Kanye West and T.I. Speak Out About Rihanna and Chris Brown
This morning on KIISFM Kanye West spoke to Ryan Seacrest about his take on the whole Rihanna-Chris Brown incident.“I saw them at Clive's [the night before]. I know Rihanna a bit better because I went on tour with her and we really vibed out on a lot of creative ideas. With the touring, I gave all these reference of Graces Jones and Jean Paul-Goude. Back in the 80’s when pop stars just took it to a whole ‘nother level. I really feel that Rihanna is so important to our culture and pop music. I feel like she is the most important artist in music and has the most potential. Her taste level at her age and the songs she does and her style and her performance and her voice.
“She has the potential to be the biggest artist of all time. In that sense, I feel like that’s my baby sis and I would do anything and everything not help her in any situation. I don’t want to speak too much on it but I was completely devastated by the concept of what I heard to the point that I Was completely devastated during my “American Boy” performance [with Estelle during the Grammy's].
“It’s so devastating. As a person, I don’t care how famous she is or if she just worked at McDonald’s, that should never happen. It should never come to that place.”
Last night on Carson Daly's Last Call, rapper T.I. spoke on Chris Brown's behalf.
"I spoke to him today," he said. "He's cool, you know. He's a little concerned about the situation, but he's still the same Chris. I told him, 'This too shall pass,'" the rapper said.
T.I. who is also in some legal trouble, scheduled to serve jail time in March said, "we're celebrities, we're entertainers, but we're still human—all of us. Don't expect us not to make mistakes, because we will."
