Kanye West Says New Album Coming This Summer
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New album coming this summer
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
The tease of a new album came in the middle of an extended monologue (which can be found below) in which he talked about the Grammys, his personal debt, and more. “Hi Grammys this is the most important living artist talking,” he said, before proclaiming A$AP Rocky’s “L$D” the best video of the year, asking whether anyone at the Grammys has heard Future’s “March Madness,” and commenting, “we need to see Young Thug at the Grammys.”
He also said: “You like your black people a certain way also. You wouldn’t have Future perform and that man owned the clubs last summer.”
Additionally, he talked about his recent revelation that he has $53 million of personal debt. “I wrote Saint Pablo after admitting to my greatest shame my personal debt,” he said. “But I’m not ashamed anymore.” He talked about respecting paparazzi because they work hard, and said “there is no true freedom without economic freedom.”
Update (3:53 p.m.EST ): Neil Portnow, the CEO of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (which presents the Grammys), responded to Kanye’s comments in an e-mail to The Fader:
Kanye West is a creative pioneer who has been recognized and honored by The Recording Academy time and again. We value his input as a member of the creative community, and our doors are always open to him. I continue to welcome Kanye, personally, to engage in a direct and productive dialogue about the future of music and the important role that music creators play in shaping that future.
Update (4:03 p.m. EST) Portnow has responded to West again, this time via the Grammys Twitter account:
.@kanyewest, I’m not on Twitter but just hit me up and let’s have that sit down. – Neil Portnow
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 24, 2016
I would like to sit down with Neil Portnow right now
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
I think the Grammys are super important!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
I know so many cool artists whose hearts have been broken by the politics including mine.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
We need to fix this.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
I don’t give opinions because they are commonly agreed upon. I say what I feel.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
I don’t give opinions because they are commonly agreed upon. I say what I feel.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Hi Grammys this is the most important living artist talking.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
If I’m not at the show next year then there is no show.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
I don’t want to just fix the awards for me but I want to fix it for Dexter Navy who directed A$AP Rocky’s LSD video.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Everybody with any form of taste knows that was the best video of the year!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Dexter didn’t feel he even had a chance of winning and he was right!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
You guys are supposed to be all about taste.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
You like your black people a certain way also. You wouldn’t have Future perform and that man owned the clubs last summer.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Has anyone at the Grammys ever heard March Madness??? Yes I have a problem with the Grammys.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
All artists have a problem with it and I am going to fix it for us all starting right now.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Neil please reach out as soon as possible so we can make the Grammys culturally relevant again.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
Us real music guys wanna have fun too
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 24, 2016
and always remember that rock and roll was stolen and don’t try to hide behind Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
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