Kanye was last minute replacement for Rihanna, who canceled

Feb 26, 2015 12:06 GMT  ·  By
Kanye West is angry again, during performance of “All Day” at the Brit Awards 2015
   Kanye West is angry again, during performance of “All Day” at the Brit Awards 2015

Rihanna was supposed to perform at last night’s Brit Awards 2015, held live at London’s O2 Arena, but she backed out of the gig at the last minute, leaving producers scrambling for a replacement. Said replacement was Kanye West, who premiered a new song.

Angry Kanye is back, y'all!

You can see his performance in full in the video below. *Please note that discretion is recommended when viewing it, because it contains graphic language that might offend.

Kanye was accompanied on stage by a mob of people in black hoodies, two guys with their faces covered operating two flamethrowers and British grime artists Skepta, Krept and Konan, Jammer and Novelist.

The performance was ferocious and profanity-laden, with ITV failing to keep up with him and not bleeping everything during the live transmission.

Audience shots revealed a mesmerized and obviously proud Kim Kardashian smiling, Taylor Swift doing what she does best at all awards shows - dancing, a somewhat confused Lionel Richie and an equally confused Sam Smith.

Nonetheless, people seemed to enjoy Kanye’s new song, which will be included on his upcoming album, out this year. The best part about it, if you ask me, is that he’s finally ditched that annoying Autotune, on which he came close to overdosing on “Only One” and “Wolves,” the other two songs from the same material.