so passionate about Jay/Alicia's performance that she had to jump on stage. lol.

I seriously doubt Kanye's fan base is going to be hurt by this. The people who give a damn about Taylor Swift or who are upset about his outburst (and will still be upset long enough to remember it when his next album hits) aren't Kanye's base so he'll be fine. He did mess himself up with MTV and other award shows, but they'll get over it because Kanye is and will be a huge draw for a long time to come.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

LOL @ people saying Kanye is irrelevant. Umm I guess you haven't looked at his body of work. Kanye gets away with a lot of the things he does because he is so extremely talented. So, to say he is irrelevant in pop culture is incorrect. Now, Taylor Swift was (until Kanye) irrelevant. Taylor definitely didn't deserve the award by any streach of the imagination, but she got it.

Kanye was an arse for taking poor lil Taylor's shine, but that was one of the funniest moments ever! Her face was priceless. She should've just continued with her speech and ignored his outburst. I figure he felt such a strong burning desire to tell the world that Beyonce' is like the best evar just like Lil Mama felt so passionate about Jay/Alicia's performance that she had to jump on stage. lol.

I seriously doubt Kanye's fan base is going to be hurt by this. The people who give a damn about Taylor Swift or who are upset about his outburst (and will still be upset long enough to remember it when his next album hits) aren't Kanye's base so he'll be fine. He did mess himself up with MTV and other award shows, but they'll get over it because Kanye is and will be a huge draw for a long time to come.

ahahahahahaha, ok.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

ahahahahahaha, ok.

It's true. This is not the first time Kanye has acted an ass. His sales have not been affected by previous stunts...

[Kappamd]

I'm laughing more at the fact this person thinks Kanye made Taylor relevant. Clearly this must be true, considering she won this award, has won many others, is nominated for even more, and sold out most of her tour dates within 5 minutes. Kanye hasn't won and only gets attention because of douchebag stunts like this. Takes a lot of talent to act like an ass. If his fanbase wants to continue to waste their money on him, then more power to them.

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I'm laughing more at the fact this person thinks Kanye made Taylor relevant. Clearly this must be true, considering she won this award, has won many others, is nominated for even more, and sold out most of her tour dates within 5 minutes. Kanye hasn't won and only gets attention because of douchebag stunts like this. Takes a lot of talent to act like an ass. If his fanbase wants to continue to waste their money on him, then more power to them.

American Music Awards 2
BET Awards 7
BET Hip Hop Awards 2
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards 2
BRIT Awards 3
Grammy Awards 12
GQ Awards 2
MOBO Awards 5
MTV Europe Music Awards 1
MTV Video Music Awards 2
NAACP Image Awards 1
Teen Choice Awards 1
Vibe Awards 2
World Music Awards 2
Total Awards won 42

It is not a waste of money because he is talented. Taylor, until yesterday and Kanye, was not very relevant. Most people did not know who she was. Many people in this thread and elsewhere have said "I didnt know she sang that song." So in the scheme of relevance in music she was basically irrelevant. As compared to Kanye she's (or was) a nobody.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

American Music Awards 2
BET Awards 7
BET Hip Hop Awards 2
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards 2
BRIT Awards 3
Grammy Awards 12
GQ Awards 2
MOBO Awards 5
MTV Europe Music Awards 1
MTV Video Music Awards 2
NAACP Image Awards 1
Teen Choice Awards 1
Vibe Awards 2
World Music Awards 2
Total Awards won 42

It is not a waste of money because he is talented. Taylor, until yesterday and Kanye, was not very relevant. Most people did not know who she was. Many people in this thread and elsewhere have said "I didnt know she sang that song." So in the scheme of relevance in music she was basically irrelevant. As compared to Kanye she's (or was) a nobody.

She's not completely irrelevant. Anyone who listens to their local top 40 station will hear both of their music within the hour. And there were lots of people who didnt know who Kanye was before that whole "George Bush doesnt care about black people" bit.

Fans of her music and career know who Taylor Swift is. Ditto for Kanye. whether the audiences overlap, probably not much.

This, coming from someone who also didnt know she sang the song she won the award for. I didnt know half the songs Lady Gaga was responsible for - does that make her irrelevant, though she's had a couple of this past year's hits?

[I.A.S.K.]

Originally Posted by tld221

She's not completely irrelevant. Anyone who listens to their local top 40 station will hear both of their music within the hour. And there were lots of people who didnt know who Kanye was before that whole "George Bush doesnt care about black people" bit.

Fans of her music and career know who Taylor Swift is. Ditto for Kanye. whether the audiences overlap, probably not much.

This, coming from someone who also didnt know she sang the song she won the award for. I didnt know half the songs Lady Gaga was responsible for - does that make her irrelevant, though she's had a couple of this past year's hits?

Almost every artist at the start of their career is irrelevant. The point here is that on the scale of relevant to pop music to irrelevant Taylor falls on the irrelevant side. If she quit music on Aug. 15th, 2009 there wouldn't be very much talk about it (there would be some, but not much) whereas if Kanye West quit music there would be a whole lot of talk. My saying she is irrelevant is not to take a dig at her. Im not saying she has no importance at all I am saying that in the scheme of pop music and pop culture she is not particularly special or important. She wouldn't have gone down in MTV history for her win. Beyonce, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Madonna, U2, Michael Jackson are all major acts and extremely relevant to pop culture and will be talked about for years to come. Taylor Swift (if she doesnt do anything else) will be mentioned because Kanye spazzed during her speech.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

Im not saying she has no importance at all

To say that someone is irrelevant is to say that they are of no importance at all. Well, actually it's to say that she has nothing to do with the matter at hand. The matter, being the VMAs, I'm assuming. Or famous. Either way, she has one or she is. Therefore, she is relevant.

Of course, this is just semantics.

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

Beyonce, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Madonna, U2, Michael Jackson are all major acts and extremely relevant to pop culture and will be talked about for years to come.

Can't believe you put Kayne West in the same sentence with Madonna U2 and Michael Jackson. He's not even in the same league with them.

Jay-Z and Beyonce will be up with the other 3. Kayne West, I don't think so.

Oh, Obama think Kayne is a "jackass"

http://www.politico.com/click/storie...a_jackass.html

[GeorgiaGirl]

Taylor, until yesterday and Kanye, was not very relevant. Most people did not know who she was. Many people in this thread and elsewhere have said "I didnt know she sang that song." So in the scheme of relevance in music she was basically irrelevant. As compared to Kanye she's (or was) a nobody.

Taylor Swift was Billboard's Best-Selling Artist of 2008. I'm pretty sure that makes her relevant...

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.

American Music Awards 2
BET Awards 7
BET Hip Hop Awards 2
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards 2
BRIT Awards 3
Grammy Awards 12
GQ Awards 2
MOBO Awards 5
MTV Europe Music Awards 1
MTV Video Music Awards 2
NAACP Image Awards 1
Teen Choice Awards 1
Vibe Awards 2
World Music Awards 2
Total Awards won 42

It is not a waste of money because he is talented. Taylor, until yesterday and Kanye, was not very relevant. Most people did not know who she was. Many people in this thread and elsewhere have said "I didnt know she sang that song." So in the scheme of relevance in music she was basically irrelevant. As compared to Kanye she's (or was) a nobody.

Anyone who listens to any country music station or Top 40 station knows who Taylor Swift is, just like they know who Kanye is. Top 40 stations have been playing her songs for about two years now. And in case you didn't know, VMAs are voted on by the viewers...so obviously plenty of people know who Taylor Swift is!

[knight_shadow]

Kanye hasn't won any awards? Kanye is only known for his antics?

Outside of his "extra" moments, he does have talent. He wouldn't be around this long if he didn't.

Same thing was said about Eminem when he was in his prime. He was an ass too, but he was still talented.