Kanye West wasn't kidding at the Grammys, thinks Beck should give Beyoncé his award

It turns out Kanye West wasn't joking after all when he crashed Beck's acceptance speech during Sunday night's Grammys: He believes Beyoncé should have won everything, and Beck was in the wrong for not surrendering his Album of the Year award.

The self-appointed head of the Beygency told E! after the show that he believes that by not giving her the top Grammy awards, it is "disrespectful to inspiration." He added that the industry needs to "stop playing with us" and "Beck needs to respect artistry and he should've given his award to Beyoncé."

West said the only reason why he didn't say anything while onstage with Beck wasn't because he realized what a monumental jerk he was being or he was afraid Prince would hit him with his sparkly cane, but because he thought of his daughter, North, wife Kim Kardashian, and his clothing line. "I'm not gonna do nothing to put my daughter at risk, but I am here to fight for creativity," he said. "That's the reason why I didn't say anything tonight, but you all know what it meant when Ye walked out on that stage."

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