Kanye West is seriously the most entertaining person ever. By just being himself, Kanye continually keeps us laughing with his wicked sense of humor and over-the-top persona. The newest issue of XXL Magazine boasts a feature written by Ye himself in which he breaks down the past year of his life (think of it as a more in depth version of his Twitter rant from a few weeks ago). For the most part the article is heartfelt and insightful, but in true Kanye fashion there are a few hilarious moments. Here are the top 5, you can read the entire articule in the October issue of XXL, on newsstands September 28.
‘When I visited [Lil’] Wayne at Rikers Island, I had a suit on with some slippers, and the guard said ‘Man, those shoes are amazing.’ And I said, ‘Yes, they are. I’m Kanye West.‘
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‘When we’re in Paris dressing all crazy at fashion shows, we listening to Jeezy. Jeezy in Paris, that’s what it is.‘
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‘But damn, it was, like, a neo-Emmett Till. A media massacre. I was neo-Emmett Till’d, if I could turn Emmett Till into a verb.‘
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‘I’m at the point now where I can go to ABC Carpet and spend five hours picking out sheets, ’cause I love fabrics, and I love colors, like teal and taupe and salmon, and I can be a man doing it.’
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‘I think people’s greatest apprehension to liking me is, to the public, my perception is like a nagging, whining b*tch. Almost like a person who wakes up and looks at you while you’re, like, brushing your teeth, and looks at your stomach and says ‘You need to jog right now.’ That’s what I was like to society.‘