Kanye West "Britney Spears is not Important in Music"

Kanye West continued to bash MTV on Friday, saying the network used Britney Spears to get higher ratings for Sunday's Video Music Awards.

"I just felt like she wasn't ready and I felt like they had to get their ratings. ... It just shows you it's not a black and white thing; it's a money thing," the rapper said on Ellen Friday. "I felt bad for her too. I felt bad for everyone involved."

He said the network should have stopped Spears after watching her in rehearsal. "Someone had to be at that practice and be like, 'Wow. This is not good.' All the lip-syncing and everything," West, 30, added. "I mean, that performance, had it been pulled off perfectly, still wouldn't have been up to par to start off the MTV Awards."

Selling a reported 420,000 records the day his album "Graduation" was released, West seems on track to be the victor in his battle to out-perform fellow rapper 50 Cent on the charts. But West's battle with MTV continues.

"[MTV] didn't give me the opportunity to rock the way I wanted to rock," he told DeGeneres, calling his five VMA nominations but no wins a "slap in the face."

"I told the guy at MTV, 'There's only a couple things important in music this year: Umbrella, Amy Winehouse,' " he said. "it's not just about me. Britney Spears is not important in music, but she's important to the tabloids and stuff like that."

A self-professed "fan of award shows," West also confirmed that he will be at the Emmy's Sunday night. "I'm making an appearance, but it's not a full performance."

 

And he uses B.S name to boost his popularity... <_<

 

We already know Kanye is full of himself, but he still owns 50 Cent.

 

^ that's true lol, but dude's gotta stop the bitchin about those awards, but he crossed over to mainstream along time ago what can i say...

 

^ Watch him get nominated for best rap album at the grammies and lose. Now that I have to see. hahahaha

But I still love his music. lol

 

^then he'll bitch about how the grammies is racist lols, but i don't really see how he would lose though since the praise and hype surrounding this album is too much but i don't care about the grammies...

 

I don't care about the grammies either, but I'm sure Kanye does. Lol

 

its true that kanye is cocky, which isnt good, at least he has good songs to kinda back up his claims but still, its not necessary bashing everyone else for his shortcomings

 

kanye and his words lol

"george bush does not care about black people"

 

Kanye's single is betta than 50's single with Justin TImberlake. The VMA's was really weird this yr. It was short and very confusing.

 

he's a gun... raising his popularity like this. Kinda true though, britney aint all that anymore

 

whatever, they are both crap.

 

I think they're all pretty retarded.