Kanye West graces the cover of the February issue of Vibe Magazine looking rather serious. The caption accompanying the picture reads “I am Rap”. Peep some snippets:
Kanye on being deemed a violent person because of his paparazzi experience…
“I haven’t done anything violent. They make it seem like I actually went and hit the paparazzi. I haven’t. I was restrained. I’m good at restraining myself from committing violent acts. I know how to control my temper. That one paparazzo made it a bigger deal. I just put my hand up and he felt like he had more right to my personal space than I did. I put my hand up to stop him from shooting me.”Kanye on 808’s being his best album…..
“I do think it’s my best album to date. No, I actually know this is my best album to date. Do I think it will be my best album ever? No, Ill improve. Do I think there are mistakes in it? Yes. There has to be. I’m a human being. But I think it surpasses Graduation. These 12 tracks are going to resonate more than any 12 tracks of any album this year.”
In related news, Kanye’s latest album, 808s & Heartbreak jumped from the #5 spot to the #3 spot this week.
Hmmm?!
Why does kanye always look homeless in these damn magazine covers?
WHATEVER.
I do not care what any one has to say about Kanye that is still and will always 4ever be my boy I love his music so original!!!!!!!!!!!!
he sadish/madish
but i still love em!!
my babe
Aww.. He just looks like an old sad man.
he looks *** ^^
& i dnt think hes violent..the paparazzi is annoying..but thats their job so
& i dnt think 808s & Heartbreak hes best album…graduation & Late Registration was
Wow, he has definitely aged 10 years.
So sad, he’s still grieving from his moms death. Like he just doesn’t give an f about anything anymore.
Lol hes startin to look homeless
but imma still love kanye tho
his eyes look pretty but thats just about it tho..
I don’t know who Vibe’s cover artist is but they need to be FIRED. They constantly produce these horrific nonphotoshopped non edited photo’s with terrible lighting (and I am NOT a photographer). If I can see this from an untrained professional eye I can only imagine the angst of a professional.
On a side note. Kanye looks so…………lost. He needs a prayer. And he needs to leave Hollyweird ASAP. Good Lord who knew one place could make simple (and slightly arrogant) human beings change into unimaginable things. It makes you think of Soddom and Gomorrah, or Babylon the great or some other godless place.
I miss the old Kanye….
untrained eye i meant = not an untrained professional eye.
Poor kanye please someone give him a hug for me if lost my mum i dont know what i’d do i know he doesnt want sympathy but a hug goes along way
I LOVE “808′S AND HEARTBREAK”, BUT I THINK “COLLEGE DROPOUT” IS STILL HIS BEST. KANYE’S INTERVIEWS AND STUFF ALWAYS MAKES ME CHUCKLE. JUST WHEN HE SAYS, “These 12 tracks are going to resonate more than any 12 tracks of any album this year.” BECAUSE HE’S SAYING HE HAS THE BEST ALBUM OF ’08. DON’T KNOW IF IT’S HIS COCKINESS THAT APPEALING, BUT, IT’S JUST FUNNY HOW HE COMES OFF.
I DON’T think his last album was his best!
Heartless is making me cringe with that sound now, but he does put his heart in it when he performs it.
The man is amazing tho!!
@ 10, I see what ur saying all their covers look hijacked lol, but I think thats what gets me to pick up Vibe in the store, their covers are REAL.
Anyways im glad im not the only one who has lines in my forehead from life! That grief process has really taken a tole on him, he looks like he’s aged 5 years. I appreciate that he does exactly what he feels like with his sound, thats the best music
SIDE-BAR: I’M GETTING A LITTLE SICK OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY SEE KANYE, THEIR LIKE, “OH LORD! HE NEEDS A PRAYER!” , “OH,YOU CAN STILL SEE HE’S GRIEVING FROM LOSSING HIS MOTHER” “HE STILL LOOKS DEPRESSED BECAUSE HE’S LETTING HIS HAIR GROW UP. HE LOOKS HOMELESS” OR “HE NEEDS A HUG QUICK! HE’S LOSING IT!” ALL THAT STUFF. WE ALL KNOW HE CAN AFFORD TO GET HIS HAIRCUT WHENEVER HE WANTS. MAYBE HE LIKES HIS HAIR LIKE THAT. WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE BECAUSE HE’S DEPRESSED. EVEN KANYE SAID IT ON “106 AND PARK” HE WAS LIKE, “I’M TIRED OF PEOPLE COMING UP TO ME ON THE STREET SAYING I’M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. I’M SICK OF IT. I’M TRYING TO MOVE ON.” BUT MOST PEOPLE ON THE BLOG SITES STILL BRING IT UP. JUST LET HIM BE.
LUV ME SOME KANYE
****YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN
**If he is rap then rap needs a dose of anti-depressants and a nap.
**I must say that the art direction at Vibe has gotten much better under Danyel,
**except that horrible “gossip” cover – that was so ugly.
I looove Kanye West album!!! Love the song “amazing.” Though I don’t believe he’s “rap” as he puts it.
I just can’t but like this guy!
i feel sad for kanye its like he cant seem to get back his old self after the tragedy of last year.you would think some of the people who call themselves his friends(im assumming he has some)would rally around and pull him together.hate to be the one to say this but this dude is heading in one direction…..suicide..
I can’t help but like Mista YE’!
i LOVE YOU KANYE !
8O8S & HEARTBREAK BEST ALBUM OF O8′ PERIOD
Is he meant to look so old?
@ #22
It wasn’t last year it happened it was 2007
I believe Beyonce wrote her song “Ego” for Kanye West…(((geesh)))
I love you Kanye
808′s & Heartbreak was a really good album, i wudn’t say the best, but being that it’s different from the others, I guess he can say that..and CONGRATS on his billboard in times square ..YAY!!
Love Ye! Love the cd I play it all the time! I expect Kanye to bring me the unexpected all the time if he didn’t grow then he would be average same crap diff day..Kanye has consistently proved he isn’t average. This album is about the past year he’s had and that is raw can’t get better then that!
Never thought i’d be the one to say this, but he is actually looking kinda good on this cover. As far 808 & Hearbreaks being a good album, i say we just give to him, let him go through his mourning period where he just wants to be somber and have morbid tracks on his album. He’s going through something and its obvious, so as his fans, we should acknowledge that & give him his space.
Ye’s LP is a Classic Hands Down
Buyin the mag now!
he needs to cut that hair pronto
I used to love kanye’s music, I still love most of his stuff especially his first two albums, graduation was good too, in fact some songs were exceptional. But his latest album isn’t up to par by his standards. Plus he comes across as being incredibly arrogant, which I think he does to mask how insecure he really is. Having confidence is a great thing, but he has passed the line and flown straight into Mr Big head.
@17 I understand that it must be annoying for him when people bring up his mom but people do so because they care, anyone can see that this man needs professional help. He needs real friends and family to help him because its evident that he’s lost the plot.
EWWWWWWWWWW he looks rough, some one give him a comb and brush.
i still like kanye and i know he went through a hell of a lot of stuff last year, but can we not look like were taking a mug shot on the cover of vibe…or any magazine for that matter……please get it together kanye!!!!
I love the album but why does he have to look like that?
LOL @ 2 i was just going to post that. He looks a mess, is this a new hairstyle? i know he used to wear a short haircut, i guess he say bump dat. My new homeless look is CHIC.
I STARTED TO FALL IN LOVE WIT KANYE JUS NOT HIS WAYS……..
im with THA NEW JESSICA RABBIT
always have and still luv me sum kanye!
As homeless as he looks, he still got way more money than all of us!! And I dig 808s, I understand why he feels like his best album… I would rank it number two under Graduation though… Just my opinion, not that it really matters to him though!
**@ #40 i completly agree. I love 808″s!!!! and no matter how cocky he may be, dude can back it up!!!! Ye you’re genuis!!!!
808s is my shit! One of, if not the best album of ’08. Yeah he may be arrogant, but the man is so talented, i think he has reason to be.
This is not kind to say but Kanye and JayZ have some very unfortunate faces.
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ummmmm thats all i can say lately he been looking sad and a mess he just wake up and put shit on lls
I love all of Kanye’s music. The College Dropout is my fav. I don’t know if Kanye is still dealing with the death of his mom so I don’t know if that is the reason why he is acting the way he is however his music still speaks to my heart. I mean I feel like he is in my brain so I love his music regardless.
@27 you dang ole well Beyonce didn’t write Ego she probably added one word.
* I mean I feel his music as I wrote it because I go through some of those things.
My babe looks so sad. Wish I could give him a hug wit his sexy ass. Although 808 & Heartbreak is bangin I believe his College Dropout was the best, prolly cause my theme song on there.
agree with #2 and #8. You can see the grief in his eyes. Sure most people that have lost a good mother feel the same. Just pray God keeps him. He is still such a cutie.
AWW HE LOOKS LIKE MY UNCLE CHUCK IN THAT PIC…LOL
not a good look, it looks near 50!
new resolution kanye sometimes shut up & calm down that ego even though I cant wait to see what u gonna do with beyoncé on that song!
I cant stand heartless but say you will is FIRE!
I do think he is the future for hip hop he just needs to take singin lessons & talk less. GO KANYE! So futuristic & I love his blog
@17..you make a good point!
But he still look CRAZY AS HELL in this pic! He just looks waay old. I know men dont be on make up but DAMN! Photoshop….. something!! I see some gray in his chin hairs 2.
But I still love em!!!…But this cover is NOT the best portrait of him….AT ALL! B/c he is fine!
ummm eww. Why does he keep trying to make homeless and schizophrenic a style? over rated
I see he has aged. It happens
no no no..Late Registration is his BEST album…..listen to 808s, then listen to Late Registration..Kanye is dead wrong about his own work…LOL! I spent the weekend listening to Kanye albums ( i guess because I miss the old Kanye). I didn’t buy 808s..but I listened to it on the internet…lmao.
Besides, I only like two songs on 808s…808 is not even in the same bracket as College Dropout. Heartless is a great single…but that’s about it to me.
I know it’s hard for him. It was very hard for me when I lost my father. I didn’t want to smile at all, it just takes time. I hope he continues to stay focused and continues to be an inspiration to us all. His music, as well as his interviews, helped me to realize so many things and the most important thing is that you should never give up. That’s why Welcome to Heartbreak is one of my favorite tracks on the album..I can’t stop!
Kanye’s comment about this cover..
“I DON’T HAVE GREY IN MY BEARD IN REAL LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M ALL DOWN WITH BEINGS IN MY 30′S BUT DAAAAAAAAMN!!!! THIS IS SOME BENJAMIN BUTTON’S SHIT!”
Hahahaha.
lmfao @ #2.
he does look homeless.
but Vibe does tend to go a tad bit too far with the photoshop.
like when they did Ciara’s cover.
smh.
HE NEEDS TO GO SIT DOWN SOMEWHERE AND HUMBLE HIS AZZ. HIS WRECK LESS TALKING IS SO TIRED AND REDUNDANT
he’s one of my fave rappers…top 2!