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November 20, 2006

From Playing The Race Card To Sponsoring A Race Car

Kanye's letcha know what he thinks about the President, he let MTV Europe know that his video was best (i.e. Pam Anderson + canyon-jumping = best), and now he's moving in on the auto-racing circuit.

Kanye's sponsoring a car in the Formula BMW World Finals in Valencia Spain, held the weekend of 11/24. He won't be driving the car (he's leaving that to 17-year-old Philip Major of Ottawa, Ontario), but he's stamping it with the logo of his charity (guess the name!) and the United Nations World Food Program.


Take that, Jay-Z! That's one way to use your year off. Another would be to avoid controversial quotes like this one he gave to Essence this month (via):

If it wasn't for race mixing there'd be no video girls. Me and most of our friends like mutts a lot. Yeah, in the hood we call 'em mutts!
To their face? Between the stage crashing, the Formula racing, and the loose slang, do you vote for an extended retirement? Or is this all just part of the Westian charm?

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what? my car didn't win? how can it not? i spent $1 million on the paint job. i was robbed!

Posted by: future kanye at 11/20/06 4:15 PM | Reply
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LMAO. That had to be the funniest title i've seen for a looong time.

Posted by: The Zimzi at 11/20/06 5:43 PM | Reply
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Who the hell would donate money to a charity called the Kanye West Foundation?!

I wouldn't trust him with a penny of my money.

Posted by: Andrew at 11/20/06 7:29 PM | Reply
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Hey now, I am sure that all of that charity money goes to get mutt girls off the street.

he's a douche.

Posted by: devin at 11/20/06 9:15 PM | Reply
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Douchebag.

Posted by: Patrick at 11/21/06 1:16 PM | Reply
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yay for Mutts like me ^^

Posted by: Tay at 11/22/06 3:27 PM | Reply
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