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Kanye Gets High ... On a Budget

Kanye West, PharrellTMZ spies spotted Kanye West and Pharrell at LAX airport this morning ... on a Southwest flight to Tucson, Ariz.. Ding -- you are now free to lose your street cred!

Was first class booked on EVERY OTHER AIRLINE?!?!? Or, for that matter, a sweet private jet? Is that really the best Kanye's travel site could do?

Let's hope they were at least in Group A.

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16. TUCSON!!

Posted at 2:39PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Pauly Dangeroulsy

17. There is NOTHING wrong with flying Southwest..............you just wouldn't expect it from Kanye!


Yes, Kanye is a racist!

Posted at 2:41PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Disgusted in Dallas

18. way to go kanye. i give mad props to those who choose not to blow their money. i fly swa so does that mean i am less than kanye? no

Posted at 2:46PM on Apr 24th 2008 by ti

19. Nothing wrong with saving some bucks these days. I find excessive materialism to be way more disgusting..hear that Jay-Z?

Posted at 2:49PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Cherri

20. How refreshing to see someone who CAN fly all blinged out and chooses to behave like an average normal human being who doesn't need to feed his ego by wasting money. He just can't win with you guys at TMZ can he? If he behaves like a Diva you nail him, and if he behaves like regualar folks you nail him for that! Make up your EGO driven little minds!

Posted at 2:50PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Kimberly in Canada

21. Whatever their reason, its nice to see celebrities fly commercial rather than private jets...the environment folks! Earth Day was just Tuesday, did we all forget? Flying in a private jet does more than four times the carbon emission damage to the environment than flying a regular commercial airline....

Posted at 2:55PM on Apr 24th 2008 by LAgirl

22. SO? And as for everyone calling him a "racist," I'm considered "white" and was not offended by his comments on live television. Racist would've been if he talked crap on a race. He talked crap on a Person he felt was racist

Posted at 2:58PM on Apr 24th 2008 by SoRude

23. What's wrong with Southwest? Someone please expain to me why this is funny. It's not the USS Enterprise, but what is the big deal?

Posted at 2:59PM on Apr 24th 2008 by captain kirk

24. Great. Now Kanye is gonna start crying, and say that the white man sitting beside him, had more peanuts than he did. Or he had more leg room than him. It's all a a plot against him.
---shakes head walking away from this thread---

TMZ. Why do you bait us with stories that are just gonna anger people?

Posted at 3:12PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Whatever

25. Kanye and Pharrell are in Tucson for their concert this evening at the University of Arizona. It's at McKale Center, the basketball arena where the Wildcats play.

Good for them for flying Southwest. I fly the same airline between Tucson and Los Angeles all the time, and I fly it for the same reasons Kanye and Pharrell did: convenience. It's an easy, 70 minute flight. Plus they have six of them everyday, and it's not expensive, so what's not to like.

I've seen other celebrities on those flights. Both Miraval and Canyon Ranch are located here, so celebrities come to town all the time.

Have a great concert tonight.

Posted at 3:15PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Jennifer

26. Whatever, dude. I'm a U.S. Airways girl myself, but I ain't too proud to fly Southwest, too.

What the hell does anyone need a private jet for anyway?? I completely agree w/ wastin. Smart and ecomonical move on their part.

Posted at 3:17PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Meh

27. Good for him. I'm sick of vulgar displays of wealth from celebs. I flew Southwest every other month for about five years and my flight was late only twice. They ain't so bad.

Posted at 3:23PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Hyde

28. Kan't wait for Kayne to get some Kosmetic surgery.

Posted at 3:31PM on Apr 24th 2008 by kunta kinte

29. True, we're not used to seeing big name, flashy celebs in budget seats... but really, what is the big deal? It's like a 90 minute flight! Not everyone needs to THROW THEIR MONEY AWAY to look "cool." I think it's more cool to be smart about money. When they go to NY from LA they probably get the better seats, but why spend $2500 in a 90 minute flight? It's stupid. Therefore- these are SMART guys who will never go broke because they're not financial morons.

Posted at 3:45PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Is this a joke? If so, no one is laughing.

30. Who?

Posted at 3:50PM on Apr 24th 2008 by Garjaya

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