On live television during a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Kanye West declares that President of the United States of America, George Bush, "doesn't care about Black people".
This was the moment that Kanye realized that he could grab a microphone and say or do anything he wanted and no one would stop him. The birth of Kanyeisms.
@@chrisjoseph3970 no not at all he was nervous af and you can tell he had much much more to to say or what he really wanted to say, but what he did was legendary because he was right hurricane Katrina was bad for the poor and black. Kanye was the only celeb to speak the truth and let alone a black one during that time. Chris tucker should of backed him up but was to scared
@@advilpm359 EDIT: I'm keeping my original post below while admitting in this edit it was ignorant and snobbish. Please see my response to Tyrone Stevens in the comments below. Original post: Speak the truth? What he said was nearly unintelligible. He couldn't form a sentence. If you want to convey a message, coming across as an uninformed, bumbling idiot isn't the way to do it. There's no doubt he knew what he wanted to say, but nerves and anger got the best of him. He should've come prepared with exactly what he wanted to convey.
When you leave Chris Tucker speechless you know you’ve done something special. 🤣 Man, the memories lol. Especially of Mike Myers’ face during Kanye’s blathering.
Bro my man kanye poured out his heart and soul for that speech and you're just like "i don't understand any of the things he just said therefore i will completely dismiss it as nonsense"
i come back to this clip every once in a while to rewatch this insanely awesome clip and just think about the fact that kanye risked the entire career he has made for himself to get his message out there i truly miss this guy
The whole spot was supposed to be longer, it was fully scripted but Kanye said “it was too emotional of a situation” and that he was going to go off and improv. Mike is the only one reading the teleprompter here and nobody had any idea what Ye was gonna say, hence everybody’s reaction and then the cutaway. Myers and Tucker both said that they were proud of Kanye for saying what everybody wanted to say, but didn’t have the balls to.
@@y0shiklassik yeah i sorta half agreed with the comment but it's not like the "history" he's made has been very good... Let's not forget the maga phase
People always focus on his stuttering, his difficulty keeping his thoughts together, etc. And use it to say he was unhinged and out of control. But if you pay attention to just the content of what he was saying, it's incredibly lucid and hit right at the centre of the terrible treatment of black people during the hurricane.
Our politicians treat black people as terribly as all the plebs regardless of race. It's just blacks are more chaotic and dependant on average than other races, so the goverment abuse shows more.
That was surreal and hilarious. It looked liked like an SNL sketch. For a moment there, I thought the both of them were going to yell, " And live from New York, it's Saturday Night !"
"Good" people don't go to heaven, because there's no such thing as a "good" person. The bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. That is why we need Jesus who took the punishment for our sin on the cross. The only way to heaven is through Jesus. If you have any more questions feel free to ask.
everyone talking about how funny this is, this was a genuine heartfelt statement at the time and really meant something, pre social media you didn’t get too much honesty like this
It's so insanely batshit that it looks like a skit, Mike Myers and Kanye West are for some reason in the same room, Chris Tucker is in the back, Mike Myers face, Kanye's glare.
its not really bat shit, hes kinda right. the victims of that hurricane were widely overlooked by the president at the time, who had racist tendancies. its not much of a stretch, look at flint, MI now adays, its a similar situation.
You could tell Kanye was about to get something *heavy* off his chest. The way he was talking so aggressively and glaring at the camera. He knew what he was about to drop, just had to find the moment. 💎
You know myers is reading straight off the teleprompter and kanye just starts talking and the whole time he's talking there's a voice screaming in his earpiece saying "kanye just read the lrompts
@@darkthought7860 what ??! 🤣🤣🤣🤦 Bruh shut your mouth please the first black Guy IS Kanye the other one at the end IS Chris Tucker And were the hell are you Saw Samuel Jackson here ? Are u a kind of troller or something like that ? 🤣
1:16 Mike Myers deep inhale and sigh as a parent does after their kid has publicly embarrassed them right before going back to the script kills me every time… he even stumbled on a word immediately after lmfao 🤣
Bro the timing on his delivery is literally perfect. Mike Myers reading from the script as a professional, keeping a calm, level head but a bit soulless in the delivery. Kanye staring at the camera, and THEN... Just a blunt statement that's delivered with absolute belief and confidence. Lmao. Not even a shred of doubt. Absolutely no room for interpretation. Amazing.
@@christophern7921 Kanye is the same? The guy is so drugged up on medication that he has that stupid grin on his face all the time. The old Kanye never smiled. He was pissed. He wanted to dismantle the way people saw black people.
@@zane2065 I'm not politically grounded so I'm trying to educate myself here. How is she racist and where is your proof? What is your argument to refute what she said? I'm not disagreeing with you or her. I'm just trying to see your reasoning for accusing her and disagreeing
Kanye has 2/3 greatest Live TV moments! 3. George Bush doesn't care about black people 2. I'ma let you finish but (awards show) 1. Janet Jackson's nip slip in the Super Bowl half time show‼️👀
Sounds like he was reading off a teleprompter and then adding his own thoughts in between. Kanye doesn’t do well with talking in a straight line, he’s said before that when he speaks he naturally just jumps from idea to idea fleshing them out without actually connecting them, like a free flow of info. I can see that in this clip.
Mike was like 👀 I dont know how Mike and Chris kept a straight face. Also Kanye might be crazy but I believe he has a heart for the people. He sounds just like someone who is pissed off watching his people left like that. Dude was about to burst into tears.
I wonder what the atmosphere was like when the camera's went off. Like this is just an epic moment in time. I mean Mike Myers face and the cut to Chris Tucker catching him off guard was just so amazing. Although I sadly bac Kayne's idea here.
As he's gotten more successful over the years, his ego continued to grow bigger and bigger. Not without reason, as he is very talented, but his head literally and figuratively got bigger
No his look was like "Kanye you could have whispered in my ear that you were going to say that before you said it on air. That way I could have excused myself to go to the bathroom because I didn't want to be on camera when you said that."
He looked like he wanted to smack him for being an idiot. In 2022, such behavior is considered "woke" and real. What's real is that Kanye was dropping controversial political statements during what was supposed to be a classy fundraiser. He looks like a buffoon...and what's worse is that he probably did this to get his name in headlines. Just like he did with Taylor Swift. Yall think that stuff is improvised but it's not. It's calculated.
🤣🤣🤣😂Holy crap where has this clip been, to see Mike Myers expressions and Chris just completely shocked that he’s next to continue was just epic like cut the camera off their thinking 🤣😂😂😂😂
I mean I didn’t doubt that he did but even if you agree with him I don’t think anyone on live tv would be able to stand next to Kanye and be ready for that shit lol
@@user-to6fy9of9e another one who can't handle facts lol. Shapiro only states facts also, that's why people like you hate him, you can't handle facts lo
@@royroy3 it was a fund raiser so they hire celebs because that gets them more donations. Think about it , your more likely to give because one of your favorite artist or actors is asking you compared to a random no body
It’s a fundraiser for hurricane katrina. They were using star power to get people to donate. Mike Myers just came out with Austin Powers: Goldmember not that long before this, and Kanye just came out with his College Dropout album. Both were huge at the time and that’s why they hired them. What Kanye said was completely off script, hence why they cut both of them off as soon as Kanye says “George Bush hates black people.” It’s funny now, but that shit was embarrassing for everyone involved at the time.
@@prototype8137 I’m with you bro but you can’t deny it is funny tho , but for the fact that Kanye was the only celeb let alone black celeb back the. to speak the truth about the poor and black during Katrina is legendary.
He was nerves it wouldn’t air or someone would cut his mic! most respect to that man for standing up for what he believes in… it was funny to watch 🤣👏🏿
This was soooo hilarious back then snd now. The way Chris Tucker abs the other guy looked 😂😂😂😂😂. Live TV got to love it . He was telling a truth that no one expected to hear at that moment wow
@@derpface3425 actually he was venting about the inequality of rescue services and the response of government in the heat of the moment. Mike was reading.
No Kanye was right. Poor ppl left behind. Who was mainly black. It took bush 5 weeks to send in help. And bush called them refugees. I remember this. I think it was George bush don't like bk ppl. It was really George bush don't. Give af about poor ppl
say what you will about kanye, you can tell how genuinely heartbroken he is about what's happened and the way his people are being portrayed in the media
😂😂😂😂😂 this never gets old! I was watching this when it was live! Mike Myers face the entire time was like oh shit he’s off script lol and Ye looked terrified but spoke them facts!!!
Y'all clowning him for sounding like he was gonna cry. I think he was scared for saying that stuff in live TV but he had the balls to say it anyway. The industry is another beast....
@@fourdeep6561 either his emotions seeing people going through all that stuff with Katrina or going against paid programming and free styling instead of going with the script.
Either this was before LIVE TV created a "7 second delay" in the case of something offscript, OR the Telethon mindset was "What's the worst that can happen?"
A lot of old viral videos like these went millions of views in just a week. A lot of good stuff that has happened before people even knew about the internet will never be remembered in the future until people who have the influence can rehash them for millions to watch.
@@antdx316 content back then wasn't catered to any RU-vid algorithms. You're right, if people forgot about those old clips they would never resurface in anyone's recommendations and will be lost.
