--- title: Kanye West Sleeping In Public: A Brief History description: A comprehensive look at the best Kanye West sleeping in public moments. canonical: https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-31T22:24:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:51.244Z og:title: A Brief History of Kanye West Falling Asleep In Public og:description: Wake up, Mr. West! og:url: https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Brief History of Kanye West Falling Asleep In Public twitter:description: Wake up, Mr. West! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # A Brief History of Kanye West Falling Asleep in Public  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 31, 2016 10:24 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 31, 2016 10:24 PM UTC Suffice it to say it’s a full-time job to be [Kanye Omari West](http://time.com/3822841/kanye-west-2015-time-100/), who once called himself “[the greatest artist of all time](http://time.com/4196396/kanye-west-wiz-khalifa-twitter-spree/).” Between his [presidential ambitions](http://time.com/4048824/kanye-west-running-for-president/), [fashion ventures](http://time.com/4218490/kanye-west-album-livestream/), and of course, his music, being Yeezy is tiring, so it’s no wonder that Mr. West is not above casually catching a quick wink where he can get it — whether that’s at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards or as he did on Monday, [snoozing on a park bench](http://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a59172/kanye-west-park-asleep-kim-kardashian/) during an outing with his family. For your viewing pleasure, we’ve rounded up the best Kanye West snoozing moments and even paired them with songs from his own discography that are only fitting for waking him up — wake up, Mr. West! ### Kanye Sleeping at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Where: [Pretending to snooze](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6678807/kanye-west-pretend-sleep-taylor-swift-vmas-speech-best-female-video) at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards as Taylor Swift accepted an award. Wake-up call: “Y’all sleeping on me? Have a good snooze?” — “[Feedback](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nptnOcSklU0),” _The Life of Pablo_ ### Kanye Sleeping at a Birthday Party > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/636671174018117632) Where: A Kardashian birthday party; mother-in-law Kris Jenner joined him, while NBA player and former Khloe Kardashian paramour James Harden goofed around in the background. Wake-up call: “This is a god dream, this is everything.” — “[Ultralight Beam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mEuIWUbFO8),” _The Life of Pablo_ ### Kanye Sleeping on a Plane > [](https://twitter.com/kanyedoingstuff/status/581953962766536704) Where: Kanye sleeps on a plane with a Louis Vuitton blanket, as one does. Wake-up call: “Woke up back in Paris” — “[Dark Fantasy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlwd85lSZG8),” _My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy_ ### Kanye Sleeping At A Park Where: Yeezy took a nap at a Southern California park alongside son Saint. Wake-up call: “Good morning, on this day we become legendary” — “[Good Morning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHs4x2uqcQ),” _Graduation_ ### Kanye Sleeping in a Store Where: Shopping with Kim Kardashian, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen; daughter North West joins him for a nap. Wake-up call: “Wake up, Mr. West!” — [“Heard ‘Em Say,”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elVF7oG0pQs) _Late Registration_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/"},"headline":"A Brief History of Kanye West Falling Asleep in Public","datePublished":"2016-05-31T22:24:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:51.244Z","description":"Wake up, Mr. West!","url":"https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Kanye West","celebrity","kim kardashian west"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4352851/kanye-west-sleeping-in-public/","name":"A Brief History of Kanye West Falling Asleep in Public"}}]}] ```