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May 30, 2008

Kanye Didn't Intend To Hit Us With Three "Flashing Lights" Videos

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Over at his blog, under the headline "I DIDN'T RELEASE THE OTHER FLASHING LIGHTS VIDEOS!!! PEOPLE LEAKED THEM," Kanye has a post explaining why he didn't intend for there to be three versions of "Flashings Lights" circulating on the Internet. The "scary" one and the one with the clotheshorse party girl were leaked without permission. We were just supposed to see Spike Jonze's woman-stripping-in-the-desert-and-beating-Kanye-with-a-shovel version. Kanye explains.

Via Kanye West Blog:

I shot 3 vids for flashing lights cuz I ain't like the first 2. I loved the 3rd one that I released with Spike and hit the world with that. I actually had Sam Speigal, Spike's brother and co-orchestrater of THE TOUR MUSIC, do a remix 2 the scary one 2 make the music fit. I planned 2 put it on a DVD later this year. No rant's here just an explanation of why yall getting those other vids rt now that I ain't approve and why I ain't finna post neither on my blog. So I hope whoever leaked them got the shine they was looking 4 cause that's all they'll get now. And I know that's incorrect english but that's how I talk when I want 2. Oh and I've just been 2 busy 2 get at the New York Times for all that his Ego BLAH BLAH BLAH bullshit so stay tuned. For fun, I want yall 2 read this whole post in the Grandma's Boy JP robot voice LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is one maniacal LOL.

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What he hell does "finna" mean? This negro needs to go fuck himself. I'll tell you something else too: I was secretly happy when his mother died.

Posted by: Larry Dickman at 05/30/08 4:44 PM | Reply
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Ouch to Larry Dickman. Harsh.

Posted by: Snuggles at 05/30/08 4:56 PM | Reply
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At least Larry Dickman (or anybody else for that matter) didn't give his videos letter grades.

Posted by: Chadams at 05/30/08 4:58 PM | Reply
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wow...larry...youre an asshole.

also, im digging the Grandma's Boy reference. It's one of the most underrated stoner comedies ever...

Posted by: zach at 05/30/08 5:41 PM | Reply
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Larry, your a prick. Get a life. When your mother dies, i hope you remember what you just said. Prick.

Posted by: Phil at 05/30/08 6:48 PM | Reply
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http://i28.tinypic.com/2zqsck6.jpg

Posted by: Larry Dickman in reply to Phil's comment at 05/30/08 7:08 PM | Reply
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The first one was his official pick? Soooo sloooow. I think the second version (stop-action) was by far the best. ...Also, Kanye's misuse of the the number 2 is excruciating.

Posted by: parker young profile link at 05/30/08 6:52 PM | Reply
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So. Kanye has a thirteen-year-old girl write all of his blog posts.

Posted by: Greg at 05/30/08 7:38 PM | Reply
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ElliotP

wow. larry that was the most god awful pic i've ever seen.... damn
So Kanye is on some pretty serious drugs now huh?

Posted by: ElliotP profile link at 05/30/08 9:24 PM | Reply
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FIRST!!!!! yo 'Ye! Those music videos are SICK!!! U should show them ALL on MTV b/c ur the best! Check out my myspace page - www.myspace.com/JesusWalksWithYe!!!! And come to Albany on the GLOW IN DA DARK TOUR - I LOVE YOU!!!

Posted by: kanyefan at 05/31/08 9:11 AM | Reply
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Whoever is SICK ENOUGH to be happy someone's parent died should spend some time looking at their reflection in the mirror and find what' s missing in their life....how pathetic!

Posted by: ziggy1708 at 05/31/08 10:34 PM | Reply
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- 43? Jesus Christ. You people are acting like I tried to have sex with one of your children.

Posted by: Larry Dickman at 05/31/08 11:31 PM | Reply
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@ Larry Dickman: SO pitiful. Looking for attention on the comments section of a blog. Sad thing is Im pretty sure that getting replies to your tasteless message is probably the highlight of your week.

Srsly, can't the editors of this blog cut out idiots?

Posted by: Leroy Jenkins in reply to Larry Dickman's comment at 06/01/08 9:24 AM | Reply
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This is for Larry and any other readers not up on "current" slang: "finna" = fixing to. Of course you could have figured that out from the context of the sentence.

Posted by: bigphil at 06/02/08 5:41 AM | Reply
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I'm glad someone explained what "finna" means. Even from the context, I was puzzled.
And.. all three videos were fairly disappointing. Kanye's running out of rope.

Posted by: etcetera profile link at 06/02/08 11:16 AM | Reply
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Yo...jackasses...Larry's fucking with yous alls! The more yous comments against hims the mores hes laughin' at home. So don't give negatives and don't be haten his messages. 'cause yous just puttin "mas gasolina" on da fuego. This is for Larry-Larry is that you in the photo? If so, can you call me-I'm the book...unda Lova!

Posted by: Larry's Lova at 06/02/08 2:04 PM | Reply
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It means "fen to", short for "fixing to", meaning "about to". And wow, that was evil.

Posted by: Lovell at 06/02/08 10:51 PM | Reply
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Kanye, please stop typing like that. It's embarrassing. Really.

Posted by: hizzo profile link at 06/03/08 4:03 AM | Reply
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