The Breakfast Club Classic - Kanye West Interview 2013

In this now classic 2013 interview Kanye West stopped by the Breakfast Club to be grilled by Charlamagne Tha God. As much as DJ Envy and Angela Yee tried to keep the interview on it's tracks Charalamagne just kept getting under Kanye's skin. He started things off by welcoming him as Kanye Kardashian. He also told him he hated Yeesuz and that he is very contradictory.

Watch the interview for some classic quotes, his relationship with the paparazzi, Kim Karadashian being more relevant that Michelle Obama, how Yeesuz was received and much more.

[inioluwabaderinwa]

Charlamagne "Yeezus was whack to me"

Kanye "That's great", then turns to Dj Envy "what were you saying?" Classic 😂

[hackrjack]

"I'll crack you a smile for 2013 but I'm cracking you a frown for 2023, and I'm focused" This man literally is always 10 years ahead like he said. This mf really genius

[tonysacco]

I like how Charalamagne calls him narcissistic, then Kanye says, You're name has god at the end." bahahaha wrecked!

[somebodyuwontknow]

It is so frustrating watching Ye trying to explain himself to people who just don't understand anything he's saying

[ntjayabophelo]

"I'm ten years ahead mentally and I'm trapped in today's time."Ye

[peripheralballbuster]

"Do you not like the reception Yeezus has gotten? Cuz I didn't like the album at all, and I was a Kanye West fan".
"Yeah"
"Yeezus was whack to me"
"Yeah, that's great. That's great... So what were you sayin?"

My god that was beautiful

[Guile]

5 years later they're still in the same position and Ye is running a billion dollar company

[chooch]

It’s crazy to me how Kanye speaking out about people gate keeping him has been such a controversial topic. Looking back at this interview Charlamagne repeatedly asks Ye why everything is about money with him, even calling him egotistical and narcissistic. When Ye broke down why major name brands have the ability to trap all of the creative minds in a box Charlemagne’s response was “You know you don’t have to work in this industry, you can just work in Walmart” Ye replied “No I have to create a Walmart”. This small segment really illustrates the fact that the majority of people simply refuse to enable a visionary to create change.

[TLNWill]

Kanye was focused on a billi and he achieved it, charlamagne still handing out donkey of the day 💀

[willonthesoul]

If you watched this video and came to the comment section in 2013 you'd see 95% comments hating on Kanye

[blatantlysunni]

I agree with Kanye. People love to scream money ain’t everything but money brings the respect you need to be heard across every demographic.

[barbaralittlesesq.]

Kanye is genius. This interview proves why it’s difficult to have conversation with people who are nowhere on your level. Kanye is not afraid or he moves in the midst of fear——courage. Kanye knows who he is!!!
He is way ahead of his time. These people are talking as consumers; he’s talking as an owner. Mad respect for Kanye!

[LoveStarsWorld]

"If I can get in so much trouble for telling the truth, what are you being told the rest of the time?" - Kanye West

[ytrewq]

Kanye explained the systematic and institutional racism that has held black people back across industries and charlamagne didnt get it... kanye really was speaking to 2020

[JOSEPHJACKSOKOL]

10 years later and you can really understand why Kanye was so frustrated. No one at that table understood him

[jonathancharles]

Kanye handled that so gracefully. Attack after attack and he still kept his cool with a smile. God is with him

[Leoishness]

I feel real bad for Kanye...such brilliant ideas. But society continues to label him as a crazy bipolar lunatic. Respect to Ye

[AmaraReyal]

they wasn't listening to you Ye.... now look

[jcgizzle]

35:55 "Every now and then I crack you a smile for 2013, but I'm cracking you a frown from 2023"
Right on schedule Charlamagne...

[von]

This man was talking to a brick wall they didn’t get his vision at all