West says he feels MTV betrayed and deceived him.
He also said MTV promised him he would win video of the year if he came to the show. West said he was the first artist MTV signed on for the show and the music network went to great lengths to make him feel like he was "in" with the way the show was being run.
1 songs right now, give me a chance to give it that type of look," he said. "Why aren't you giving me a chance, given that 'Stronger' is one of the No. Photos: Live On Stage At The 2007 MTV VMAs West had his own suite but was miffed that he didn't get his chance to show off "Stronger" on the main stage. He also had his own party suite with super-producer Timbaland. Timberlake, who West says is his favorite artist, opened last year's show and closed this year's. Instead, they gave Justin Timberlake and Timbaland the most coveted performances. He said that MTV didn't give him the chance to shine. A finales de los 90, Britney Spears se coron como la ‘Princesa del pop’, as como la reina de las ms memorables presentaciones en los MTV Video Music Awards.Desde su increble. West was nominated for five different awards and didn't win one. He feels that he was victimized just as much as he says Spears was. "I was like man, 'It's a dirty game,' you know? This game will chew you up and spit you out," he said.īut West is livid about the way he says MTV treated him. Decked out in a glistening purple crop top, matching pants and sneakers, Spears performed her smash hit first single 'Baby One More. West, who released his new album "Graduation" today, said he felt sorry for Spears towards the end of her performance of her new single "Gimme More." The teen queen made her MTV Video Music Awards debut in 1999. "They knew that Britney wasn't ready and they had her perform so they exploited her," the "Stronger" rapper said.