Kanye West hasn’t been short of a news headline in recent days with the release of his new album, The Life of Pablo, and fashion collection. He has now revealed over Twitter that he is $53 million in personal debt.
In a series of tweets prior to his performance on Saturday Night Live, West dropped this bomb on everyone.
I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt… Please pray we overcome… This is my true heart…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
West then continued to ask for financial help from various people including Mark Zuckerberg. Specifically asking Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in “Kanye West ideas.” He continued to go on about all the great thing that could happen with his funding.
West’s recent ventures into the fashion world may be the reason for his insane debt. His first major endeavors started in 2014 when he collaborated with APC. At the time, APC founder Jean Touitou confirmed in an interview that West was $30 million in debt at the time. Since then, West has successfully released 3 seasons of his clothing line with Adidas.
Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
after realizing he is the greatest living artist and greatest artist of all time. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg I know it’s your bday but can you please call me by 2mrw… — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
(Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday is actually in May.)
You love hip hop, you love my art… I am your favorite artist but you watch me barely breathe and still play my album in your house …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
World, please tweet, FaceTime, Facebook, instagram, whatever you gotta do to get Mark to support me…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I’m this generation’s Disney… I want to bring dope shit to the world…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I don’t have enough resources to create what I really can…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Mark, I am publicly asking you for help…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
one of the coolest things you could ever do is to help me in my time of need
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
and I will always respect you for that and the world will love you…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I know I can make the world a better place… I have done the impossible … I retook the throne of rap… I beat the fashion game…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I know I can make the world a better place… I have done the impossible … I retook the throne of rap… I beat the fashion game…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Here is my Donda chart that I wrote 4 years ago that everyone laughed at… pic.twitter.com/g1po6Z3H55
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
hey Larry Page I’m down for your help too …
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
All you dudes in San Fran play rap music in your homes but never help the real artists…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
you’d rather open up one school in Africa like you really helped the country…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
if you want to help… help me…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I promise I’m going to make the world dope…. all I do is make shit dope #facts…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
All you guys had meetings with me and no one lifted a finger to help….
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
and yes there are misspellings on this chart… that’s how you know it’s me…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
…on another note, can brah be the girl verson of bruh???
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016