Tell 'Em Why You Mad, Son...

First of all, if you haven't seen the debauchery that has been the subject of many a tweet, Facebook status, blog, and vlog, please click this link...

Now, I know that this has been widely commented upon and the like, but since I'm not a total fan of other genres of music other than Rap, R&B, and Reggae, I actually didn't catch the VMAs last night. Besides, this is my blog, and I'll write on whatever I want (sorry, I had a Kanye moment).

Kanye West, Mr. Super Producer Extraordinaire, what else is there to say about you? You have been outspoken in the plight of my fellow New Orleanians in our strife with the federal government ("George Bush doesn't care about black people"), and you have never bit your tounge when it come to matters that you find important but let me go ahead on and help you out a bit, Mr. West. First of all, I love how opinionated you are, and furthermore, I admire your asshole tendencies (takes one to know one, right?). But secondly, Kanye must come to terms with what I am slowly grasping, that being an asshole is not always admirable. (Some will be in shock that I said that) Kanye, we all understand how hard you work, and how far you have come, believe me, we do. But sometimes your rants make you seem more like a primadonna, spoiled rich girl, or pissed-off ex-girlfriend than the self-proclaimed "New King of Pop." Besides, didn't you say that you don't fuck with Pop after feeling disrespected at the 2007 VMAs? Now for my contention...The award that was given was not Kanye's to win, thus making his comment unnecessary and a showing of bad judgment and ungentlemanly amongst other things. Kanye told us all about how George Bush really feels about black people but what he failed to realize that a large percentage of White America doesn't care about black people. Michael Jackson was the first black performer to crack in the MTV video rotation as a frequent showing, so what makes you think that it would be entirely different in 2009? It is still White America who watches MTV, and you know they love their darlings. Think Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, or Britney Spears before the drugs, you can't say anything bad about them. So why would you think that Beyonce would have one that against the new little darling of 2009? Kanye West must realize that to whom much is given, much is required, and that turning on White America knowing that they are the ones who actually buy records, might not be the smartest of moves. That was an embarrassment to Black America. Kanye has proven to America that he is brazen, but had no thought behind his actions. MTV does not control who wins what at the VMAs, the fans do, and in that he should consider American Idol, Americas Best Dance Crew, and even the Presidential Election and come to grips with that fact that for the most part, Black America doesn't vote.

And the end of the day, its not as racist as I and others allude to, Kanye just needs to think before he acts, before we all look at him like the Mad Rapper of old Bad Boy Records, okay he's mad, but no one really understands, and no one really cares. You wanna dress like a gentleman, then act like on, Mr. West...