Kanye West‘s latest stream of consciousness was all about the paper. After asking Mark Zuckerberg for a cool billion dollars to invest in his ideas, the Chicago rapper — who recently dropped his seventh studio effort The Life of Pablo — expanded on his plea to investors.
“I just feel rich people are always too cool to ask for help trying to impress each other at dinner parties,” he began on his timeline. “I want to help the world and I need help to do it. I am an artist and I care about humanity.”
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While he revealed on Saturday (Feb. 13) that he was $53 million in debt, he clarified by also tweeting, “Yes I am personally rich and I can buy furs and houses for my family but I need access to more money in order to bring more beautiful ideas to the world. If I spent my money on my ideas I could not afford to take care of my family. I am in a place that so many artist end up.”
‘Ye also offered up this nugget of financial savvy. “Also for anyone that has money they know the first rule is to use other people’s money.”
See the full set of tweets below.
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I just feel rich people are always too cool to ask for help trying to impress each other at dinner parties.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I want to help the world and I need help to do it. I am an artist and I care about humanity.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Yes I am personally rich and I can buy furs and houses for my family
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
but I need access to more money in order to bring more beautiful ideas to the world.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
If I spent my money on my ideas I could not afford to take care of my family. I am in a place that so many artist end up.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Also for anyone that has money they know the first rule is to use other people’s money.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I could not have done the MSG without Adidas but world, what I’m telling you is that was just a small sketch for what I will bring you.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
There are people who support artist and philanthropist
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
and I think the idea of being a celebrity a lot of times blocks the understanding of what my purpose is.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I am of service to the world with my art and I just want to serve more.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I am ultra light beaming right now. So many people have called or emailed to help today hedge fund guys billionaires etc…
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I know I confuse you guys sometimes but please bare with me.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
This is a God dream
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
but if the self proclaimed cockiest person in the world can lay his personal business on the line then please people see my heart.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
No matter what level you’re at in life there is still a struggle
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
and a balance art family perception friends family politics and the fucking manipulators
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
People wanted me to tweet again well here’s some tweets!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016