Kanye West once claimed he made Taylor Swift famous but he was once worried about his career after his first brush up with Swift.

Before Taking Ownership of Taylor Swift’s Career, Kanye West Feared for His Own

Kanye West probably did not imagine that he would impact pop history the way he
did when he stepped on the MTV stage in 2009 to interrupt Taylor Swift. Nor did
he imagine the impact of his mere seconds-long interruption would have on his
career. Despite the hikes in unpredictable behavior that the rapper has shown
throughout the years, fans have pinned down one quality of the ‘College Dropout’
rapper and that is his passion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTx1VuMlqo

Ye is deeply passionate about his art and, of course, his love for Beyoncé.
However, when he released ‘Power’ after the infamous incident and did not hold
the same chart-breaking power that his other albums did, Ye saw that his Beyoncé
evangelism was putting his career at risk.


KANYE WEST WAS AFRAID OF LOSING HIS CAREER AFTER THE TAYLOR SWIFT INCIDENT

The rapper had been enjoying back-to-back hits at the time he interrupted Taylor
Swift onstage. But the aftermath did not bear any resemblance to his shining
career earlier. Ye released ‘Power’ in July 2010 when the world was yet to
forgive his behavior with Taylor Swift. “It doesn’t eradicate the Taylor Swift
incident. It’s not big enough to K.O. that,” Consequence told HipHopDX
[https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-taylor-swift-vmas-incident-career-over].

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]EAST
RUTHERFORD, NJ – JUNE 05: Kanye West performs at the 2016 Hot 97 Summer Jam at
MetLife Stadium on June 5, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Dave
Kotinsky/Getty Images)

The rapper, who has collaborated with Ye, further added, “Brands ain’t gonna
forget that touring ain’t gonna forget that, so forth and so on. So which put
Kanye in a corner, and he came out flying.”

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This led to Kanye West changing his strategy and dropping out singles every week
before dropping the real bomb, which was his fifth album titled ‘My Beautiful
Dark Twisted Fantasy.’ Ye feared that he might have ruined the career he worked
so hard for after the Taylor Swift incident.

> Kanye West to Taylor Swift https://t.co/0KBt3Epr2Y [https://t.co/0KBt3Epr2Y]
> 
> — Wai Yan Aung (@strawdogs1999) February 5, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/strawdogs1999/status/1622266039584309249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



But that didn’t stay for long. West, who was once afraid that disrespecting
Taylor Swift damaged his career, hopped right back into his feud with the ‘Bad
Blood’ singer when he dropped ‘Famous’ in 2016. Apart from the graphics, Kanye
West rapped “made that **** famous” referring to the MTV incident in 2009.

> Kanye West // Famous pic.twitter.com/k7AxnH0zbZ [https://t.co/k7AxnH0zbZ]
> 
> — lyrics that hit (@quotedspotify) February 1, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/quotedspotify/status/1620921780700606464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



After the short-lived moment of insecurity regarding his career back in 2009,
Ye’s confidence in himself and his career has evidently grown ten folds. Or fans
assume that must be the case as he has been on a rampage of making controversial
statements, paying no regard to his image or career.

Do you think Kanye West’s music career can revive his image? Let us know in the
comments below.

Aliza Siddiqui

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Kanye West probably did not imagine that he would impact pop history the way he did when he stepped on the MTV stage in 2009 to interrupt Taylor Swift. Nor did he imagine the impact of his mere seconds-long interruption would have on his career. Despite the hikes in unpredictable behavior that the rapper has shown throughout the years, fans have pinned down one quality of the &#8216;College Dropout&#8217; rapper and that is his passion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwTx1VuMlqo
Ye is deeply passionate about his art and, of course, his love for Beyoncé. However, when he released &#8216;Power&#8217; after the infamous incident and did not hold the same chart-breaking power that his other albums did, Ye saw that his Beyoncé evangelism was putting his career at risk.
<h2>Kanye West was afraid of losing his career after the Taylor Swift incident</h2>
The rapper had been enjoying back-to-back hits at the time he interrupted Taylor Swift onstage. But the aftermath did not bear any resemblance to his shining career earlier. Ye released &#8216;Power&#8217; in July 2010 when the world was yet to forgive his behavior with Taylor Swift. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t eradicate the Taylor Swift incident. It&#8217;s not big enough to K.O. that,&#8221; <a href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-taylor-swift-vmas-incident-career-over" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Consequence told HipHopDX</a>.
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The rapper, who has collaborated with Ye, further added, &#8220;Brands ain&#8217;t gonna forget that touring ain&#8217;t gonna forget that, so forth and so on. So which put Kanye in a corner, and he came out flying.&#8221;
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This led to Kanye West changing his strategy and dropping out singles every week before dropping the real bomb, which was his fifth album titled &#8216;My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.&#8217; Ye feared that he might have ruined the career he worked so hard for after the Taylor Swift incident.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Kanye West to Taylor Swift <a href="https://t.co/0KBt3Epr2Y">https://t.co/0KBt3Epr2Y</a>
&mdash; Wai Yan Aung (@strawdogs1999) <a href="https://twitter.com/strawdogs1999/status/1622266039584309249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
But that didn&#8217;t stay for long. West, who was once afraid that disrespecting Taylor Swift damaged his career, hopped right back into his feud with the &#8216;Bad Blood&#8217; singer when he dropped &#8216;Famous&#8217; in 2016. Apart from the graphics, Kanye West rapped &#8220;made that **** famous&#8221; referring to the MTV incident in 2009.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Kanye West // Famous <a href="https://t.co/k7AxnH0zbZ">pic.twitter.com/k7AxnH0zbZ</a>
&mdash; lyrics that hit (@quotedspotify) <a href="https://twitter.com/quotedspotify/status/1620921780700606464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
After the short-lived moment of insecurity regarding his career back in 2009, Ye&#8217;s confidence in himself and his career has evidently grown ten folds. Or fans assume that must be the case as he has been on a rampage of making controversial statements, paying no regard to his image or career.
Do you think Kanye West&#8217;s music career can revive his image? Let us know in the comments below.

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