Kanye West Defends His Self-Parodying Twitter Joke
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Tuesday, 18 January 2011 |
Written by James Conlon
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Kanye West (the rapper with a habit of putting his foot in it) took to Twitter today to defend a self-parodying joke made about Britney Spears reaching Number One on the iTunes chart. The rapper initially posted a message which played on the famous line from his cringe-worthy stage-crashing incident with Taylor Swift last year.
He said: "Yo Britney, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you be #1, but me and Jay-Z's single is one of the best songs of all time! LOL.”
However, not wanting to be caught in the middle of another media frenzy, the ‘Stronger’ star was quick to assert: “On a serious note I'm truly happy for @AvrilLavigne and @BritneySpears. No hate in 2011! I thought LOL signified a joke… I didn't get the 2011 LOL doesn't signify a joke anymore memo… LOL or something else I guess."
Despite the assurance, several media sites (including MSNBC) were quick to latch on to the tweets and accused West of wanting to start trouble with Spears. The rapper showed his frustration in an extended series of messages, accusing the media of fabricating stories and trying to stir their own trouble. He said: "Just saw that MSNBC said I tried to start a twitter war with Brittany. This shit takes the air out my lungs sometimes from blogs to news reports… enough already!!! All I do is focus on my work. There's a new lie everyday… a new media spin… I never got a watch with my face on it!!! A company tried to give that to me 9 yrs ago! I'm one of the most considerate people in real life. Maybe over considerate. Over caring. Overly real. There is no astronaut training for celebrity… even though this whole life is so outer space! I was actually surprised that a record as raw as H*A*M could make it to #2 on Itunes. How can u "let" someone be number one??!! That was the whole joke!!! I know intelligent people know this so bear with me.
When I said the comment about Brittney I was giving her props for being #1 not dissing her at all! But stop making it seem that my aim is to hurt or down people! That's just not my style! As pop stars we're all in this shit together! We on the inside of the TV! If the media wants to make a story … just say I have atrocious spelling and terrible grammar…If you don't give em a story they just make one up. I'm just trying to focus & stay creative! Keep bringing dope shit to the world!
Once again thank you to all my fans who made MBDTF certified platinum! You all give me the power and I never take it for granted. I am an extension of my listeners. I won't always say the right thing but my heart is always in the right place. Thinking out loud… Whenever I read press I just need to remind myself that there's people that care about music and don't care about press."
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