On Jimmy Kimmel we had a great time having a dialogue. I ’m reading that I was stumped by a question. Let me clarify the click bait. I was n’t stumped. I was n’t given a chance to answer the question, the question was so important I took time to think. And then I was hit with the let’s go to commercial break. That interview showed strong personalities with different opinions having a civil conversation.

Kanye West

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I woke up early this mornin' with a new state of mind/ A creative way to rhyme without usin' knives and guns

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I wouldn't even say that I'm a rapper. I'd say I'm more of a mess... by Kanye West

I wouldn't even say that I'm a rapper. I'd say I'm more of a messenger.

cant-sleep rapper sleep

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe by Kanye West

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe

diamond sky feels

When I was in fourth grade I was drawing Jordans when my mama cou... by Kanye West

When I was in fourth grade I was drawing Jordans when my mama couldn't afford them.

mama jordan drawing

I guess every superhero need his theme music. by Kanye West

I guess every superhero need his theme music.

superhero rap needs

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to t... by Kanye West

I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.

rhythm british band

People say to me 'you're successful, what are you crying about?'. I'm crying about the people. I'm crying about their daughters. Our daughters, as one family. What good is it. What good is anything that everyone can't have. Every ism. They think we're done with racism. What about elitism, what about separatism, what about classism? That's all.

daughter successful thinking

Love is infectious. You know, God is infectious-God flowing through us and us being little-baby creators and s--t. But His energy and His love and what He wants us to have as people and the way He wants us to love each other, that is infectious. Like they said in Step Brothers: Never lose your dinosaur. This is the ultimate example of a person never losing his dinosaur. Meaning that even as I grew in cultural awareness and respect and was put higher in the class system in some way for being this musician, I never lost my dinosaur.

crazy brother baby

People let their frustrations out on me. I love Kanye West. They say the opposite of that. But I'm not going to say that. I'm only going to say what I'm want to put into the universe.

frustration opposites people

It's illegal to be naked. by Kanye West

It's illegal to be naked.

We have the ability to approach our race like ants, or we have the ability to approach our race like crabs.

ants race oxford

I ain't crazy, I'm just not satisfied. by Kanye West

I ain't crazy, I'm just not satisfied.

satisfied crazy

My music is rock. I listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers and I listen to one of my songs, and if I don't give you the same emotion, then I go back and re-spit.

rocks song giving

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

shoes heart opportunity

If you don't make Christmas presents, meaning making something that's so emotionally connected to people, don't talk to me.

egomaniacs nucleus people

You know, if Michael Jordan can scream at the refs, me as Kanye West, as the Michael Jordan of music, can go and say, 'This is wrong.'

nucleus jordan west

I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless by Kanye West

I thought my Jesus Piece was so harmless

pieces song jesus

We can teach about hip-hop history, we can teach about legends, hip-hop theory. It's been around so long that text books can be written about it. This is a perfect time to capitalize on and get kids excited about music education.

I'm a blowfish. I'm not a shark, I'm a blowfish. by Kanye West

I'm a blowfish. I'm not a shark, I'm a blowfish.

blowfish sharks stupid

I'm really happy I'm me because if I wasn't I'd be scared. If you want that Number One spot you need to listen to my album and try to beat it.

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