[VIDEOS] Jay Leno Interviews Kanye West + Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye Perform “Run This Town”

Author: Staff | Date: September 16th 2009 | Views: 1,128

Kanye West interview with Jay Leno + "Run This Town" performance (click to watch!)

Following his much publicized outburst at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Kanye West sat down with famous TV personality Jay Leno for a short interview aired on the live premiere of Leno’s new primetime show, “The Jay Leno Show” Monday night. In the interview, a very somber Kanye West apologized (for the third time) and explained his side of the situation while making sure he wasn’t trying to justify his own actions.

When Leno recalled meeting West’s late mother Dr. Donda West (who passed away in November 2007) and asked Kanye what she would have thought about his actions Sunday night (Sep 13) at the VMAs, the Chicago bred rapper sat silent for more than 20 seconds to try and compose himself. The live audience was also dead silent as they wanted to hear what Kanye had to say.

“Obviously, I deal with hurt, and so many celebrities, they never take the time off, and I never took the time off, really,” West explained. “I’ve really never taken the time off. It’s been music after music and tour after tour. And I’m just ashamed my hurt caused someone else hurt.”

Leno said West asked to speak prior to the Jay-Z-led performance and thanked the superstar for honoring the commitment to perform. West said the past 24 hours had been extremely difficult for him. He said he immediately knew his behavior was inappropriate and apologized for stepping on Swift’s emotion, as the young starlet was jittery onstage celebrating her big VMA win. “It was just very rude, period,” West said. “I’d like to apologize to her in person.”

Leno tried to lighten the mood at times, asking West when he knew his protest crossed the line. “As soon as I gave the mic back to her and she didn’t keep going,” he said to a small laugh from the audience. West, however, was anything but humorous throughout his three minutes with Leno. He teared up when the talk-show host brought up his late mother, whom he lost in November 2007 due to complications following cosmetic surgery. The rapper addressed his broken engagement and mother’s passing in his last album, 808s & Heartbreak, but he’s attempted to deal with his emotions onstage rather than behind closed doors.

Now, he appears to be ready to confront some buried pains in private. “I have to analyze how I’m gonna make it through the rest of this life and improve,” he said.

SOURCE: MTV

Continue reading for the video of the interview and the performance of “Run This Town!”

JAY LENO INTERVIEWS KANYE WEST

JAY-Z, RIHANNA AND KANYE WEST PERFORM “RUN THIS TOWN”

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2 COMMENTS

  • jay

    September 20, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    It is time to stop supporting this hollywod industry.These entertainers are used for programming the masses into thinking they are the chosen ones and are singled out from the rest of the herd to be idolized or worshipped.These sports figures,entertainers,rappers,singers,etc are just regular oxygen breathing humans.There is nothing special about any of them.They are no more intelligent than the next person.If the city decides to shut off the lights or gas they will sit in the dark or cold as the rest of us.Nothing they say in public interviews is important or no different than what has already been said or thought by millions of other people.When will we wake up and see this smokescreen.They have no money and are not rich,they are government puppets and fronts.They are just given an ok voucher to purchase what they want whether it be cars,homes,or food and their (plantation master) just ok’s it because there something bigger that comes and grows out the harvest than people would care to even know.Its all brainwashing because society rich and poor is segmented.That keeps the illusions and motivations going and also the brainwashing agenda and schools/institutions alive.Rapping and Singing is no real talent.If a pipe is broken in your home and flooding it and you can fix it or turn it off,see if rapping will fix it.If your gas line breaks and all you have ever been focused on is singing,watch you call the gas man/company to shut off and or fix it… so my point is it useless but someone have you thinking
    it is worth something.Does diamonds which some of these so called stars wear really have any value? Wanna know why,when you are starving for food do you think you could eat it? you can not habd a diamond to a somalian and think it will cure its hunger because in reality rice would exceed that 1 billonth in value.just making a point for anyone who care to think and change.Stop worshipping these people they are just like you and I.Oprah is not rich,she is just a government representative and front and they are the one that feed here and give her an unlimited access to all material things she may want and food as long as she do what she is told,get it people,stop idolizing oprah,everything is scripted and come from books she is not smart.Majic johson theaters are owned by the government and not him.They just use his so called fame and name because there is agenda to make you think he accomplished something in life in which he did not.Basketball is no talent.If you do not know how to build a house that is loss talent,but if you do,now that is real talent.. you can not live inside a basketball.Please wake up people! And no I am not a carpenter…. thanks

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  • Phyl

    September 24, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    Jay, I do not know who u r personally, but I am a responsible adult & parent who has worked all my life for everything I have. I just want 2 say that all my life has been a struggle, I’ve had my ups & my downs, but through it all, I have never demeaned anyone or ever felt I was better than the next man. I say all of this to say that I agree with u, & we, the public needs to STARTt standing for something, & STOP promoting this kind of behavior from celebs just because they r who they r. All the money in theworld does not excuse what this man did, & mind u, this is not the first time that he has publically shitted on people, but people accept it because he makes music. Now ask yourself…does that make sense to u ? & the other part of it is that if he truly understood (or cared…yyea..I said it) what his mom’s mission, belief, & fight was, this would have never happened. Donda West devoted her life to helping other human beings which makes me ask myself…Where was Kanye when all of this was going on ? Probably in some f***in’ studio ! I will end this by praying that he now begin to learn what & why his mom did what she did all these years.

    Thank You.

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