After terrifying Drake with a hilarious prank on Wednesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen invited another popular rapper to join her on stage Thursday: Kanye West.
The host kicked things off by bringing up West’s recent Twitter sprees, asking him if he agreed with wife Kim Kardashian’s suggestion that he should submit his tweets to a board of directors before posting them. “Absolutely not,” he replied.
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The 38-year-old The Life of Pablo artist went on to give a passionate speech about how he plans to change the world for the better during his lifetime. “Picasso is dead. Steve Jobs is dead. Walt Disney is dead. Name somebody living who you can name in the same breath as them,” he said. “Don’t tell me about being likable. We’ve got 100 years here. We’re one race. The human race. One civilization. We’re a blip in the existence of the universe, and we’re constantly trying to pull each other down. Not doing things to help each other. That’s my point. I’m shaking, talking about it. I know it’s daytime TV, but I feel I can make a difference while I’m here. I feel I can make things better through my skillset. I’m an artist.”
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