You can hate on him for his confidence or arrogance, if you want, but he's just being original and one of the few artists who doesn't care about what naive people think about him. I belive most artists have this arrogance inside them but they just don't say it so nobody gets upset. But how can an artist be an artist if he isn't allowed to be proud of his work? In my opinion original and creative music is diminishing with todays pop music.. I listen to a song and after a year I can't even remember it anymore.. those artists are definitely no "Elvis". But Kanye who released 6 records with each a different vibe can compare himself to Elvis. Each of the records was a new innovation and insipiration. That's what we need.. not some regular pop songs that just go round and round..
if you think about it elvis and kanye are very similar. both some of the biggest fashion icons in history and both the greatest in their genre. kanye and elvis were/are both daring to bring down barriers and recreate the meanings of pop culture
Because Elvis is the highest selling artist in history and is the most iconic individual in the history of civilization. Kanye West is "one" of the greatest rappers in "his" time "era." There's a big difference between being one of the best of NOW and the absolute best of all time.
Yes, very great. Can't sing without autotune, so great. Jackie Wilson if alive would be so jealous of Kanye West's miraculous vocal talents. Uses samples and co-producers on every track of his. The Beatles are envious of Kanye's musicianship and hard work as a writer.
@@SRLTUESDAYS it’s all a matter of preference now isn’t it? The Carter III is an amazing piece of work. I don’t know which one I prefer, I think they are both great albums.
@@jwalls1223 there are so many better black artists than Kanye who influenced and changed music HENDRIX BB KING MUDDY WATERS OTIS REDDING CHUCK BERRY SAMMY DAVIS JR RAY CHARLES STEVIE WONDER MICHAEL JACKSON ROBERT JOHNSON
@@worshipkyama9566 YE HAS A BETTER DISCOGRAPHY THAN EVERYONE YOU NAMED , ALSO PRODUCES MUSIC , ALSO MAKES CLOTHES , ALSO MAKES SHOES , ALSO HAS DONE ARCHITECTURE , WHICH MAKES HIM THE GREATEST ARTIST , DONT FORGET ART IS EVERYTHING , ONLY PERSON IN HIS CLASS IS MJ , JAY-Z IS THE GREATEST RAPPER AND YE IS THE GREATEST ARTIST , MJ IS THE GREATEST ARTIST/ENTERTAINER , I GOT YE ABOVE EVERYONE BECAUSE OF DISCOGRAPHY PLUS PRODUCTION..
@@jwalls1223 we are talking about music not fashion and no he doesn't,Kanye is just more controversy than music,if he was a low key laid back rapper,then he would have no buzz,that's y he married a Kardashian,to boost popularity and sell controversy hence boosting sales,real artists don't need pr moves to sell music,besides Kanye hasn't really influenced or changed music,he's just another iconic rapper, nothing more as compared to Robert Johnson who in just 27 years of his life changed the blues from the Mississippi Delta and influenced a whole generation of blues artists and streamlined a new mode of guitar sound,now that's what you call impact..
@it8nky0u In what sense? I understood it completely, understood what he tried to convey, everything. You already came to this video with a dislike of Kanye and what he represents. So you can't really appreciate or even understand what he says. It's a shame, he's pretty fucking cool.
***** Elvis never "stole" music in his life. Michael Jackson stole his entire dance routine from Fred Astaire, a white guy though and he stole a Belgian singer's song "You Are Not Alone" and never paid him. Michael Jackson stole white music.
Little Jimmy Scumbag First of all get your facts straight. Michael Jackson derived his dance style from a performer named Bob Fosse. Also R. Kelly is the person that wrote the song. And it's with him that Belgian courts claim the case is with. What white music did MJ steal? R&B? Black origins Rock&Roll? Black origins Disco? Black origins. Not to mention that he defined pop as it is today. He was the first worldwide pop megastar. Also Elvis basically heard rock and roll that black people were playing and then emulated it. He wasn't the best singer, songer or writer of his time. But he was white, so things worked out for him. That's factual.
From 1:15 until the end: I weep for the future. Maybe if his goal was hard work and making the best music he possibly can, instead of saying "i want to be Elvis", he might actually have a shot. MAYBE. A little humility goes a long way. In my opinion, nobody ever achieved greatness by seeking greatness. Such things are a bi-product of other attributes.
11 years later update for you: he's sold more records and gained more critical acclaim than elvis just by his genius and confidence alone... humility is sowing the seeds of self-doubt, which paralyzes and controls you. say out loud what you believe and how big your dreams are; only then you can actually achieve it. that is the story of kanye west.
Tell me exactly how he's fell off? He's now the most relevant man on the planet, there's a new news article every half hour, he's still creating ground breaking music and is still speaking his mind regardless of repercussion. He hasn't changed one bit since 2003, he just gets much more bad press
The is proof kanye has always been the same and has never changed.
This aged liked milk (then again this comment is 8 years old )
Oh man
@@Catdunkinglamar He Made graduation
😔
Dear god…
You can hate on him for his confidence or arrogance, if you want, but he's just being original and one of the few artists who doesn't care about what naive people think about him. I belive most artists have this arrogance inside them but they just don't say it so nobody gets upset. But how can an artist be an artist if he isn't allowed to be proud of his work? In my opinion original and creative music is diminishing with todays pop music.. I listen to a song and after a year I can't even remember it anymore.. those artists are definitely no "Elvis". But Kanye who released 6 records with each a different vibe can compare himself to Elvis. Each of the records was a new innovation and insipiration. That's what we need.. not some regular pop songs that just go round and round..
Kanye has always been the same genius, artistically
LOL Nickelback is so fkin awkard
ChadWithaJ Jad wtf were you doing here in 2015 lmaoooo
Kanye was so ahead of his time
Forget Elvis. I wanna be Kanye West
Corn Bread that’s my goal in life to hopefully impact the world how he has and hopefully even more than him.... one day
men want to become ELVIS PRESLEY and legends want to become YE
Unlike Elvis. Kanye didn’t marry a underage girl
@@Chuy23199 we won’t see any surviving ELVIS documentaries though
@@Chuy23199 Elvis married Priscilla when she was 21.
808 is one of the most influential amazing album 2bd fav Kanye album
This speech pretty much explains Yeezus....
What a character! I appreciate his authenticity.
until now
@@GeraldTheToast well he is still authentic
He still did Graduation tho 😭 @@GeraldTheToast
Lol they pick the whitest band in existence to give out the rap award
Jezbecks
Most American rock bands are white
yeah but they gtave it the whitest rapper in history. kanye west lol.
@@vice2versa nah
@Benny Alv you know im right lol
@Benny Alv ur mad as hell lol
I DONT CARE WHAT HE SAID HIS MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE GOATED
Dude, his speeches are so dope haha.
Why be Elvis if you can be Kanye West?
good point
if you think about it elvis and kanye are very similar. both some of the biggest fashion icons in history and both the greatest in their genre. kanye and elvis were/are both daring to bring down barriers and recreate the meanings of pop culture
Because Elvis is the highest selling artist in history and is the most iconic individual in the history of civilization. Kanye West is "one" of the greatest rappers in "his" time "era." There's a big difference between being one of the best of NOW and the absolute best of all time.
Little Jimmy Scumbag Kanye west is the greatest of all time.
Yes, very great. Can't sing without autotune, so great. Jackie Wilson if alive would be so jealous of Kanye West's miraculous vocal talents. Uses samples and co-producers on every track of his. The Beatles are envious of Kanye's musicianship and hard work as a writer.
I miss this music Awards
HE MADE GRADUATION.
MY NIGGA MY NIGGA!!
Nickelback has some nerve attending an award show.
Bro deadass most of the members looked like they didn’t even want to be there 😂
We’ll meet again. Kanye West. 😔
2018.. Kanye said no lie
Besides, he's still building his legacy without a wack album yet and 'Yeezus' like it'll deliver big time!
This man knew Yeezus was gonna go crazy
@@scrubola my boy was ahead of his time lmao
What's funny is that Yeezus did deliver big time
I can listen to him talk al day. His speeches are so inspirational, and he doesn't even try. But he is dressed like a goody good here...lol
He also gave this award to lil wayne because he didnt feel like his album deserved it.
Graduation better then any Wayne album
@@SRLTUESDAYS it’s all a matter of preference now isn’t it? The Carter III is an amazing piece of work. I don’t know which one I prefer, I think they are both great albums.
carter iii was way better than 808s
I miss the OLD KANYE
Legendary fit
T.I. is my favorite rapper but Kanye is my ideal
*idol
What's funny is when he said he wanted to be Elvis and everyone started laughing......-_-....He was dead serious!
@The Renaissance he’s much cooler than Elvis (no disrespect to Elvis, I love him as well!)
Nice speech.
Grammy Awards Is The Best!
Good lord 2008
......ughhhhh
I AGREE.
AFTER ALL THE ANTICS I-DONT-GIVE-A-FUCK THIS MY GOAT AND WILL ALWAYS BE POINT BLANK PERIOD HE THE GREATEST ARTIST EVERRRRRRRRRRRR..
Greatest rapper,not artist
@@worshipkyama9566
ARTIST..
@@jwalls1223 there are so many better black artists than Kanye who influenced and changed music
HENDRIX
BB KING
MUDDY WATERS
OTIS REDDING
CHUCK BERRY
SAMMY DAVIS JR
RAY CHARLES
STEVIE WONDER
MICHAEL JACKSON
ROBERT JOHNSON
@@worshipkyama9566
YE HAS A BETTER DISCOGRAPHY THAN EVERYONE YOU NAMED , ALSO PRODUCES MUSIC , ALSO MAKES CLOTHES , ALSO MAKES SHOES , ALSO HAS DONE ARCHITECTURE , WHICH MAKES HIM THE GREATEST ARTIST , DONT FORGET ART IS EVERYTHING , ONLY PERSON IN HIS CLASS IS MJ , JAY-Z IS THE GREATEST RAPPER AND YE IS THE GREATEST ARTIST , MJ IS THE GREATEST ARTIST/ENTERTAINER , I GOT YE ABOVE EVERYONE BECAUSE OF DISCOGRAPHY PLUS PRODUCTION..
@@jwalls1223 we are talking about music not fashion and no he doesn't,Kanye is just more controversy than music,if he was a low key laid back rapper,then he would have no buzz,that's y he married a Kardashian,to boost popularity and sell controversy hence boosting sales,real artists don't need pr moves to sell music,besides Kanye hasn't really influenced or changed music,he's just another iconic rapper, nothing more as compared to Robert Johnson who in just 27 years of his life changed the blues from the Mississippi Delta and influenced a whole generation of blues artists and streamlined a new mode of guitar sound,now that's what you call impact..
Yes!
no cause he can't lie, he tells the truth lol
Nickelback is the best!!
keepin swagg at 103%
awesome!
SWAAAAAAAG
I want to be Michael Jackson, Kanye West and Prince at the same time.
Love tha passtle yeezy
It Was Ye he did what he wanted
Still waiting for a beige and sky blue varsity jacket or grey with pink and yellow details. Ha.
we will be the new beatles! the new hendrix! DAMN that's like a song!
yes
But he made graduation
I don't give a fuck, Kanye for President
Say again?
@@EduardoOH 9 years ago relax lol
@@JustEraseTheSystem I know that’s the joke
@@EduardoOH We just bros jokin around
kanye for Politician
Say again?
OHH SHIT NICKELBACK!!!! psyche.
@Redtsar999 you mean the most inspirational artist
@it8nky0u It made tons of sense, he just said he's striving to be great, to be greater.
Yea kanye say got an ego, but that shit makes you work hard in do.Ye wanna be like Elvis, how bout that
too late, in the rap genre he already is.
I see it
so he's always been like this
duh
i wanna be kanye west
You still want to be him?
I wake up in the morning and think what stereotypes do I wanna break....haha this nigga
Pastelle days.
@it8nky0u In what sense? I understood it completely, understood what he tried to convey, everything. You already came to this video with a dislike of Kanye and what he represents. So you can't really appreciate or even understand what he says. It's a shame, he's pretty fucking cool.
' I wannabe Elvis'
WHAT IS THE SONG THAT GENIUS ANNOTATED THIS SPEECH ON THE LYRIC
Because Elvis was and still is the greatest. That´s the reason why he mentioned "The King"!
fuck elvis
nico merker Got that right, only one King out here
nico merker Oh you mean that dude who stole black people's music? Nah the only King is the King of Pop mah dude. MJ
***** Elvis never "stole" music in his life. Michael Jackson stole his entire dance routine from Fred Astaire, a white guy though and he stole a Belgian singer's song "You Are Not Alone" and never paid him. Michael Jackson stole white music.
Little Jimmy Scumbag First of all get your facts straight. Michael Jackson derived his dance style from a performer named Bob Fosse. Also R. Kelly is the person that wrote the song. And it's with him that Belgian courts claim the case is with.
What white music did MJ steal? R&B? Black origins Rock&Roll? Black origins Disco? Black origins. Not to mention that he defined pop as it is today. He was the first worldwide pop megastar.
Also Elvis basically heard rock and roll that black people were playing and then emulated it. He wasn't the best singer, songer or writer of his time. But he was white, so things worked out for him. That's factual.
Bigger than Elvis from an Elvis family
fuk man you just so real
Anyone other than me find the DIC sign disturbingly Phalic..?
Oky I wanna be the new Ye
@Redtsar999 u ain't neva lied...
stars*
He gave this award away to Lil Wayne I think
They said T.I. a GOAT😂
They said Greatest rap stars of our time. Not all time.
bieber writes his own music. he can play instruments. and he can dance.
lmfaooo chilll his face tho hhaha
LOL He would make a Great Politician....
Foreshadowing
Was that Jimmy Kimmel at the start?
Yes.
@@rockyjeterwebb1718 ah I thought it was
i want to be elvis too :)
NikelCage
well I want to be elivis
0:16 First though: it's Cage;
W
@redtsar1990 i think ur talikn about mainstream rap but even then don't u think notorious big is better then kanye?
I'm fan befor the taylor swift thang !
@Redtsar999
there both june/geminis !!
From 1:15 until the end: I weep for the future. Maybe if his goal was hard work and making the best music he possibly can, instead of saying "i want to be Elvis", he might actually have a shot. MAYBE. A little humility goes a long way. In my opinion, nobody ever achieved greatness by seeking greatness. Such things are a bi-product of other attributes.
11 years later update for you: he's sold more records and gained more critical acclaim than elvis just by his genius and confidence alone... humility is sowing the seeds of self-doubt, which paralyzes and controls you. say out loud what you believe and how big your dreams are; only then you can actually achieve it. that is the story of kanye west.
wait why did nickleback present this shit
@Redtsar999 are you crazy!
Ye must’ve been annoyed they only said “Kanye” and not Kanye West.
Breaking stereotypes, huh? I definitely wasn’t expecting black nazi but.. i guess he did what he said he’d do 😂
Shut up
better than obama lol
Jimmy use too be jimbo
Who and how can someone like this guy?...
Cause not everybody thinks like you
A lot of people that's why he's popular and iconic dumbass
Well Kanye West actually deserved this award. I can't say the same thing about Taylor Swift..
does she ever deserve any of her awards now a days?
@BabyBeowulf thats funny
Awkard:)
This was post Kim Kardahian. He was realer just all the way rounded. . Losing his mother and marrying Kim hell fell off
Tell me exactly how he's fell off? He's now the most relevant man on the planet, there's a new news article every half hour, he's still creating ground breaking music and is still speaking his mind regardless of repercussion. He hasn't changed one bit since 2003, he just gets much more bad press
KOKO LONDON so i can look under that title and see his reasoning of ranting, i will do that and i will get back to you.
***** NIGGA I'm not fund of that album it's probably got 2 songs i can vibe too the rest is straight GARBAGE!!!
e-boogie just because you can't vibe to it doesn't make it a bad record. I think this record is just way ahead of other hip hop records.
ART AVE never said this album was a bad album i said this was before Kim got with him and his mother death and this is when he was making good music.
First time i see Ye in a wack fit LMAO
Have you seen him wear his yeezy brand
He shouldn't have won Taylor should have! ( I'm giving him a taste of his own medicine for saying that to Taylor he's so mean)
Glad he stopped after Hendrix. No way he was gonna say he is gonna be the new Led Xeppelin
Mitchell Wright Kanye West >>> Led Zeppelin
Hendrix is easily better than led Zeppelin and the Beatles are the greatest of all time
Led Zeppelin are better than Hendrix, Beatles are good but they made pop music. Kanye is better than all and has a far better discography.
he wanna be elvis. what a joke. he will never be half as huge as the king.
nico merker yes he will. Bitch
Stay hating lmfao Kanye is way cooler than Elvis
T.I. sucks though?
Just wrong...
U suk
Better than u?