Kanye-isms

Kanye West has some of the best words of wisdom. Here is a rundown of Kanyeisms.

Kanyeisms - Kanye West has been criticized for many things, but one thing is certain: the words that come out of his mouth are always quotable. Whether it's his song lyrics, his tweets, or even his outbursts, Kanye West is the master of his own language.

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Kanyeisms - Kanye West has been criticized for many things, but one thing is certain: the words that come out of his mouth are always quotable. Whether it's his song lyrics, his tweets, or even his outbursts, Kanye West is the master of his own language.

Kanye's Katrina Moment - The most quoted Kanye line comes courtesy of his appearance at the live telethon that followed the Hurricane Katrina disaster. These words have been both recited and replaced by many, often changing the context but keeping the cadence. It is one of 'Ye's famous phrases: "George Bush doesn't care about Black people!"

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Kanye's Katrina Moment - The most quoted Kanye line comes courtesy of his appearance at the live telethon that followed the Hurricane Katrina disaster. These words have been both recited and replaced by many, often changing the context but keeping the cadence. It is one of 'Ye's famous phrases: "George Bush doesn't care about Black people!"

Swift Takeover - Kanye crashed the stage at the 2009 MTV Awards as Taylor Swift was accepting her award. Though an embarassing moment for both Kanye and hip-hop, some great words came out of it. "Taylor, I'mma let you finish, I'm really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the greatest videos of all time."

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Swift Takeover - Kanye crashed the stage at the 2009 MTV Awards as Taylor Swift was accepting her award. Though an embarassing moment for both Kanye and hip-hop, some great words came out of it. "Taylor, I'mma let you finish, I'm really happy for you, but Beyonce had one of the greatest videos of all time."

Kanye West - I went up there to express how I was empathetic to Bush because I labeled him a racist and years later I got labeled as a racist.... While I was trying to give the interview they started playing the "MTV" under me with audio! I don't mess with Matt Lauer or the Today Show.

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Tweet-aholic - Recently, Kanye West joined Twitter to share more of his words of wisdom with the world. On his first day, he tweeted about the jet he was flying on, saying it was too small. "hold on...i'm bout to hop on this #babymamajet the jets Billionaires give to they baby mamas or their 1rst 2nd or 3rd wife"

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - Kanye publicly apologized to Taylor Swift, after a long year. Over the weekend, Kanye took to Twitter to explain himself and give his followers his take on the situation. TWEET:  "I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it. If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her."

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Don Diva - Kanye has always been one to praise his own good taste, and he's already done so on Twitter. "I specifically ordered persian rugs with cherub imagery!!! What do I have to do to get a simple persian rug with cherub imagery. uuuuugh."

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Kanye West (@kanyewest) - Kanye had a humble moment on Twitter this past week.  TWEET:  "All my fans have really supported me through the dark times and I wanna thank yall for the constant motivation."

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Power Player - On the day he premiered his highly anticipated "Power" video, Kanye felt the need to explain his new creative masterpiece. "It's not a video... It's a moving painting!!!"

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - While 50 launched his attack on Twitter on what seemed like almost everybody (he even mentioned Kanye's Twitter page at one point), Kanye kept his tweets positive.  TWEET: "As an artist with hopefully 100 years to create in this lifetime I hope to make a mark that will last forever."

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Book Of Kanye - Kanye West released a book with author J. Sakiya Sandifer. The title was typical Kanye, called "Thank You and You're Welcome." Words that only a Kanye could live by.

Touch The Sky - When Kanye West's "Touch The Sky" video didn't win the MTV Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2006, he expressed his disagreement. But it wasn't his disappointment that had people talking, it was his reasoning and the words about the video that made headlines. "Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons."

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Touch The Sky - When Kanye West's "Touch The Sky" video didn't win the MTV Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2006, he expressed his disagreement. But it wasn't his disappointment that had people talking, it was his reasoning and the words about the video that made headlines. "Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons."

Kanye West on the media - "If the media wants to make a story … just say I have atrocious spelling and terrible grammar…"

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Wordly Phrases - "Man made diseases placed in African communities" is how Kanye once described the AIDs epidemic at Live 8.

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - Kanye West is finishing up his next project and he isn't taking any breaks.  TWEET: "Swizz looked at me the other night and said man are you getting any sleep and I told him I can't sleep... My people need this new music."

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A Hundred Thousand Trillion - No one ever counts that high, but on the "Swagger Like Us" remix, Kanye created a number that is now universally accepted. He described his swagger as being on "a hundred thousand trillion."

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A Famous Normal Person - After a dispute with paparazzi, Kanye declared his status in the world. "I am not a celebrity. I am a normal person that's just famous."

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A Famous Normal Person - After a dispute with paparazzi, Kanye declared his status in the world. "I am not a celebrity. I am a normal person that's just famous."

Kanye West (@kanyewest) - You can almost guarantee that Kanye will say anything to anybody at anytime when he's anyplace.  TWEET:  "You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the end."

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Regrets - If you're ever wondering why Kanye does the things he does, remember this tweet: "I'd rather regret doing something than regret not doing something."