Top 352 Kanye Quotes & Sayings - Page 3
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Last updated on April 14, 2025.
There's so many things that Kanye does that I agree with and disagree with at times. I just say, 'You're in a different place, and what you're doing is experimental. Nobody's been there in hip-hop.'
I would hope that Kanye [West] would be remembered for being smart and sticking to what he believes.
So when a music artist puts an album out that can only be streamed, not downloaded, what happens? In Kanye West's case, apparently it gets pirated a lot.
I rented an island for Kanye West birthday. A far, far away place where no one can find us.
We don't need Kanye to spit on grime instrumentals to show grime is great.
What is Kanye West's message? Like most rap, "I am the greatest person ever and you're not." I used to call it affirmative action for the ego.
I've seen Jay-Z and Kanye West. I've seen actors like Tom Hanks and Nicholas Cage.
It just makes you a better artist when you're with people who are great artists themselves. Being around Kanye, soaking up all the knowledge, all the stuff he got.
I would love to be friends with Kanye West, because I know he is not a dreadful person, he is a lovely person and I think he is misunderstood.
I love Kanye West. I think he's a visionary. He's one of those people for whom I separate his personality from his artistry.
You know who's also joining the Wall Street protesters? Kanye West. That's a real good idea -- a guy with diamonds in his teeth protesting greed.
I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks.
A lot of people have strong beliefs, but they don't have the confidence to really stick to them. I really respect Kanye [West] for that.
As an artist, you can't expect a producer to just bring you a record. If you walk in and say, 'I want Kanye West's 'Power,' it just doesn't work that way.
I'ma work with Kanye. I'ma try my damndest.
Pop is everything from Kanye West to Taylor Swift, it's all pop to me.
I always go to my Kanye [West], Jay-Z. I go back to alot of the stuff that I know for sure that I like.
I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle.
Kanye West is inspirational. He expresses such a strong vision beyond music, beyond fashion - it's art. He sn't afraid to push boundaries and be provocative.
Kanye inspires me through his work ethic and his approach.
Me and Kanye have a relationship - not as close as him and Trump, but we have a relationship.
What Autotune allows is for people like myself and Kanye West not to depend on the singer. Back in the Fifties, the songwriter was rendered invisible. Now the songwriter is there in the forefront.
Kanye has been a good friend for ten years. He flew back from London to Los Angeles for 24 hours just to go to my wedding.
Look at someone like Kanye West - ego is the death of a lot of art. To believe in yourself that much is to stop being an artist.
Income inequality has become so prevalent in the U.S. that examples of its negative impact on the middle class are as common as Kanye West saying something cringeworthy in the media.
I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye West was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me.
I'm heavily influenced by a lot of people like Dre, Pharrell, and Kanye. They're all big-time tastemakers and trendsetters, just for culture, period. So I strive to do that as well.
I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me.
Kanye West deceives many and will lead many people astray.
If I was not a film-maker I'd probably be a musician. I like Kanye West, Jay-Z, R&B, classical, jazz and all kinds of music, but I'd say soulful World Music is my favorite.
My theory is if Tony Williams can sing, and if Kanye West can sing, so can I! So I try!
Niggas can say they pop molly, but do you really? I doubt it. I can't imagine Kanye popping a molly.
I think hip-hop has more to do with rock and roll. Kanye West is, in many ways, a rock artist.
Kanye is the leading eagle: he's like the president who stands up for kids like us who have ideas.
And of Kanye's [West]? I have to say [I love] his heart. And I've always loved his legs.
My sound comes from my inspiration, which is people like Aretha and Jay Z and Kanye, as well as everyone from the Whitneys and Mariahs to Destiny's Child and Usher. They all inspired me growing up.
There are people who have figured out the exact, you know, Kanye West formula, the mix between "Graduation" and "808s," and were able to become more successful at it.
When you study history in American schools, very rarely is the name John Brown mentioned. We know who Kanye West is or Twyla Tharp or Shania Twain.
I think that my biggest influences are electronic acts. Daft Punk is probably my number 1, then Kanye West would be number 2 after that.
I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.
The word we have in Korea for K-Pop is 'Gaio.' And I guess it's a huge umbrella term. Basically it's like saying Coldplay and Kanye West, or Eminem and Celine Dion, are the same genre.
Kanye's the best. He really, really is. He's cool. And why we've always gotten along is because we can just sit down and talk about art.
There's this other girl called Lykke Li from Sweden - I really want to collaborate with her, that'd be great. Obviously Kanye West as well, and Drake would be pretty amazing.
I'm really impressed every time Kanye comes to perform at 'SNL' because he finds a new way to make that space work for him.
Prodigal sons like Barack Obama, Kanye West, and Michael Jordan only come back to Chicago to sell their homes.
Whether you like Kanye or not, there has been a character assassination against this guy. You don't have to agree with everything he says, but you do have to defend his right to say it.
'Gorgeous' was one of those records that, as soon as I heard the beat, I was like, 'Man, this is the one. This is that 'This Can't Be Life' Kanye beat.'
Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.
I worked with him for years. I still think Kanye [West] is one of the most important people in music in the last ten years.
I love Kanye for that. Being a producer, making beats, and being a rapper. He does it all.
One of my biggest Achilles’ heels has been my ego. And if I, Kanye West, the very person, can remove my ego, I think there’s hope for everyone.
I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they record for.
Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before.
The first time I really listened to an album and thought, 'This album is mine,' was Kanye's 'Late Registration.'
To be able to do a song with Kanye West and then a video with Hype Williams who directed the video, that's a highlight of any artist's' career.
Definitely people like Kanye, inspired me to work hard. He's somebody who I've seen put that grind in over the years.
The Kardashians are walking clickbait - but let's look closer. Do Kim and Kanye affect how society feels about interracial relationships and blended families?
My take, after spending some time with him, is that Kanye West is not a conservative. He's not a Republican, but he is a free thinker, and he's an independent thinker.
Just look at the name of Kanye's label: G.O.O.D. Music. That's what it's all about, creating good music.
If Kanye was not in the equation, I literally wouldn't even be here. His music pushed hip-hop - the man is a master at taking a complex idea and presenting it in a way that is accessible for everyone.
