In a rare television appearance on the “Kris Jenner Show,” rapper Kanye West finally shed some light on his increased encounters with the paparazzi. The Yeezus crafter made note of the fact that the paparazzi are only present “to make money off of you” and credited that purpose as the reason why he’s hardly ever pictured smiling.
Kanye also addressed what he feels is the “emotional bullying” done by paparazzi and compared their antics to that of a high school bully.
“It’s hard to smile when you know that people—for one thing, they’re around you only to make money off of you,” Kanye revealed. “If you’re around people that are only there to make money off of you, you already feel like, ‘Wait a second, these aren’t your friends.’ So, if you’re around your friends, your friends make you smile. If you’re around someone—like think about if when you were in high school. If there was someone that came up to you every day to take your money. To get in your pocket. There’s nothing they can say to you that makes it better. It’s almost worse when they say something positive.”
“The thing that makes me more happy than anything is to not see them,” he continued. “So, if you see them obviously I’m not gonna smile. And it becomes a bit of like an emotional bullying. Someone taunting you as you’re getting on an airplane or taunting you as you’re just going to get yogurt.”
Despite the rapper’s larger than life persona both on-stage and in his music, he confessed to being a shy individual during his nearly hour-long interview with Kris Jenner, the mother of Kim Kardashian.
“People would never understand that,” said Kanye, in regards to his timidness. “When I’m on stage or when I’ve like finished a new album, I can talk about the album and say ‘Hey, I love this album. I think it’s the best thing.’ But when I’m just walking down the street I’m a bit more shy and nervous. And people don’t really—it doesn’t come off when I’m rapping. When I’m rapping, I’m in my place like I’m on the court or something or I’m in the ring. And that’s where I’m my most powerful.”
During his appearance on the “Kris Jenner Show,” Kanye also spoke on his relationship with Kardashian and revealed a picture of their daughter, North West.
Ironically, Kanye’s appearance on the talk show comes shortly after the rapper was named in a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles videographer Daniel Ramos following a physical altercation at LAX.
paparazzi are tools/assholes. kanye just wants to live his life and bang Kim K 3 times a day let him have at it
Why shouldn’t the paparrazi make money off what they do? It’s their job to take pictures which then get plastered in magazines for millions of people to buy. Goes with the territory Kanye. Deal with it, or go drive a taxi.
Kanye, you knew that this comes with being famous. You knew paparazzi will be on you, especially when you’re dating one of the biggest, talentless trust-fund babies out there.
paparazzi and the people they work for are the only reason his bitch has money
this fool sounds like a little bitch! and his music is shitty!
Preaaaach my nigga!
Hey, I see we have a lot in common. Bang later?
fuck paparazzi, most unrespectable job EVER
true, then they come stupid story’s like wich colour his trousers are or something like that
@2nd Anon…..speak english you fucking idiot
No. That would be a garbage man.
Why is this weak ass nigga on 3 outta 10 posts on here? His album bombed n he talkin bout that skank he wifed so how is that news worthy on this rap site? Fuck this bitch nigga, his fans, and this site for givin this nigglet attention
Ironic that your calling someone a nigglet…
Yeah, 3 articles from the same fuckin talk show. HiphopDX, please put it all in one article.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI-KjVLS6Uk
This clown jockng my style
Ja Rule says fuck you
i bet he was one of those geeks in school that used to get picked on and laughed at
Nigga what the fuck you complaining? First when you get the attention everything was okay when you were a nobody, now you are famous and you dont like the media. This comes with the territory you whin bitch. The media made your popular without them you were working at mcdonalds
…Did you research any of what you just said? Or are you just trying to look cool?
Lay of the drugs man…..Kanye won’t read this TRUST ME
Shit. Dealing with Papparazzi is lightwork. I wish that was some of my biggest concerns.
you right about that one.
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It’s nice to see a lady who can spit and doesn’t walk around half-naked in order to sell records. You’re a great role model for women everywhere.
the real travesty is that there is a kris jenner show..fuck you America
the fuck i got to do with that bs.