Ok, there’s a lot to get through so I’ll jump right into it. You may have heard that Kanye West unleashed an all-caps Twitter tirade against late night host Jimmy Kimmel last night. Here’s everything you need to know for your watercooler discussions, presented with no bias because #1, Jimmy Kimmel is a likable guy and trying to dissect comedy always leaves it weird-looking and unpalatable. And also, because HURRY UP WITH MY DAMN CROISSANT.
Kanye West recently gave an interview to BBC Radio’s Zane Lowe. It’s long, but you can watch it all below.
You can always count on Kanye to say some interesting things, and in that interview he, well, said some interesting things. Jimmy Kimmel picked up on this and aired a short sketch featuring a little kid reciting, verbatim, Kanye quotes from the interview.
The next day, Kanye just went off on Twitter. I mean, he all-caps attacked Jimmy Kimmel in all the right places. He also created possibly the best hashtag of all time, #NoDisrespectToBenAffleck.
JIMMY KIMMEL IS OUT OF LINE TO TRY AND SPOOF IN ANY WAY THE FIRST PIECE OF HONEST MEDIA IN YEARS
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
JIMMY KIMMEL, I DON'T TAKE IT AS A JOKE…. YOU DON'T HAVE SCUM BAGS HOPPING OVER FENCES TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF YOUR DAUGHTER
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
JIMMY KIMMEL PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES … OH NO THAT MEANS YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOO MUCH GOOD PUSSY IN YOUR LIFE…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
YOU CAN'T PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES. YOUR FACE LOOKS CRAZY… IS THAT FUNNY?… OR IF I HAD A KID SAY IT WOULD IT BE FUNNY???
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
SHOULD I DO A SPOOF ABOUT YOUR FACE OR YOU FUCKING BEN AFFLECK…#NODISRESPECTTOBENAFFLECK #ALLDISRESPECTTOJIMMYKIMMEL!!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
The two even talked on the phone, mid Twitter rage.
WHO YOU MADE IT CLEAR TO ME WASN'T YOUR FAMILY WHEN I WAS ON THEN PHONE WITH YOU 5 MINUTES AGO, YOU MANIPULATIVE MEDIA MUTHERFUCKER.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
SARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
Kanye memed it up a bit…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
And with that, Kanye was done for the night. Kimmel responded on Twitter:
apparently @KanyeWest is VERY VERY ANGRY with me….
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
if it's not too much trouble @kanyewest, would you mind using @jimmykimmel ? Thanks
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I like you too! Glad we cleared this up. RT @kanyewest I LIKE YOU, YOU KNOW ME, I WENT TO YOUR FAMILY'S WEDDING
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I know! #WreckItRalph, right?! RT @kanyewest ARAH SILVERMAN IS A THOUSAND TIMES FUNNIER THAN YOU AND THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS IT!!!
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
Kimmel swore it wasn’t a prank…
I'll tell you the whole story about @kanyewest tonight on the show – this is not a prank, I promise (unless it's being played on me)
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
I swear, @kanyewest one more of these I WILL unfollow you #warning #Goshdarnit
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
Kimmel also addressed the controversy on his show Thursday night. He’s finally in a rap feud – just what he’s always wanted!
Kanye broke his Twitter silence about and hour ago, tweeting out a link to a Slate article by Forrest Wickman titled “Kanye West Is Right: Jimmy Kimmel’s Sketch Was Ignorant and Stupid.”
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
In the article, Wickman has this to say in conclusion:
But the real problem here isn’t Kanye, it’s Kimmel. If you don’t know the fashion world, then you shouldn’t try to tell Kanye West, who’s rubbed elbows with many of the biggest fashion designers in the world, about fashion. More importantly, if you’re a 45-year-old white dude who apparently doesn’t understand a thing about pop music, you shouldn’t try to tell one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world about hip-hop.
Let’s just say that there are a lot of comments on that article.
Kanye then began to tweet again:
COMMENT FROM JIBRIL DURIMEL: "I'm really Against what Jimmy K. did with that parody."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"Like Kanye said – Finally someone speaks some inspirational and real words that haven't been exposed in a while and JK comes out with this"
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"It's simple, mediocre dreamers think this is humorous but all Kanye is pretty much saying in the interview is to dream to be the best."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"A god". But then he's made out to be ridiculous for wanting to be at an even higher level of self confidence."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"Exactly what he meant by "SELF HATE!" I don't want to dick ride KANYE just saying that if more people actually listened"
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"they'd grow wiser after listening to the interview."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"Jimmy K. is the EVIL guy trying to keep people in a box and not want more out of themselves. He does this by making fun of real dreamers."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"THE NEW ROCKSTARS! 😉 No but really please think about what i'm saying."
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
As of right now, Kimmel has the last laugh:
I challenge you to a rap battle @kanyewest #Iplaytheclarinet
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 27, 2013
My head hurts. I think I’m just going to put on my headphones and queue up Yeezus on Spotify. It’s a f*cking great album.
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