Kanye West: “I’m The New King of Pop”

Michael Jackson may be the world’s King of Pop for all eternity, but according to Kanye West, once a pop icon is dead and gone, his seat on the top of the pops throne is well and truly vacated – and he knows just to appoint Jackson’s replacement: himself.

Yes, the ever affable West has declared himself as the next King of Pop, and even went as far as asking the Jackson family for their blessing in taking over the title.

Right. Because they’ve just lost their son, the first thing the Jacksons will think about it passing over the King of Pop crown.

Kanye told Scrape TV recently:

“You know everyone loves and respects Michael but times change. It’s so sad to see Michael gone but it makes a path for a new King of Pop and I’m willing to take that on.”

The ego-inflated West continued: “There’s nobody who can match me in sales and in respect so it only makes sense for me to take over Michael’s crown and become the new King.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Kanye managed to not only take a chop at Jackson, but at Elvis Presley as well – two of the world’s most beloved performers, all in the one sentence. Well, West is ‘King’ of something, that’s for sure, but I’m pretty certain the word I’m searching for isn’t ‘Pop.’

“First there was Elvis [Presley], then there was Michael, now in the 21st century it’s Kanye’s time to rule,” West added. “I have nothing but respect for Michael but someone needs to pick up where he left off and there’s nobody better than me to do that. I am the new King of Pop.”

Is Kanye West even classified as a ‘pop’ artist? I thought he was more rap/r’n'b. Obviously he’s delusional and ridiculous, whatever his musical genre happens to be. He should hook up with Megan Fox. She’s ridiculous, too.

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