He then turned his attentions to Jay-Z, confirming recent rumors that their relationship has become strained:"Beyoncé, I was hurt! 'Cause I heard that you said you wouldn't perform unless you won Video of the Year over me, and over "Hotline Bling." In my opinion—now, don't go trying to diss Beyoncé, she is great. Taylor Swift is great. We are all great people, we are all equal. But sometimes, we be playing the politics too much and forgetting who we are just to win. Fuck winning! Fuck looking cool!"
West also borrowed Trump's campaign slogan to make a point. "I'm not trying to be the man, I'm just a man, the same as everybody here," he said. "I ain't above or below none of y'all. We all equal. This is the vibes, bro. This is the future. This is the way of thinking to make America great again.""I've been sent here to give y'all my truth—even at the risk of my own life, even at the risk of my own success, my own career," he continued. "I've been sent here to give y'all the truth. Jay Z, call me, bruh! You still ain't call me! Jay Z, call me! Jay Z, I know you got killers, please don't send them at my head. Just call me! Talk to me like a man!"
It comes just two days after West made headlines with his announcement that he did not vote but, if he had, it would have been for Donald Trump.You can watch a full video of the speech below:Follow Noisey on Twitter."There's a Richard Pryor interview that you can watch about people coming into power and not changing anything, just becoming a part of the power. That's happening with musicians because they're scared. I'm not scared. I'm here to change things. I am here to change things. Things won't change until people admit their own falsehoods. I am here to change things. I got the vision, bro. That is what I've been blessed with. My vision. I'm not always going to say things the perfect way. I'm going to say it how I feel. Right now, press, get ready to write your passive-aggresive, LeBron James, racist comments. Season four racist comments. Get ready to have a field day, press. Get ready. Get ready. Because the show's over."