Kanye West Headlines UR1 Festival; Five Outbursts We Hope 'Ye Doesn't Bring to Art Basel

Matt Preira September 6, 2012 1:38PM

Kanye performing at Art Basel is like Mickey Mouse doing a routine

outside of Cinderella's Castle. That shit makes sense. Well, at least

more sense than 808s and Heartbreak.

Accordingly, UR1 Festival has announced that the megastar producer and

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MC will be headlining the Basel-week festival's inaugural

edition along with the Offspring and Lou Reed.

The only thing we're worried about is West's history of, um,

improvising.

The second he's in the spotlight, 'Ye starts

spoutin' all sorts of crazy bullshit. Will he act a fool this winter

in Miami? There's no telling. Either way, knowledge is power. Here are 'Ye's top five seriously inappropriate outbursts.

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Matt Preira