Those are some ugly-ass shoes.

--O.J. Simpson, 1995

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares about Kanye - real story is that Beyoncé got robbed. Kanye's stunt was childish and out-of-line for that moment and that venue, but his opinion that Album of the Year should have gone to Beyoncé was not at all out-of-line.
Truth is the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences were pissed at Beyoncé because she surprised the entire music industry by releasing her latest self-titled album only on iTunes first with no warning, no other promotion, no launch parties, no advance radio play, none of the traditional pre-sale retail hype -- she turned the industry upside down in a sense and showed how a true star can break the industry glass ceiling and they didn't like it. Period. Beck didn't deserve that award.

Finally, someone with some sense on this thread. Doesn't matter if you like Beyonce or Kanye. What matters is that the album was groundbreaking. Before she did it, it had never been done. And she did it phenomenally. The Grammys would never reward that sort of thing...would encourage other artists and musicians to get from under the thumb of the immoral music industry.

BTW, music is all about taste levels. I think Beck sucks. And even HE was surprised he won. What kind of sucky ass musician doesn't think enough about his own music that he's surprised he won?!

I think he was being self-deprecating. I would want to start a war with Kanye, he's wealthy and unstable. I also thing when you have a huge team of producers and songwriters on your album it's less remarkable that writing and producing your own stuff, or with a few collaborators.

I present for your consideration the lyrics to a song off this "award-deserving" album:

Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack you in the air
Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air

Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Clap, clap, clap like you don't care
Smack that, clap, clap, clap like you don't care
(I know you care)

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap it
Foot up, my foot up
Hold up now my foot up
I'm spinnin' my foot up
Foot up yeah my foot up
I'm spinnin' my foot up
Put my foot down yeah my hands up
My hands up, my hands up
(Flexin')
Flexin' while my hands up
My hands up, my hands up
I stand up with my hands up
Then I put up, my hands up
I put up, my hands up
I put up, my hands up
Then I'm spinnin' all my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
Then I'm tippin' all my hands up
Spinnin', I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin' while my hands up
I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin' while my hands up
(Drank)
Hold that cup like alcohol, hold that cup like alcohol
Hold that cup like alcohol
Don't you drop that alcohol
Never drop that alcohol, never drop that alcohol
I know you thinkin' bout alcohol
I know I'm thinkin' bout that alcohol

Man, this here like rollin' dice, man, this here like rollin' dice
Seven eleven, seven eleven, seven twice, man, seven twice
Man, it feel like rollin' dice, man, this feel like rollin' dice
Man, it feel like rollin' dice
Seven twice, seven twice
Girl I'm tryna kick it with you
Girl I'm tryna kick it with you
Man, I'm tryna kick it with you
My feet up, I kick it with you
Man, I swear I kick it with you
Girl I wanna kick it with you
Man, I know I kick it with you
Yeah I spin' around and I kick it with you

Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack you in the air
Shoulders movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air

Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Clap, clap, clap like you don't care
Smack that, clap, clap, clap like you don't care
(I know you care)

Wave your hands side to side
Wave your hands side to side
Wave your hands to side to
Wave your hands side to side
Ooh wee be-be freaky deaky
Think me see she pink bikini
Rock that groovy dye dashiki
Nefertiti, edges kinky
Sweatin' out my blow out
Sweatin' out my press
This trick about to go off
Mad cause I'm so fresh
Fresher than you
I'm fresher than you
Fresher than you, ho

Beyoncé "7/11"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of my relatives is famous and knows him and knows others who know him well and she says he's bipolar. That would explain the grandiose impulses and wild rants.

Very possibly, but a large part of it is ego. He is wealthy enough to afford therapy and meds. This is the second time he's rudely walked on stage. He shouldn't be allowed at the Grammy's any more. He needs a time out.

He was joking. He was laughing in the moment. So were folks in the audience. It sounds like you folks on this thread need to lighten up, not Kanye.

You must not have seen his interview after the show with E! He wasn’t joking.

http://www.eonline.com/news/623519/kanye-west-goes-off-on-beck-s-grammy-win-he-should-have-given-his-award-to-beyonce

That's not the point. In that moment, he was joking. Even though he felt that way, he was not pissed but rather wanted to jokingly cause a scene. Seriously, you folks are entirely humorless.

Why couldn't he keep his ass in his seat and not make it all about him? He was like Anne Hathaway's character in Rachel Getting Married. An embarrassing narcissistic trainwreck.

What? Wasn't her album a re-release of a 2013 album? And, really, are we calling this "artistry" now:

Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack you in the air
Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air

Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Clap, clap, clap like you don't care
Smack that, clap, clap, clap like you don't care
(I know you care)

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap it
Foot up, my foot up
Hold up now my foot up
I'm spinnin' my foot up
Foot up yeah my foot up
I'm spinnin' my foot up
Put my foot down yeah my hands up
My hands up, my hands up
(Flexin')
Flexin' while my hands up
My hands up, my hands up
I stand up with my hands up
Then I put up, my hands up
I put up, my hands up
I put up, my hands up
Then I'm spinnin' all my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
(Spinnin')
Spinnin' while my hands up
Then I'm tippin' all my hands up
Spinnin', I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin' while my hands up
I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin', I'm spinnin' while my hands up
(Drank)
Hold that cup like alcohol, hold that cup like alcohol
Hold that cup like alcohol
Don't you drop that alcohol
Never drop that alcohol, never drop that alcohol
I know you thinkin' bout alcohol
I know I'm thinkin' bout that alcohol

Man, this here like rollin' dice, man, this here like rollin' dice
Seven eleven, seven eleven, seven twice, man, seven twice
Man, it feel like rollin' dice, man, this feel like rollin' dice
Man, it feel like rollin' dice
Seven twice, seven twice
Girl I'm tryna kick it with you
Girl I'm tryna kick it with you
Man, I'm tryna kick it with you
My feet up, I kick it with you
Man, I swear I kick it with you
Girl I wanna kick it with you
Man, I know I kick it with you
Yeah I spin' around and I kick it with you

Shoulders sideways, smack it, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Legs movin' side to side, smack you in the air
Shoulders movin' side to side, smack it in the air
Smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air
Smack it in the air
Smack it, smack it in the air

Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Wave your hands side to side, put it in the air
Clap, clap, clap like you don't care
Smack that, clap, clap, clap like you don't care
(I know you care)

Wave your hands side to side
Wave your hands side to side
Wave your hands to side to
Wave your hands side to side
Ooh wee be-be freaky deaky
Think me see she pink bikini
Rock that groovy dye dashiki
Nefertiti, edges kinky
Sweatin' out my blow out
Sweatin' out my press
This trick about to go off
Mad cause I'm so fresh
Fresher than you
I'm fresher than you
Fresher than you, ho

Beyonce "7/11"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares about Kanye - real story is that Beyoncé got robbed. Kanye's stunt was childish and out-of-line for that moment and that venue, but his opinion that Album of the Year should have gone to Beyoncé was not at all out-of-line.
Truth is the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences were pissed at Beyoncé because she surprised the entire music industry by releasing her latest self-titled album only on iTunes first with no warning, no other promotion, no launch parties, no advance radio play, none of the traditional pre-sale retail hype -- she turned the industry upside down in a sense and showed how a true star can break the industry glass ceiling and they didn't like it. Period. Beck didn't deserve that award.

Finally, someone with some sense on this thread. Doesn't matter if you like Beyonce or Kanye. What matters is that the album was groundbreaking. Before she did it, it had never been done. And she did it phenomenally. The Grammys would never reward that sort of thing...would encourage other artists and musicians to get from under the thumb of the immoral music industry.

BTW, music is all about taste levels. I think Beck sucks. And even HE was surprised he won. What kind of sucky ass musician doesn't think enough about his own music that he's surprised he won?!

OMG you have publicly displayed that you are a dumbass.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He sounds awful without auto-tune.

He sounds awful WITH auto-tune too! The low life thug has no talent.

I don't think of KW as a thug so much as a buffoon.

Anonymous wrote:They really should ban this asshole from future awards ceremonies-sad that he will likely face no consequences for his stupid behavior. I hope he pulls this kind of shit on a fellow black dude like 50 cent and gets his ass kicked on stage-now that would be worth watching!

50 is too busy selling overpriced water. His fighting days are long gone.

They really should ban this asshole from future awards ceremonies-sad that he will likely face no consequences for his stupid behavior. I hope he pulls this kind of shit on a fellow black dude like 50 cent and gets his ass kicked on stage-now that would be worth watching!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of my relatives is famous and knows him and knows others who know him well and she says he's bipolar. That would explain the grandiose impulses and wild rants.

Very possibly, but a large part of it is ego. He is wealthy enough to afford therapy and meds. This is the second time he's rudely walked on stage. He shouldn't be allowed at the Grammy's any more. He needs a time out.

And who can forget his famous George Bush doesn't like black people rant? Um, dude? Timing, it's all about the timing. And a charity event for a bunch of desperate people is not the time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares about Kanye - real story is that Beyoncé got robbed. Kanye's stunt was childish and out-of-line for that moment and that venue, but his opinion that Album of the Year should have gone to Beyoncé was not at all out-of-line.
Truth is the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences were pissed at Beyoncé because she surprised the entire music industry by releasing her latest self-titled album only on iTunes first with no warning, no other promotion, no launch parties, no advance radio play, none of the traditional pre-sale retail hype -- she turned the industry upside down in a sense and showed how a true star can break the industry glass ceiling and they didn't like it. Period. Beck didn't deserve that award.

Finally, someone with some sense on this thread. Doesn't matter if you like Beyonce or Kanye. What matters is that the album was groundbreaking. Before she did it, it had never been done. And she did it phenomenally. The Grammys would never reward that sort of thing...would encourage other artists and musicians to get from under the thumb of the immoral music industry.

BTW, music is all about taste levels. I think Beck sucks. And even HE was surprised he won. What kind of sucky ass musician doesn't think enough about his own music that he's surprised he won?!

What was groundbreaking about it exactly? Other artists have released music solely online. And the delivery method has nothing to do with the music. Musically speaking, what was groundbreaking about the album? I can't really think of anything.

He said after that 3 things were important to him: his wife, daughter, and clothing line. Hhmmmmm, which one of these is not like the others?

Those are some ugly-ass shoes.

Adidas on Monday announced Kanye West's sneaker - the YEEZY BOOST, which West debuted on-stage at the 2015 Grammy's in Los Angeles Sunday - would go on sale Feb. 14 in New York.

The shoe will be available only in New York as the release is timed to coincide with Fashion Week and NBA All-Star Game.

West provided a burst of advance publicity Sunday night for the sneaker release when, during his performance of 'Only One' at the 57th Grammy's, he wore the YEEZY BOOST on stage. He also wore a pair Saturday when he arrived at the Roc Nation Pre-Grammy Brunch at the RocNation Offices in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who cares about Kanye - real story is that Beyoncé got robbed. Kanye's stunt was childish and out-of-line for that moment and that venue, but his opinion that Album of the Year should have gone to Beyoncé was not at all out-of-line.
Truth is the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences were pissed at Beyoncé because she surprised the entire music industry by releasing her latest self-titled album only on iTunes first with no warning, no other promotion, no launch parties, no advance radio play, none of the traditional pre-sale retail hype -- she turned the industry upside down in a sense and showed how a true star can break the industry glass ceiling and they didn't like it. Period. Beck didn't deserve that award.

It's amusing that you think your opinion is definitive. But it doesn't matter. The people with the most votes win the Grammy. B didn't win. Beck did. That's pretty much it. K shouldnt be robbing young artists their time to shine.

My bad, I forgot the IMO...wadn't trying to say my thoughts on the matter was the preeminent position.

Um....Beyoncé is under contract with Columbia. It was THEIR marketing stunt for the "surprise" release. No one was pissed or surprised for that matter. Making an album isn't done under cover of night.