Kanye West at the listening party for his new album (Getty)
Kanye asks Zuckerberg for US$1B
Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, who says he
is US$53 million in debt, has asked Facebook Inc's chief Executive
officer Mark Zuckerberg to invest US$1 billion into his "ideas".
KANYE WEST
Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas
West asked his Twitter followers to urge Zuckerberg
to support him. "World, please tweet, FaceTime, Facebook, instagram,
whatever you gotta do to get Mark to support me ...," West tweeted.
The rapper also asked Alphabet Inc chief executive Larry Page to help him with his financial troubles.
West, who claimed he was "still 53 million dollars
in personal debt," said that people do not give money to "real artists"
like him but rather open schools in Africa.
Neither Zuckerberg nor Page have verified accounts on Twitter, the microblogging website.
Some Twitter users have reached out to Zuckerberg via Facebook Messenger asking him to help the rapper out
On
Saturday night, prior to releasing his eighth studio album and
performing on TV comedy show Saturday Night Live, the rapper revealed
via Twitter that he was US$53 million in debt.
"I
write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in
personal debt," he tweeted. "Please pray we overcome ... This is my true
heart."
West, who's married to reality TV star
Kim Kardashian, has been putting tens of millions into his fashion
label. According to the Business Insider website, his latest clothing
line is selling high-end coats and jackets for as much as US$3,000 to
US$4,000. The Kanye sweatpants alone cost US$510.
In a 2015 interview with BET, the controversial rapper said he incurred US$16 million in debt from his fashion business.
Via
online streaming, more than 20 million viewers watched West debuted his
new album, The Life of Pablo and clothing collection during a New York
Fashion Week runway show last Thursday.
Reuters
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