KANYE WEST DENIES CALLING HIMSELF "THE KING OF POP" FALSE!

Recent news of rapper/producerKanye West hitting the headlines in which he stated that he will take the place of "King of Pop". It was claimed the he made such a statement after the tragic death of superstar Michael Jackson. Kanye has hit back at these rumours, saying he never made such a claim. This is what Kanye had to say via his blog.

I WAS JUST LISTENING TO WENDY WILLIAMS AND HEARD SOME QUOTE ABOUT ME SAYING I'M THE NEW KING OF POP. NOT ONLY DID I NOT SAY THAT, I HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING. IT MAKES ME FEEL BAD THAT OBVIOUSLY I MADE PEOPLE FEEL THAT I WOULD BE CORNY ENOUGH TO SAY SOMETHING SO WHACK AFTER THE PASSING OF AN IDOL, A LEGEND AND MORE THAN THAT A HUMAN BEING WITH FEELINGS AND FAMILY. IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE, WITHOUT EVEN A SOURCE. ANY RANDOM PERSON CAN TYPE SOMETHING ON THE INTERNET AND THEN THE WORLD BELIEVES IT. I DON'T TALK TO PRESS OR DO TV OR DO PROMOTIONS OF ANY SORT. I'VE STOPPED CHASING AND BUYING INTO FAME. FAME IS LIKE CIGARETTES WITH NO SURGEON GENERAL WARNING. IT DESTROYS MOST PEOPLE AS IT DID TO THE TRUE AND ONLY KING OF POP. WE EXPLOIT OURSELVES AND EAT OUR OWN EGOS 'TILL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS WON'T BE THE LAST FALSE STATEMENT WITH MY NAME ON IT, BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I DEFEND MYSELF. I'M DONE.(SOURCE)

I heard about this, but did not want to put it up an my blog until I knew for sure that he definatly said this. I know Kanye has a big mouth, but I dont think he would take that title from such a fantastic iconic musician as Michael Jackson. In comparison, Kanye hasnt even been around that long to step into his shoes, so whoever made up this rumour really did a number on him. I think his statement says it all, rumours can be very damaging.