The rapper, who interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at 2009's MTV VMA, surprised the crowd when he jumped onto the stage and approached Beck only to back off at the last minute.
- Feb 9, 2015
AceShowbiz - Kanye West attempted to recreate the infamous 2009 MTV VMA incident involving Taylor Swift during the 57th Grammy Awards on Sunday night, February 8. The rapper suddenly stormed the stage and almost interrupted Beck's acceptance speech after Prince unexpectedly announced the 44-year-old musician's "Morning Phase" as the winner of the coveted Album of the Year.
Beck won the title over Sam Smith's "In the Lonely Hour", Ed Sheeran's "X", Pharrell Williams' "G I R L" and everyone's favorite Beyonce Knowles' "Beyonce". When Beck was about to start his speech, West jumped to the stage and everyone thought he was going to do the same thing he did to Swift after her "You Belong With Me" won VMA's Best Female Video over Bey's "Single Ladies" five years ago.
However, West flashed a quick grin before storming off the stage. Beck seemed to encourage him, telling him, "Come on! Come back up!" Fortunately, the rapper did let him finish his speech.
While everyone thought West was just poking fun at the VMA incident, he wasn't. In an interview with the E! network after the Sunday ceremony, he admitted that he's really pissed that Beck won the award.
As he blasted the Grammys, he said, "If they want real artists to keep coming back, they need to stop playing with us. We ain't going to play with them no more. 'Flawless'. Beyonce's video. And Beck needs to respect artistry, and he should have given his award to Beyonce."
