Kanye West’s Backstage Meltdown at “SNL” Was Caught on Tape

WARNING: NSFW Lanuage

There were rumors Kanye West had a meltdown backstage before “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend.  And now… there’s audio.

It’s pretty typical Kanye.  Apparently he had some shiny flooring for his performance but the stage lights were reflecting off it and messing up a video wall behind him so stage hands had to remove it.  But Kanye flipped out.

In addition to threatening not to perform he also calls Taylor Swift a “fake ass,” then elevates himself above some pretty important people.

He says, quote, “By 50 percent, Stanley Kubrick, Picasso, Apostle Paul, [effing] Picasso and Escobar.  By 50 percent more influential than any other human being.

“Don’t [eff] with me.  Don’t [eff] with me.  Don’t [eff] with me.  By 50 percent dead or alive. By 50 percent for the next 1,000 years.  Stanley Kubrick, ‘Ye.”

A source says he also called the “SNL” staffers, quote, “White mother[effers],” but his rep denies it.  And Lorne Michaels reportedly had to talk Kanye down off his ledge so he would stay and do the show

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