Kanye West Had Major Meltdown Backstage Before 'SNL' Show

Feb. 16 2016, Published 11:37 a.m. ET
Kanye West is really throwing his weight around these days. The rapper, who recently dropped his latest album, The Life of Pablo, apparently broke down moments before his promotional Saturday Night Live performance — and even threatened to walk out !
According to Page Six, the 38-year-old caused quite the stir backstage, with wife Kim trying to console the hip-hop hit-maker while show lord Lorne Michaels attmepted to do damage control.
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