Kanye West, known for his soulful samples and Chicagoan rhymes is also known for speaking out. Earlier this week, he spoke to MTV about the Grammy’s and did everything but bite his tongue.
“If I don’t win ‘Album of the Year, I’m gonna really have a problem with that,” he exclaimed.
“I can never talk myself out of [winning], you know why? Because I put in the work. I don’t care if I jumped up and down right now on the couch like Tom Cruise. I don’t care what I do, I don’t care how much I stunt — you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. So I don’t wanna hear all of that politically correct stuff. You put the camera in front of me, I’m gonna tell you like this. I worked hard to get here. I put my love, I put my heart, I put my money [into Late Registration]. I’m $600,000 in the hole right now on that album and you tell me about being politically incorrect?”
So, why does the album deserve to be called a classic? According to Kan, the answer’s simple.
“People love these songs,” he said. “You talk to somebody whose grandmother just died and listens to ‘Roses,’ and you tell me about being politically incorrect. I’m talking about history. I never got five mics [top rating] in The Source, I never got five stars from Vibe. They said it’s not a classic. So ‘Jesus Walks’ is not a classic? ‘Roses’ is not a classic? ‘Gold Digger’ wasn’t song of the year? ‘Oh, but Kanye, you can’t say that.’ Why? Who are you? I don’t know you.”
Later, he went on to promise something “crazy.”
“I said I was the face of the Grammys last year. I’m 10 times that [this year],” he claimed. “Get your cameras ready. Two things: Do not let me get up on that stage and do not let me get up on that stage. Either way, we going crazy!”
The rapper/producer also revealed his new single: “Touch the Sky” and explained the significance of the song.
“With or without any accolades, whatever it is, the fact that people listen to this music and it’s connected with people, the fact that you see fans crying in the audience — you can’t tell me anything after that because there’s so many places and establishments where people are out of touch,” he continued. “When someone hears your song and cries, then you’re in touch and that’s what matters. At that point, you feel like you’ve touched the sky.”
Source: MTV.com
