The life of Kanye West

Brut America

He says he's the voice of his generation, a creative genius and his own favorite rapper.  This is the story of Kanye West.

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00:00When I run for president in 2024,

00:02we're going to definitely,

00:04no, what y'all laughing at?

00:05When I run for president in 2024,

00:11we would have created so many jobs

00:13that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk.

00:14♫ Music

00:16♫ Music

00:28A lot of people would say negative things about me,

00:30a lot of magazines pulled out on me,

00:32a lot of people turned their backs on me

00:33and inspired me to go into the studio

00:35and make music that people couldn't deny,

00:37inspired the chorus for stronger.

00:39That don't kill me, it only make me stronger.

00:40♫ Music

01:09♫ Music

01:28We met and we started working together.

01:30Eventually, he was working on his demo at the time,

01:33I was working on mine as well.

01:35And I was singing hooks for his demo,

01:38he was giving me beats for my demo.

01:40♫ Music

02:01Oh, you know it happened for a reason.

02:03God knew I had a message, he knew I had a mission,

02:05but he knew no one cared about me.

02:07He said, Kanye, I'm going to make somebody care about you.

02:09Bam, I nearly died.

02:10That's one of the best things that can happen to a rapper.

02:13♫ Music

02:37We're trying to put music production courses in high schools.

02:40So, instead of going to high school

02:42and they tell you to turn down that Snoop Dogg CD,

02:44what if you had a class where they told you to turn it up?

02:46Like, I went to school for music, art and basketball

02:49and I just sat through the other courses.

02:51You know, I got my grades, but it was those things

02:54that made it fun, that inspired me to get up in the morning.

02:56♫ Music

03:07I'm feeling like this is the best year of my life.

03:10I want to just keep on trying to make good music

03:12and I feel blessed.

03:13♫ Music

03:43♫ Music

03:54I thought that was very disrespectful.

03:55Like, he's a great musician, but as a person,

04:00he's not, like, a role model or anything.

04:03And I think that not only his fans are disappointed,

04:06but his mom would be disappointed.

04:08♫ Music

04:38♫ Music

04:48♫ Music

04:58♫ Music

05:08♫ Music

05:18♫ Music

05:25This is our president.

05:26He has to be the freshest, the flyest, the flyest planes,

05:31the best factories, and we have to make our core be empowered.

05:35We have to bring jobs into America

05:37because our best export is entertainment and ideas.

05:41♫ Music

06:05My mom saved my life.

06:08My dad wanted to abort me.

06:10♫ Music

06:38♫ Music

07:06If I'm afraid to be me, I'm no longer Ye.

07:09♫ Music

07:37♫ Music

07:45But I've never been just okay.

07:47I've always been amazing.

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