He followed up by appealing directly to one of the world’s richest technology entrepreneurs – Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 on February 11, 2016 in New York City.
After stirring up controversy by expressing his support for the accused serial rapist and disclosing his $53 million in debt on the social media platform, the rap-star has now taken to panhandling. By investing $1 billion in West, who by his own admission is the “greatest artist of all time“.
But we’re thinking ‘Ye’s strategy for securing some cash may not be the smartest, for multiple reasons.
His tweet seemed to have persuaded many of his millions of supporters to use the application because within 24 hours, the streaming site reportedly became the number one downloaded app on iTunes.
“Tidal is also funding a lot of my scripted content ideas”, West added. He asked Zuckerberg to call him even though it’s his birthday – but Zuckerberg’s birthday is in May.
He also appealed to Larry Page, co-founder of Google and other San Francisco techpreneurs to come to his aide.
Some Twitter users have reached out to Zuckerberg via Facebook Messenger asking him to help the rapper out.
The desperate tone reminded Snowden of another public plea… “And it will never be for sale”, West tweeted Monday night.
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Regardless, we can’t help but wonder how this admission of debt, real or fake, might factor in to his supposed run for the White House. I’m not going to the Grammys unless they promise me the Album of the Year!!!’ So, at least they now know how to keep him away from the ceremony – who knows who he’ll interrupt this time!
