Kanye West has come a long way since his 2009 VMA blow up

From Thanking Taylor Swift to Announcing His Presidential Camping, Revisiting Kanye West’s Iconic VMA Vanguard Speech From 2015

While Kanye West [https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kanye-west] might be one of
the world’s most influential rappers, the artist has a hard time staying away
from controversies. Over the years, he has gone on to give his fans many moments
where it seemed as though the artist might have been having a breakdown in
public, which also sparked the debate on whether art should be separated from
its artist. But it seems as though the debate might still be going on after all.

When anyone thinks of Kanye West controversies, there are a few recurring ones
that come to people’s minds. Whether you love or hate the artist, it is hard to
forget his 2009 VMA incident with Taylor Swift. But one thing is for sure, no
one saw the artist’s 2015 VMA Vanguard speech coming.


KANYE WEST’S 11-MINUTE-LONG THANK YOU SPEECH

Back in August 2015, the music world came together for another MTV VMA. But what
no one expected was that they would be forced to listen to Kanye West drag on a
thank-you speech for eleven minutes. After it was announced that the rapper had
won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for his creative music videos that
he had released in the previous year.

> "Sometimes I feel like I died for an artist's opinion, for
> an artist to be able to have an opinion after they were successful.
> 
> I will die for the art for what I believe in and the art ain't
> always gonna be polite."
> 
> –@KanyeWest [https://twitter.com/kanyewest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], VMA Speech,
> 2015
> 
> — Michael (@MichaelBTC78) April 26, 2018
> [https://twitter.com/MichaelBTC78/status/989308759225839622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



After accepting the award from Taylor Swift, the rapper went on to thank her for
“being so gracious” and then ended up in a spiel about power and creativity and
even mentioned a plan for a future presidential run, which ended up coming true
in 2020. But the artist had everyone confused about what he was saying since he
jumped from story to story without seeing one to completion.

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Got Candid About the ‘Cheat Code’ He Has With Kanye West, Future and More
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But the most surprising part of Kanye West’s iconic speech was him revealing why
he had grabbed the microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hand and left the singer in
tears after she had won Best Female Video. The incident, which happened back in
2009, left other artists and even the audience stunned.


KANYE WEST ADDRESSED HIS 2009 VMA CONTROVERSY

While it may have sounded like one of the artist’s rap lyrics, in his 2015 VMA
speech, Kanye West, who might be planning a new album
[https://www.mtv.com/news/zy7l4e/kanye-west-video-vanguard-acceptance-speech-full],
finally addressed his rude behavior back in 2009. The artist went on to tell the
audience that “the problem was contradiction.” While he did “fight for artists”,
he believed that the contradiction happened during the battle, and he ended up
being “disrespectful to artists.”

> One of the weirder items in my collection…a ticket to the 2009 VMA’s where
> Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift. pic.twitter.com/8VQvN6FkIs
> [https://t.co/8VQvN6FkIs]
> 
> — The Collectibles Guru 🧠 (@ericwhiteback) August 27, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/ericwhiteback/status/1695611734336192568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



But that was not all. The artist also tried to excuse his behavior by saying
that he had seen “Justin Timberlake and Cee-Lo lose” and he thought that
Timberlake “deserved to win Album of the Year.” While not a lot of people agreed
with the rapper’s justifications, it was still seen as progress that he was
accepting his past mistakes.

While the speech may have been long and a little hard to follow, the rapper tied
it up pretty nicely at the end. Kanye went on to talk about the future, which is
children. After talking about how millennials have “a new mentality”, the rapper
left a shocker for his fans at the end, which was his announcement to run for
president in 2020.

ALSO READ: “Unfortunate”- Just Hours After Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Italy
Pictures Surfaced, Sources Reveal Kim Kardashian’s Real Reactions to It
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What do you think about Kanye West’s 11-minute-long 2015 VMA speech? Let us know
what you think in the comments below.

Prathika Prashant

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While <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kanye-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kanye West</a> might be one of the world&#8217;s most influential rappers, the artist has a hard time staying away from controversies. Over the years, he has gone on to give his fans many moments where it seemed as though the artist might have been having a breakdown in public, which also sparked the debate on whether art should be separated from its artist. But it seems as though the debate might still be going on after all.
When anyone thinks of Kanye West controversies, there are a few recurring ones that come to people&#8217;s minds. Whether you love or hate the artist, it is hard to forget his 2009 VMA incident with Taylor Swift. But one thing is for sure, no one saw the artist&#8217;s 2015 VMA Vanguard speech coming.
<h2>Kanye West&#8217;s 11-minute-long thank you speech</h2>
Back in August 2015, the music world came together for another MTV VMA. But what no one expected was that they would be forced to listen to Kanye West drag on a thank-you speech for eleven minutes. After it was announced that the rapper had won the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for his creative music videos that he had released in the previous year.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
&quot;Sometimes I feel like I died for an artist&#39;s opinion, for an artist to be able to have an opinion after they were successful.
I will die for the art for what I believe in and the art ain&#39;t always gonna be polite.&quot;
&#8211;<a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KanyeWest</a>, VMA Speech, 2015
&mdash; Michael (@MichaelBTC78) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelBTC78/status/989308759225839622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2018</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
After accepting the award from Taylor Swift, the rapper went on to thank her for &#8220;being so gracious&#8221; and then ended up in a spiel about power and creativity and even mentioned a plan for a future presidential run, which ended up coming true in 2020. But the artist had everyone confused about what he was saying since he jumped from story to story without seeing one to completion.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-eight-years-before-utopias-sounds-like-yeezus-reviews-travis-scott-got-candid-about-the-cheat-code-he-has-with-kanye-west-future-and-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 Years Before Utopia’s ‘Sounds Like Yeezus’ Reviews, Travis Scott Got Candid About the ‘Cheat Code’ He Has With Kanye West, Future and More</a>
But the most surprising part of Kanye West&#8217;s iconic speech was him revealing why he had grabbed the microphone out of Taylor Swift&#8217;s hand and left the singer in tears after she had won Best Female Video. The incident, which happened back in 2009, left other artists and even the audience stunned.
<h2>Kanye West addressed his 2009 VMA controversy</h2>
While it may have sounded like one of the artist&#8217;s rap lyrics, in his 2015 VMA speech, Kanye West, <a href="https://www.mtv.com/news/zy7l4e/kanye-west-video-vanguard-acceptance-speech-full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who might be planning a new album</a>, finally addressed his rude behavior back in 2009. The artist went on to tell the audience that &#8220;the problem was contradiction.&#8221; While he did &#8220;fight for artists&#8221;, he believed that the contradiction happened during the battle, and he ended up being &#8220;disrespectful to artists.&#8221;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
One of the weirder items in my collection…a ticket to the 2009 VMA’s where Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift. <a href="https://t.co/8VQvN6FkIs">pic.twitter.com/8VQvN6FkIs</a>
&mdash; The Collectibles Guru 🧠 (@ericwhiteback) <a href="https://twitter.com/ericwhiteback/status/1695611734336192568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
But that was not all. The artist also tried to excuse his behavior by saying that he had seen &#8220;Justin Timberlake and Cee-Lo lose&#8221; and he thought that Timberlake &#8220;deserved to win Album of the Year.&#8221; While not a lot of people agreed with the rapper&#8217;s justifications, it was still seen as progress that he was accepting his past mistakes.
While the speech may have been long and a little hard to follow, the rapper tied it up pretty nicely at the end. Kanye went on to talk about the future, which is children. After talking about how millennials have &#8220;a new mentality&#8221;, the rapper left a shocker for his fans at the end, which was his announcement to run for president in 2020.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-unfortunate-just-hours-after-kanye-west-and-bianca-censoris-italy-pictures-surfaced-sources-reveal-kim-kardashians-real-reactions-to-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Unfortunate”- Just Hours After Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Italy Pictures Surfaced, Sources Reveal Kim Kardashian’s Real Reactions to It</a>
What do you think about Kanye West&#8217;s 11-minute-long 2015 VMA speech? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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LOS ANGELES, CA &#8211; AUGUST 30: Vanguard Award winner Kanye West speaks onstage during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Kanye West has come a long way since his 2009 VMA blow up, but the 2015 VMA awards had another surprise in store from the artist.

Prathika Prashant is a Hollywood and Music News writer at Netflix Junkie. She is an expert in everything Kanye West, from his outings to releases. These comprise a large chunk of her 600+ NJ articles. With extensive coverage of music entities like West and Taylor Swift, this journalism graduate is working her way towards bagging an interview with Nicki Minaj. When she is not covering Ye’s latest album drop updates, Prashant has her nose stuck in a murder mystery book or true crime documentaries.

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