Entertainment: The Quotable Kanye


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    Kanye on his ego:
    "SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT'S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER."
    ( Click here to view Kanye's South Park clip.)

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    Kanye on posing naked:
    "I definitely feel like, in the next however many years, if I work out for two months, that I'll pose naked. I break every rule and mentality of hip-hop, of black culture, of American culture." (Vibe Magazine)

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    Kanye on respecting Ice T:
    "I would marry a porn star. I came to that conclusion after going to Brazil. I respect Ice T so much, cause you know he's having way more fun then anyone else on that red carpet." (Semtex TV)

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    Kanye calling out 50 Cent:
    "50, look at me now, singing on the ground with my pink shirt on, does this look gay to you?" (VH1 Storytellers)

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    Kanye on bringing back rainbow colors:
    "Man I think as straight men we need to take the rainbow back because it's fresh." (MTV News)

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    Kanye on George Bush comment:
    "The one time where they could say I dissed somebody is the George Bush thing...I said, 'George Bush doesn't care about black people,' something that came out of an emotion I felt." (Complex)

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    Kanye on his new nickname:
    "I know I've been called the Louis Vuitton Don, I've been called a lot of names... I was forced to change my name to, Martin Louis The King Jr. Address me as such!" (Youtube)

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    Kanye on his motivation:
    "People ask me a lot about my drive. I think it comes from, like, having a sexual addiction at a really young age." (Details Magazine)

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    Kanye on blending cultures:
    "I am a connoisseur, the blending of cultures creates beautiful women." (VH1 Storytellers)

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    Kanye on Chris Brown:
    "Can't we give Chris a break? ... I know I make mistakes in life." (VH1 Storytellers)

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Filed under: Say What!50 Cent, who may have just released the worst-selling album of his career, sat down with MTV to play a little game of "This or That." When asked whom he'd prefer to date, Angelina Jolie or Katy Perry, Fif was stumped, "Angelina got all those kids from all those... Read More

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Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop NewsThe Internet went crazy over rumors that singer Nivea had given birth to rapper Lil Wayne fourth child over the weekend, but those reports were untrue. Nivea hit up her Twitter page to set the record straight. "Ok, I didn't have my baby yet unfortunately!"... Read More

Filed under: Say What!Though Trina's rep claims she and NBA star Kenyon Martin are just peachy, his people beg to differ. "I guess it's finally ok to say why Kenyon left Trina. He was embarrassed at first and only told a few people but now he is talking. He said she has serious anger issues.... Read More

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