During his Glow in the Dark European tour at the Vorst Nationaal in Brussels, West paid tribute to the late Dr. Donda West with a touching three minute eulogy.
"These songs are for problems that we're going through ... hard times.. Who would ever have thought that these same songs would have to help me?" Said Kanye.
"Every show, every song I do has a different meaning to me now,
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"People call me, they say, 'Well, you need to do this, you need to do that,' and about 50 people, a hundred people that I ain't never talked to in the past three years call me out the blue, talking about, 'I just wanna tell you that I'm giving you support and stuff.' And I appreciate the support and all that, but don't suggest what I'm supposed to do. 'What you need to do, you just need to stop touring, you need to go home and clear your head.' Go home to what, motherfucker? 'Because if they see you out, and you go outside and then the media catches it.' Man, fuck the media!" Said Kanye passionately.
"Nobody can tell me anything about, you know, when they talk about celebrity lives and real lives and the difference between always being on TV — right now, you can't tell me nothing."
"And there's nothing that she loved more than to come to the shows and scream louder than any fan, because she was my first fan that was screaming before anybody else, and my first manager," he said. "If she was here, she would tell me to 'get on that stage and kill it, dawg!' That was her favorite word: dawg. She would tell me to go on this Glow in the Dark Tour and 'take over the world and be number one like I taught you to be, baby.' So I just wanna take this time out — I wanna dedicate this to my mother because the words, the lyrics to the song, it really connects to me and it really explains, and then it says exactly what she would want me to do — and that's not stop believing."
Kanye is expected to return to the US for Donda's funeral on Tuesday.
You can view the video of the speech below.
COMMENTS
keep your head up homie
Ho home to what Mother fucker...! kanye is just beein reaL...i think it's gud he's still tourin....
RIP Ms. West
I FEEL YOU REST IN PEACE KAYNE MOTHER MY WISHES GO OUT TO YOU YOU CAN CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL AS THEY SAY FUCK THEM CRY YOUR HEART OUT THAT WAS YOUR MOTHER I FEEL YOU JUST NOW THAT SHE IS GONE TO A BETTER PLACE AND YOU DONT NEED TO CRY FOR HER CRY FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE SHE IS GONE TO HEAVEN TO MAKE A WARM PLACE FOR YOU TO STAY AND SHE IS WATCHING OVER YOUR BACK YOU CAN CALL HER ONE OF YOU BIG ANGLES
kayne is very confused right now, that's all i got to say!!
LOL Yea You Right...I Got Feelin You Bout To See The Real Kanye For A While. If You Didnt Like His Attitude Then..O Boy
He lost his moms...what u want him to do?
I lost my brother a few yrs ago and didn't know what to do musically cause he was my 1st fam also.
I had to get my mind back by drowning myself in the music, thats what he's doing.
He'll be back around but the pain he's goin through is nothing to when he goes home and really realizes she's not there.
Kanye hold ya head homie...better days are to come.
R.I.P to my mom and kanye's mom..best mom eva.
I hope he get betta
she in a betta place rite now and is prolly very proud of him rite now
STAY STRONG
I know this shit is hard, so I don't blame him. Fuck the media too, because all they do is show the worst in people. Stay strong, Kanye
trust me..and i know from the experience...what hes goin through right now aint SHIT literally AINT SHIT what hes gonna go through soon...right now hes in state of shock and soon everythin is gonna sink in..so kanye keep yea head up . life goes on . n ya mother is watchin over you
WHAT YOU MEAN MAN UP THAT WAS HIS MOTHER THAT DIED YOU NEED TO GET A HEART AND LET THAT ICE BOX MELT HIS MOTHER WAS ALL HE HAD
Lay off the caps lock bitch
Kanye is one strong dude. That's whats up.
^^^^^^ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was a real life situation and given Kanye's past rallies and cryout sessions when niggas thought he was being stubborn were really him being stubborn!! But right now you have to take into account that he is really having a time dealing with "this type of situation" and the only way you absolutely know how you can deal with something like this is to be in his shoes 4 REAL! Without that type of first hand, you will never know! And the added salt to the open wound is the fact that not only does he have to deal with this ALONE but the "razzi" is putting his shit all out in the news!
fuck that no rapping nigger. his mom died so what. everybody mom gonna die. dont give a fuck about his whiny ass. he aint #1 rapper and never will be only people go to his shows are whbite folks and house niggers. he a complete sellout, always has been. fuck that nigger
wow... dude above me is trippin... moms is moms all over... i love my mom jus as i kno kanye love his... so much respect...
on another note this is why Kanye is tha man... he's real. he's always honest and you gotta respect that.
1st and foremost, r.I.p ms. West, everyone is feeling your pain kanye, but you need to fucking get some sense and stop saying stupid shit, think of mom's with god n it was time for her, we all lost peeps, but pull yourself together dogg
i feel u but she died from surgery complications not "natural death". But keep ur head up Kanyeezy
R.i.p ms.West, Kanye just keep doing your thing boy,your mom is in a better place than you,and she is watching over you, every step you make,it's going to be hard just get your mind right and a middle finger to all you haters.
R.I.P ms. west
it's really the time to get stronger my nigga. Ye be da strongest intelligent rapper nigga who knows how da do wat da do when it comes to speakin personnal feelin... Ye stays strong for long...
RIP Ms West