15 Times Kanye West broke the internet (With Pictures)

11. Taylor Swift Interruption – 2009

This was the archetypal “break the internet” moment for Kanye, with the video clip shooting around the world in the aftermath of his outburst at the 2009 MTV Music Awards. When Taylor Swift was awarded Best Video, he leapt onto the stage to snatch the microphone and proclaim that Beyonce should have won. The reason? That her video for ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ was “one of the best videos of all time”. Within days, the internet was flooded with the “I’mma let you finish but….” meme, immortalising him for all time as what President Obama described as “a jackass.”