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Kanye Crashes Music Awards Stage
When favorite
video is not
nominated
(A P )--R a p star Kanye W est was
nam ed Best Hip Hop artist, but still
cam e o ff as a sore loser at the MTV
E u ro p e
M u sic
A w a rd s in
C openhagen. Denmark.
W est apparently was so disap­
pointed at not w inning for Best
V ideo that he crashed the stage
Thursday in Copenhagen when the
aw ard was being presented to Jus­
tice and Simian for "W e A re Your
Friends."
In a tirade riddled with exple­
tives, W est said he should have
won the prize for his video "Touch
The Sky," because it "cost a million
dollars, Pamela A nderson w as in it.
I was jum ping across canyons."
"If I don’t win, the aw ards show
loses credibility," W est said.
The rapper grabbed the Best Hip
Hop award earlier in the night in a
star-studded event hosted by Justin
Timberlake in the Danish capital.
West has a particular affinity for
the "Touch T he Sky" video. In an
interview w ith The A ssociated
Press in August, he expressed his
displeasure that the clip, an elabo­
rate Evel Knievel spoof, didn't get
nom inated for an MTV Video M u­
sic Award.
"It didn't get any nominations,
but it’s one o f the most memorable
videos o f the year for me," he told
AP.
It'salso n o t the first time he's had
a meltdow n at an aw ards show. At
the 2004 Am erican Music Awards,
West bitterly com plained backstage
that he was robbed when he didn't
win a trophy.
Kanye West (left) takes the stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards as the Best Video award is
presented to Justice and Simian for 'We Are Your Friends.' In a tirade riddled with expletives. West
said he should have won the prize for his video 'Touch The Sky.' (AP photo)
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Celebrates
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people
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