In 2009, West publicly interrupted country singer Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech and voiced his issues with her win. It’s not about me, it’s just about being fair for once.” ( Access Hollywood) If Drake is having an awesome year and having a better year than mine, I’m not gonna say I should win.

It’s not really about me, it’s about everybody.

I’ll jump in front of a moving car for history. So these people, whoever runs them, they have to take some responsibility to say, ‘What really happened in culture this year because we’re marking it down.’ I don’t really care about me, that’s what you don’t understand. Little kids that are six years-old that are singing in front of the mirror, they’re also thinking about their Grammy speech. It’s just that, where’s our instant replay clock? Why are the last four albums of the year Taylor Swift, Dixie Chicks, Ray Charles and Herbie Hancock? With all due respect, like I always say, that’s inaccurate…I pinpoint the Grammys and the VMAs because they have to take a responsibility because they mean something to us. ‘Heartless’ just didn’t get nominated for anything, they ignored 808’s, you know. “It won’t get blackballed like the last album?,” Kanye asked a reporter after she mentioned My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy would likely be up for multiple awards.

From Yeezy’s perspective, there is a lack of equality in today’s awards ceremonies.

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