An Open Letter To Kanye West

Kanye West threw a tantrum Sunday night in front of media and crew backstage as the MTV show was ending.

West, waiting for an elevator in a crowded hallway, began yelling about losing all five categories for which he was nominated.

"That's two years in a row, man ... give a black man a chance," West said, stomping around his entourage and directing his comments at a reporter. "I'm trying hard man, I have the ... number one record, man."

West said he never will return to MTV.

The rapper was nomination for five awards, including male artist of the year. This is the latest in a series of awards show outburst for West. Last year, he crashed the stage at the MTV Europe Awards after not winning for best video.

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Dear Kanye,

I'm concerned. You seem to get very upset when you don't win awards. First of all, you can get as upset as you wanna, please just don't do it in front of the cameras, it detracts from your hawtness.

Secondly, you are extremely talented. You recently told some magazine you're the "fucking Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison" of our time. You're right. You're the real deal, but your image is blown. You're not conceited, you're insecure and you yearn to be validated with awards.

You have millions of fans who adore you and industry people who highly respect and praise your talent. Your clothing line's about to drop, you're doing big things. Honestly, an MTV award is nearly at the bottom of the barrel and has as much credibility as Kevin Federline does street cred. Baby, let it go. Please continue to show up to MTV award shows. For now, just throw on a Speedo and mud wrestle with 50 Cent. Without a doubt, it will help you release some anger, and we'll forgive you for your tantrums.

Thanks!

Joy A