If a year filled with tireless Twitter rants and even a declaration of presidency is any indication, the Grammy-winning rapper has no qualms about speaking his mind regardless of the backlash he might incur. Whether it was his 2015 VMA Video Vanguard Award speech (you know—the one where he announced a potential run for the White House) or his most recent appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' daytime couch, there is overwhelming evidence to support the notion that yes, West says what he thinks at any given time.
However, while his most recent public admissions are fresh on fans' minds, many may not realize the Grammy winner has been sharing his deepest thoughts without edit years before Instagram selfies were a daily routine and Taylor Swift claimed an all-girl squad.
Sure, he infamously interrupted Swift's 2009 MTV Video Music Award speech to hail Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" music video as one of the best videos of all time, but that was just one of the many live moments when the father of two spoke out in the name of his aesthetic.
Here's a walk down memory lane to revisit all of the fiercely honest interview moments when Kanye refused to sugarcoat his thoughts:
Despite the launch of his faux presidential campaign in 2015, two years earlier, West told Jimmy Kimmel he was not about to run for president, but he did consider himself something equally prestigious.
"I'm not running for office, I'm just here to make good music, make people feel good," he said. "For me, I'm a creative genius and there's no other way to word it, and I know you're not supposed to say those things about yourself."
"I'm totally weird," West acknowledged. "I'm totally honest and I'm totally inappropriate sometimes. For me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself."
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