The Chicago rapper-producer performed the highly-anticipated song last night at the annual Met Gala in New York City.
Kanye West’s god complex continues. The rapper-producer debuted his new song “I Am (A) God” yesterday at the annual Met Gala in New York.
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The song, as performed last night, is a tribute to West’s pregnant girlfriend Kim Kardashian, according to reports.
Kardashian accompanied West to the event and was reportedly smiling during West’s performance of “I Am (A) God,” a song likely culled from his forthcoming album. West is also expected to perform “I Am (A) God” when he appears on “SNL” May 18 . The song gets its title from The Bible passage Psalm 82, which includes a line that, “You are gods.”
Hey, haters: Leave Kim Kardashian alone! That’s the message that Kanye West shared with the A-list list attendees inside NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art as he performed a new song during the annual Costume Institute Gala. With his seven-months-pregnant girlfriend looking on, the rapper, 35, debuted a track that was “an ode to Kim . . .about how awesome she is,” an insider explained to Us. “The audience was jamming to it. Kim was smiling and loving it.”
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Another fan? Supermodel Coco Rocha, who shared a Vine of West’s performance. “Kanye telling Kim not to worry what anyone says that she’s awesome. Quite touching really.”
By all accounts, Kardashian, 32, had a fantastic night. The reality star emphasized her baby bump in a Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci gown: A long, floral print gown with high slit plus matching, built-in gloves and sandals. Sharing her own snapshot of West’s performance, she returned the compliment: “Baby you’re AWESOME.” Among other instagram snapshots, Kardashian shared a huge group shot, where the famous couple are surrounded by other revelers (some of them flipping off the camera playfully). “Night at the Musuem,” Kardashian wrote in lieu of a caption.
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