The Recent Life of Kanye West

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Taylor Swift was in the middle of delivering a gracious acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when a spazzed-out West rushed the stage, grabbed the mike out of her hands and began to complain. "I'm sorry, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!" the rapper declared, referring to her video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Swift later told People magazine, "I was standing onstage, and I was really excited because I'd just won the award. And then I was really excited because Kanye West was onstage. And then I wasn't excited anymore after that."

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