Kanye West Booed During Rant at the Wireless Music Festival

By Casey Balch (C.balch@mstarsnews.com) | Jul 06, 2014 08:05 AM EDT

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Kayne West put is foot in his mouth again.

Performing in a face mask at the Wireless Music Festival on July 4, Kanye West called out Nike, Gucci, Louis Vuitton for being racist. In his speech, West criticized what it means to be a celebrity and stated he was tired of being told, "Stay in your place." According to West, being labeled a celebrity is like being labeled a terrorist: No one negotiates with celebrities.

The question is: Is it being a celebrity or being Kanye West that holds Kanye West back?

According to the Daily Mail, West was called in to perform at the Wireless Music Festival in London's Finsbury Park on Saturday after Drake cancelled at the last minute due to illness.

The new Kardashian clan member opened his speech to the crowd by posing a question. West said, "How many people ever talk to somebody right that, you know, they'll say 'I don't know what's wrong with Kanye' or maybe say like I'm a bad person or something?" To which the crowd answered with cheers.

West then proposed the question, "What have I ever done that was so wrong other than believing in myself?" Being the man with the microphone, he voiced his opinion about his portrayl in the media. Might he be forgetting President Barack Obama calling him a "Jackass" after he stormed the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards? Beyonce apologized to Swift personally that night on stage.

He began talking about following dreams and the crowd was not having it.

He blamed "the other side" of "trying to beat down, demonize, dis-humanize" him because of his dreams. He said, "What I'm saying is they're taking the idea of celebrity and make me seem like I was stupid or something. When I take these meetings and sh*t, people talk to you like you're some kind of stupid or something." He then called out Nike, insinuating that the brand treated him poorly.

"I'm not gonna call out no names," West said. "I'm not gonna mention Nike... I'm not dissing Louis Vuitton. I'm not dissing Gucci. I'm just saying don't discriminate against me because I'm a black man or because I'm a celebrity."

Check out the full video below:

Do you think West should keep it quiet and perform? Or do you think he should use his platform to voice his opinions? Let us know in the comments below.

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