While West had encountered controversy a year prior when he stormed out of the American Music Awards of 2004 after losing Best New Artist, the rapper's first large-scale controversy came just days following Late Registration's release, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims. In September 2005, NBC broadcast A Concert for Hurricane Relief, and West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." West's comment reached much of the United States, leading to mixed reactions; President Bush would later call it one of the most "disgusting moments" of his presidency. West raised further controversy in January 2006 when he posed on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns. COUNT 7
QSN1 The loss of which award caused Kanye to leave the American Music Awards? ANS1 Best New Artist QSN2 Kanye participated alongside Mike Meyers in a relief benefit show for what natural disaster? ANS2 Hurricane Katrina QSN3 What magazine did Kanye don a thorn crown for the cover of in 2006? ANS3 Rolling Stone QSN4 In which AMA category did Kanye lose in 2004? ANS4 Best New Artist QSN5 Which actor was alongside Kanye West when he insulted President Bush? ANS5 Mike Myers QSN6 What magazine did Kanye West pose for in 2006 that caused another controversy? ANS6 Rolling Stone QSN7 What broadcast for NBC was Kanye presenting for when he spoke negatively about President Bush? ANS7 A Concert for Hurricane Relief