Uh, yeah. If only. I graduated years ago and I still have to put up with their BS! But Kanye West says he’s done with the network, alleging producers "exploited" both Britney and himself during Sunday night’s Video Music Awards show. The rapper (pictured, with 50 Cent) claims he never wanted to perform songs from a private suite and would have preferred to open the show with "Stronger" on the main stage. Well, duh. But then we wouldn’t have this great new reason to make fun of Britney. Priorities, please! Silly Kanye.
Here’s my favorite quote: "I feel like they tried to make it seem like I was so into everything that was going on in the show." Funny, that’s exactly how I felt while I was watching that crapfest! All the items in my house were making me feel incredibly self-conscious. I was like "Hello, sofa, I have to watch it for work. I feel dirty, don’t worry." My Reese’s poster also kept giving me weird looks that suggested I wasn’t appropriately dressed for the telecast. (I was wearing pants.) The entire process was uncomfortable.
So I understand Kanye’s sentiment. But really? He’ll never deal with MTV again? Methinks someone wants us to remember for the thousandth time that his new album goes on sale today…
MTV has the relevence of QVC these days. Way to go out on a limb, Kanye.
Kanye’s got a great point, as did JT when he dissed on MTV for all the reality shows. Like most Genexers, MTV is desperately trying to find a way to stay hip and relevant. So they’ve gone to lowest common denominator tv and the results have been a disaster.
Kanye’s not done with the network. His videos will still air (whenever MTV decides to show videos, that is) as while MTV’s aged like the CD, there’s been no tv equivalent to the Mp3 to save music videos.
Awww poor tortured exploited art-ise!
He has an amazingly fragile ego considering it’s size.
omg, please stop with the MTV posts.
I love you guys to death but that was the worst thing ever–let’s please make it go away now! Mtv hasn’t been relevant for a couple of years now.
I agree they exploited Britney, but not Kanye. He is soooo outspoken and would have realized he was being taken advantage of. Plus, did he really think he would win. He should have known JT had the backing of every teenage girl with a phone.
Ugh, I’m so sick of hearing Kanye go on and on about being wronged and pulling the race card. First of all, it’s a VMA. Not really that big of a deal as far as awards go. Second, Video of the Year winner was Rihanna…who is black. Thus, I really don’t think that MTV has a vendetta against black people, only egomaniacs. The only good point he makes in his little hissy fit (on Youtube BTW) is that MTV is exploited Britney for ratings, which is absolutely correct. However, since Britney has pretty much allowed herself to become a walking exploitation for general consumption by the public, I really don’t see what the fuss is about. Grow up Kanye and learn some humility.
exploitation? come on; virtually anything done involving celebrities is exploitation: People magazine, Entertainment Tonight, celebrity endorsements….it’s all a form of exploiting celebrity “status” for gain. I agree with the other poster; enough of the MTV nonsense.
I walked by MTV studios the other day in Times Square, looked up and didn’t know if TRL was still on the air or not, that’s how relevant MTV has become. They should just move out and let Hard Rock Cafe expand, at least they play MUSIC in there!
Oh come on!! Britney and Kanye knew exactly what they were doing. She’s a big girl and don’t tell me she wasn’t using them as much as they were using her. Both of them have experience with this and know EXACTLY what comes with this business. Whatever gets you on camera and talked about. Very coincidental that his album comes out today and he throws a tantrum a couple days before. WOW, there’s a shocker!! Not like Britney or Kanye at all…
Like he said on the radio about mtv, he really isn’t losing much. One 1/2 video play on TRL, if that? MTV don’t care, as long as people still watch spoiled brats on 16 and getting cars they’ll crash in a year & the real oc 90210 stuff, they’ll keep putting it on.
Uh, Roman, exactly where did Kanye throw the race card in that interview? He defended Britney Spears for crying out loud. Now that I think about it, I don’t remember Kanye ever using the race card when he complained about anything (except the handling of Katrina, but that was a national crisis, not a celebrity blunder). Also, for once, Kanye’s outbursts are actually sound. MTV did a horrible job this year at the VMAs this year. The problem is, as most of you guys already stated, MTV’s getting more and more irrelevant as the years go by when it comes to music (and especially the VMAs). It’s not exactly rocket science that MTV sucks now, but it’s a little refreshing to hear it from some musical stars. Justin Timberlake’s outburst was funny, though. Having the stars of The Hills present your award after lashing out to the network’s tendency to produce too much reality TV is the definition of irony.
I think the worst part for Kanye is that he realizes that MTV would make the same decision again tomorrow and the next day and the next day.
Apparently the VMA voters were not nearly as impressed with Kanye as he is with himself. He seems to think he’s entitled to win every award he’s nominated for.
Kanye’s done with MTV…so I guess there go his appearances on The Hills, Real World and Super Duper Sweet 16 because the network damn sure doesn’t really have a hell of a lot to do with music.
Kanye’s a genius, his new album is awesome, and I hope he follows through on his threats to have nothing to do with MTV ever again.