One for the History Books

“Miley, what’s good?” is now the battle cry of a generation. Yeah, that’s right, I’m talking about MTV’s 2015 VMA’s. Didn’t watch it? Well first of all, you missed out on a lot. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.

Let’s just say, “YES SLAY” or “Oh god please stop” is all I really said during the entire show, and I’m pretty sure social media just about crumbled to pieces about 2 seconds after Halsey showed up. And it was on shaky ground as the night went on, but alas, I am still able to tweet about it so things must be good.

Let’s start with Kanye West. One half of the beloved Kimye. Our wonderful Yeezy. Anyone remember the 2009 VMAs when Kanye jumped up on stage and professed how Beyonce (rightfully) deserved the award that Taylor Swift won? Well, there’s no Bad Blood between them now. Swift present West with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. And he rambled for a while before announcing the earth-shattering news.

He’s going to run for president in 2020.

That’s right.

Yeezus for President.

Then he dropped the mic and got off stage, leaving us with 5 more years until we get to see the prophesy take place.

And then there was Justin Bieber. I’m not going to get into his hair. Nope, not today. What I will talk about is his breakdown on stage, or the time I laughed so hard I stopped being able to breathe for a bit. I know, that seems harsh, but come on Biebs, your comeback is about as doomed as Miley’s. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be keeping up with it for the hysterical stories that are sure to arise.

The question I really want answered is how many times Selena Gomez rolled her eyes. I thrive off of the sassiness of exes. Don’t lie, you do too.

And now, the murder that took place on stage at the 2015 VMAs. The moment when Nicki Minaj said “Miley, what’s good?” as the crowd, and the world, all gasped in shock. And Miley Cyrus sat there with her fake dreadlocks and tried to quickly recover herself while hiding underneath that obnoxious pink visor.

I can’t really say some of what was exchanged between the two, this is a school news site after all, but oh my god. If you don’t know what started this, then I suggest you hop on Google and get the backstory first, because it’s good. And by the way, R.I.P. Miley. We’ll always remember you as the ex-Hannah Montana star who thought she could speak on racial issues.

Live on, Queen Nicki. The VMAs don’t deserve you.

But just to sum things up, the VMAs killed it. And I’m waiting for my kids to come home with a history textbook, waterlogged with the tears of previous students, and have that night in August of 2015 be referenced as the first time our former president Kanye West announced his run for the presidential campaign. And even though white privilege that stars on MTV regularly showed through with an even worse light, I can say that my loyalty with Minaj will now stay for the rest of my life.