Kanye West: "I'm the King of Pop now."

Kanye must be out his fucking mind. You will never be the fucking King of Pop. I pray that kanye read this. he is so stupid that he went as far as asking the family??? seriously. NOBODY will EVER be the king of pop. not Usher, not Justin Timberlake...NOBODY. Michael holding that crown down even in death.

Seriously Kanye? Get a grip...

He's already the new slick rick.

Even if this is fake or not, this really does sound like something he would do. If he would shut his egotistical mouth every now and then he would have alot more fans. His music is really good, but he ruins it by being a prick every ten seconds.

Wtf. It doesn't matter if he's dead or alive. He will always be the King of Pop.
And to Kanye? LOL that's pathetic.

who is he?

Are u serious? What an ass…he got the nerve to ask the family who is still in mourning. He’s not even that great….his music is wack!! There’s only one king of pop and that’s MJ…period.

He is Far from the King of POP !

I think we just discovered a new planet called Kan Yu Kiss Your Own *^* Anymore. You haven't been in the game hardly as long as M.J. And what imaginary respect do you think you have. You Big Baby. "Give me and Award" Why because I'm a dropout. And now you think you deserve a title, not just a title but THE title 'King of Pop' please... Micheal was burned, beat, and bleached to have that title and before his there is even an anniversary for his death you want to disrespect him and take his title. You low class, cry baby, bulley. Oh yeah, can you even dance?????

now that's a gay fish...what an asshole! let the body get cold first...my god!

This pisses me off!! Kanye is so egotistical its unreal! MJ was given the title King of Pop by the world due to his talent. He didn't have a big head and claim it himself. Kanye is so full of it i can't even stand him anymore. I'm disgusted.

To be the king of pop means to at least be somewhat a pop artist, not rap. Kanye is talented, but far from king!

Yeah even though this is fake, I wouldn't be surprised if he had actually said something like that. I wonder what Kanye thinks of this?

No.

Kanye you do not even get close to Michael's talent, there is not comparison.

You are not even a prince, barely a duke.

Pull your self together,will you?

I have always hated Kanye. His rhymes are weak at best and his style is wack as fuck. He has a couple catchy tracks but his inability to restrain himself from being an egotistical prick is what drives me INSANE!

pop will kill itself.

Kanye West makes amazing music. Everyone judges him by the music on the radio that's why i hate it when people think they know it all when they don't even listen to full albums just hits. And idk why yall are all mad at him. Look he has more many then all of us put together. Makes music and i know yall don't. Lost his mother which im pretty sure less then a quarter of yall has that. He wants to make her proud. He politely asked the Jackson family anyway. He will have more hits then MJ at the end of his career. Even with his ego. He still makes money. And it might be because of the people who do hate on him. If he's not a candidate then nobody is. Best Music alive= kanye West

Even though this story is fake, it is very plausible that Kanye would've said something of the sort. Still, I love hearing the inane junk that comes out of his mouth!

Wow, what a total douche bag.

No way Jose, not even close. Even though I love you Kanye.

LOL! Maybe the king of ego?

Who is this guy and why would any one call him the king of pop? this is a joke right?

Go to the link, the story is a fake.

EPIC FAIL

yes right you will never come close to micheal jackson you swerve and swag is a % live a % corny a % riding jesus crist cross to get the christian buyer mj style is personalized your style is macys bought mj dance is fly your dance no one copys let the king rest and you get them high priced sneakers out your ass and make room for a real creative artist and like the others said GAY FISH

Kanye, go home.

I like how people are still responding to this as if it's real.

There goes that ego.

When he did a remix of that song "Ego" he was surely not kidding when he said I gotta big ego.

a little too soon, perhaps?

NO!! KANYE NO!!!

kanye west is a smart guy. he jumps on every opportunity to get publicity. he says things that put him in the public eye, more then his music does (which isn't so bad) he is overly narcissistic and pretty much a douche. but you gotta love him, come on. who says stuff like that? i garuntee that he will continue to be a music icon. the king of pop though, isn't likely.

As somebody else already pointed out, this was part of a satirical article that a few news outlets (and now tons of Current users) took seriously. This is an example of things taken out of context because of America's ADD - if you actually read the whole article, it tells you at the end that it's bullshit. Don't get me wrong, it's well known that Kanye is a certified Grade A douche, but he didn't really say this.

I am so bored with him this Autotone music is not. Just like Brittney Spears it sounds like a machine not human. But I do respect him on his views and how vocal he is on his beliefs.i'll give him that, but only that. He is not the King of Pop.Autotone is Borrring.

Someone please kindly tell Mr. West he needs at least 30 years under his belt...for starters! What a cool jerk.

let some time pass. he will be talking into a microphone saying he really is the king of pop

Psh.... From the same site the story was from:

"EDIT: Idolator has debunked this story and it appears it's the work of a The Onion-esque site that a few news outlet took seriously. Which I don't blame them considering this was the most believable thing I've ever heard in my life."

It's officially bullshit. Please down-vote this story and to the poster, try to use a more reputable news site instead of a gossip trash site. Or at least have the decency to let us in on the joke... Crying wolf will only hurt your rep here.

Don't care, he is nothing, just like many others...

this is a joke right?

Everyone, this is a hoax.

(click the link and READ)

I don't know what's funnier: Kanye's comments or you people taking him so seriously.

Mister_Lackner pointed out that this has a better chance of being fake than anything else but even if it wasn't, I've noticed that people get all butthurt over everything Kanye says. The man's an entertainer (i.e. an attention whore), what reason would he have to not say half the dumb shit he says. He just wants to be seen and have people talking about him and that's exactly what he's getting. So bravo, everyone, for continuing to stroke his ego by spazzing out every time something he says is published.

Let him be the King of whatever he wants. Doesnt mean I will buy anything of his when he passes on. And people, please remember.... Kanye is not the black spokesperson like he thinks he is, but he is a gay fish.

The Superficial is a gossip blog and is not a legitimate news source. This story is FICTION and even says so in the link provided. The poster should remove this item.

This Kanye "quote" was from scrape.tv

"All content herein should be considered rumour or truth based solely on your perspective."

Scrape.tv looks to be something like The Onion, except far less funny.

So yeah, this is fake. I'm surprised no one went to the link AlbeeYap attached.

Kanye has officially lost it... and a fan along with it.

He's talented, sure, but his ego is too huge to ignore. The world does not revolve around your swollen head Mr. West. You would do well to remember that in the future.

In a couple years from now, he'll be forgotten which is why he must keep saying insane things to keep himself in the news. If his mother was still with us, she probably would have slapped the taste outta his mouth for having the audacity to ask the still-grieving family for the right to MJ's legacy.

Sorry so but in again, but my blood really boils when kids are mistreated or abused like this....(as it should for with all human beings). Just read that MJ's mom got full custody. AMEN!!

But!! this white girl has to say that with all the singers being talked about here no one is mentioning Little
Richard!!! He paved the way!

Gay Fish!!! Loved that episode!!!

The only problem I have with him is his arrogance. His songs aren't that bad. The constant samples annoy me though. It's like "get your own beat." He actually asked Mike's family to have the title. What kind of person asks a grieving family that kind of question?

Okay I understand that he is pretty full of himself but he can make a valid arguement. Kayne really has accomplished some amazing things in his career. You have to consider his early years in the music business. He produced alot of tracks that made alot of people rich. If you listen to Jay-Z's Blue Print you would know how bad a** of a producer he is. Then he became an MC which he is very successful at. He is one of the most creative artists out there. Tell me one hip hop act that would use Daft Punk in their songs and can have songs with Chris Martin and Nas etc.

he is a gay fish

King of pop or not, he'll always be a pillock.

dago, I agree that even after Michael's death, he has no one to look out for him. There is already talk of his kids releasing an album. When I read that, it sickened me. They just lost their father and you want them to make an album? Society killed Michael Jackson. If half of the people at his funeral had helped him, we wouldn't be discussing who the next King of Pop would be.

P.S. Kanye…GET OVER YOURSELF!

and another thought....keep voting this up so other folks can see what a thoughtless pig he is and maybe his sales will drop!!!!.

I'd say Justin Timberlake already took that crown.

Maybe I could enjoy his music if he wasn't such a egotisical idiot! Whatever anyone thought of Michael and his music he has left three children who have lost their father. Where is our humanity??

If his talent was half as large as his ego he may have something. What i truly awful person.

Most artist of this generation will never be king of pop, king of anything as a matter of fact.

I see this thing on BET touting Kanye, Ryan Leslie, Keri Hilson, and Chrisette Michelle as the next big things, and this was on the same day MJ died, they are already looking for him. The only one i see becoming great is Chrisette.

I don't think any artist now are up for the title, they are boring, MJ clones by the way, no real drive, just ego's that are big enough to look like drives.

News flash!!!! You don't need a big ego to show you have talent, if you have talent it'll show without you having to compensate without be so egotistical. The fact is also, we are living in an ADD nation now, and when MJ was in his prime people at least had enough attention to know what the hell good music was. Evidence of this is how fast style changes, especially
amongst the Hip-Hop crowd, last year you couldn't get anyone to listen to Wale, Kid Cudi, because they were all caught up in that God awful Gucci man. Now everyone is wearing skinnies, tight shirts, and wallets chains.

I saddened that the quality of music has gone down where artist like Kanye, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Kerii Hilson, are heralded as great artist, this is the best we have? We can't do better?

king of cunt more like, does anyone over 14 actually listen to him? king of pop is not a title to be proud of anyway it just shows what you are, a gimmick. a POPstar made by the industry with no talent of his own.

You can't just name yourself the new king of pop. Sure, make it known that you're in the running, but know that there are others who are probably more deserving of the title.

What an egotistical prick! If anyone was seriously going to become the next "King of Pop" is sure shouldn't be a rapper named Kanye West. The only thing that Kanye does is steal other people's music in the form of samples and creates a beat over it. I would consider Kanye a candidate if he could only do a third of the things Micheal did...and he would have to do them better, but no one can so sorry Kanye...idiot.