At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, then budding country
star Taylor Swift was nominated for the “Best female video” category. Presenters
Shakira and Taylor Lautner announced the winner and a stunned Swift nervously
made her way to the stage but her excitement would be short lived. Moments
after the singer accepted her award, a distraught Kanye West approached the
stage and famously said “Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you and I’mma let you
finish but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best
videos of all time!” The meme itself is presented as a still shot of Kanye with
the mic in his hand motioning toward Taylor Swift. The meme was literally an
overnight sensation, as it dominated the headlines for the month of September
and even President Obama weighed in on the issue calling West a “jackass”. The famed rapper has a long history of
outlandish stunts so the incident essentially added to his catalogue of erratic
behavior that his fans and the media have come to fawn over.
In addition to the “Imma let you finish” meme, the “Kanye
Shrug” also emerged from the same incident. This meme is a still shot of Kanye
shrugging his shoulders immediately after his rant before handing the
microphone back to Swift and walking off the stage. While undoubtedly less popular, there is also a " Imma let you finish" meme of West's own 5 month year old daughter.
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