The Blame Game: A History of Kanye Criticism

A rundown of those who've had something to say about Kanye.

The Best Rant of All Time - Kanye even had the president calling him a "jackass" after he interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 VMAs to insist that Beyonce's  "single ladies" is "the best video of all time." Exaggerate much, Kanye? (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Taylor Swift - When Kanye West jumped onstage to interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for "Best Female Video" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, he faced much criticism. Taylor was a good sport about the whole thing, but did say that she was excited to see Kanye on stage...until she knew what he was there for. She also mocked the situation later on an episode of Saturday Night Live.(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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POTUS - President Barack Obama referred to Kanye West as a "jackass" in an off-the-record comment made during a CNBC interview. The president was asked about the Kanye West–Taylor Swift incident at the 2009 VMAs. Needless to say, after the prez made the remark, it wasn't so off-the-record anymore.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Pink - Even pop/rock diva Pink came to Taylor Swift's defense. The singer took to her Twitter account to weigh in on the controversial Kanye moment. "Kanye West is the biggest piece of sh*t on earth. Quote me," she wrote. Ouch.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for DCP)

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50 Cent\r - This one can't be narrowed down to just one comment, as 50 Cent has been a longtime critic of Kanye. Although the rapper has recently stated that he'd like to work with 'Ye, 50 was known for his repeated Kanye jabs. He even went so far as to mock Kanye's "Love Lockdown" during one of his concerts.\r(Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

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Cam'ron\r - When Damon Dash and Jay-Z went their separate ways, some of the artists took sides. Cam'ron, a longtime affiliate of Damon Dash, called Kanye a "sucka" for dissing Dame on one of his records.\r(Photo: Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd.)

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Jim Jones (After) - Last month the Dipset capo shocked fans with a Twitter pic of his new look. Photo: By Andrew Marks/PictureGroup

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Jim Jones - Jim Jones wasn't quiet either when it came to his opinion of Kanye's decision to stay loyal to Jay-Z and not Dame. He joined Cam in his open dissing of their former label affiliate.(Photo: Andrew Marks/PictureGroup)

D'Evils - George W, Bush was hardly a favorite among hip hop heads, but Rick Ross still has a tattoo of the much-vilified commander in chief. Applying the philosphy "keep your enemies closer," Ross sports a image of Bush wearing devil horns near his right armpit.

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George W. Bush - In his book Decision Points, former president George W. Bush expressed his frustrations with Kanye's comments. "The suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low," said Bush. (Photo: John Angelillo-Pool/Getty Images)

Beanie Sigel: March 6 - The Broad Street Bully will be celebrating his 40th birthday behind bars at a federal correctional facility in Philadelphia. (Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)

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Beanie Sigel - About a year ago, Beanie Sigel took some shots at Kanye West during the time Sigel was lashing out at Jay-Z. Sigel made some harsh remarks in a freestyle about Kanye's sexuality and way of dress.(Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)

South Park - After clowning Kanye in their popular "Fishsticks" episode, the writers of the hit TV series South Park, Matt Stone (L) and Trey Parker, became a subject of a Kanye line themselves ("choke a South Park writer with a fishstick"). Still, the writers never backed down. "You could see him coming from a mile away," said Stone in a New York Times interview.(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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South Park - After clowning Kanye in their popular "Fishsticks" episode, the writers of the hit TV series South Park, Matt Stone (L) and Trey Parker, became a subject of a Kanye line themselves ("choke a South Park writer with a fishstick"). Still, the writers never backed down. "You could see him coming from a mile away," said Stone in a New York Times interview.(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Consequence - Consequence went off on Kanye after years of being signed to 'Ye's G.O.O.D. Music label. Cons said Kanye left him hanging when he decided to take a break from music. Cons also let everyone know that he was responsible for some ghostwriting on Kanye's album. "Every album that he's had, I've been involved from a creative aspect in writing of songs," he said. (Photo: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images for Universal Music)

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Consequence - Consequence went off on Kanye after years of being signed to 'Ye's G.O.O.D. Music label. Cons said Kanye left him hanging when he decided to take a break from music. Cons also let everyone know that he was responsible for some ghostwriting on Kanye's album. "Every album that he's had, I've been involved from a creative aspect in writing of songs," he said. (Photo: Joe Corrigan/Getty Images for Universal Music)