Kanye West - 2016 MTV VMAs Speech lyrics

I am Kanye West, and that feels really great
Especially to say this year i came here to
Present my new video, but before that
I'ma talk now later tonight, "Famous" might
Lose to Beyoncé, but I can't be mad I'm
Always wishing for Beyoncé to win, so
You know! But for people to understand
Just how blessed we are it
Was an expression of our now
Our fame right now
Us on the inside of the TV you know
Just to put the
Audacity to put Anna Wintour right next
To Donald Trump i mean, like, i put Ray J in
There, bruh! This is fame, bro! Like i see
You, Amber! My wife is a G
Not a lot of people's wives would let
'em say that! We came over in the same boat
Now we all in the same bed
Well maybe different boats
But you know if you think
About it, last week, it
Was 22 people murdered in
Chicago you know, like, people
Come to me like, "Man, that's right!
Tell Taylor to" Bro, like
I love all y'all! That's why
I called her! So
I was speaking at the Art Institute
Last year and one kid
Came up to me and said
"Three of my friends died and
I don't know if I'm
Gonna be the next" And it has to
You know, you have to think like
You know when you're a senior
And it's like the
Last month and you just don't feel like
Doing anymore work? If you feel like you're
Seeing people dying right next to you
You might feel like what's the
Point? You know, like, life could be, like
Start to feel
Worthless in a way i know times for me, i
Sit down and talk to older, rich people
You know - aka white - and uh, they tell me
"Don't compare yourself to Steve Jobs
Don't compare yourself to Walt Disney"
And my friend Sekaya told me - ayy, bruh
Bruh!

They tell me, "Don't compare
Yourself to these people
" right? My friend Sekaya
Told me it's three keys to keeping
People impoverished: taking away
Their esteem, taking away
Their resources
And taking away their role models my
Role models are Artists Merchants it's
Less than 10 I can name in
History truman, Ford, Hughes, Disney, Jobs
West

(Audience cheer) Bro! Broooo!

Tonight, we're here to have fun i'm
Standing in front of my
Idol, Puff Daddy i'm standing in
Front of my wife, kim
Kardashian West i'm standing in front of
The future, Chance The Rapper
2 Chainz, Jaden Smith bro! We
Are undeniably the influence
The thought leaders i'm gonna play
Y'all a piece of my
Art and I hope y'all have a good time