Kanye Making Headlines by Chels

From a controversial interview to a controversial album cover, Kanye West is making headlines. In an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today Show, Kanye West initially went to apologize to President Bush for claiming that Bush “doesn’t care about black people,” in 2005. Bush recently told Lauer that West’s remark was one of “the most disgusting moments in my presidency.” Bush’s remark seems a bit exaggerated, but so does Kanye’s reaction to his experience on Today. Lauer played excerpts of his interview with Bush and the VMA clip to prompt West’s responses; this extremely insulted West who interupted, “Yo, how am I supposed to talk? I’m hearing it when I’m supposed to talk.” Lauer obligingly turned down the audio; however, West tweeted angrily about the event: “HE TRIED TO FORCE MY ANSWERS. IT WAS VERY BRUTAL...” West’s apology to Bush and Swift on the Today Show seemed sincere, however, his negative tweets: unnecessary.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652027/20101111/west_kanye.jhtml

Twitter was buzzing on October 18th when Kanye posted explicit cover artwork for his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The painting, by George Condo, depicts “a nude, demonically grimacing West reclining... while a naked winged woman... straddles him” (mtv.com). Kanye tweeted, “Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!” According to Los Angeles Times, West was “strongly urged” to use a different cover image. My... Fantasy came out on November 9th to rave reviews. Rolling Stone calls it his best album to date; a “rock-star manifesto for a downsizing world.” (Jann S. Wenner. Rolling Stone). http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/45342/232350