Kanye West Furious Over Censorship During His Performance at BMAs

Closing performance to music awards or plain fireworks?

Kanye West closed the Billboard Music Awards this Sunday, May 17 with a performance of "Black Skinhead" and "All Day." The problem with the performance was that you could barely hear him.

 The rapper was not happy about the censorship during his performance and a statement was released on Tuesday through his publicist on the "ridiculous" incident.

"Kanye West was grossly over-censored at the Billboard Music Awards. Non-profane lyrics such as 'with my leather black jeans on' were muted for over 30 seconds intervals. As a result, his voice and performance were seriously misrepresented."

The statement continued saying, "It is ridiculous that in 2015, unwarranted censorship is something that artists still have to fight against. Although west was clearly set up to face elements beyond his control during the live broadcast, he would like to apologize to the television audience who were unable to enjoy the performance the way he envisioned."

These two memes posted on social media sum up how viewers at home felt about the performance.

According to Billboard, ABC and show producer Dick Clark Productions both had no comment on West's statement.

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Former NFL Linebacker Dies at 25

Adrian Robinson, a former NFL lineman passed away on Saturday, May 16 at the age of 25. The Symmetry agency announced the unfortunate news via Facebook.

"Adrian was a beloved father, son, brother, friend and teammate. We ask that you please respect his family's privacy during this difficult time, and especially keep his daughter Avery Marie in your prayers. Thank you for all of your support and consideration."

 

Robinson, who was a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was a star player at Temple University. He played in every game in all four seasons. During his sophomore season in 2009, he was honored as the Mid-American Conference defensive player of the year.

 

The Temple athletic director, Kevin Clark, released a statement about the former football player.

 

"The entire Temple University community is mourning the tragic passing of one of our former all-time great football players, Adrian Robinson. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this incredibly tough time."

 

In his two years in the NFL, he played for Pittsburgh Steelers (12 games), Denver Broncos (six games), and the San Diego Chargers (two games). He recently signed with the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent on April 27.

 

Details on cause of death have yet to be released.

 

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