Kanye on being deemed a violent person because of his paparazzi experience…
“I haven’t done anything violent. They make it seem like I actually went and hit the paparazzi. I haven’t. I was restrained. I’m good at restraining myself from committing violent acts. I know how to control my temper. That one paparazzo made it a bigger deal. I just put my hand up and he felt like he had more right to my personal space than I did. I put my hand up to stop him from shooting me.”
Kanye on putting out 808’s & Heartbreak so quickly…
“I could have put it out as a mixtape. I always wanted to do a mixtape called T-Pain Style. And I was like, if these songs are good as hell, why not put it out as a real album? And who’s to say what a mixtape , what’s an album. I aint have to drop an album either. What I do at this point is a gift. And I think people are complaining about their gift. They can either play with it or not! But don’t complain to me about the gift. There’s guys out there, nobody spoke on our behalf before. Whatever about the singing. F*ck all the singing, f*ck all the Auto-Tune, f*ck the He’s A Rapper, he’s not a rapper, he’s going through something, he has to get this out of his system, he’s crazy. F*ck all that. It’s men out there who have never had anyone to speak on their behalf about the way they feel in a relationship. We don’t feel like, ‘F*ck you, bitch, I’m going to f*ck a whole bunch of girls’. NO! We feel hurt. We feel pain. Like, ‘Damn, why would you say something like that to me? Damn, I LOVE YOU. Damn, I want to have a family. Damn, I want to find someone to raise my kids. Damn, my baby mama’s a bitch. Or she’s not a bitch’. That more than anything-more than the way I wanted to deliver this art-is the message behind 808’s.”
Kanye on 808’s being his best album…..
“I do think it’s my best album to date. No, I actually know this is my best album to date. Do I think it will be my best album ever? No, Ill improve. Do I think there are mistakes in it? Yes. There has to be. I’m a human being. But I think it surpasses Graduation. These 12 tracks are going to resonate more than any 12 tracks of any album this year.”
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dOPE DUDE OUT OF IT in a good ass way lov if keep it funky Ye ill pick upp the mag ! one
i love kanye!
Graduation had 4 singles. If 808's is going to be better hes going to need 2 more singles.
BCORBS02, ARE YOU FOR REALLLLLL??? YOU THINK SINGLES IS THE WAY TO JUDGE AN ALBUM????? NIGGA, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE ALBUM AS A WHOLE CAUSE SINGLES DONT MEAN SHITTT
Word what my nigga YEEZY sed....
If you judge suttin based off singles......
Then you are "judgin a book by its cover"
To be honest if LOVE LOCKDOWN was the only single he dropped....I doubt if I would been bumping this album. But neva the less kanye shows nd proves nd like the mag sez........TRUTH HURTS......HE IS RAP
PLAIN PAT WADDUP
Bcorbs02 I don't believe singles are EVERYTHING, i mean he had 4 singles and 4,000 videos! I prefer the videos.
Nice interview Ye!
Yeah that's kanye damn straight
bitchin' album. stands up real well as a comprehensive piece. 10 stars in my book (although original robocop is way meaner ) - stay. out. of. trouble.
Awesome interview from an awesome artist talking about an awesome album.
My Man!!!!!
Im not gonna lie, hes kinda starting to look like 50cent.
True!
Thats Why Kanye West is the best...
its the truth, kanye keep it real cause he is a real boy, pinocchio story goes ....
Fuck what everybody else say!!!...Knaye I feel where you comin from. Its about time a rapper came out with an album with real lyrics and feelings about relationships. Nobody else is bold enough to do it ...and try to sing at that! I love the whole album the best one to date and I have them all...More props to you!!! Cuz niggas have feelings to.
yo bscorb you bitch. mothafucka he had 5 singles:
can't tell me nothin
stronger
goodlife
flashing lights
homecoming
its fuckin priceless you even complaining bout singles, but its even funnier you didn't even know how many fuckin singles were on graduation. you ain't a real kanye fan mothafucka, you just like watching fuckin music videos.
I LOVED Graduation.. Why does kanye not see how AMAZING it is?!
Rappers need to look to Kanye as an example. He gives human emotions in his songs. It's about time hip hop had some originality and feeling behind it. We all can admit that rap has become very repetitive in the sense of content and sound. I appreciate Kanye for stepping out of the box and delivering something great at the same time.
I really like how you said that your speak on our behalf. A few weeks after you dropped 808's I broke up with my girlfriend. This album, along with a few other songs, really helped me get through it and I realized there is someone else out there who knows what I'm going through. I've been a fan of your since College Dropout dropped and fuck what all these haters say, I love you and you have my permission to do whatever kind of music you want. I mean I cant complain so far....what ever you touch turns to gold.
I fuckin’ hate kanye west he is a whiny little bitch nigga who deserves none of what he has
i too is hating ...but this time, on this JOE moron with no clue of who really Khanye is.....ADVICE:Joe, b4 opening ur self distuctin mouth lyk your clone Fiddy and talk shit bout a good nd extraordinary man like kanye,make sure you really know 'em to details B4 I BUST UR LAME ASS!!!!!!! PEACE TO KANYE.....
I love 808. That album describes all the feelings i'm suffering after this stupid guy broke up with me. Kanye sings all the words i wanted to say without knowing how to say it. This is the best album of the year.
i love u kanye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love u kanye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KanYe you came real with it this time! True emotion is not only felt but echoed in most songs on 808's.
Great job on having the most style, according to GQ...
Any chance of getting something designed for the women as well?
I just want to see you smile, maybe in the future
Kanye is the realest rapper in the game cuz he aint tryna talk about all dat kiil u and drug shit he rappin from his heart