Kanye West likes to call himself "Yeezus," which sort of rhymes with Jesus, but this weekend he took the comparisons to a new level by attempting to literally walk on water.
The incident took place during a free surprise concert in Armenia at the edge of Swan Lake in Yerevan on Sunday.
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After a large crowd of fans waited about an hour, Kanye began performing as if downtown Armenia was the biggest stage on the planet. At one point, Kanye makes a point of shouting out his wife, Kim Kardashian, who is half Armenian.
Crazy night! Kanye wakes me up & says he's doing a free concert in Yerevan, Armenia! I throw on sweats & we go! pic.twitter.com/2cjbaJbz7q— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 12, 2015
Then, after about 15 minutes, without warning, he rushes into the lake, microphone in hand, while continuing to rap to the crowd. You can watch the entire episode in the YouTube video above, or skip to the water walking at the one hour, three minute, 30 second mark (1:03:30).
The crowd loved it.
Almost as soon as Kanye hopped in the water, fans began wading in as well, prompting police to shut the mini-concert down.
You can take issue with Kanye's self-important, sometimes over-the-top behavior all you want, but this is the kind of stuff music history is made of.