Kanye West's presidential bid, and other most shocking quotes

Kanye on race - "There's certain things that black people are the best at and certain things that white people are the best at. Whatever we as black people are the best at, I'm a go get that. Like, on Christmas I don't want any food that tastes white. And when I go to purchase a house, I don't want my credit to look black." - SPIN

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Kanye on true love - "Have you ever thought you were in love with someone but then realized you were just staring in the mirror for 20 minutes?" - via Twitter

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Kanye on brilliance - "I think what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar to what Steve Jobs means. I am undoubtedly, you know, Steve of internet, downtown, fashion, culture." - New York Times

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Kanye on Taylor Swift not deserving a VMA - “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish, but Beyonce has one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!" - 2009 MTV Video Music Awards

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Kanye on his appreciation of ninjas - "Man ... ninjas are kind of cool ... I just don't know any personally." - via Twitter

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Kanye on former President Bush - “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” - A Concert for Hurricane Relief

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Kanye on his own credibility - "You should only believe about 90 percent of what I say. As a matter of fact, don’t even believe anything that I’m saying at all. I could be completely f—ing with you, and the world, the entire time." - W Magazine

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Kanye on his deepest darkest fears - “Just imagine if I woke up one day and I was wack. What would I do then?" - The Guardian

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Kanye on his legacy - “I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street and people look at me like I'm f—ing insane, like I'm Hitler. One day the light will shine through, and one day people will understand everything I ever did." - performance at Big Chill Festival, 2011

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Kanye on being a superhero - "One of the problems with being a bubbling source of creativity – it’s like I’m bubbling in a laboratory, and if you don’t put a cap on it, at one point it will, like, break the glass. If I can hone that… then I have, like, nuclear power, like a superhero, like Cyclops when he puts his glasses on." - Details

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Kanye on winning - “A lot of people were wondering what I was going to do if I didn't win anything. I guess we'll never know.” - 47th Grammy Awards Acceptance Speech

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Kanye on being God (again) - "When someone comes up and says something like, 'I am a god,' everybody says 'Who does he think he is?' I just told you who I thought I was. A god. I just told you." - BBC

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Kanye on keeping it classy - "I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in." - DJ Semtex Interview

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Kanye on the meaning of dopeness - "For me, first of all, dopeness is what I like the most. Dopeness. People who want to make things as dope as possible, and, by default, make money from it." - BBC

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Kanye on being brilliant - "Whoa by 50 percent [I am more influential than] Stanley Kubrick, Apostle Paul, Picasso… f—ing Picasso and Escobar. By 50 percent more influential than any other human being." - Saturday Night Live

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Kanye on being #goals - "You may be talented, but you’re not Kanye West." - via Twitter

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Kanye on the origin of AIDS - [AIDS is] a man-made disease. [It was] placed in Africa just like crack was placed in the black community to break up the Black Panthers.” - Live 8 concert, 2005

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Kanye on being a robot - "I'm doing pretty good as far as geniuses go ... I'm like a machine. I'm a robot. You cannot offend a robot." - MTV

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Kanye on being a blessing - “Kim doesn’t understand what a blessing I am to her.” - via Twitter

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Kanye on being an "extremist" -

“What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist, its either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, f—k you and the whole f—king staff!" - in response to an Entertainment Weekly concert review.

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Kanye on slavery being a choice - “When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice” - TMZ

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Kanye on his God status - "I’m the closest that hip-hop is getting to God. In some situations, I’m like a ghetto Pope." - The Guardian

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Kanye on being the best - “I am the number one human being in music. That means any person that's leaving or breathing is number two.” - GQ

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Kanye on his water bottle phobia - "I hate when I'm on a flight and I wake up with a water bottle next to me. Like, oh great, now I gotta be responsible for this water bottle.” - via Twitter

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Kanye on his wife's fashion sense - “I have to dress Kim everyday so she doesn’t embarrass me.” - via Twitter

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Kanye on trees - "I'm like a tree. I feed the branches of the people." - The Daily Mirror

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Kanye on true suffering - “I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.” - VH1 Storytellers

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Kanye on true love - "Have you ever thought you were in love with someone but then realized you were just staring in the mirror for 20 minutes?" - via Twitter

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Kanye on his appreciation of ninjas - "Man ... ninjas are kind of cool ... I just don't know any personally." - via Twitter

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Kanye on former President Bush - “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” - A Concert for Hurricane Relief

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Kanye on his deepest darkest fears - “Just imagine if I woke up one day and I was wack. What would I do then?" - The Guardian

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Kanye on winning - “A lot of people were wondering what I was going to do if I didn't win anything. I guess we'll never know.” - 47th Grammy Awards Acceptance Speech

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Kanye on keeping it classy - "I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in." - DJ Semtex Interview

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Kanye on the meaning of dopeness - "For me, first of all, dopeness is what I like the most. Dopeness. People who want to make things as dope as possible, and, by default, make money from it." - BBC

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Kanye on being #goals - "You may be talented, but you’re not Kanye West." - via Twitter

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Kanye on the origin of AIDS - [AIDS is] a man-made disease. [It was] placed in Africa just like crack was placed in the black community to break up the Black Panthers.” - Live 8 concert, 2005

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Kanye on being a robot - "I'm doing pretty good as far as geniuses go ... I'm like a machine. I'm a robot. You cannot offend a robot." - MTV

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Kanye on being a blessing - “Kim doesn’t understand what a blessing I am to her.” - via Twitter

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Kanye on being an "extremist" -

“What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist, its either pass or fail! A+ or F-! You know what, f—k you and the whole f—king staff!" - in response to an Entertainment Weekly concert review.

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Kanye West's presidential bid, and other most shocking quotes

The star has announced, again, that he's going to run for President

06/07/20 | StarsInsider

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Outside of his accomplishments in music and fashion, it is safe to say that Kanye West is known largely for his outlandish statements and publicity stunts. The rapper and designer recently sent shock waves through America once again by announcing his presidential bid—once again. The first time he teased this plan was in 2015, but on July 5, five years later, he tweeted, "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,. I am running for president of the United States!"

His wife Kim Kardashian West and entrepreneur Elon Musk have endorsed him, but no word from his pal Donald Trump. While the likeliness of this bid going anywhere does not seem probable, since the election is in a few months, West has yet again demonstrated his ability to shock the internet.

From claiming slavery was a choice to saying he shares "dragon energy" with Trump, click through this gallery to remember the most outrageous things Kanye West has ever said—which, we all know by now, probably won't affect his presidential bid at all.