Kanye West Vs. Stephen Colbert (And the Winner Is...)
Thursday December 4, 2008
Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert ordered a smackdown on Kanye West and it may have worked. Let me explain. Last week, Colbert complained on his late night show that his new Christmas album, A Colbert Christmas, was stuck at No.16 on iTunes Top Albums chart while Kanye's 808s & Heartbreak held the No.1 spot. Colbert ordered his viewers to flood to iTunes and purchase A Colbert Christmas so that he could dethrone and (possibly) humble the ever arrogant Kanye.
What's at stake here? Well, Colbert doesn't seem to like the fact that Kanye called himself "the Voice of this generation of this decade" in a recent interview. "With all that auto-tuning you're not even the voice on your own album," quipped Colbert on his show.
Kanye responded via Twitter by saying, "Who the f*ck is Stephen Colbert?" Hey Kanye, he's the guy who just surpassed you on iTunes. As of today, Colbert's album has jumped all the way to No.2 while 808s & Heartbreak has dropped 2 spots down to 4. The true winner of Colbert Vs. Kanye West, though, may be Britney Spears, whose Circus album now occupies the No.1 position.
source: rap.about.com
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It seems like Kanye really lost a lot of popularity with this album and he is lucky he didnt have to face 50 or Jay the same week..