Kanye West to Britney Spears:'I'mma let you finish ...'has Twitter followers cringing, laughing

Thanks to his new hit, the joke's not over forKanye West.

After his new collaboration withJay-Z"H.A.M."hit No. 2 oniTunes, the controversial rapper took toTwitterto joke around with another blonde pop tart with the same line that made millions watching theVMAscringe more than a year ago.

"Yo Britney,"he tweeted on Friday."I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you be #1, but me and Jay-Z single is one of the best songs of all time."

The tweet wasn't the first time West made fun of his interruption ofTaylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs that derailed his career for a bit and sent him into hiding for a few months before he reemerged, seemingly strong as ever.

In a free track he posted last summer, he finished the song"Uncle Charlie, by the way, and I'ma let you finish, but I gotBeyonceon the track."

While the tweet toSpearswas caught in a screengrab bypopeater.com, West apparently received enough backlash from the apparently not-funny-yet joke that he took it down on Friday.

"On a serious note, I'm truly happy for @AvrilLavigne and @BritneySpears ... No hate in 2011!"he tweeted.

"I thought LOL signified a joke ... I didn't get the 2011 LOL doesn't signify a joke anymore memo ... LOL or something else I guess,"he added.

On Spears' Twitter account, her managerAdam Leber, tweeted back at West,"Thanks for"letting"us be #1. Much appreciated ..."

West's and Jay-Z’s single was the first from the duo's upcoming album"Watch The Throne"which is set to be released in March.

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