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Kanye West Gave An Epic Kanye Speech At the 2016 MTV VMAs, Shouts Out Ex Amber Rose

Yeezy called his wife Kim Kardashian-West a "G" and we're not even mad at it. 
Kanye West Gave An Epic Kanye Speech At the 2016 MTV VMAs, Shouts Out Ex Amber Rose
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By Lauren Porter · Updated October 26, 2020
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MTV gave Kanye West four minutes to do whatever he wanted at the 2016 VMAs before introducing his new video “Fade”, and in true Kanye fashion, he did what Kanye does best and gave us an epic “speech,” or as he put it, he “talked” first. Of course he stanned for Beyoncé, talked about that Taylor Swift phone call and gave nods to some of the people he admired most, including himself, of course, but no other moment was more Kanye-esque than the moment when he called his wife, Kim Kardashian-West a “G” for letting him call out to his ex girlfriend Amber Rose from the stage and also mention her (controversial) ex, Ray J. Because he’s known to just go off the cuff, Mr. West gave us a total impromtu moment and none of us were ready.

PEAK KANYE IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. pic.twitter.com/Poe0npBC5b

— The Low Key Legend (@CoryTownes) August 29, 2016

He saying whatever comes to that big head

— Melissa (@melissabronso) August 29, 2016

Kanye has always been a little awkward. But it's him.

— J. Amey (@LLcool_Jaye) August 29, 2016

WHERE IS MY YE BUTTON! #VMAs pic.twitter.com/XpZo5Sf16A

— ronald isley (@yoyotrav) August 29, 2016
TOPICS:  Kanye West