 An unfinished version of a music video , directed by Jake Nava leaked online before the official release on December 30 , 2010 . West was annoyed at the leak of the video , and nearly shelved the video altogether . A finalized version of the video was officially released on June 4 , 2011 on West 's official website . A promotional trailer for the music video was released online . When released , the video came with a disclaimer , stating " the following content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or negative towards any groups of people . It is an art piece and it shall be taken as such . " 
