2009: Well, we all know what happened this year.
2010: After taking nearly a year out of the public eye, Kanye put on an epic comeback performance of “Runaway” with Pusha T at the #VMAs https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">.

West’s performance triggered the night’s only standing ovation, ending in the crowd chanting his name.
2011: Kanye and Jay Z performed “Otis” at the #VMAs https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">.

Kanye and Katy Perry won two awards for “E.T.” and Kanye was nominated for a total of nine awards.
2012: Although Kanye pulled out of the #VMAs https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> at the last minute because Kim wasn’t able to attend, he was nominated for four awards.

KimYe was also in a 2012 #VMA https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> promo with Kevin Hart:
2013: Kanye broke the record for the most #VMA https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> performances when he performed “Blood On The Leaves” for the first time live. This was West’s seventh #VMAs https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> performance.
2015: Kanye received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the #VMAs https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">.

Instead of putting on a performance, Kanye spoke onstage for over 10 minutes. During his speech, he announced that he would be running for President in 2020.
2016: MTV gave Kanye “four minutes to do literally whatever he wanted,” as teased in all of the #VMA https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> promos that year.

West chose to use his time onstage with a premiere of the “Fade” music video and a speech, where he discussed the controversial “Famous” video and more.
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