808s and Douchequeefs

Before I begin, would Kanye West like to come up and say anything? You fucking prick. Cloud Gangs is one of the best blogs of all time, OF ALL TIME!!

I don't need to tell you the back story, everyone knows Kanye stormed on stage and took over Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during MTV's VMA show.

What was behind him doing it is a different story. Was he drunk? Kanye was seen swigging cognac before the show. Was he doing it for the Roc? Beyonce is Jay-Z's wife. Was he doing it for publicity? Everyone and their mother is talking about it right now, myself included. Was he just being a jackass? Possibly, he's been known to be a bitch when it comes to award shows. Was it something deeper?

Kanye was scheduled to perform on the first episode of the Jay Leno show last night with Jay-Z and Rihanna. He asked if he could come on before the performance for an interview and an apology. While it appeared heartfelt, it also appeared to come from a darker place. When Leno asked Kanye what his deceased mother would have thought of his actions, he froze, remained silent, choked up and covered his face. He diverted from the question and said after this incident, he needed to take time off and address the loss, which he hasn't allowed himself to do yet.

While I wish Kanye well, and hope he can continue to share his talent at the highest level, I also hope he takes this opportunity to step back and get a better perspective on life. Of course I am making assumptions and have never met him, but his on-screen persona seems to be caught up in the wrong places. He focuses too much on ratings, numbers, money, awards and critics. He has tried to come on a conscience tip, addressing blood and conflict diamonds; an underground tip, as a hard-luck producer who never got a shot to rhyme; a social misfit, hyping his uncertain rise to fame as a college dropout; a fashion icon, with venetian-blind sunglasses and pastel-colored shirts; a visionary, dropping his usual routine for auto-tune and 808s; now embodying the status of heir apparent to Jay-Z's Roc Nation dynasty, he is temporarily sidelining his cocky, running-the-game mentality for a remorseful, introspective, conflicted individual who plays Zeus at award shows.

He has tried to reinvent himself more than Madonna, and he's only been around since 2004. His diva act needs to lay on the guillotine and he needs to make up his mind as to who he really is. He has too much talent to alienate so many people in a business where collaborations are his best work.

Get well soon, but until then, this one is for you: music now- Ice-T "99 Problems"