Brands find Yeezus after Kanye's unbelievable Twitter rant

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Patrick Kulp
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Brands find Yeezus after Kanye's unbelievable Twitter rant
Kanye West performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia

Did somebody say "corny as fuck"?

A few bold brands tried to tap into their inner Yeezus after Kanye West hammered out a lengthy Twitter rant on Wednesday in response to Wiz Khalifa's critique of his new album name.

The rapper's name quickly rose to the top of the list of trending topics, and a handful of corporate accounts saw an easy opportunity to inject some goofy product-centric jokes and memes of their own.

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Kanye's now-deleted numerically labelled Twitter spree came in response to a tweet from the "See You Again" rapper last night that accused Kanye of ripping off Max B with the name switch. Wiz further incensed Kanye when he tweeted about hitting "this kk," which Kanye took to be the initials of his wife but Wiz claims is a strain of weed.

Whatever the actual argument was, the beef clearly distracted more than a few marketers from their "creative process."

Ok I'm sensing some beef here... https://t.co/drxtaUbU6K— Helper (@helper) January 27, 2016

I am your OG sub and I will be respected as such— Jimmy John's (@jimmyjohns) January 27, 2016

.@jimmyjohns Was this meant to be a subtweet? We've been making fresh subs for over 50 years. — SUBWAY® (@SUBWAY) January 27, 2016

when you're trying to make art but you come across some food and you're like "you have distracted me from my creative process"— Denny's (@DennysDiner) January 27, 2016

15th I tried to call you and you changed your number https://t.co/23uHUjOKQT pic.twitter.com/ukhKuXgpC3— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) January 27, 2016

Kanye West to Wiz Khalifa: "I am your OG & I will be respected as such" pic.twitter.com/QUJYIL7Qut— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 27, 2016

If Kanye were on Rugrats pic.twitter.com/dEGH2xGhLS— BFF (@YrBFF) January 27, 2016

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