Den amerikanske rapper og producer fløj elegant mellem en lang række af emner
"I am Kanye West. And that feels really great to say, especially this year". Sådan startede et af de øjeblikke, der blev set mest frem til ved gårsdagens MTV Video Music Awards, nemlig Kanye Wests tale, der gik forud for premieren på hans nye video til sangen "Fade". Den amerikanske rapper og producer gav en fire minutter lang tale, hvor han let og elegant sprang mellem en række forskellige emner, der ellers ikke syntes at have nogen direkte sammenhæng.
West kom blandt andet ind på den høje mordrate i Chicago, han kaldte P-Diddy for sit idol, præsenterede Chance The Rapper som fremtidens mand og forsvarede sin ret til at lade sig inspirere af både Steve Jobs og Walt Disney, og selvfølgelig (fristes man til at sige) blev Donald Trump også nævnt.
I klippet herover kan du se Kanye West’s tale ved MTV Video Music Awards, mens talen kan læses herunder.
"I am Kanye West. And that feels really great to say, especially this year. I came here to present my new video but before I do that. I’ma talk. Now, later tonight "Famous" might lose to Beyoncé, but I can’t be mad. I’m always wishing for Beyoncé to win, so…
But for people to understand just how blessed we are, it was an expression of our now; our fame right now. Us on the inside of the TV. The audacity to put Anna Wintour right next to Donald Trump., I put ray j in it bro, like. This is fame, bro. Like...
I see you, Amber.
My wife is a G; Not a lot of peoples' wives would let them say that.
We came over in the same boat; now we all in the same bed. Well, maybe, different boats, but you know. But if you think about it, last week there was 22 people murdered in Chicago. People came to me like, "That's right. Taylor [Swift]. I love all of you. That’s why I called her."
So I was speaking at the Art Institute last year and one kid came up to me and he said, "Three of my friends died and I don’t know if ima be the next. You know when you’re a senior, and it’s like the last month and you just don't feel like doing any more work. If you feel like you seeing people dying right next to you, you might feel like, "What’s the point?" Like life will feel start to feel worthless in a way.
I know times for me, I sit down and talk to older, rich people (aka white). they tell me, don’t compare yourself to Steve Jobs, don’t compare yourself to Walt Disney. And my friend ... told me, "Don’t compare yourself to these people." My friend told me there’s three keys to keeping people impoverished: that's taking away their esteem, taking away their resources and taking away their role models. My role models are artist merchants. There's less than 10 that I can name in history: Truman, Ford, Hughes, Disney, Jobs, West.
Bro. Bro!! Tonight, we’re here to have fun. I’m standing in front of my idol Puff Daddy. I’m standing in front of my wife, Kim Kardashian West. I’m standing in front of the future Chance the Rapper. 2 Chainz. Jaden Smith. Bro. We are undeniably the influence; the thought leaders. I’m gunna play ya’ll a piece of my art. And I just hope you all have a good time. Play that."
