Kanye Visits Tut!

Photo by Jennifer Taylor

Kanye West just did a better job at visiting the King Tut exhibition than you. Seriously, what did you wear when you went to pay your respects to Tutankhamun? The exhibit's organizers tell us West came in "wearing some great Egyptian bling—including a pyramid ring [we hear it's a 4-finger $3,000 ring] and a pendant of Horus, the Egyptian god of the sky." Here he is pictured stealing the thunder of King Tut's great-grandmother Tjuya in her paltry golden coffin. (And if you haven't stopped by the Times Square exhibit yet, you have until January 2nd.)

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on July 8, 2010 2:10 PM

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ozik

I can't wait to see how he dresses up for the Hitler exhibit.

hotstepper

putz visits the tuts.

wobbleSmith

this photo immediately became the background for my desktop. my WORK desktop.

kanye west, you are nothing if not a natural born entertainer. sometimes, i laugh just looking at you!

like now.

tee hee.

Cannibal

me too!!

Kelles

It's ironic that in another post ppl are blaming a 19yr old girl for wearing her Ipod while this guy is walking around w/neck wear the size of a friggin' hubcap! Someone mug this guy!!!

(no, just kidding, don't mug him)

RoboticInsides

I meant to post this here:

What I want to know is where the hell was Amber?

RoboticInsides

What I want to know is where the hell was Amber?

RoboticInsides

I'm sure he can afford to be protected by big scary guys at all times. Plus his not wearing a fanny pack makes him blend in, right?

wobbleSmith

it's 2010. victims are the new violators.

Cannibal

YO KING TUT I KNOW YOU EMBALMED AND COVERED IN GOLD AND SHIT, BUT MICHAEL JACKSON REALLY DID A BETTER JOB IN HIS "REMEMBER THE TIME" VIDEO...

longacre

I'm very proud of you, Tut, and I'ma letchu finish, but Dr. Martin Luther was the greatest king of ALL TIME.

Kelles

LOL!

Nyctini11

this SCREAMS illuminati

Shinobi Shaw

Are you joking? I hope you're....

There are a ton of people who love Ancient Egyptian mythology and symbolism, this does not equate to Conspiracy circles.

Nyctini11

i think you're giving Kanye WAY too much credit in the intelligence dept.

Nyctini11

AND there's a reason after all the continuous stupid ass sh!t he's pulled, that he's still running around "on top of his game". All those that point the same finger at Gaga and her nonsense, it's all the same circle... and symbolism's that they idolize and use incessantly.

adeez

I can't speak about Kanye's relation, if any, to the real PTB.

However, you're 100% correct that there is a ton of occult symbolism in the videos of Kanye, Jay Z, Rhianna, and Gaga.

This site does a great job compiling it:

http://vigilantcitizen.com/

SFNY

Sometimes the jokes practically write themselves: Horus was born to the goddess Isis after she retrieved all the dismembered body parts of her murdered husband Osiris, except his penis which was thrown into the Nile and eaten by a catfish. (wikipedia)