Kanye West Says He, Kim Kardashian More Influential Than Obamas

[joeybee12]

Walt Disney, Michael Jordan and Jesus Christ are but a few of the historical icons to whom rapper Kanye West has compared himself. Now, the outspoken artist has taken things a step further, measuring his public prominence against the president of the United States.

West stopped by "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" Tuesday with a stunning case on the syndicated radio program for why he and fiancée Kim Kardashian are more influential than the first couple.

During the interview, West was frank in his assessment of his influence on popular culture. "People get really hung up in the way I word things, but I'm the best," he told Seacrest. "That's the bottom line."

Despite the self-confidence, the 36-year-old rapper expressed frustration with being held back by "classism." Such bias is not only stalling his career, he said, but is holding back his fiancée, reality star Kim Kardashian.

"Now for me, what I want to create isn't about black and white, but the reason why I'm not able to create what I want to create is about being black and is about classism," he explained. "And that's that wall when I took my girl to the Met Ball and they put it up on Vogue.com and tried to say she wasn't there because they didn't want a reality show girl there.

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What a delusional POS he is.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. To quote President Obama

He's a jackass.

[RockaFowler]

2. He is horrible

Really they both deserve each other

[HappyMe]

3. They're both fools.

[NuclearDem]

4. Why would he do that?

[AndyA]

5. What a fat head he has!

He's a rude, inconsiderate talentless buffoon.

His wife/fiance/girlfriend/sex partner of the moment has no reason to be famous. She's not pretty, she has no talent, she lacks taste, etiquette, compassion, and is devoid of any meaningful traits. The biggest tragedies in her life are discovering a pimple on her butt, or a broken nail.

But those are just the nicest things I can think of to say about them.

As for being more influential than the Obamas, that's a joke. The only people they have influence on are the pimple faced kids who don't vote, or the deadheads of society who don't think for themselves, and the biggest thing they have to look forward to each week is American Idol.

Educated people who think for themselves and try to contribute something to the world have respect for the Obamas, they have no respect for West and Kardashian because they've done nothing to earn any respect.

[efhmc]

17. Thanks for this. I do not understand anythink about these people.

[monmouth3]

39. I would bet this jerk is really upset that the Obamas are friends with Beyonce and her husband..n/t

[Snake Plissken]

6. Is Kanye West the guy who used to play Batman?

I think I saw him signing autographs at comic book convention once

[Journeyman]

7. Some people mistake bombastic behavior for influence and leadership . . .

Kanye West may have a potential for greater influence, but first he needs to get beyond himself.

[MANative]

8. I heartily wish that their...

Mutual fifteen minutes of fame were long over. Nothing but untalented opportunists, not unlike Paris Hilton and her ilk.

[bullwinkle428]

10. Have to go back to the John Fugelsang line -

Isn't it something that the two people on earth most likely to scream out their own names during sex ended up together?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

22. I for one would love for him to be President. Who wouldn't want

the SOTU Address to be auto tuned?

[Scootaloo]

11. Well Kanye, you know...

No one man should have all that power. I guess I'm just screaming like a hater, but we're living in the 21st century, so stop tripping off the power. Fuck that, world isn't yours, you're not chosen, so you can kiss my ass, Yeezy. You're too much, and should take a moment. Say goodnight to the cruel world, we'll see you in the morning. Motherfucker, get rolling.

[BainsBane]

12. Is that a lyric of his?

[Scootaloo]

13. Sort of...

It's a compilation of lyrics and references to "Power."

That video pretty much sums up how he sees himself in his own head, as well.

I prefer this version:

[BainsBane]

19. Would you explain the pony thing to me?

[Scootaloo]

24. What needs explaining, exactly? n/t

[BainsBane]

25. There has to be some significance besides its being a kids toy

What makes it interesting? Is there some subculture I don't know about?

[cemaphonic]

31. Heh, that song...

On the one hand, petty bullshit about some SNL drama, on the other hand, badass King Crimson sample.

[Coyotl]

14. Who is Kim Kardashian? I checked the list of Republican Congress critters.

[hunter]

15. Who?

I don't watch television.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. No matter how hard the Obamas tried

they could never beat these people in their douchiness.

[polichick]

18. I really have nothing against KK but what does she see in this...

fake-Jesus fool with diamond teeth?

[MineralMan]

20. Hell, Kanye West is more popular than Jesus,

for Christ's sake. Everyone knows that.

[taught_me_patience]

21. Well he is a god (self proclaimed)

"I am a god... now hurry up with my damn croissants!"

[onenote]

23. Kanye needs to stir something up because his last CD tanked

It sold around 300,000 copies in its first week of release last June and then quickly bottomed out, taking until August to hit the 500,000 mark and basically doing nothing after that. Heck, Obama got more than three times that many people to vote for him in Georgia, a state where I'd say the President's influence is rather limited.

[Bluenorthwest]

30. His last CD sucked

God damn it was awful.

[lumberjack_jeff]

26. I'm da bes

[Iggo]

27. Trash.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

28. what an utterly self-absorbed dipshit!

[Rex]

29. Hey...Kanye

[Marr]

32. Olympic-sized egos are profane and, I think, going out of style.

People like Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton... all of these conspicuous consumption mascots... they're turning into relics in this culture of ludicrous wealth disparity and diminishing social mobility. People resent this sort of thing more and more.

[shanti]

40. exactly!

[EC]

33. He's always been stuck on himself

and she's the same.

[seveneyes]

34. I'd accept his money to pretend to pay attention to him

Sounds like he needs to get a life of his own. I'm sure he can afford to buy one or more.

[giftedgirl77]

35. If you must proclaim it, then it's just not so.

Kayne's just pissed because him & his girl are irrelevant he's like a toddler saying look at me.

[Spirochete]

36. Taylor Swift must not be up for a Grammy

so he has to improvise something arrogantly stupid to say. Depressing part is that those two are evidently capable of reproducing...

[Catherine Vincent]

37. When will you guys learn?

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How many times has this dude said outlandish things before? He's only saying this stuff to get reactions out of people.

[Lizzie Poppet]

38. Who?

Just sayin'...

[dsc]

41. what is the difference between Kanye West and God

God doesn't wake up every morning thinking he his Kanye West.

[MFM008]

42. The only thing more

I want to hear about those 2...NAY anyone named Kardashian, is about the sinkhole they disappeared forever in.

[kentuck]

43. John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus!

Beat that, Kanye!

[efhmc]

44. You remember the reaction? No reaction in GB but

when Datebook quoted Lennon's comments five months later, vociferous protests broke out in the southern United States. The Beatles' records were publicly burned, press conferences were cancelled and threats were made. The protest spread to other countries including Mexico, South Africa and Spain; there were anti-Beatles demonstrations and their music was banned on radio stations. The controversy erupted on the eve of the group's US tour, and the anger and scale of the reaction led their manager, Brian Epstein, to consider cancelling the tour.