By Brenden Tuccinardi
May 29, 2015
11:58 A.M.
May 29, 2015
11:58 A.M.
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It’s no secret that Kanye West has no problem speaking his mind. Whether it is on Twitter or in an interview, West is always very vocal about his thoughts and feelings, while all too often coming off rude, condescending, overconfident and bitter. Undoubtedly, he is a great musician and talented artist, but he should learn to filter himself and comprehend what effect his words may have rather than spewing thoughts as they come to him. The whole world was watching the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when he stormed onto the stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech and rudely stated how Beyonce should have won the award instead, diminishing Swift’s accomplishments. This classic and iconic example is not the only time West has publicly dissed a fellow artist. The spectrum of musicians he has burned span from Beck all the way to Bruno Mars.
Similar to the Kanye/Taylor incident back in 2009, West once again pushed his way onto the stage after Beck won the Grammy for Album of Year– but this time he didn’t grab the microphone, but only said, once again in an interview, that the award should have been given to the one and only Beyonce. West told Beck to “respect artistry” and hand over the award to who he thought was the more deserving nominee. This is a typical example of Kanye saying what he feels and not thinking how they will sound or the consequences. He is belligerent and inconsiderate of others and does not know when enough is enough. But Kanye put all of that behind him tweeting, “I would like to publicly apologize to Beck. I’m sorry Beck.”Kanye’s apology streak continued as he later tweeted an apology to Bruno Mars even going as far as asking him to sing in a song that he was producing.
It appears as if Kanye has turned a new leaf and sees the error in his ways. He has finally realized that in order to be respected and liked you have to be respectful of others as well, something that took him a long time to learn. Maybe it’s because of his straight-forward attitude in addition to his musical talents as a rapper that earned him the title of a “Titan” and one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine. Hopefully, Kanye West can learn to control his comments and actions before they obscure his career as a musician and artist.
Similar to the Kanye/Taylor incident back in 2009, West once again pushed his way onto the stage after Beck won the Grammy for Album of Year– but this time he didn’t grab the microphone, but only said, once again in an interview, that the award should have been given to the one and only Beyonce. West told Beck to “respect artistry” and hand over the award to who he thought was the more deserving nominee. This is a typical example of Kanye saying what he feels and not thinking how they will sound or the consequences. He is belligerent and inconsiderate of others and does not know when enough is enough. But Kanye put all of that behind him tweeting, “I would like to publicly apologize to Beck. I’m sorry Beck.”Kanye’s apology streak continued as he later tweeted an apology to Bruno Mars even going as far as asking him to sing in a song that he was producing.
It appears as if Kanye has turned a new leaf and sees the error in his ways. He has finally realized that in order to be respected and liked you have to be respectful of others as well, something that took him a long time to learn. Maybe it’s because of his straight-forward attitude in addition to his musical talents as a rapper that earned him the title of a “Titan” and one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine. Hopefully, Kanye West can learn to control his comments and actions before they obscure his career as a musician and artist.