The Kanye Story - 4. A Big Head and A Broken Heart
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Mobeen Azhar and panel discuss My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Kanye’s moves firmly into the world of celebrity. He storms the stage and takes the mic off Taylor Swift at the VMAs, telling the world that the award for best video should have gone to Beyoncé. President Obama calls him a ‘jackass’ for doing so. Another relationship breaks down and Kanye reconnects with Kim.
What took Kanye West from hit-maker to a political agitator, spreading anti-Jewish hate? And where does he go next? Mobeen explores the rapper's rise and fall.
Clip: Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift/VMA Awards 2009 - MTV
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Ashley Clivery
Assistant Producer: Edith Rousselot
Executive Producer: Peter Sale
Sound Mixing: Adam Lieber
Forest Sounds for the BBC
Published on Wednesday, 28th June 2023.
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