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No one ever accused Kanye West of being predictable.
The rapper’s Saint Pablo tour was abruptly cancelled on Monday, concert promoters said, following a series of shows in which the musician embarked on rants about politics and the music industry.
“The remaining dates on the Saint Pablo Tour have been cancelled,” West’s rep told E! News in a statement. “Tickets will be fully refunded at point of purchase.”
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The statement gave no reason for the cancellation, and West’s representatives did not immediately return calls for comment. TMZ is reporting that West is “too exhausted” to continue his tour, but no other news outlet is making that declaration.
Concerts were scheduled in Toronto, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, and other cities through Dec. 31.
This comes after West’s rant about Beyoncé and Jay Z on Saturday night at his concert in Sacramento, Calif. Captured on video by concertgoers, West told the audience he heard Beyoncé refused to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards unless she won Video of the Year over him.
“Beyoncé, I was hurt, because I heard that you said you wouldn’t perform unless you won video of the year over me and over Hotline Bling,” West said. “Now, don’t go trying to diss Beyoncé. She is great. Taylor Swift is great. We are all great people. We are all equal. But sometimes we be playing the politics too much and forgetting who we are just to win.”
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“Don’t call me after the robbery and say, ‘How you feeling? Come by the house. Bring the kids by the house like we’re brothers,'” he said in a mock impersonation of Jay Z reaching out to him post-Paris robbery. (According to West, Jay Z has not reached out to him.)
Beyoncé fans took to Twitter to bombard West Sunday after his rant went viral.
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There has been real concern from those in the industry, including Talib Kweli, a frequent West collaborator. He offered some criticism to the rapper.
West has also been grabbing recent headlines for his concert rants about this year’s presidential election.
“I told y’all I didn’t vote, right. But if I were to vote, I would have voted on Trump,” he told the crowd, who immediately began booing him.
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West also generated audible opposition when he started talking about racism (a notable issue over the course of the recent U.S. presidential campaign).
“Specifically to black people, stop focusing on racism. This world is racist, OK? Let’s stop being distracted to focus on that as much. It’s just a f**king fact. We are in a racist country. Period… not one or the other candidate was going to instantly change that.”
West has a history of unpredictable behaviour. Last year, he declared he was considering running for U.S. president in 2020 and has recently been making statements about his plans for the 2020 election.
With files from Reuters and The Associated Press
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