Kanye West Shows Up At “American Idol” Auditions
However, his appearance on American Idol may remain a mystery until the final season of the show will air in January.
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Host Ryan Seacrest also shared a behind the scenes snapshot of what was apparently a successful audition. Seacrest captioned the photo: “Look who’s going to Hollywood!”
The 54-year-old Head of the State even broke a joke and said if ever Kanye made it, he has his own nickname for the person in the White House called “Peezy”. And when Ye raps “my psychic told me she’ll have a ass like Serena, Trina, Jennifer Lopez”, the “I’m Real” singer couldn’t help but to sing along to her shout out in the 2005 hit song.
It was a busy day for the musician, who had just performed for Barack Obama at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, where Obama offered him a bit of humorous political advice regarding the rapper’s announcement of his 2020 presidential bid.
The superstar stunned judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. when he crashed the auditions, while wife Kim Kardashian visited the set.
Kanye West was among the contestants to earn golden ticket to join the fifteenth season of American Idol Saturday! Later, his wife, Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram a photo of boxes of Kanye-designed sneakers, Yeezy Boost 350, which had the name of the president on them. The rapper announced his desire to run for president in 2020.
President Obama said that as chief executive, West will be “dealing with a few unusual characters who behave like they’re on a reality TV show”, referencing the Kardashian massive television empire. “So you’ve got to be cool with that”.
Two days ago, Kim revealed their gift for the president.
Lopez danced in her seat while trying to keep a straight face when Kanye gave her a shout out in the middle of his audition piece, Us Weekly reported.