The rapper’s goliathan ego was most infamously shown at a previous VMA ceremony in 2009, where he jumped on stage to tell the pop Taylor Swift that he was unimpressed with her winning the Best Female Video category.<\/p>\n
\u201cYo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you and I’m-a let you finish, but Beyonc\u00e9 had one of the best videos of all time,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the best videos of all time!\u201d<\/p>\n
In a smart if obvious move MTV had chosen Swift to present the award to West, with the rapper profusely thanking her \u201cfor being so gracious\u201d over his arseholery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m confident, I believe in myself. We the millennials, bro. This is a new mentality. We’re not gonna control our kids with brands. We’re not gonna teach low self esteem and that to our kids. We gonna teach our kids that they can be something. We’re gonna teach our kids that they can stand up for themselves. We’re gonna teach our kids to believe in themselves. If my grandfather was here right now he would not let me back down. I don’t know what I’m finna [going to] lose after this, but don’t matter though cause it’s not about me. It’s about ideas bro, new ideas bro. People with ideas. People who believe in truth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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