Kanye West Breaks the Internet with New "FAMOUS" Video
Courtesy of E! News
Damn! Kanye, back at it a again with the controversy...
Kanye premiered the visuals for his hit track "Famous," fresh off of The Life of Pablo, during a major event Friday night at the Forum in Los Angeles, which was also live-streamed on Tidal. Kim Kardashian, along with Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Tyga, Game, Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian and French Montanaand more stars all attended the event.
And what did we see? Well, Taylor Swift was definitely included. It opened with a brief snippet of Taylor from an awards show and background audio of the VMAs (of course), but then we were given one steady visual the entire way through—and it was completely naked stars (except, it wasn't really them) posed in a way that's reminiscent of a Michelangelo painting.
The extremely realistic (and uncensored) bodies included Rihanna, Kim, Caitlyn Jenner, Chris Brown, Ray J, Amber Rose, Donald Trump, Anna Wintour, George Bush, Bill Cosby and you guessed it, Taylor. We could try to guess what these bare bodies were doing all in bed together, but we think you get the picture.
At the end of the video, a text message thanks all of the celebs by name "for being famous."
"I wanna thank Eli first of all who was in the project every day …I don't wanna give away how it all happened," Kanye told the crowd. "I wanna thank all my family, my wife, and y'all supporting ideas and truth. I got one question though. Would you like me to play that back?
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Kanye explained that the video, "It's not in support or anti any of [the people in the video]. It's a comment on fame." And it was important he had Kim's blessing. "[I say] a lot of lines other wives would not allow a husband to say," he said. "But my wife also puts up photos that other husbands wouldn't let them put up. One of the keys to happiness in our marriage is we're allowed to be ourselves."
Fans were especially eager to see what Yeezy had in store for this single because it has already gained massive amounts of controversy for its famous (pun intended) Taylor Swift -insulting lyric: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous."
What TheWriteFashionThinks. The video to me boasted people who are all known notoriously in the industry. Chris Brown and Rihanna are both remembered for their domestic dispute, in fact Chris Brown is still dealing with the ramifications of the assault years later. Ray J is featured of course for his sex-tape with Kanye's wife, Kim Kardashian. Bill Cosby is featured because of his recent date-raping scandal. Donald Trump is a walking controversy. We all know that Kanye West simply doesn't think Gerorge Bush cares about black people due to his presidency and handling of Hurricane Katrina. Amber Rose is featured because she is not only known for her anti-slut shaming campaign, but also as being Kanye's ex who is still brought up today. Anna Wintour is featured in my opinion because of the controversial comment she made about Yeezy's fashion show, calling it "Migrant Chic" , which of course didn't go over very well on social media. Caitlyn Jenner is featured because of her recent transition from a male super star Olympian to a now complete woman, and last but not least, T-Swift is featured mainly because she is featured in the song, which was a result of their iconic showdown at the VMA's when Kanye abruptly interrupted the "Bad Blood" during her acceptance speech.
The video which is now available on TIDAL, can also be viewed here