Kanye West rants about Lenny Kravitz during Yeezus concert, not realising Kravtiz was in the crowd Kanye West embarrassed Lenny Kravitz by ranting about Kravtiz's fashion and design ambitions during a New York concert. "There would be no Kanye West without Lenny Kravitz," the rapper told the crowd. KANYE West went on a diatribe about Lenny Kravitz during a 20-minute rant during a New York concert - not realising Lenny Kravitz was in the audience cringing. KANYE West wowed New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday night - but interrupted the Yeezus concert for a 20- minute rant against the fashion industry, calling himself "The 2Pac of this (bleep) " and the "No. 1 rock star on the planet," the New York Post reports. Before a crowd that included Leo DiCaprio, Idris Elba, Busta Rymes and John McEnroe, West raved, "It's so funny when people compliment me and they say the word "genius" as if that somehow separates me from other rappers in some way...I need you all to realise that Jay Z is a genius, and Drake is a genius...we are the modern day poets, obviously." He continued, "There wouldn't be no song called N****s in Paris without Lenny Kravitz, because he was the first n**** in Paris. Lenny has the best taste and the dopest crib in Paris . . . he designs furniture and he had been working on a clothing line for a long time...I said, 'Wait a second, I've got a dream of doing a clothing line.' You know what the billionaires told me while I was in Paris? They said Lenny wanted the same thing, like it was a joke...There wouldn't be no Kanye West if it wasn't for Lenny Kravitz. The only difference is I turn up on those n****s, I don't give a (bleep (about looking cool or being cool, and this is no disrespect to Lenny. While an embarrassed Kravitz was heard saying, "He doesn't know I'm here," Kanye continued, "Have you heard anyone talk (bleep) about Lenny Kravitz? He's a nice guy, he's so well mannered. I envy people who are extremely likeable, I'm like, 'Damn, I wish I could be likable like that.'