Kanye West is not happy with The Grammys once again. Last night (Feb. 8), Beck's latest record Morning Phase upset Beyoncé's surprise self-titled effort for Album of the Year. In one of the most confusing moments of the night, the "Only One" rapper jumped up on stage as Beck accepted his award, but now he's admitted that is was more than just a reference to his 2009 VMAs Taylor Swift diss, he's actually beefing with Beck.
After West jumped up on stage and then left before Beck's Album of the Year acceptance speech, the always outspoken rapper then ranted about Beyoncé losing, saying that Beck should have given his golden gramophone away.
"I don't even know what [Beck] said. I just know that, the Grammys, if they want real artists to keep coming back, they need to stop playing with us. We aren't going to play with them no more. 'Flawless.' Beyoncé's video," he said to E! News (via Vanity Fair).
Not only did West think that Beyoncé released the superior album, he also thought that Beck isn't a true artist and needed to defer his Album of the Year Grammy to the "Drunk in Love" singer, who did win three awards last night.
"And Beck needs to respect artistry, he should have given his award to Beyoncé. At this point, we tired of it. What happens is, when you keep on diminishing art, and not respecting the craft, and smacking people in the face after they deliver monumental feats of music, you're disrespectful to inspiration. We, as musicians, have to inspire people who go to work every day, and they listen to that Beyoncé album, and they feel like it takes them to a different place," West ranted. "And then they do this promotional event, and they'll run the music over somebody's speech, the artist, because they want commercial advertising. We aren't playing with them anymore."
So, why didn't West actually rush the stage like he did all those years ago? It's thanks to Kim Kardashian and North West.
"And by the way, I got my wife, my daughter, and I got my clothing line, so I'm not going to do nothing that would put my daughter at risk, but I am here to fight for creativity," he said. "That's why I didn't say anything tonight, but you all knew what it meant when 'Ye stepped on that stage."
