Wild Wild West: Kanye West's Wildest Rants

Yeezy has never been one to bite his tongue.

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Wild Wild West: Kanye West's Wildest Rants - Impending fatherhood hasn't changed Kanye West's penchant for saying some old craziness. In Paris earlier this week, Kanye was in classic form, comparing himself to Picasso, Michaelangelo, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs and more. Of course, this is just the latest in a decade's worth of crazy rants by Yeezy. Take a look back at ten of our favorites. (EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT/LANDOV)

Kanye Defends Creativity - Yeezy gave an epic speech at Milwaukee Summerfest in 2011, lashing out at the music industry. “They won’t let real artists be artists," he said. "They want some commercialized yes-men sitting in their motherf------ seat letting the bulls--t go down year after year after year.”(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET

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Kanye Defends Creativity - Yeezy gave an epic speech at Milwaukee Summerfest in 2011, lashing out at the music industry. “They won’t let real artists be artists," he said. "They want some commercialized yes-men sitting in their motherf------ seat letting the bulls--t go down year after year after year.”(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET

The Best Rant of All Time - Kanye even had the president calling him a "jackass" after he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs to insist that Beyonce's  "single ladies" is "the best video of all time." Exaggerate much, Kanye? (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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The Best Rant of All Time - Kanye even had the president calling him a "jackass" after he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs to insist that Beyonce's "single ladies" is "the best video of all time." Exaggerate much, Kanye? (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Kanye Burns Bush - Kanye bravely said exactly what many of us were already thinking when he shocked the nation by announcing, "George Bush doesn't care about black people" at a 2005 telethon raising money for Katrina victims. Mike Myers was stunned, but most of us were cheering.(Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

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Kanye Burns Bush - Kanye bravely said exactly what many of us were already thinking when he shocked the nation by announcing, "George Bush doesn't care about black people" at a 2005 telethon raising money for Katrina victims. Mike Myers was stunned, but most of us were cheering.(Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

I'm a Monster - Kanye's persecution complex was in full display at the Big Chill Music Festival in 2011. “Once again I wake up, and I’m a monster," he said, talking about the aftermath of his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009. "I walk through the hotel, or I walk down the street, and people look at me like I’m f----- insane—like I’m Hitler.”(REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Landov)

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I'm a Monster - Kanye's persecution complex was in full display at the Big Chill Music Festival in 2011. “Once again I wake up, and I’m a monster," he said, talking about the aftermath of his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009. "I walk through the hotel, or I walk down the street, and people look at me like I’m f----- insane—like I’m Hitler.”(REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Landov)

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Guess Who's Back - Kanye had a saga of a rant during his triumphant comeback show in 2010 at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Some of the choice gems: “Matt Lauer’s not a bad guy, I’m sure"; "I'm my own man"; and “If I wasn’t drunk, I would have been on stage longer like, ‘Am I the only one that’s not crazy here? Are you f--king kidding me?’” I’m my own man!

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The Takeover - Kanye's Taylor Swift incident made everyone forget one of his best earlier award show rants, when he stormed the stage after his "Touch the Sky" lost video of the year, dropping the following quotable: “This video cost a million dollars, fam. I had Pam Anderson. I'm jumping across canyons and sh--. If I don’t win, the award show loses credibility.”(Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)

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Sore Winner - We knew we were in for a treat when Kanye started his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album at the 2005 Grammys with the following: “You might as well get the music ready cause this finna take a while." He didn't disappoint, ending his speech with a bang: "Everybody wanted to know what I would do if I didn’t win...I guess we’ll never know.”(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Sore Winner - We knew we were in for a treat when Kanye started his acceptance speech for Best Rap Album at the 2005 Grammys with the following: “You might as well get the music ready cause this finna take a while." He didn't disappoint, ending his speech with a bang: "Everybody wanted to know what I would do if I didn’t win...I guess we’ll never know.”(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Way Too Cold - Kanye West seen arriving at French fashion house A.P.C. in Paris wearing a wool coat and extra large scarf to fend off chilly Parisian air. (Photo: Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic)

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History-Maker - Everyone forgets about the doozy of an interview Kanye gave MTV circa 2001. "I don’t really care about me—I’ll jump in front of a moving car for history," he said. "I can’t say that I’m the number 1 but I’m definitely top 3 in every field.(Photo by Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic)

Kanye West, On The Rumored Break-up of The Black Eyed Peas   - "Rest in peace to the Black Eyed Peas. You're gonna be missed!"(Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Kanye Breaks His Caps Lock Button Again - Back in the good old days, when Kanye used to post to his Kanyeuniversecity.com blog, his rants weren't restricted to stages and award shows. In January 2009, he outdid himself with an incredible blog post: "YOOOO WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!!" West complained. "PLEASE I BEG YOU, GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET ME BE GREAT!!!(Photo by Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

Good Deeds - Kanye West hits the stage in a black leather kilt and hoodie to perform at "12-12-12," a concert benefiting The Robin Hood Relief Fund to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy. The concert, which aired on HBO was presented by Clear Channel Media & Entertainment, The Madison Square Garden Company and The Weinstein Company and held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Burning London Bridges - Just a day before his Paris wild-out, Kanye shocked a crowd in London by going off on Obama (“I don’t give a f--k what the President got to say”), the Grammys (“I’ve never won a Grammy against a White person”) and his "big brother's" new single with Justin Timberlake (“I got love for Hov, but I ain’t f--king with that ‘Suit & Tie’”).(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Clear Channel)