Noting that he scored big with 'H.A.M' and 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', Kanye hit back at the media which suggested he dissed Britney.
- Jan 19, 2011
AceShowbiz - Kanye West is pissed off after being mocked by the press for making a comment about Britney Spears' No. 1 single "Hold It Against Me". The outspoken rapper threw a series of Twitter rants and started it by attacking one particular media, "Just saw that MSNBC said I tried to start a twitter war with Brittany. This sh*t takes the air out my lungs sometimes from blogs to news reports... enough already!!!"
He later extended his frustration to the media in general, "All I do is focus on my work. There's a new lie everyday... a new media spin... I never got a watch with my face on it!!! A company tried to give that to me 9 yrs ago! I'm one of the most considerate people in real life. Maybe over considerate. Over caring. Overly real. There is no astronaut training for celebrity... even though this whole life is so outer space!"
In between his furious messages, Kanye slipped a note that his duet track with Jay-Z, which lost the race to No. 1 against "Hold It Against Me", made it to No. 2 on iTunes chart. "I was actually surprised that a record as raw as H*A*M could make it to #2 on Itunes," he stated. "How can u 'let' someone be number one??!! That was the whole joke!!! I know intelligent people know this so bear with me."
In further posts, he insisted he didn't diss Britney, but gave "her props for being #1" instead. He went on, "That's just not my style! As pop stars we're all in this sh*t together! We on the inside of the TV! If the media wants to make a story ... just say I have atrocious spelling and terrible grammar...If you don't give em a story they just make one up. I'm just trying to focus & stay creative! Keep bringing dope shit to the world!"
He launched the rant on the day his new album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" got Platinum certification, and he made sure his haters know about that. In a thank-you note to his fans, he wrote, "Once again thank you to all my fans who made MBDTF certified platinum! You all give me the power and I never take it for granted. I am an extension of my listeners. ... Whenever I read press I just need to remind myself that there's people that care about music and don't care about press."
