The rumors began Monday evening, when Teyana Taylor, guest vocalist on Kanye West's recently released new album, tweeted, "Just got to rehearsals for my performance with Mr Ye West tomorrow at the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow Dark Fantasy Baby!" By Tuesday morning, it was music's worst kept secret that West would be performing his new album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' at the 550-capacity Bowery Ballroom in New York's Lower East Side later that night.
At around 1AM last night, West finally hit the stage to perform the widely-acclaimed album for the first time from start to finish. As Diddy, Q-Tip, Spike Lee, Aziz Ansari, Ivanka Trump, The Roots drummer ?uestlove and fashion designer Tory Burch looked on, the rapper brought out numerous collaborators involved in 'Fantasy,' including rapper Rick Ross, Pusha T, Nicki Minaj, John Legend, producer Swizz Beats and singer-songwriter Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
But after performing the album and a handful of extra tracks, including 'Good Life' and 'Can't Tell Me Nothin,'' West went on an impassioned rant concerning his 2005 comments about George W. Bush and Hurricane Katrina, as well as accusing Taylor Swift of "riding the waves" of his endlessly replayed interruption of the singer at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
A larger chunk of West's monologue:
Everybody needs a villain, don't we? We need to blame someone at all times. For me to be considered a racist for stating a blatant truth, an obvious truth, but the nuances of my words, because I am very particular with my words, and the emotion I felt at that time wasn't worded exactly right -- but everybody came and said 'Oh my God!"...
I was emotional, that was not exactly the way I wanted to word it, but I wrote it, I rode it, just as Taylor never came to my defense in any interview, and rode the waves and rode it and rode it, that's the way I rode the waves of the Bush comment. I rode it. It's not about popular opinion. It's about when you look in your heart, and know what's right and what's wrong. When you look in your heart, look at what the media did, look at how they exploited him, they said that he said it was his lowest moment and as a mass, as America, we took that as a fact.
For the countless people unable to refresh Ticketmaster quick enough to snag the $100 tickets, some lucky buyers were kind enough to offer you their extra for the cost of a small child. A quick Craigslist search revealed tickets going for $250 to $5,000, with one classy scalper "willing to listen to non-monetary offers." The Wall Street Journal reported the opening bid on one eBay auction went as high as $100,000.
Despite having sold out Madison Square Garden, West is still a fan of these small, exclusive affairs. In August, the rapper took the stage with John Legend at Lower East Side club The Box to a crowd of 200 people to debut new material. West is scheduled to perform the 'Fantasy' track 'Lost in the World' with Vernon at the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on Thursday.
'Dark Fantasy' (with Terena Taylor & Bon Iver)
'Gorgeous'
'Power'
'All of the Lights' (interlude)
'All of the Lights' (with Bon Iver)
'Monster' (with Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver)
'So Appalled' (with Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi, Swizz Beatz)
'Devil in a New Dress' (with Rick Ross)
'Runaway' (with Pusha T)
'Hell of a Life' (with Bon Iver)
'Blame Game' (with John Legend)
'Lost in the World' (with Bon Iver)
'Who Will Survive in America'
Encore:
'Christian Dior Denim Flow'
'Can't Tell Me Nothing'
'Paranoid'
'The Good Life'
'Lost in the World' feat. Justin Vernon from Bon Iver
get off the band wagon...............have you for gotten what he did ???.. he ran on stage grabbed her award from her....to say the least .... saying she didnt work for it like the singer beyonce had.
This a**hole is his own worst enemy. I've never heard him as I really don't consider what he does music and he's never uttered a word that made any sense to me. Put him in a garbage bag and throw him in the river. Seal the bag so you can't be charged with pollution.
WHY THE HELL IS THIS GUY PART OF THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE?? Was EVERYONE else in the world busy? Hell, I would have sung if it would have meant keeping him off the program. (Hey, I'm not half bad either....).
Kanye - you should be so ashamed of yourself. Your mother raised you to be a much better man. Have you forgotten about her already? Seems you only give a **** about yourself and your new life goal is to continue to hurt people. Think you need to go to rehab for a redo.
Who in the hell does he think he is...an important person?? He's a black man off the streets who could rap - not sing - but talk to music. It's too bad he still has some money. That's what keeps that ugly face and mouth resurfacing again and again. GO AWAY!!!
Oh good grief, will that idiot ever shut the hell up. He needs to lay off of the booze and stop blaming everyone else for his own stupid actions. He is even low enough to blame his moms death for his actions. Some worms just needs to crawl in their holes and stay. Go to rehab idiot, then grow up, be a man.
As if Swift owes him anything after he humiliated her globally. He needs to learn the phrase,"silence is golden." His music is not good enough for everyone to forget the verbal filth that spew from his lips.
wow maybe im confused but why would taylor swift stand up for him he basically insulted her on live tv. she's better then i am, she atleast let ppl know that he apologized and she accepted it. she was right to just ride the wave she didn't say anything bad. kanye its time to grow up and take responsibility for you actions
isn't anyone out there helping this poor fool decide what makes him look like a real man and what makes him look like a spoiled ignorant boy? jeesh, how sad for him that he's allowed to continue to dig his own professional grave.
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The rumors began Monday evening, when Teyana Taylor, guest vocalist on Kanye West's recently released new album, tweeted, "Just got to rehearsals for my performance with Mr Ye West tomorrow at the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow Dark Fantasy Baby!" By Tuesday morning, it was music's worst kept secret that West would be performing his new album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' at the 550-capacity Bowery Ballroom in New York's Lower East Side later that night.
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get off the band wagon...............have you for gotten what he did ???.. he ran on stage grabbed her award from her....to say the least .... saying she didnt work for it like the singer beyonce had.
This a**hole is his own worst enemy. I've never heard him as I really don't consider what he does music and he's never uttered a word that made any sense to me. Put him in a garbage bag and throw him in the river. Seal the bag so you can't be charged with pollution.
Kanye is in need of supervision to continue his medication on a regular basis.it appears he's gone off it again.
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WHY THE HELL IS THIS GUY PART OF THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE?? Was EVERYONE else in the world busy? Hell, I would have sung
if it would have meant keeping him off the program. (Hey, I'm not half bad either....).
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He's in the parade because they needed a turkey.
Good people of the world,Lets join together.BOYCOTT kanye! BOYCOTT kanye! BOYCOTT kanye!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm on it!
This man makes me sick.
Did you hear his music ??? It stinks !!! You call that a voice ??
It hurt my hears
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Kanye is the Jackhole of the Century....Congrats!
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Kanye - you should be so ashamed of yourself. Your mother raised you to be a much better man. Have you forgotten about her already? Seems you only give a **** about yourself and your new life goal is to continue to hurt people. Think you need to go to rehab for a redo.
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Who in the hell does he think he is...an important person?? He's a black man off the streets who could rap - not sing - but talk to music. It's too bad he still has some money. That's what keeps that ugly face and mouth resurfacing again and again. GO AWAY!!!
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Oh good grief, will that idiot ever shut the hell up. He needs to lay off of the booze and stop blaming everyone else for his own stupid actions. He is even low enough to blame his moms death for his actions. Some worms just needs to crawl in their holes and stay. Go to rehab idiot, then grow up, be a man.
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Nobody cares what you say, Kanye...........
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Really,Kanye, take your chimpout somewhere else.
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As if Swift owes him anything after he humiliated her globally. He needs to learn the phrase,"silence is golden." His music is not good enough for everyone to forget the verbal filth that spew from his lips.
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wow maybe im confused but why would taylor swift stand up for him he basically insulted her on live tv. she's better then i am, she atleast let ppl know that he apologized and she accepted it. she was right to just ride the wave she didn't say anything bad. kanye its time to grow up and take responsibility for you actions
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Klu Klux Klanye
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Now that's funny!LOL..I hope Mr BIG Mouth reads this stuff.
isn't anyone out there helping this poor fool decide what makes him look like a real man and what makes him look like a spoiled ignorant boy? jeesh, how sad for him that he's allowed to continue to dig his own professional grave.
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Why is this racist being allowed to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
Boycott Boycott Macy's Department store for supporting and not denouncing this racist. Does this mean Macy's is racist too?
Oh wait, it is all about making the money for Macy's.
Boycott them now.
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