In a brief tongue-lashing on Twitter, outspoken rapper Kanye West blasted the person who leaked his unfinished CGI-heavy music video for "Black Skinhead," confessing it is "heartbreaking" to see the project he's been working on for five months debut this way.
The video (watch below) leaked Monday and, to West's dismay, quickly made the rounds online. When the final version of the "Black Skinhead" video premieres, it will be the first from the 36-year-old rapper's sixth studio album Yeezus, which was released in June.
West is a well-known stickler for preventing leaks, although his protective nature appeared to have changed leading up to the release of Yeezus. At an impromptu Yeezus listening party, which Mashable attended before the album's release, West displayed the surprising nonchalant mentality, saying "this whole process is all about giving no f*cks at all."
Here's a look at the seven tweets West posted Tuesday to his 9.6 million followers:
The BLKKK SKKKN HD video that leaked yesterday was not the official version.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
Me and Nick Knight have been working on this video for 5 months and for creatives it's heartbreaking when something like this happens.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
The final version will be ready within the next week.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
So any website that may have the unapproved / unfinished ruff. I ask you to please take it down.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
Allow me and Nick to give the world what we've been losing sleep over.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
And to who ever leaked the video… FUK YOU!— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 9, 2013
The visuals in this unfinished video are reminiscent of the dark imagery West used in May to debut "New Slaves" on the exterior walls of 66 buildings.
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