We all knew something was bound to happen when Kanye West took the stage to accept the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs on Sunday night. The rapper did not disappoint, using his lengthy acceptance speech to reflect on his past beef with Taylor Swift, rant about awards shows, admit he was high and even declare his candidacy for president in 2020.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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