November 18th, 2007
Kanye West Breaks Down During A Concert In Paris
He just cracked,” one attendee tells PEOPLE, “He was at the end of his concert and had just started to dedicate the song and then he just lost it completely.” “He said the word, ‘Mother’ and just couldn’t go any further,” Le Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire said. “A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn’t continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing.”
Damn I think it’s too early to be performing, take some time off, your career won’t be going anywhere. Good to hear that he came back out and performed Stronger according to Jn below.
Suggestion Box
November 18th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Realtalk is on point, take some time off.. Damn shame..
November 18th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Wow I didn’t know he was trying to work already. Of course he broke down. Guess he is trying to work to take his mind away but it is just too soon.
November 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
That Sad Feel Better Kamye
November 18th, 2007 at 9:50 am
damn…….
November 18th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Damn that is real sad. For him to still be performing and not letting his fans down is a credit to him aswell but he should really only do the shows if he is 100% right cus losing your mother is one of the hardest things to take in life period.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:03 am
dawg its way 2 early to be performing again man u gotta take sum time off. i commend u 4 trying but u gotta let ur wounds heel first. ur mother is proud of the man you have become, regardless.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:03 am
FOOLISH MEDIATAKEOUT WILL TRY AND MAKE A MOCKERY OF THIS
November 18th, 2007 at 10:10 am
I feel bad for the boy Ye man, i hope he gets over it and stuff, Keep ya head Ye..and to the the haters this is something not to make fun of it and shit,if you dont have anything nice dont comment.lol
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November 18th, 2007 at 10:20 am
he needs to take time off but u know working and keeping busy could be good as well, its sad that he lost his mom in such a avoidable circumstance, but it was 1 in 50,000.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:31 am
It dont matter how much time you take off he lost his mother that will always break him down. He probably thought by going to work will help him.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:35 am
I was there in Paris… dude did a 2 hours show with energy, and when “hey mama” played, he was unable to begin the song, it was really moving.. His musicians and common came to hug him, while the crowd shouted “Kanye! Kanye” and applauded. A song was then played and dedicated to his mother, i don’t know what was the song, it was sung by his chorister…then, Kanye came back to the stage, and performed Stronger.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:19 am
DAMN DUNT IT ALWAYS SEEM LIKE ALL GOOD THINGS IN LIFE ARE FOLLOWED BY NEGATIVE SHIT. AINT NOBODY MORE IMPORTANT IN YA LIFE THEN YO MAMA, KEEP YA UP KANYE SHES GONE BUT IM SURE U MADE HER PROUD WHILE SHE WAS HERE N SHE STILL WATCHIN OVER U.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:25 am
damn i feel for dis dude. i wouldnt wish dat shit on nobody, and kanye was having a great fuckin year too. hope he can move on, not forgetting his momma, but dealin wit it. dats crazu tho, that he tryin to work allready, has it even been a week? shows he got a heart of a champ.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Damn that got me Teary-Eyed, I cannot imagine when this day comes for me. I’m scared as hell.
November 18th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
damn feel bad but stronger is a good song to come back out to
November 18th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I GOT NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THAT MAN!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
WTF he back on tour? His mom just died last week, I thought he would be with the fam mourning. I understand he loves his fans but dam man take a rest, give yourself time to heal before you put yourself back out there dude
November 18th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
14. ReBeL wrote on November 18th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Damn that got me Teary-Eyed, I cannot imagine when this day comes for me. I’m scared as hell.
^^^^^^
Me too and me neither. I NEVER wana say goodbye to my mother and I wouldn’t wish this on anyone ESPECIALLY someone as close to their mother as Kanye, like I am to my mother. At least he can say he treated her with love, dignity and respect while she was here which is much more than a lot of people can say when their mom goes. I know I have talked shit about Kanye and others before, but I wouldn’t wish this kind of pain on my worst enemy let alone someone I only met briefly once?!!!
Take all the time you need Kanye. Your REAL fans aren’t going anywhere so anyone that can’t wait on you to heal can go fuck themselves!!! This is a HUGE blow to you especially being an only child. Like you say in your song, that that doesn’t kill you, will only make you stronger and I know your mother wants you to live!!
P.S. Go after the bastered that did this to your mother with a VENGECE!!!! Too many of these doctor’s are still allowed to practice after things like this happen!!!! I’m a nurse and I don’t understand it at all!!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I FEEL LIKE CRYIN’ EVERYTIME I HEAR ABOUT THIS.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW HE FEELS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE ME AND MY MOM ARE SUPER CLOSE & I DON’T EVEN WANNA KNOW WHAT HE’S GOING THROUGH.
BUT REALTALK IS RIGHT ‘YE. TAKE SOME TIME OFF AND GRIEVE. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU SWEETIE.
November 18th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Oh yeah…..He get’s NOTHING but respect from me for putting his fans before his needs!!!! MUCH RESPECT!!!
November 18th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I don’t think we should question his decision to go back to performing. I don had problems b4 and the only way I could clear my head was to turn my focus away from wut was botherin me.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
I Was in paris yesterday and it was hard to see him like that… He just began to sing Hey Mama and broke down in tears… but he came back with stronger and it wad incredible really
November 18th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I Was in paris yesterday and it was hard to see him like that…He began to sing Hey Mama and just broke down in tears… But after he came back with stronger and it wad incredible really
November 18th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I wasn’t even aware that they had the funeral yet, but #14 sums it up for me.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
this man is a true professional. nothing but 100% love and respect from me. we all deal with our greif in different ways. i have no idea how i would deal with such a loss so i’d dare not question how he’s dealing. i praise him for not letting tragedy completely break him.
much love to kanye!
November 18th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
May GOD be with him man! It can definately be sad.
November 18th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
He needs to stay busy, so performing is a good idea, you cant just curl up in a ball if life throws u curve balls, his song stronger cant be more relevant right now.
November 18th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Man thats some emotional shit right there…
Stay strong Ye
November 18th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
moment of silence.
November 18th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
I’m not dead it was all staged. I just want to see how strong he is without me.
You guys understand.
Don’t tell him you all saw me here.
Peace
Kanyes Mom
November 18th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I WOULDN’T HAVE PERFORMED THAT SONG SO EARLY. EVEN IF HE’S GONNA PERFORM, THAT SONG IS TOO EMOTIONAL AND SENTIMENTAL. THAT’S RUFF, B.
November 18th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
^ ^ Now this shit needs to be deleted.
November 18th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Realtalk, you should ip ban #30. I can’t even describe the shit I would to you if we were face to face.
November 18th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
THAT COMMENT (NUMBER 30) SHOULD BE BANNED. I’M NOT EVEN GONNA STAIN THIS PAGE WITH MY THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU FOR WRITING THAT SH*T. SHOW SOME RESPECT LIKE THE OTHER RED-BLOODED HUMAN BEINGS ON HERE…
November 18th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
# 30 you are the most ignonorant mo’fucker ever existed. some day you will go through the same thing kanye is going right now. you don’t fuckin’ know how it feels to lose your mother you fuckin’ piece of shit. You are joking about shit like that…..wow. your day will come. u motherfucker! yo real talk man ya’ll need to delete comments like on the web. i can’t believe ya’ll actually post this
November 18th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
disrespectful as hell of yall to post this. I didnt watch it, but hey, if it bleeds it reads right? This is why I have a degree in journalism but will NEVER work for the american media. Hip hop media would be fun, but I’d have less weight on my concscience rapping about beating hoes and killin people.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
I sowwy.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
#30, God don’t like ugly and karma is going to catch with you.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
#35, that is not funny.
November 18th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
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November 18th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
are u f***kin serious? DAMN.
November 18th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
DAMN KAYNE I FEEL UR PAIN MY DUDE BUT HE GOT TO TAKE IT EASY JUS ONE DAY AT A TIME WISH HIM THE BEST HOPE TO SEE HIM BAC OUT THERE SOON GIVIN THEM THAT REAL MUSIC FOR REAL REALK TALK KEEP UPDATIN ON MY DUDE K WEST
November 18th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
damn, i feel bad that that was so public…i think the crowd couldve handled it differently though…dudes in the public eye all the time and thats gotta be stressful not having privacy…so Ye breaks down on stage and people start chanting his name…i would think he would want space, i wouldve given him silence, but i know the crowd had no bad intentions and were probably caught in the moment.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:58 am
lmfao at #30
November 19th, 2007 at 3:13 am
Don’t cry for me Argentiiiiiiiinaaaaaaa.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:49 am
I lost my moms.
It does hurt but it will make you stronger.
Death is graduation so to speak.
Bad for us but good for them.
Often looked at as bad for selfish reasons such as not having
that person in the physical sense anymore.
Feel me.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:30 am
Kayne is a attention whore. that what happend when you get rich and start changing your body parts and shit.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:19 am
damn that is so heatbreaking. Ye really needs to fall back and collect his thoughts, the only thing that will make him stronger is prayer @ this point. Sometimes u need something more spiritual 2 make u stronger.!But #30 i should buss ya head 2 da white meat! (Real talk i always love da comments even the ignorant ones. So from a consumers opinion i think it’s cool 2 leave all the ignorant stuff up, that shouldn’t be deleted due to freedom of speech and thought, but when it comes to articles of condolenses and death. These are the comments that should be deleted.)
November 19th, 2007 at 8:17 am
this really broke my heart…
-RIP Ms. West-
November 19th, 2007 at 8:35 am
he got respect for his fans but damn Ye, let some time passes, your fans understand you and are with you..keep ya head up
November 19th, 2007 at 8:56 am
#46 Bmorecoolgirl you’ve been watching to much of the wrong hip hop videos. My son provides an alternative to all of the sick
violent natured stuff that has you thinkin you can fuck with
me without paying a price.
True Kanye fans aren’t violent.
I don’t know why you all think this is a joke.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Damn,
Really ‘Ye, power to him but I couldn’t see myself doing something like that without a couple of months passing by or something, much less not even a week. Please give it time fam, we all could understand.
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November 19th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Damn, I feel for Ye…Keep your head…Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger…
November 19th, 2007 at 10:03 am
Damn nr. 30 smh. People are so sad these days. If you can;t say anything better just stfo.
Gl to kanye tho. To bad he cancelled his show her in Holland but I wish him all the best.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:29 am
wow, #49 just cant get enough. U Micheal Jackson a** n*gga. You are a true nut from a sick d*ck. Kick rocks, eat sand and get hit by a dumpster truck full of pepsi. But on some real talk it cost me nuthin 2 pay u no mind, so this is the last comment 2 ur trife life a**.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:59 am
It hurts… I have been there…
November 19th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Yeah, he definitely needs to take some time off to grieve. I don’t care for his music, but I sympathize with him. God bless him. (((())))
November 19th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Co-sgin RTNY, he should take some more time off. As cocky as he is, he still human.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
yea, he was probably trying to keep busy to keep his mind of off things. people grieve in their own way.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Our prayers go out to Kanye and his family in this difficult time remembering the words of out lord and savior he will never put more on us than we can bare stay strong, keep the faith, and look ahead because now she’s in a better place.
Many God Bless you
The Campbell Family.J-VILLE FL
November 19th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
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November 19th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Yea he needs to be away from the media for a minute to get his thoughts together and then come back….his record has already got hype and luv….chill man. We got you…..
November 20th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
well i didnt watch the video but i feel so sorry for him i think hes keeping busy to keep him mind off of the passing of his mother keep your head up kanye