Video: Kanye is Secure in His Manhood
Kanye fields questions from Sway about public criticism of some of his recent wardrobe choices.
Sway: Tell me about the now-infamous Paris picture.
West: I’m gonna tell you something about the Paris pic. They was like, some of the people dressed in the outfits, I didn’t check out everybody’s outfit that hopped in the picture with me — I can’t be completely responsible. You go right into my outfit, my outfit is good. And see, like the [Fonzworth] Bentley video, “Everybody,” there was people calling me before we dropped it, like “Man y’all shouldn’t put that out with y’all dancing, man. People gonna say y’all gay!” And another thing is, people are so gay-conscious now. That’s like the whole thing like with the Internet — every day [is like], “Oh I can tell he gay now!” But back in the day, people used to have songs like “Get In That A–” or something like that. Someone would never make a song like that [today] because they’d be like “Whoa! I can’t make no song like that! People gonna call me gay!”
Honestly, the hoopla over this picture has been blown way out of proportion. Because if you remove Taz, nobody would even be talking about it. He’s the only one really wildin. Kanye’s outfit is basically tame and he wore way wilder shit that week in Paris if you wanna get technical.
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February 10th, 2009 at 8:25 am
work computer is slow as shit this morning
February 10th, 2009 at 8:26 am
fuck is these cats wearin’?
February 10th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Too much colours in one place
February 10th, 2009 at 8:29 am
young piff clinton Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 8:27 am
who the fukk cares ?
^
I would never make my kid see this is all I’m saying….lol….
February 10th, 2009 at 8:34 am
ENOUGH OF THIS MESS! BRING ON THAT JADA MIXTAPE!!!!
February 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Yeah I need some new beats from Ye…..where’s that BP3 y’all was talking about?
February 10th, 2009 at 8:36 am
he’s gay though.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I don’t think Ye is gay just a little weird…
February 10th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Ye is on that Prince artist thing.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Fuck is everybody?
February 10th, 2009 at 8:59 am
LOL @ how the beat just got to Kanye and he had to start spittin
February 10th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Did this nigga just say that straight men need to take back the rainbow because it’s “Fresh”? GTFOH
A there’s a whole lot of questionable shit in that pic that is far from “fresh” and closer to gay:
1. Taz’s whole fit
2. Chris from Fruition’s mullet
3. Bentley’s Hat (questionable)
4. The architect nigga from the chi’s tie die button down, red glasses, and yellow running sneakers. Nothing fresh about that all.
Yes if all 4 things were corrected, no body would have said shit. But they werent.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Plug Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 8:34 am
ENOUGH OF THIS MESS! BRING ON THAT JADA MIXTAPE!!!!
….. what he said ….
February 10th, 2009 at 9:04 am
chuck inglish = underrated new producer..
February 10th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I had a dream I was helping Jadakiss write a “Letter to BIG” part two….like I was feeding him lines….ghost writing (nhjic)
February 10th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I had a dream I was helping Jadakiss
^ Ayo
*daps Ghost and the rest*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:14 am
good morning nahggers and nahgettes
*daps*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Im tired of kangay. just shutup and make good music.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:14 am
the homophobia is outta control (no Eddie Curry)
its like the paranoia of salem witch hunts or the red scare with mccarthy and them..niggaz need to just worry about what they doin- specifically makin good music again
February 10th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Kanye says everyone is Gay conscious … thats the sugar calling the salt white … he seems to have faggotry on his mind more than anyone else … either by promoting it, or by defending it … or by defending his promoting it …
that nigga gay …
if he aint now, its in his destiny …
Taz is gonna turn Son out eventually … keep hanging ’round that nigga …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Big Homie Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I had a dream I was helping Jadakiss
^ Ayo
*daps Ghost and the rest*
^
*daps* lol disclaimer was added just in case…
February 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am
http://www.kmbc.com/video/17768384/index.html
if you’re black and buy shoes….double check them receipts
February 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am
that nigga gay …
if he aint now, its in his destiny …
^^^
Oh shit
*Deceased*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:17 am
ye, to his credit, always reinvents the game with beats and doing his own shit. as long as he puts out some heat, fuck it. i am looking forward to that jada tape, though…let’s get it poppin
February 10th, 2009 at 9:18 am
w w w.kmbc.com/video/17768384/index.html
if you’re black and buy shoes….double check them receipts
February 10th, 2009 at 9:18 am
G7 Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:14 am
good morning nahggers and nahgettes
*daps*
^
*daps*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:19 am
*Daps*
*Gets played like T.I. did Tony Yayo at the B.E.T. awards*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:20 am
oh MTV CAN FUCK OFF.. REGION-BLOCKING A-HOLES
February 10th, 2009 at 9:22 am
*daps everyone*
word … Kanye is a great talent … but he needs to shut the fuck up every once in a while … every time i see an interview clip, he’s going on and on about how not gay he is … i wasnt even thinking about his gayness until HE brought it up AGAIN … the more he denies what nobody really cares about, the gayer he sounds …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
What y’all think about this…
zshare.net/audio/5537023285250aaa/
February 10th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Kanye’s ego is swelling his mullet. He does need to shut the eff up once and a while.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:25 am
I’m still laughing at
“Its in his destiny…”
WOW
February 10th, 2009 at 9:26 am
@ Lito
I was just listening to that beat
Its nice
February 10th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Ya man has on a cheetah leotard
February 10th, 2009 at 9:28 am
RIGZ Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:26 am
@ Lito
I was just listening to that beat
Its nice
^
Respect….what up you still rapping? I read a comment saying you semi retired….
February 10th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Just saying thats all
February 10th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Ghost Writer Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
What y’all think about this…
zshare.net/audio/5537023285250aaa/
————–
thats ill, Son
wtf?
what that sample Kid?
February 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Respect….what up you still rapping? I read a comment saying you semi retired….
^^^
Yeah, I stopped making music
Started again, but I still say I’m semi retired
I aint released nothing in a minute…
February 10th, 2009 at 9:32 am
If a nigga in your crew rock cheetah spandex and he’s not an 80′s rocker, that says something, im just saying
February 10th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Ghost Writer Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
What y’all think about this…
zshare.net/audio/5537023285250aaa/
====
zshare is banned from the office, but i’ll check it from home.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Daps RJ Rigz
*doesnt dap lito*
*takes beat on gp*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Digital Scales Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Ya man has on a cheetah leotard
————
neatly tucked into his Patricia Yearwood Cowgirl boots ..
Sa-Ra … SMH … dope music, but GOD help ‘em …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:33 am
LOL @ Yung Dro
February 10th, 2009 at 9:34 am
PussiPoppin!
February 10th, 2009 at 9:34 am
RIGZ Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Respect….what up you still rapping? I read a comment saying you semi retired….
^^^
Yeah, I stopped making music
Started again, but I still say I’m semi retired
I aint released nothing in a minute…
—————-
ol Brett Favre lookin ass nigga
February 10th, 2009 at 9:35 am
*waits for that Kiss My Ass Mixtape*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:35 am
R.J.Orion Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Ghost Writer Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
What y’all think about this…
zshare.net/audio/5537023285250aaa/
————–
thats ill, Son
wtf?
what that sample Kid?
^
Thanks….yo I can’t remember the band’s name but it’s at home….I think the song is called, “anyone can be listening”
February 10th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Champ is Here Pt 1 >
February 10th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Kanye West look Carlos Delgado with AIDS …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:37 am
EDIT
Kanye West looks like Carlos Delgado with AIDS …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:38 am
al queda jada>>>>> Champ is here part 1
February 10th, 2009 at 9:38 am
wats poppin nah… iight iight yeezy aint gay but its crazy when fonzworth is the most normally dressed 1 in a picture but kanye jacket is fire tho
February 10th, 2009 at 9:38 am
RIGZ Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Respect….what up you still rapping? I read a comment saying you semi retired….
^^^
Yeah, I stopped making music
Started again, but I still say I’m semi retired
I aint released nothing in a minute…
^
Mike Jordon of rap…..I sent you a e-mail this weekend…
February 10th, 2009 at 9:38 am
jordan*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:39 am
R.J.Orion Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:37 am
EDIT
Kanye West looks like Carlos Delgado with AIDS …
*DEAD*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Bring It On = GOAT Underrated Primo beat
“…Trigger finger with the calous…”
February 10th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Digital Scales Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Daps RJ Rigz
*doesnt dap lito*
*takes beat on gp*
^
Lol…
February 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
“You Know My Steez” = also GOAT underrated Premo beat
February 10th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Lito
Thats crazy, I got a verse to that beat
I’ma record it & send it to you…might not fit your concept tho
I’ll write another one if need be
February 10th, 2009 at 9:43 am
I’m bout to go get a jamaican patty my yuth
February 10th, 2009 at 9:44 am
think of all the legendary black artists that if we saw them today we’d think were fruits…
exhibit a: rick james…..tinyurl.com/4lq9g8
February 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am
“Here Comes the Heavster”(ll) = off the radar, least recognized GOAT Premo beat
February 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am
mornings was hashbrowns
February 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Roc Marciano may be one of the most slept on MC of all time
February 10th, 2009 at 9:45 am
*smokes with weed*
Underrated Primo beat – “Evening News” -Cee-Lo
February 10th, 2009 at 9:47 am
i’m bout to go get a jamaican patty my yuth
^^
don’t forget the coco bread….but i dunno if you yardi enuff fe dat
February 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am
RIGZ Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Bring It On = GOAT Underrated Primo beat
“…Trigger finger with the calous…”
^^
Jesus, niggas went IN on that joint.
“mix feelings like a mullato/thug thought he was OG Bobby Johnson/I played it like Benny Blanco/mana a mano/you aint ready/i fondle triggers/shoot my guns horizontal/get you weight up
February 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am
kanye is one of the few rappers moving the artform.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:48 am
*daps all in the vicinity*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Yeah man RIGZ….record on it and send it….you don’t gotta write a new verse….
February 10th, 2009 at 9:50 am
*Daps Bernard*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:51 am
*daps B-e*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Aight Lito, I’ma do dat
Everyone needs this song in their life:
youtube.com/watch?v=FVH-TbmLAz0
I’m outta here tho
Peace Party People, ha ha, See you later
1.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:54 am
*daps b-ease*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Everyone needs this song in their life:
youtube.com/watch?v=FVH-TbmLAz0
^^
I always thought Roc had a ill mic prescence/voice. The track on Anarchy with him, Ghost, and Rae (The Heist?) was disgusting.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:54 am
1 rigga
February 10th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Everyone needs this song in their life:
youtube.com/watch?v=FVH-TbmLAz0
^^
I always thought Roc had a ill mic prescence/voice. The track on Anarchy with him, Ghost, and Rae (The Heist?) was disgusting.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:55 am
*dapz NAHgerians*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:55 am
*doesnt know how that posted twice*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:56 am
yeah b-ease. The Heist is ill. One of the GOAT Large Professor beats.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:57 am
whaddup DdotB …
February 10th, 2009 at 9:57 am
What up Billz? I’ve only been to Patapsco once the entire winter, feel like I’m slipping. I need a generic coat or a bootleg lumberjack shirt asap.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:58 am
*daps D.billiams*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:58 am
yeah b-ease. The Heist is ill. One of the GOAT Large Professor beats.
^^
Extra P did that joint?!? I don’t know how, but I had no idea. I think I always assumed it was Nottz or something (even tho it doesnt sound like Nottz, him Bus were collabing around then).
Learn something new everyday *daps*
February 10th, 2009 at 9:59 am
….exhibit b: sly stone…..tinyurl.com/bjmygf
February 10th, 2009 at 10:00 am
# b-ease Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 9:57 am
What up Billz? I’ve only been to Patapsco once the entire winter, feel like I’m slipping. I need a generic coat or a bootleg lumberjack shirt asap.
^LOL. I need both of those in my arsenal too. Speakin’ of which, if you go to the back area (near the Army clothes area), this one spot that some Asians got on lock got these bright colored jackets I want for the spring. It’s more so the material than the colors. It look like some Cam/Mase shit from the “357″ video. They’re only $30. I’m takin’ it back to the fitteds too.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:01 am
*Drives down St. Sndrews*
*pulls up to eskays house*
*parks on grass*
*Demands that he post the Champ is here Part 2 mixtape immediately*
*relieves self in bushes*
*drives off*
February 10th, 2009 at 10:01 am
>>Extra P did that joint?!? I don’t know how, but I had no idea. I think I always assumed it was Nottz or something (even tho it doesnt sound like Nottz, him Bus were collabing around then).
^when I bought that album(regretted doing so) and heard that beat I immediately checked to see who did it. They all killed that track.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I agree with Kanye that heteros need to take back the rainbow. How do they take something as worldly and scientific as the rainbow and use it as their own “logo”?
Ninjas aint even want to cop a throwback Nuggets jersey some years ago because gays had it copyrighted in their own way.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Ghost Writer
That beat is piffy.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:02 am
It look like some Cam/Mase shit from the “357″ video.
^^
Yo, at the time, I was like 14 or 15 and I thought them shits were the dopest articles of clothing I had ever seen in my life. I wouldnt have bought Confessions of Fire if it wasnt for those jackets, real talk and nhjic.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Ghost Writer
That beat is piffy
^^
Indeed, it is.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Camron: “D-Rugs” = underrated early genius from Killa, on “Confessions Of Fire” … “Death” also …
February 10th, 2009 at 10:06 am
D. Billz Says:
February 10th, 2009 at 10:02 am
I agree with Kanye that heteros need to take back the rainbow. How do they take something as worldly and scientific as the rainbow and use it as their own “logo”?
Ninjas aint even want to cop a throwback Nuggets jersey some years ago because gays had it copyrighted in their own way.
^good point. nhoc.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I agree with Kanye that heteros need to take back the rainbow. How do they take something as worldly and scientific as the rainbow and use it as their own “logo”?
^^
I don’t know man. I think the rainbow as a symbol might be irreversibly tainted.
And it kind of works. I mean, they’re fruits. And fruits are colorful. Rainbows are colorful.
Bottom line, I think the fags should keep it.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Camron: “D-Rugs” = underrated early genius from Killa
^^
That album had some conceptual gems. But his flow bordered on annoying on too many of the tracks.
Thank God for Drag-On. If he hadnt bit Cam’s style wholesale, Cam may never have switched his flow up.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Kanye couldn’t get shit done in the world of high fashion with out understanding that gay culture, that’s the world he’s in right now, he’s being exposed to all sorts of wild shit in Paris. Taz, 3000, Bently, Sa Ra, all them niggas been dressing like that for years, why is everyone acting like it’s something brand new?
Shits old B.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Taz Arnold’s fit is so outrageous, it’s making people hate on the entire picture. *weak*
Kanye and Bentley stay fresh, IDGAF what ya’ll say…i’d rock the fuck outa that red blazer. fashion is pushing the limits, just like Hip Hop, so it’s inevitable that there will be those who like it and those who hate it…as with anything.
ya’ll should take notes, and try to do your own thing.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:23 am
If Kanye came out of the closet today would that make his song Two Words any less dope? Would that make Jay’s Blueprint album unlistenable? Would a gay Kanye mean his second album is immediately suspect?
Fronting ass hypocrites.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:36 am
LITO I like the intro but not feeling the actual beat.
February 10th, 2009 at 10:39 am
i hate to say it………..but that shit does look mad gay
February 10th, 2009 at 10:53 am
THE SMOKING GUN’s NEW ARTICLE ON RICKY ROSS entitled…”Rick Ross’ Hood Dreams”
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0209091both1.html?link=rssfeed
February 10th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I just read the article on smokinggun and there’s really not much to see.
February 10th, 2009 at 11:14 am
GET IN THAT AZZ= GO HARD……..POZ
February 10th, 2009 at 11:16 am
To Kanyes credit hes the 6th gayest lookin nigga in that picture which is an improvement because hes usually top 2, so hes gotta be pretty stoked about that!!
On a side note I think people are salty with Kanye becasue he was supposed to be the guy who rails against the establishment, whats acceptable and whats not, i.e. All Falls Down, and we was with the nigga but then he left us and started getting goofy and we all like “THIS nigga….”
“The people highest up got the lowest self esteem….”
– pre gay Ye-
February 10th, 2009 at 11:21 am
*Kanye thinkin if I freestyle niggas will know I aint gay
* Still gay….
February 10th, 2009 at 11:34 am
“LOL @ how the beat just got to Kanye and he had to start spittin”
thats real hiphop shit right there homie
February 10th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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