It seems like whenever the wind blows, Kanye West gets extremely angry. And boy does Kanye get upset a lot. Just ask Sirius XM radio host Sway Calloway.
If Yeezus seems like a human-sized barrel of crabs to you, maybe that’s because he’s not getting enough hugs in the morning. When he’s not flipping out on paparazzi and TMZ, he’s going DEFCON-5 on talk show hosts, music industry competition, and even the bigwigs in the fashion world.
No matter what Kanye has done in 2013, he has managed to offend and piss off somebody. We know he’s not known for keeping his thoughts and opinions to himself, but with the spotlight clearly on the Roc-A-Fella and G.O.O.D. Music performer we decided to take a look at the various people who disgust him.
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We start things off with Yeezy’s penchant for pissing off the throes of authority…
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David Oliver, Police Chief
Kanye has never been known to like authority, so it’s not surprising he slung slander in the form of self-praise during one of his shows. “I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally,” West said to a crowd of confused concertgoers. “I think about my family and I’m like ‘Wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in a war or something.'”
Comparing yourself to a law enforcer is one thing. Believing yourself to be the best thing since Michael Jordan is another…
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Mark Parker, Nike CEO
Those popular Air Yeezys everyone liked were thanks to this man giving Kanye the opportunity. But when Mr. Parker didn’t make enough to consume the hype beasts and tastemakers appetites, West took out his frustration on him for the shoes high price point, dogged out Nike on the radio, and took his talents to competitor Adidas
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Yves Carcelle, Louis Vuitton Vice President
When you’re the head of Louis Vuitton, you’re liable to only focus on those who are worthy of your time. But when you’re someone who thinks time essentially revolves around you, it may cause some static when trying to communicate ideas. Yeezy’s stress level rose to Fred Sanford-esque proportions when Carcelle thought that taking a meeting with him was pointless. Needless to say, the Chiraq rhyme sayer hasn’t had a kind word to offer since.
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Rusty Rueff, Grammy Foundation Chairman
The Chicago rapper took out his frustrations on the Grammys for only being nominated for two awards. Being that the foundation is headed by Mr. Rueff, it fell upon his head when Kanye West told fans in Phoenix, Arizona, “[Expletive] those nominations!”
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
Flipping out isn’t anything new in the world of the Louis Vuitton Don, but apparently Ye’ was still hot about the remarks President Barack Obama made about him and Kim Kardashian in August. “Obama mentions our name because we’re the most relevant,” he fumed. “It’s like a feature, we feature in his interviews right now. They need a feature from us to get relevance.” That’s not entirely true, but he saved his best stuff for a former friend…
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Hedi Slimane, Saint Laurent Creative Director
Angered by the Saint Laurent head honcho’s penchant for choosing rock stars over rappers, Kanye let him have it in two-parts. “Rap the new rock and roll. We the rock stars. It’s been like that now for a minute, Hedi Slimane!” the rap-rock star crowed. He then let off another round during his two-night Yeezus tour at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, saying, “I used to wear his tight-ass jeans when I was on tour and get called names for it … He tried to control me! He tried to tell me where I could go!” This proved that “I Am a God” had more levels to it than what met the ears.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Late Night Talk Show Host
The popular late night talk show host parodied West’s explosive Zane Lowe interview by reenacting it through the mouths of two small children. West didn’t find Kimmel’s mockery appealing and quickly took to Twitter to offer a series of caps-locked tweets comparing Kimmel to Spongebob Squarepants and ranted about hanging out with Kimmel’s father at a wedding.
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Chad Hurley, YouTube Founder
The YouTube founder caught the eye of Hurricane KimYe when he was offered a spot in the couple’s hush-hush wedding proposal ceremony. Kanye’s anger boiled over to extreme measures as he and his fiancee sued the tech-billionaire for violating a confidentiality agreement. Hurley has since filed a countersuit.
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Sway Calloway, Sirius XM Radio Host
A longtime friend of Yeezy’s and host of MTV‘s RapFix Live those two statuses weren’t enough to stop Kanye from ranting against Sway Calloway. When the media host questioned his recent ranting antics, asking, “Why don’t you empower yourself?” West took the gripe as a personal swipe. “You ain’t got the answers man!” Ye’ said, quickly creating another internet meme. Before getting off the air, the two made up, but you can see just how much vitriol Yeezy can have if he’s upset with you.
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Tony Hseih, Zappos.com CEO
The self-proclaimed god revealed that he got into an argument with the Zappos.com CEO, saying, “I got into this giant argument with the head of Zappos … he’s trying to tell me what I need to focus on.” Sending a not-so-veiled diss, claiming that the Zappos head “sells all this sh*t product to everybody,” Hseih retaliated tweeting a link in an E! Online article to a photo of a $100,000 plunger, adding, “It’s true.” Well played, fella. Well played indeed.
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The Daily Currant, Satire Website
Upon the world hearing about the death of apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, The Daily Currant website decided to run a fake interview involving Kanye West. In it, the rapper was “quoted” as saying, “I liberate minds with my music. That’s more than important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.” The fictitious story made its way around the web, with many believing the cultured MC really said that. West took to Twitter to immediately lambast the false stories and honor Mandela’s legacy.
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