bigted Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 "Kanye's At It Again: 'If I Don't Win Album Of The Year I'm Gonna Have A Problem' Grammy nominations won't be announced till Thursday, but he's starting his campaign early. by Corey Moss Kanye West (Photo: Chrissy L. Nguyen / MTV News) SANTA MONICA, California — So what if the Grammy nominations haven't been announced? Kanye West is enraged anyway. On Monday, when West performed a special high school concert (see "College Dropout Kanye Tells High School Students Not To Follow In His Footsteps"), the rapper spouted to MTV News backstage about predictions he'd heard that his Late Registration LP would be a likely contender for Album of the Year — but wouldn't win because of West's tendency to run his mouth (particularly his comment that "George Bush doesn't care about black people"). "If I don't win Album of the Year, I'm gonna really have a problem with that," said West. "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? "People love these songs," he continued. "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." West mocked artists who "love everybody except themselves," calling it "cliché media training." He also made it clear he's not planning to shut up anytime soon. "I said I was the face of the Grammys last year. I'm 10 times that [this year]," West said. "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 Grammy nominees will be announced on Thursday, and the ceremony is scheduled for February 8 in Los Angeles. Kanye's Grammy Warning "If I don't win Album of the Year, I'm gonna really have a problem with that," he said. Last fall, West attacked the American Music Awards backstage at the event after losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson. That tantrum made West a focus at the Grammys in February, where he was the leading nominee (with 10) and won three awards, including Best Rap Album for The College Dropout and Best Rap Song for "Jesus Walks" (see "Kanye Steals The Show, But Ray Dominates Grammy Winners' Circle"). In Sunday's Los Angeles Times, critic Robert Hilburn wrote that the Recording Academy, which organizes the Grammys and is considered by some to be late in recognizing new artists, could reclaim credibility this year by giving West the Album of the Year. There was no mention of West's rants. Also on Monday, West revealed the next single from Late Registration will be "Touch the Sky," which in some ways is a response to his critics. " 'Touch the Sky' is what my life is about, it's what this year's been about," he said. "To anyone that feels like something is so far away, [the song is] just the concept of actually being able to leap above the environment that you're in. All the naysayers and the haters and people say, 'You'll never make it that far, you'll never make it out of this town, we'll call you,' and all those things, and finally you get the opportunity to touch the sky. That's what this year's about, so no matter what they give to me or try to take from me, there's nothing you can take from me. We've already touched the sky. "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." This report is provided by MTV News" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Check out the video for this as well!! Kanye West Having A Problem I'm starting to question this guys sanity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 He`s crazy. You saw "All Eyez On Kanye West"? He realy has an atitude problem.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 dude needs to chill... not impressed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfuqua23 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 All I have to say to Kanye is tsk squared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 dude needs to chill... not impressed... Now look what you've gone and done Kanye, you've upset Jonny!!! :kekeke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Patiently waiting for Frenetic's take on this... :wiggle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MpenA Posted December 14, 2005 Members Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 kanyes secound albulm i was disopointed i liked the college dropout better hes 600,000 in the whole....hes an idiot then how? his album sold it dun desive album o the year it wasnt that good dropout did not late reg and im a kanye fan and he pissin me off wit his bitchin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic1988 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I don't know why he's gotta get all hype about an award. If I were as rich as him and the people liked my music, I really wouldn't care about an award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maddblock Posted December 14, 2005 Members Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 plzzz late resgistration was da best it had an all around game it was lebron james and michealjordan he de serves to talk da way he did if u think about how other garbage songs dat just sound good win grammys den think about kanye and gold dogger late registration, da bush ****, bringing out rhymefest,bringing out john legend, helppin common on "be" and Jaime foxx.. man dis guy is way over worked all for da ppl u should give him his plaques!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etherspinner Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 see him try to freestyle for barbara walters?? scary.. the guy is nuts.. each day im more convinced.. he has some music sensibility yes.. sanity.. he is a few cards short of a full deck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MpenA Posted December 14, 2005 Members Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 yea but dun bitch hes a marter he does all this work juss to bitch later if he gunna bitch dun do the work like hes the only one that works hard bull sh!t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted December 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 (edited) Just when I start to defend him, he has to say and do stupid s*** like this, I feel like I do when a friend abandons me, lol. :bat: Honestly like Flava Flav said: "Who gives a f*** 'bout a goddamn Grammy", platinum plaques and awards don't make a real mc, we don't see Will complaing about not being nominated 'cause he's the real mc Kanye isn't. Public Enemy has toured over 50 times in 20 years but they have no Grammy, I don't see Chuck D complaining about it. Kanye says that artists shouldn't give each other props so hopefully nobody gives him props, let's see how Kanye'd do if he had nobody guest appearing on his next album, if I was a popular mc in the rap industry and Kanye asked me to do a record with him I'd say "f*** you" after hearing something like this. He didn't criticise Bush for the reason of caring about the people, he did it to boost his career and call it racism if he loses, lol. He calls himself the greatest last week at the Billboard with LL there hosting, hopefully LL has something to say about that when he releases his next album, the young punk needs to get schooled... Edited December 14, 2005 by bigted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted December 15, 2005 Admin Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I cant wait to see what Kanyes saying when no one even cares about him anymore and the music industry has moved on to the next big artist.. :paperbag: "Its kool to be on top..but dont remember where you came from..the little guy you stepped on to get on top is the same guy you gonna run into going back down..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MpenA Posted December 15, 2005 Members Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I cant wait to see what Kanyes saying when no one even cares about him anymore and the music industry has moved on to the next big artist.. :paperbag: "Its kool to be on top..but dont remember where you came from..the little guy you stepped on to get on top is the same guy you gonna run into going back down..." wow hero one i like that quote you had its good were did u get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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