HIP HOPPERY
Kanye West Doesn't Care About 'Roo People
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An increasingly fan hating Kanye West made a huge miscalculation this past weekend at the Bonnaroo musical festival in Tennessee, thinking that grungy concertgoers would rather see him glow in the dark than just perform his damn songs. After numerous jumbotron displayed delays, crusty crowds began chanting "Kanye sucks" and throwing trash onto the stage. Scheduled to perform at 2:45AM, 'Ye didn't make it to the stage till at least two hours later due to problems with setting up his elaborate gimmicky stage set, "which included an interplanetary landscape of a wavy black platform with a slanted floor in the middle and a video screen above." When he finally appeared, an unapologetic Kanye didn't even acknowledge or address his lateness which further incensed the crowd, some of whom used spray paint to express themselves, tagging the walls with anti-Kanye messages. We compiled some of the indignant graffiti below, plus a bonus photo of a hippie chick using both body and makeshift sign to display her disdain for the rapper.
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by ANIMAL on June 18, 2008

Comments (30)
I hate hippies, too.
Posted by Goods | June 18, 2008 4:26 PM
Boo-hoo. You went to a raging music festival and didn't get enough sleep. Next year, stay home and watch your Phish DVDs.
Posted by ddnnll | June 18, 2008 5:15 PM
lmao, white people stay losing
good shit, Ye
Posted by ATI | June 18, 2008 5:30 PM
White people stay losing?
"Ye" proved to be a no talent hack well before this. What a self absorbed piece of garbage. Why would he even be at a festival like this in the 1st place.
Posted by Winston Legthigh | June 18, 2008 5:48 PM
"Why would he even be at a festival like this in the 1st place"
It wasn't because he begged to do it I can tell you that much. They wanted him...he has a show to do, and the bumblefudge technicians couldnt put his set up on time.
How is this 'Ye's fault?
Posted by Mean Greene | June 18, 2008 6:14 PM
hip hop sucks,..ye' is a tard......black people hate George Bush
Posted by ye's glowstick | June 18, 2008 7:31 PM
Bumblefudge Technicians? Hmm what other nameless entity can we blame this one, oh yeah the electricians, yeah the redneck electricians, it was their fault, no it was the stage managers, yeah it was their fault, they couldnt keep the thing running on schedule, thats it no the stage hands, they didnt know what to do....
It is his management and bookings fault for getting him the gig, the WRONG gig, and for spec'ing a set too elaborate for a one-off show and for moving the set time. The most memorable moments at this festival didnt have much of any set at all, just spectacular musical performances. He should take his glitz, glam cashbox bland hollywood pop culture crap back to the places that embrace the flavor of the moment. All the money earned couldnt repair the PR damage done. Fuck Ye, I,I,I mean his management and his agent.....
Posted by Greene Mean | June 18, 2008 7:40 PM
I am working on the Bonaroo Power Rankings
You should see them soon.
Posted by Fear the UNCA | June 18, 2008 7:43 PM
'ye 'ye >weather channel
Posted by Tits McGee | June 18, 2008 8:07 PM
wow,
white people suck at graffitti
Posted by j | June 18, 2008 8:26 PM
Lost a lot of respect for Ye after the shit he pulled.
Posted by Kyle | June 19, 2008 12:08 AM
stop taking the the situation involving kanye so hard. The "stars" are what u make them. Unfortunately people like u all made him into an arrogant idol. I thought we were not suppose to worship idols. Check youselves first before u bash. If u want an in depth point of view tune in to a great talk show about thing such as this on the internet show blog talk radio.com/team take off. They have the rawest opinions on just about any subject.
Posted by var | June 19, 2008 12:11 AM
does everyone know it was kaynes ego that got his set changed in the first place?
Posted by mindbullets | June 19, 2008 12:31 AM
what they hell are they so pissed about...you're hippies..get high and do nothin as usual...just wait..
Posted by Shaft | June 19, 2008 3:11 AM
White people suck at graf, dude? Zephyr. Seen. Claw. Fucking Taki 183, dude. The originals. All those cats are white, along with a ton of others with mad skills - members of Irak, All City Crew, etc...you're an idiot, straight up.
Posted by chcukybrown | June 19, 2008 8:31 AM
yes...black people do hate George Bush
and so do:
the chinese
the whole of europe
hispanics
all of africa
pretty much everyone else in the world
and a few white people...except those from texas...fuck texas.
Posted by bumblefuck | June 19, 2008 9:11 AM
FUCK KANYE!!!!!
Posted by Perry | June 19, 2008 12:08 PM
Kanye had the opportunity to gain a different fan base and then come closer, not very much, but closer to his famous quote of being the "best person in music." First off when I think Rap/R&B/Hip-Hop I think of Jay-Z not some pussy who likes teddy bears. Second, I was at Bonnaroo and he had about 20000 people waiting for him at his scheduled time and that was an opportunity for him to gain fans and become more respectable. Also the people of Bonnaroo moved his time to give him his own segment and a better show....then he fucked it up. I stayed up until 4AM and he didnt take the stage until 445.
Ok now lets talk about the dumbass comments below.... first-we are not all hippies....METALLICA WAS THERE!!! I have been three years and I hate hippies....sorry Bonnaroo but its true..... So don't start with that. Second why are people like "bumblefuck" and "J" calling us all white people....I am a brother like you guys but seriously think about it......if you went to your local arena where Kanye would be scheduled at 8 and you didnt see shit until 10, are you telling me you would be fine with it because it is him? BULLSHIT!! Fuck Kanye and Fuck all you shallow ass people who weren't there.
Posted by DeAndre | June 19, 2008 4:05 PM
KRS sums it up best about these kind of prop heavy performances:
"They want dancers, they want lighting
They want effects, to make them look exciting
But it’s frightening, cause without that
The whole crew, is whick whick whick whack
Bdp comes, with the cheapest
And perform miracles like Jesus."
Breath Control II, Edutainment
Posted by ANIMAL MNGMT | June 20, 2008 12:07 AM
there are no such things as hippies anymore just FYI and how anyone can even begin to defend kanye on this one blows any sense of logic out the fucking window. He made them move his set from 8 when it would have been dark enough, then he refused to go on while other acts were still playing I.E why Phil Lesh ended early, plus dude was at a fucking party in ATL till like 1am. all in all its just extremely disrespectful to your fans.
Posted by jimbostonessteingreenberger | June 23, 2008 12:03 PM
i was there if he would have respected the fan with a apolowge about the delays it wouldent have been so bad but he has no respect for his fan so fuck him
Posted by bwf | June 24, 2008 6:50 PM
CONye is a total fraud. His fan base is made up of ignorants idiots or young kids that don't know any better yet. He samples old shit that was already badass. He's a complete phony and screwed over the bonnaroo fans. And shouldn't Kanye only be one hour late if pearl jam went past their set one hour? That's the math CONye, you lil' bitch
Posted by CONye's a lil' bitch | June 25, 2008 11:09 AM
I agree. Despite his recently blog entry, I feel no less hatred for him. Own up, Kanye, and admit that it was your fault. You should've performed on another stage to begin with, because you are no where near as good BBKing, Metallica or Pearl Jam, who actually care about their fans.
Go home, Kanye.
Posted by Tim | June 26, 2008 3:17 PM
Yo. You guys need to chill. How can you boo an artist that has been through so much in his lifetime, especially recently.I recently saw Mr. West in Moline and it was amazing. His performance was among my top 5 concerts. He is a true entertainer that yes can be arrogant sometimes but he is just trying to be the best. When Muhammad Ali said that he is the greatest...we did not all agree at the time but realized later that he was just trying to be the legend that he is today. Mr. West is just trying to do the same thing. As a spectator at an event such as the Bonnaroo Festival with many acts, you have to expect delays especially when one goes over their time slot. So instead of being angry, you should be understanding. As a performer myself, you need to have everything working in order for the show to go on in a way that is in deserving of your money. Have some Respect. Rome wasnt built in a day...greatness and perfection takes time. Be patient and you might understand the values in that. RESPECT!
Posted by Ray T | June 26, 2008 5:21 PM
kanye west is the biggest faggot. he has no respect for any of his fans and is a disgrace to hip hop. its obvious all he cares about is the fame and fourtune.if i was given the opperutunity to teach this guy a lesson id give him the same respect he gives his fans by spitting in his face. if u even wanna call them fans. theyre just brain washed comercialRAP minions with nothing decent to listen too. fuck kanye and all his little followers....and those stupid striped glasses are so annoyingg kill ur self if u have themm
Posted by chelsea | June 27, 2008 12:11 AM
Chelsea you need to learn spelling before you attack Kanye West, at least he can spell. commercial not comercial. fortune not fourtune. opportunity not opperutunity. So much anger yet the grammar needs work!!!
Posted by John | July 2, 2008 9:01 AM
Okay, I think Kanye is amazing but he should have let his PR people handle that one... it was nobody's fault really... Pearl Jam played too long and Kanye's shit takes too long to set up... you have a bunch of drugged up music lovers at a festival and they got pissed off... I just feel badly for Kanye's 'Mac Book Air' haha... did Apple provide him with another for the mention in case he typed on his too hard and damaged the keys?... dumb ass
As for white people sucking at graffiti... Sorry, we weren't taught vandalism growing up....
Posted by Kat | July 2, 2008 4:17 PM
what a loser kanye is.. recycled beats, recycled lyrics.. nothing original spewing out of his mouth, except maybe all the crying he does.. only ignorant people and young people like him, obviously b.c they don't know better
Posted by knowsbetter | July 3, 2008 12:24 AM
It didn't help that Chris Rock, during his act on friday, mentioned that Barak Obama needed a bigger ego to be president. He needed a "Kanye sized ego...e'rybody knows kanye got the biggest ego up in here. If Obama wants to be president he needs to get himself a Kanye Injection." Word was all over Broo that Kanye was jerking the promoters around. He waited til the last minute to force Broo promoters to change his set time. Then, he didn't even get to the site til 3:30. I saw some of the crew bitching at the stage manager. I would've been disappointed if I had gone to Broo to see him. As it stood, who cares. The promoters got what they wanted; PUBLICITY. Period. Everyone was asking me if I thought he would actually play. People were saying "oh he's not playing it's 3:30am." I said, "hell yea he'll play or he won't get paid." So I knew he would play...just enough to get his CASH! The only complaint I have about his show was that I could hear his lame ass shit all the way back at the hotel. I would have found a plug to pull if I had been forced to be on site for all of his weak ass shit. We just went back to the hotel and shut the door on his jackoffness. I am HONORED BY YOUR JACKOFFNESS! Jackoff.
Posted by bcmando | July 14, 2008 4:12 PM
I don't care. I think Kanye West is a fuckin punk ass bitch.
A FUCKIN PUSSY. I MEAN EVERYTHING I SAY RIGHT NOW IF I EVER CAME ACROSS HIM ALONE OR WITH HIS SECURITY I WOULD SLAM HIS FACE INTO A CONCRETE CURB. I WOULD PAY 1 MILLION DOLLARS (WHICH I HAVE) TO WATCH HIM GET HIS FACE KICKED INTO HAMBURGER MEAT.
HE IS A CRY BABY. HE IS SOFT. HE HAS NO BALLS AND CAN NOT STAND UP ON HIS OWN TWO FEET LIKE A MAN.
FUCKIN PATHETIC MOTHERFUCKER.
IT WOULD BE A BAD THING FOR ME AND HIM TO MEET. CAUSE NOT ONLY WOULD THE WORLD SEE IT BUT HIS MOMMA WOULD FEEL IT!
I WOULD ACTUALLY PAY 1 MILLION DOLLARS TO HAVE HIM KIDNAPPED SO I CAN TORTORE HIM.
i WOULD PEEL THE SKIN OFF HIS LEGS AND PISS ON HIS EXPOSED MEAT.
BUT ITS FUNNY CAUSE MONEY WILL MAKE HIS BALLS SHRINK LIKE IT HAS HE HAS NO BALLS AND WILL SIT THERE AND SHUT HIS FUCKIN MOUTH!
HE IS SITTING THERE LIKE " YEAH DAWG I GOT MONEY AND HOES AND AINT SWEATIN IT CAUSE IM REAL NIGGA" WHAT A BITCH
BUT ...
I FOR ONE COME FROM A FAMILY WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
I WOULD PAY ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO ANYONE WHO BRINGS ME THIS FAT LIP MONKEY PUSSY MOTHERFUCKER.
PEACE FAGGOTS
Posted by Jack | September 13, 2008 1:59 AM