Kanye West

With Kanye’s outburst at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, it’s only fitting that we look into the reasons why he sucks.

The guy has a huge ego. Granted, one almost has to be egotistical to some degree to make it in show business, but seriously, this guy’s ego is off the charts.  In 2006, after appearing as Jesus on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, he told Playboy: “I throw up historical subjects in a way that makes kids want to learn about them.  I’m definitely in the history books already.”  That’s right.  Kanye believes he’s grooming today’s young minds into becoming the history majors of tomorrow.  An honorary doctorate degree in history is just a matter of time for this American rapper, record producer, author, singer, and crotch grabber (see picture at start of post).

Dude can’t sing. As evidenced in the song “Love Lockdown” on his 808s & Heartbreak album, he needed an auto-tune device to get by.  Watching the video, it’s a shame there isn’t a device that could improve his acting.

What’s with the hair? Are those hieroglyphs on his head?  And that’s only his current do.  One can’t help but remember the black mullet.

He is a “proud non-reader”. But it doesn’t mean he can’t be an author!  In 2009 he published “Thank You And You’re Welcome“, which he calls a “collection of thoughts and theories.”  In an interview with Reuters, West said:

Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph.  [Author's note: has anyone ever seen a book sign an autograph?]

I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life.

So, in other words, he likes to keep it real.  He also says that being a “non-reader” gives him a childlike purity.  Here is a review on his book by Sammy C “Sam” on Amazon that I enjoyed:

Kanye West seems mildly amused that these things called “words” can actually be written down and combined into interesting groups called “phrases” or sometimes even “sentences.”

It would be adorable if he were five years old. But coming from this wealthy, swaggering, man-child, it’s a depressing reminder that his hip-hop culture devalues education and literacy. Mr. West uses white space as a stand-in for gravitas; one page declares “Get used to being used.” I doubt the youngest of his fans will find that worth pondering for more than a second.

That he needed a ghost writer to complete what amounts to a pithy pamphlet is appalling.

The guy has a huge ego. Did I mention that already?  In November 2006, after West’s “Touch the Sky” lost the Best Video award at the MTV Europe Music Awards to Justice and Simian’s “We Are Your Friends“, he interrupted the presentation and ranted on how he should have won the award instead.  At which point, MTV Europe realized that they had made made a monumental mistake, reversed their decision, and awarded the coveted distinction to West.  (I just made up that last sentence.)

He plays the race card when it’s uncalled for. In 2007, he said: “Maybe my skin’s not right,” when Britney Spears was favored over himself to open the MTV Video Music Awards.  I doubt the color of his skin had anything to do with it.  It’s like this, regardless of Britney’s skin color, she shows a lot of it, and MTV knows viewers would rather see that than Kanye grabbing his crotch (see picture at start of post).  Sounds like common sense to me.

Taylor Swift

The guy has a huge ego. Are you sure I didn’t mention this already?  At the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2009, West burst onto the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for the Best Female Video award, grabbed the microphone out of Swift’s hands and went on to say: “Sorry Taylor, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.”  At which point, MTV executives reconvened and announced that starting in 2010, all MVMA trophies would be awarded to the winners of West’s choosing.  (I just made up that last sentence.)

Here are some amusing Twitter posts by celebrities in retaliation to West’s antics:

“Kanye West is the biggest piece of s— on earth.”  —Pink

“F–K U KANYE.  IT’S LIKE U STEPPED oN A KITTEN.”  —Katy Perry