Just when you may have thought Kanye West was simmering
down after his release of The Life of Pablo, back in February, and his recent
concert tour announcement; you thought wrong. West, aside from his prominence through talent and
music, is also commonly known for his controversial public displays, tweets and
apparently now his music videos.
As his mantra states, “Just do it big,” many of us can
come to agreement that he is doing just that. Whether it is negative or
positive attention, the renowned artist has once again managed to remain “big”
and assume his position of front and center in the spotlight.
Talking about big, Kanye West premiered his new music
video, Famous Friday, June 24th. All friends, fans and everyone apart of the
KarJenner crew eagerly anticipated this premier. The music video was inspired by the piece, “Sleep”, by
painter Vincent Desiderio. However, Kanye put his own little dramatic spin on
it. West’s video revealed a shocking twelve nude bodies of famous celebrities in
bed, and right smack in the middle, Kimye, themselves! Bodies surrounding the
couple include Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Chris Brown, and a bunch more!
It’s no surprise that this suggestive and explicit
video came from Kanye, now is it? Aside from the video itself, the reactions
and attention that it has gotten are a whole other story. Desiderio, painter of “Sleep,” gives his approval and
claims West “…deserves his due for producing a beautiful and compelling video.”
Chris Brown responded with a shot of him commenting on
his “plumbers butt” and posted an additional picture of a Barbie doll edition.
Ray-J, ex of Kim Kardashian, along with others, was in
deep shock. He opened up and explained that he was offended and confused as to
why he’d be included in something like this. Wanting nothing to do with Ye’s
nonsense, he made a brief statement about how it affected his relationship with
his fiancée. Ray J told Entertainment Tonight that he is "just trying to stay
positive."
During an interview with Hollywood Life, a source also
leaked that Rihanna’s only complaint was being sandwiched between Trump and
Bush, and claimed “she’d rather lay next to the devil while drink boiling
hot water in hell than to share sheets with either of those two.”
Lena Dunham, writer of Girls, referred to the video as
“sickening” and disturbing”. Even former president of the United States, George
Bush, had a rep who made sure it was clear that Bush was not actually in the
video, and that he’s in better shape than pictured; thanks for the update
George. Kayne West is certainly stirring up the pop-culture
community. Photos and meme’s mocking the audacious rapper’s video are
everywhere. Chris Brown wasn’t the only one to poke fun.
Ironically enough, just as Kanye West claims to have
made Taylor Swift “famous,” Paris Hilton actually did have quite an influence
over Kim Kardashian. Hilton explains in a 2015 interview that she feels
responsible for Kardashian’s rise to fame. With this being said, maybe you’ll
find this meme a bit ironic, as we shouldn’t forget who made West’s wife
famous.
Kanye is boldly welcoming any lawsuits, even encouraging them. Kanye reportedly
tweeted, but within two days deleted, “Can somebody sue me already “I’llwait,” obviously referring to his music video.
Can this open invitation mean potential legal issues
for the daring big shot? Kanye, it’s time to lawyer up.
-Intern Rachel
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