Kanye West Is MTV's Man of the Year

Kanye West

Kanye West has been named MTV's Man of the Year.

The rapper won the honor for his "compelling" comeback story after starting the year as a villain, thanks to his infamous mic-swipe from Taylor Swift, and ending it as a "hero."

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After a self-imposed hiatus, West started his comeback in May, releasing "Power." Two months later, he joined Twitter, unleashing infinitely entertaining stream of consciousness in 140-character bursts.

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By the fall, he wowed fans with visually stunning performances on the Video Music Awards and Saturday Night Live; directed a short film, Runaway; released his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy; made amends with George W. Bush; and got into a tiff with the Today show and Matt Lauer.

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