Yesterday, Kanye West pulled the ultimate of dick moves by ending his Sacramento show after just three songs and an angry rant about Beyoncé.
My friend’s recap of tonight’s Kanye West concert in Sacramento: pic.twitter.com/inYEbZHdBo
— Vince Vicari ? (@vincevicari) November 20, 2016
Sure, being crazy talented but also a bit crazy is kind of his thing, but fans would’ve scrimped and saved for tickets, travel, accommodation – the lot.
His public beef with Bey and Jay Z goes back to October, when he ranted at his Seattle show about a) politics in music and b) that their kids have never had a play date.
“So, when I talk about MTV, let me explain something,” he said [and props to Fader for having an entire transcript of his rant]. “I was hurt. Beyoncé, I was hurt because I wanted to present a video called ‘Fade‘ and I don’t expect MTV to help me. Mr. West, I don’t respect you. I will let you know that Beyoncé is winning the video tonight for ‘Formation‘ over ‘Hotline Bling‘ and ‘Famous‘. They told me beforehand so I wouldn’t run on stage. Hey, bruh, y’all ain’t gotta fuck with me, but you know I got the vision and you know I’mma gonna keep it real with you. Beyoncé, I was hurt. I went down seven years on behalf of your—eh, nigga! Don’t […] no shit while I’m talking. I am putting my career, my life, my public well-standing at risk when I talk to y’all like this. This is a moment in the […], bro. The vibes is back. The vibes is back. Motherfuckers might feel a way about this tonight. Beyoncé, I was hurt because I heard that you said you wouldn’t perform unless you won Video of the Year over me and over ‘Hotline Bling.’ In my opinion—now, don’t go trying to diss Beyoncé. She is great. Taylor Swift is great. We are all great people. We are all equal.”
The Beyhive have now unleashed #KanyeIsOverParty on Twitter, which is probably wishful thinking on their part but also makes for some 10/10 memes. (Then again, Kanye did say that if he’d bothered to vote, he would have voted for Trump, which did not go down well with his fans even a little bit.)
Sorry I’m late there was some traffic! #KanyeIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/0S1ouQIWPI
— Fuck you (@RiverOfRavens) November 20, 2016
in one week, kanye west praised donald trump and bashed beyoncé… the life of pablo who? #KanyeIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/hGvbzFCSiZ
— Dory (@Dory) November 20, 2016
y’all finally realizing kanye is trash? it’s about time #KanyeIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/hgAmQGdYfS
— sarah (@moonlightbae) November 20, 2016
2004 Kanye wouldn’t recognize 2016 Kanye #KanyeIsOverParty
— Mike Barry?? (@babyitsmb) November 20, 2016
#KanyeIsOverParty he insulted Beyoncé, voted for trump, and doesn’t believe racism is prominent in America. Yea he’s dead to me.
— Brooke (@YonceXkordei) November 20, 2016
Then the Swifties jumped on board, because their queen has been fighting with Ye since 2009.
Yo’ Kanye, I’m really happy for you, imma let you finish but Taylor Swift said one of the best quotes of all time… pic.twitter.com/ytu7RUyR50
— Vicky (@IKTayWT) November 20, 2016
I love the sweet taste of karma #KanyeIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/qPzIa4kHok
— faizah (@scenesofgomez) November 20, 2016
But uh, the Beyhive isn’t keen on that, either.
when I’m socializing at the #KanyeIsOverParty but see Taylor Swift fans pic.twitter.com/sVBCUuw56J
— Bri (@sluttygagz69) November 20, 2016
Just because the #KanyeIsOverParty is lit, don’t mean Taylor Swift fans are invited. Your fav is the head snakepic.twitter.com/BgpdGbL122
— OG (@tattedpoc) November 20, 2016
Meanwhile: all three players in this narrative remain stupidly wealthy, and the rest of us plebs tweet about them.
Photo: Getty / Kevin Winter.