Kanye West Earns Visionary Award At The 2015 BET Honors

Whether you love or hate Kanye West, you can’t deny that he’s one of the most successful rappers in modern music. Last night, Yeezy earned the Visionary Award at the 2015 BET Honors. With Damon Dash introducing the Visionary Award winner at the ceremony, a plethora of other big stars, including Jay Z and Kendrick Lamar, gave the Chi-Town rapper his props through an honorary video before Yeezy hit the stage to accept the award. As for the acceptance speech, Kanye wouldn’t be Kanye if there weren’t any memorable quotes.

Lol I guess he did really say it ??? Kanye West's speech at the #BETHonors2015 going viral all over now #troyd247

A video posted by Troy (@troyd247) on Jan 24, 2015 at 6:51pm PST

Creativity is a fight. You can't be the kid in the back of the room being made fun of. Get up and smack somebody – Kanye west #BETHonors

— Antonio Williams (@Tony_Williams) January 25, 2015

Once he was finished performing, Kanye performed a tune with Charlie Wilson before heading off stage with his latest award.

Creativity is a fight. You can't be the kid in the back of the room being made fun of. Get up and smack somebody – Kanye west #BETHonors

— Antonio Williams (@Tony_Williams) January 25, 2015

With a Visionary Award in his hands, two new songs breaking the internet, and a hopeful album on the way, Kanye West is definitely having a great year already.