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Started from the bottom now we’re here. Apparently, Kanye wants to start from the bottom again.
Imagine you’re a judge on a music talent show and you’re sitting and waiting for the next contestant – only for a 21-time Grammy winner to appear in front of you, saying he’s there to audition. American Idol judge JLo completely lost her composure and could barely believe her eyes when she saw Kanye West standing in front of her. The superstar rapper surprised her and other judges at the San Francisco, California audition of AI yesterday. He stood there and told them he wanted to try his hand at starting from the bottom. [ category news]
Hours after Kanye West received some presidential advice from Barack Obama and performed at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco, the rapper capped off his Saturday with a surprise audition for American Idol. Tryouts for the singing competition’s upcoming final season rolled into the Bay Area this weekend, and West stunned judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and host Ryan Seacrest by showing up to deliver an a cappella rendition of his hit "Gold Digger."
Of course he was sent through to the next round. And Kanye showed so much excitement to go through. He held up his ‘golden ticket’ to Hollywood’s final round to show Kim and he looked as though he was like any other contestant that made it through.
Kim Kardashian first shared a photo of her husband trying out for the American Idol judges, and Seacrest later posted a celebratory photo of the rapper revealing his coveted Golden Ticket to the competition’s Hollywood Week. (It’s unclear whether West will actually vie for the crown of the final American Idol winner, like his pursuit of the United States presidency in 2020, or if this was just a one-off appearance on the program.)