Earlier this week, Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Kanye West's interview with BBC Radio 1. West sat down with host Zane Lowe in an hour-long conversation that more or less confirmed West's narcissism (surprise, surprise). He claimed that rap was the new rock 'n' roll, and that he was the biggest star of them all. "I'm the No. 1 rock star on the planet," he boasted. And now that Michael Jackson is not longer alive, he's the only one at his level, he explained.
Naturally, Kimmel, being a comedian, found this a great opportunity to get a few laughs out of West's outrageous remarks. "Does Kanye West know you're not supposed to be your own hype man," he sneered before airing the segment, "Kid (re)Kreation," which spoofed the BBC interview by having two children reenact it.
Let's just say West didn't think it was all that funny. "I don't understand it," Kimmel said in his monologue. "I don't know why he's angry. The bit was pretty, I though, innocuous. But finally I'm in a rap feud."
According to Kimmel, West called him up and told him that he needed to apologize for making fun of him. "He told me I had two choices. Number one, apologize publicly. And that was really the only choice. The other choice he gave was that my life, he said, 'You're life is going to be much better if you apologize.'"
West also compared himself to Tupac in the phone call. "I am the most powerful voice in the media. I am Pac."
Then the twitter rant began:
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
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 WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
pic.twitter.com/EmNwkBSI0d — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) September 27, 2013
"I don't even know if I've seen some of these because they are happening as we speak," Kimmel said. "That's right out of the Tupac playbook isn't it?"
On a slightly un-related note: Does Kanye still like fish sticks?
Watch the whole thing unravel in the video here, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!
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