Kanye West - My New Favorite Rapper!

So.... I started watching TV again when Katrina started moving towards Louisana.

MSNBC had a benefit concert for the American Red Cross tonight.
I tuned in as I am a major Wynton Marsalis fan (did you know I have played trumpet with that man).

So, like any benefit, they have celebrities and musicians, and they appeal directly to the audience by pre-written scripts.

Celebrities included Harry Connick Jr, John Goodman, Glenn Close, Leonardo Dicaprio, Lindsay Lohan, Eriq LaSalle.....

So.... here's what happened....

During one segment, Mike Myers and Kanye West appear for their part.
Mike does his line about how devastating the hurricane was, how deep the waters are....

And then Kanye... If you are watching, you see he is nervous, jittery. He begins speaking a bit too passionately, too excited.  Too fast. And in about 10 seconds.... we realize that this man is not going by the script.

He said, "When you see BLACK PEOPLE, they're looting or stealing, but when it's white people, they are FINDING" (see previous blog)

"You gave them orders to shoot to KILL people who look like me!"

and a line which you know is completely, 100% sincere from the way he is saying it... "I have to talk to my business manager to find out the most that I can give"

The look on Mike Myers' face is unreal... He's trying to stay professional, he's even nodding nervously. Mike then does his next line, "blah blah blah help now"

Back to Kanye.... who says:

"George Bush doesn't care about Black People!"

They cut away from him REAAAAL quick on that, the camera cuts away to Chris Tucker, grinning nervously.


What is so amazing and remarkable about this is this.....

Kanye just released an album, this week right?

He's slated to do Good Morning America, Today, TRL, Tonight Show, etc, all in efforts to promote his album.
The Brotha just jeopardized his entire career in order to make a political statement. Therein lies Integrity. And Passion.

I've only listened to 3 or 4 of his songs in life. I am going out right now to buy his 2 albums. I probably will never open them.

But watch in the next few days to see if this is something that is picked up on. And watch to see how many of these spineless, interchangeable so-called Rappers either move to embrace his actions or condemn them.

You heard it here first.