Rapper Feels Motivated By Michael Jackson's Death
3:00PM ET October 11th, 2010
Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff
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Kanye West raised a few eyebrows and ruffled some feathers, (as he is known to do), in London at a press junket for a screening of his film Runaway, the rapper/producer acknowledged that he felt it was his duty to pick up the mantle that was held by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

“I feel extra convicted with the passing of Michael Jackson," West said. "I feel a responsibility to bring things to our generation that can inspire and bring real culture to pop culture. I don't sleep anymore thinking how we are going to fill this gap and create something to inspire on the level he did."

Kanye is a pretty big deal, but he's not MJ--no one is.