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http://www.avclub.com/article/kanye-west-delivers-rant-ages-ellen-237028

Equal parts impassioned political speech and Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s couch, the clip starts with West saying the only tweet he’s ever regretted was asking Mark Zuckerberg for money, because Zuckerberg doesn’t use Twitter. From there, he launches into a nearly seven-minute stream-of-consciousness monologue about the ways he’d like to change the world for the better, touching on The Pursuit Of Happyness, #OscarsSoWhite, Rakim and Phife Dawg, synesthesia, fighting bullying through affordable, fly shoes, and a bunch of other stuff along the way. He concludes with, “I’m sorry daytime television. I’m sorry for the realness.”

Stay 'til the end for the audience shot

 

[Discotheque]

i never really cringe at anything but this one....god damn. Tom Cruise on the couch levels of wtf brehs. the audience is dead silent letting the mad man speak.

 

[blame space]

it's a rap!

 

[- J - D -]

Ellen's thinking "This shit is gonna get me some views."

 

[harSon]

i just realized i had absolutely no idea how kanye's regular speaking voice sounded

i'm legit shook right now

 

[blame space]

it's almost like existing is clickbait

 

[Phreaker]

Is he normally like that?

 

[JTripper]

I cringed really hard but it is pure Kanye so I was entertained.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

Why?

 

[NESpowerhouse]

I'll just leave this here.

 

[blame space]

knowing your audience 101

 

[Parham]

Yeezy impregnating everyone's minds.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

"I'm sorry daytime television. I'm sorry for the realness."

G O A T

 

[TemplaerDude]

Kanye needs a handler.

 

[Hip Hop]

Host: "Name three things that get you in trouble with your spouse"

Kanye: "The Internet"

LMAO

 

[Joyful]

Is he normally like that?

prone to bizarre outbursts for attention? pretty much always

 

[rtcn63]

 

[backflip10019]

Shit lol

 

[Goro Majima]

Kanye should get a talk show that's just him doing or saying whatever for 30 minutes.

 

[blame space]

prone to bizarre outbursts for attention? pretty much always

yeah he's definitely an attention whore solely because of his daytime talk show appearances

 

[JTripper]

"Balls, balls, balls" - Kanye West

 

[Battersea Power Station]

He packed on a few pounds, huh?

 

[Joyful]

yeah he's definitely an attention whore solely because of his daytime talk show appearances

yeah just those

 

[DashReindeer]

What's the point of thinking?

I think this sums it up.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

He's gained a bit of weight. I'd like to think if I had millions of dollars of disposable income and nothing but time on my hands, I'd look pretty good.

 

[blame space]

please don't weight shame.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

That clip was disturbing. I really hope he's not on the verge of some kind of mental breakdown.

 

[Permanently A]

He's gained a bit of weight. I'd like to think if I had millions of dollars of disposable income and nothing but time on my hands, I'd look pretty good.

if I had millions of dollars I'd be fatter than I already am, holy shit I love food and being able to get any kind of food? bruh you couldn't stop me from installing a room sized fridge and a stay at home cook

 

[Sou Da]

Jesus christ his calm voice sounds so unnerving.

 

[213372bu]

Good Kanye rant.

That clip was disturbing. I really hope he's not on the verge of some kind of mental breakdown.

Hardly.

Some other Kanye rants might seem like they have gone there, but this is fine.

 

[Draper]

Is he like...on a combo of adderall and cocaine?

 

[Dr.Acula]

If you need something to clean your palette, here's Drake and Jared Leto confessing to banging groupies.

https://youtu.be/fC_Z5HlK9Pw

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Labeling every passionate speech Kanye gives as a "rant" effectively dismisses him and his arguments. In this case he seemed to be making a pretty solid argument about validation. It's not about giving him awards. It's about recognizing the brilliance of an individual's art. And when you basically dismiss the art of a large group of people, specifically black people, you're silencing them. You're telling people they're only good enough to create shit that we steal later down the road and play off as our own.

We're talking about people who have been placed in an art plantation. And folks have the audacity to laugh or criticize Kanye for wanting to escape it.

 

[Kurdel]

Holy fucking shit, not even 3 minutes in he is already Tom Cruising it up, this is wonderful.

 

[Sou Da]

If you need something to clean your palette, here's Drake and Jared Leto confessing to banging groupies.

https://youtu.be/fC_Z5HlK9Pw

I don't think so, Tim

 

[Farsi]

I love how the audience is clapping and Ellen is just looking at this dude like he's insane.

 

[Elwood Blues]

He sees sounds

 

[GavinGT]

What the fuck. This man is delusional.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Good Kanye rant.

Hardly.

Some other Kanye rants might seem like they have gone there, but this is fine.

Admittedly, I haven't been keeping track of his rants. But holy shit - he seemed a bit unhinged, don't you think?

 

[dr3upmushroom]

What makes me cringe is not Kanye, it's the auidence. Ellen wasn't puting up with this rambling.

This is like clapping for the rambles of a homeless person.

 

[blame space]

I wish more people could drop the expectations thrust upon them and speak from their hearts.

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Is he like...on a combo of adderall and cocaine?

No, that's not it. He isn't good at articulating his points of view. He comes really close to saying something truly great, but it's being said in not the right order. I've seen this happen to him before in interviews. He has the passion but constantly gets flustered and trips over himself when talking.

Basically what I'm saying is that if this were WWE and he were Brock Lesnar, he needs a Paul Heyman to speak for him. He needs someone to convey his thoughts and actions to the public and refuses to admit it. So he comes off as childish and and rant-ish when he wants to spread a good message.

Edit: If you ever heard Timbaland or Jay Z talk about him in older interviews, they said he was like this even during his producing years. Passionate but not well spoken.

 

[blamite]

I dunno that much about Kanye but he generally seems like a pretty cool dude.

 

[Spinluck]

wtf

 

[Kurdel]

Omg the synesthesia bit sliding into fashion talk

Dude is legit sick, he needs help.

 

[213372bu]

Shouting out Spotify and iTunes and not Tidal though.

 

[Ezalc]

When keeping it real, goes wrong.

 

[FairyD]

You go Kanye. Andy Kaufman would be proud.

 

[Draper]

No, that's not it. He isn't good at articulating his points of view. He comes really close to saying something truly great, but it's being said in not the right order. I've seen this happen to him before in interviews. He has the passion but constantly gets flustered and trips over himself when talking.

Basically what I'm saying is that if this were WWE and he were Brock Lesnar, he needs a Paul Heyman to speak for him. He needs someone to convey his thoughts and actions to the public and refuses to admit it. So he comes off as childish and and rant-ish when he wants to spread a good message.

Edit: If you ever heard Timbaland or Jay Z talk about him in older interviews, they said he was like this even during his producing years. Passionate but not well spoken.

Please, he has a drug problem, albeit possibly prescription meds. Early Kanye was nowhere near this bad.

 

[blame space]

yes that's the only possible explanation.

early Kanye didn't have this audience and experience