In a recent interview, Larry King asked Charlamagne Tha God his opinion on Kanye West walking onstage when Beck won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
“It worked until I realized he actually was serious,” Charlamagne says. “‘Cause if you saw the after-show he did on E!, then he went into this whole rant about how Beck needed to respect Beyonce’s artistry and give his award away to Beyonce, which I think is super whack because Kanye’s calling for somebody to respect people’s artistry, but he doesn’t respect anybody else’s artistry. Kanye West wants us to respect the artistry that he likes. If he likes it, then we all should like it. If he doesn’t like it, then we shouldn’t like it, which is hypocritical.”
After the awards show, West said, “Beck needs to respect artistry and he should have given his award to Beyonce.”
West attempted to clarified his comments, telling Ryan Seacrest that “what I really wanted to do is just joke around about what had happened before [with Taylor Swift], but I just really didn’t want to take away from Beck’s moment.”
Larry King’s full interview with Charlamagne Tha God will premiere Friday, February 20th at 2 P.M. EST on Ora TV, according to allhiphop.
Watch the clip below.
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whats the definition of blasting someone? that didnt seem like a blasting to me. just another day for charlamagne
I love Charlamange, but man, even you fuck up sometimes.
Just accept that Kanye is the musical genius of our generation, and judging by what you speak all the time, I KNOW YOU KNOW IT!
anyway, keep talkin, I love your interviews even when you’re a little bit wrong.
you got fans in Balkans 😀
Ye is a genius…we all know it. But he’s nearing dangerous territory because his name is slowly but surely starting to become more associated with rants and disrespect than his artistry. Like it or not, it’s up to the newer generation to show him the respect he’s earned through art to keep his name alive and solidify his place forever. That’s why Pac, Big, etc have stuck around. People my age (I’m 25) and younger have listened, learned and become inspired. But it’s going to get to the point where the first thing we think of when we mention Kanye is an arrogant man who rants about everything, or someone who basically called Bush a racist. And if that does happen, it’ll be a damn shame because he really is great.
Since when is honesty blasting someone?
Who is it honest for? You? Who else in is this bubble?Sorry for poppin it for you and the rest of your sweet sixteen party friends mr “lol”.Ha!
Charlamagne nailed it!Kanye seems like a very unintelligent man!Genius?beg to differ!Tons of artists way better than him if you open your minds.Humility can get you a long way.
Tons of Artists?? Like who?? your hater your full of shit there is no hip hop artist out right now that is as musically gifted as Kanye west. Regardless if you hate his rants and hate him personally. To lie about shit you look like an ass.
“there is no hip hop artist out right now that is as musically gifted as Kanye west.”…. i feel so bad for this generation. kanye is not even a hiphop artist anymore, whhens the last time you heard him rap,
Come On – Literally … Defending Kanye at this point is beyond a joke. I hope his people read this shit. I used to stick up for him so much but the shit he is creating in the last year or two shows how fkn delusional and out of touch his bubble has made him. No one gives a fuck anymore dude your shit is whack.. enjoy those soccer mom fans dude.
uncle ruckus vs uncle ruckus, lol
VICTORIA HERNANDEZ PLEASE GO KILL YOURSELF ASAP. THANKS
Kanye rants alot about what is right and what the industry should be doing and bla bla bla,but in the next breath he`s actually so stupid that he argues his own arguments.What a dummy!
Pretty sure only gay dudes and college girls listen to Kanye
This nigga gona get clapped one day for runnin his mouth. But i completely agree with him on this
Respect to Charlamagne, always speaking the truth!
Genius? You guys are retarded, stop inflating his ego. He’s mediocre at best, not even hating just speak real sh!
Talking about Kanye btw
Charlamagne is bad as a reality show ho. Wit his Sambo ass. Fuck outta here.
For once I agree with everything this cornball said!