Yesterday, a fun little rumor started to pass around - and by fun, I mean stupid. Kanye West had apparently said he wanted the title of "King of Pop" from Michael Jackson, now that the singer was dead. Yep, that's the rumor...

"You know everyone loves and respects Michael but times change. It's so sad to see Michael gone but it makes a path for a new King of Pop and I'm willing to take that on," so he told Scrape TV.

On what makes him deserve the title, Kanye said, "There's nobody who can match me in sales and in respect so it only makes sense for me to take over Michael's crown and become the new King."

The rapper then added, "First there was Elvis [Presley], then there was Michael, now in the 21st century it's Kanye's time to rule. I have nothing but respect for Michael but someone needs to pick up where he left off and there's nobody better than me to do that. I am the new King of Pop."

Furthermore, Kanye reportedly has reached out to the Jackson family to obtain official permission to use the title but so far received no response from them. It is believed that the family is still mourning over Michael's death. (Ace Showbiz)

This all turned out to be super-fake. Still, it certainly sounded believable since this is the kind of thing Kanye would do. But Kanye, if you're out there and this gave you any ideas - you cannot claim this title, you need to earn it. To actually pick a new king of pop, we'll need to have a battle to the death - a royal rumble, if you will. We'll tale Kanye and Justin Timberlake and Usher and anyone else you want to throw in and they can duke it out. Whoever is alive at the end gets the title and this $15 coupon to Arby's. Hell, that's a good deal, you can get like ten roast beef sandwiches for that. Mmm...