there’s just no way to tell what this
controversial artist will do next
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
times kanye west took us by surprise
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the times
that yeh truly shocked the world with
his words or actions number 10
stealing the mic from Taylor Swift it
was a live TV moment that no one will
ever forget at the 26th MTV Video Music
Awards Taylor Swift won the prize for
Best Female music video while Swift was
in the middle of her acceptance speech
Kanye West climbed onto the stage and
took her mic I’m really happy for you
I’m let you finish but Beyonce had one
of the best videos of all time he told
the shocked crowd that Beyonce’s single
ladies video was the most deserving of
the award before shrugging and leaving
his interruption drew criticism from
journalists fellow artists and even
former President Barack Obama
although West was quick to issue an
apology the incident led to some bad
blood between him and Swift number 9
announcing his presidential campaign in
2015
Kanye West cause another show-stopping
moment at the VMAs he was chosen to
receive the Michael Jackson video
Vanguard Award for his musical
achievements at the end of a long and
confusing acceptance speech West
announced his plans to run for president
in 2020 as you probably could have
guessed by this moment I have decided in
2020 to run for president as the public
reeled from the news he continued to
focus on his art although a 2016
interview gave us more insight into how
his presidency would work West wasn’t
clear on what party he’d run under or
when he’d start his campaign but if one
of his tweets from 2018 is to be
believed he might have been looking a
bit further on number 8 deciding to
change his name
kanye west’s enthusiasm about his
fashion design reached an intense level
in 2009 during Paris Fashion Week West
debuted his sneaker collaboration with
luxury retailer Nuvi Vito after the
footwear premiered on the runway he
posted a video where he said that the
emotion of having his shoes out there
led him to change his name to Martin
Luther King Jr Martin probably just a
coincidence that this new moniker would
have promoted his brand while also being
almost identical to the name of the
Civil Rights icon right fortunately West
focused his energies on fashion design
instead of committing to a name change
number 7 talking about his plastic
surgery when West visited TMZ in April
2008 teen he made a number of shocking
statements one of the biggest surprises
came when he discussed his drug use West
admitted that he had struggled with an
addiction to opioids in 2016 after
making sure the entire TMZ staff was
listening he revealed that his drug use
started after he underwent a secret
liposuction procedure two days before I
was in the hospital I was on opioids
West said that he got the surgery so
that the media wouldn’t make fun of his
weight West’s statements about
liposuction showed us that despite his
opinionated nature he still cares deeply
about what people think of him we are
drugged out
we are following other people’s opinions
number six
starting a feud with Jimmy Kimmel during
an interview with BBC one Kanye West
made a few confident statements about
his legacy but we culture rap the new
rock and roll comedian Jimmy Kimmel
decided to parody the interview with a
sketch that featured a young kid
pretending to be West and repeating the
musicians words a couple of days after
the skit aired West tore into Kimmel
with a series of angry tweets the
comedian replied to the insults via
Twitter and addressed it on his show the
other choice he gave was that my life
your life he said is gonna be much
better if you apologize after a few
weeks West appeared on Kimmel to resolve
their differences a few years later Kim
Kardashian brought the outburst full
circle by reading one of
Kanye’s angry tweets on Kimmel show
number five making wild comparisons
what do Beethoven Michael Jordan and
Walt Disney have in common
Kanye West has compared himself to all
of them well he won’t go didn’t stop
making chocolate because he was making
other than that particularly in the last
half decade or so the artist has made
countless self comparisons to other
famous artists luminaries and
entrepreneurs I’m the elf that’s Will
Ferrell that’s too big for his hands to
make the toy these have ranged from
reasonably comparable figures like Andy
Warhol – well baffling ones like
vanellope von schweetz I’m standing up
and I’m telling you I am Warhol at times
West’s lofty comparisons have drawn
criticism especially when he puts
religious figures into the mix however
that hasn’t stopped him from continuing
to include some in his music and
interviews I am Shakespeare in the flesh
what Disney Nike Google it’s really just
a matter of time before he makes yet
another shocking comparison number four
releasing a nonsensical verse over two
years after West’s critically acclaimed
life of pablo album he finally released
a new song entitled lift yourself
although fans were eager to listen their
excitement quickly turned into confusion
whoopee-doo scoop scoop dee dee whoop
whoop de scoop poop while the
instrumental part of the song was normal
the last verse of the single was
composed of kanye rapping a series of
nonsensical words it was hard to believe
that the same artist that wrote
lyrically complex songs like jesus walks
was giving us lines like poop Dscoop tea
fans were unclear if the song
represented West’s new direction or if
it was an elaborate joke either way it
wasn’t the single anyone was expecting
number 3 revealing his large debt
you wouldn’t think the musician who gave
jay-z a $34,000 skull statue would be
strapped for cash
however in 2016 West’s stunned his
Twitter followers by announcing that he
was fifty three million dollars in debt
he also asked for businessmen like Mark
Zuckerberg to invest in him although the
Facebook CEO did not respond directly
fans jumped in
with hilarious comments and at least one
GoFundMe page West later claimed that
the money was for his business ideas
rather than his personal fortune since
West continues to make music and push
out new fashion lines we’re guessing the
[Music]
number two tweeting his love for Trump
in the past Kanye West has discussed
political issues without aligning
himself to a specific party George Bush
doesn’t care about black people that
seemed to change in 2018
when he tweeted that he loved President
Trump then followed the post with a
picture of an autographed make America
great again hat after a Twitter backlash
celebrities unfollowing him and a
request from his wife Kim
kardashian-west clarified that he didn’t
agree with all of Trump’s policies a few
days later he released a song where he
defended his stance whether or not you
agree with West it’s undeniable that his
support of Trump has sent a lot of
number one suggesting slavery was a
choice during that after mentioned
infamous 2018 TMZ interview Kanye West
was asked about how he felt about recent
threats made against him West started to
respond to the question directly before
bringing up slavery are you here about
slavery for 400 years for 400 years
that’s not like a choice in a
jaw-dropping moment the artist suggested
that American slaves could have chosen
to free themselves West’s comment took
host Harvey Levin aback and prompted TMZ
producer van Lathan to go off on yay I’m
appalled and brother I am unbelievably
hurt by the fact that you have morphed
into something to me that’s not real in
a series of deleted tweets West claimed
that his comments on slavery referred to
a state of mind more than the historical
atrocity itself regardless of intent
West’s words left people shocked and
deeply disappointed in him and when
you’re a slave you’re owned you don’t
choose if you’re owned do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day [Music]
controversial artist will do next
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
times kanye west took us by surprise
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the times
that yeh truly shocked the world with
his words or actions number 10
stealing the mic from Taylor Swift it
was a live TV moment that no one will
ever forget at the 26th MTV Video Music
Awards Taylor Swift won the prize for
Best Female music video while Swift was
in the middle of her acceptance speech
Kanye West climbed onto the stage and
took her mic I’m really happy for you
I’m let you finish but Beyonce had one
of the best videos of all time he told
the shocked crowd that Beyonce’s single
ladies video was the most deserving of
the award before shrugging and leaving
his interruption drew criticism from
journalists fellow artists and even
former President Barack Obama
although West was quick to issue an
apology the incident led to some bad
blood between him and Swift number 9
announcing his presidential campaign in
2015
Kanye West cause another show-stopping
moment at the VMAs he was chosen to
receive the Michael Jackson video
Vanguard Award for his musical
achievements at the end of a long and
confusing acceptance speech West
announced his plans to run for president
in 2020 as you probably could have
guessed by this moment I have decided in
2020 to run for president as the public
reeled from the news he continued to
focus on his art although a 2016
interview gave us more insight into how
his presidency would work West wasn’t
clear on what party he’d run under or
when he’d start his campaign but if one
of his tweets from 2018 is to be
believed he might have been looking a
bit further on number 8 deciding to
change his name
kanye west’s enthusiasm about his
fashion design reached an intense level
in 2009 during Paris Fashion Week West
debuted his sneaker collaboration with
luxury retailer Nuvi Vito after the
footwear premiered on the runway he
posted a video where he said that the
emotion of having his shoes out there
led him to change his name to Martin
Luther King Jr Martin probably just a
coincidence that this new moniker would
have promoted his brand while also being
almost identical to the name of the
Civil Rights icon right fortunately West
focused his energies on fashion design
instead of committing to a name change
number 7 talking about his plastic
surgery when West visited TMZ in April
2008 teen he made a number of shocking
statements one of the biggest surprises
came when he discussed his drug use West
admitted that he had struggled with an
addiction to opioids in 2016 after
making sure the entire TMZ staff was
listening he revealed that his drug use
started after he underwent a secret
liposuction procedure two days before I
was in the hospital I was on opioids
West said that he got the surgery so
that the media wouldn’t make fun of his
weight West’s statements about
liposuction showed us that despite his
opinionated nature he still cares deeply
about what people think of him we are
drugged out
we are following other people’s opinions
number six
starting a feud with Jimmy Kimmel during
an interview with BBC one Kanye West
made a few confident statements about
his legacy but we culture rap the new
rock and roll comedian Jimmy Kimmel
decided to parody the interview with a
sketch that featured a young kid
pretending to be West and repeating the
musicians words a couple of days after
the skit aired West tore into Kimmel
with a series of angry tweets the
comedian replied to the insults via
Twitter and addressed it on his show the
other choice he gave was that my life
your life he said is gonna be much
better if you apologize after a few
weeks West appeared on Kimmel to resolve
their differences a few years later Kim
Kardashian brought the outburst full
circle by reading one of
Kanye’s angry tweets on Kimmel show
number five making wild comparisons
what do Beethoven Michael Jordan and
Walt Disney have in common
Kanye West has compared himself to all
of them well he won’t go didn’t stop
making chocolate because he was making
other than that particularly in the last
half decade or so the artist has made
countless self comparisons to other
famous artists luminaries and
entrepreneurs I’m the elf that’s Will
Ferrell that’s too big for his hands to
make the toy these have ranged from
reasonably comparable figures like Andy
Warhol – well baffling ones like
vanellope von schweetz I’m standing up
and I’m telling you I am Warhol at times
West’s lofty comparisons have drawn
criticism especially when he puts
religious figures into the mix however
that hasn’t stopped him from continuing
to include some in his music and
interviews I am Shakespeare in the flesh
what Disney Nike Google it’s really just
a matter of time before he makes yet
another shocking comparison number four
releasing a nonsensical verse over two
years after West’s critically acclaimed
life of pablo album he finally released
a new song entitled lift yourself
although fans were eager to listen their
excitement quickly turned into confusion
whoopee-doo scoop scoop dee dee whoop
whoop de scoop poop while the
instrumental part of the song was normal
the last verse of the single was
composed of kanye rapping a series of
nonsensical words it was hard to believe
that the same artist that wrote
lyrically complex songs like jesus walks
was giving us lines like poop Dscoop tea
fans were unclear if the song
represented West’s new direction or if
it was an elaborate joke either way it
wasn’t the single anyone was expecting
number 3 revealing his large debt
you wouldn’t think the musician who gave
jay-z a $34,000 skull statue would be
strapped for cash
however in 2016 West’s stunned his
Twitter followers by announcing that he
was fifty three million dollars in debt
he also asked for businessmen like Mark
Zuckerberg to invest in him although the
Facebook CEO did not respond directly
fans jumped in
with hilarious comments and at least one
GoFundMe page West later claimed that
the money was for his business ideas
rather than his personal fortune since
West continues to make music and push
out new fashion lines we’re guessing the
[Music]
number two tweeting his love for Trump
in the past Kanye West has discussed
political issues without aligning
himself to a specific party George Bush
doesn’t care about black people that
seemed to change in 2018
when he tweeted that he loved President
Trump then followed the post with a
picture of an autographed make America
great again hat after a Twitter backlash
celebrities unfollowing him and a
request from his wife Kim
kardashian-west clarified that he didn’t
agree with all of Trump’s policies a few
days later he released a song where he
defended his stance whether or not you
agree with West it’s undeniable that his
support of Trump has sent a lot of
number one suggesting slavery was a
choice during that after mentioned
infamous 2018 TMZ interview Kanye West
was asked about how he felt about recent
threats made against him West started to
respond to the question directly before
bringing up slavery are you here about
slavery for 400 years for 400 years
that’s not like a choice in a
jaw-dropping moment the artist suggested
that American slaves could have chosen
to free themselves West’s comment took
host Harvey Levin aback and prompted TMZ
producer van Lathan to go off on yay I’m
appalled and brother I am unbelievably
hurt by the fact that you have morphed
into something to me that’s not real in
a series of deleted tweets West claimed
that his comments on slavery referred to
a state of mind more than the historical
atrocity itself regardless of intent
West’s words left people shocked and
deeply disappointed in him and when
you’re a slave you’re owned you don’t
choose if you’re owned do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day [Music]
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