LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — Kanye West says he is $53 million in debt and has asked Facebook Inc’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in support of the rapper and fashion designer’s ideas.
West used Twitter to encourage his fans to reach out to Zuckerberg.
“World, please tweet, FaceTime, Facebook, instagram, whatever you gotta do to get Mark to support me…” he tweeted.
The rapper also asked Alphabet Inc. CEO Larry Page to help him with his financial troubles.
West is claiming he’s “still $53 million in personal debt,” and added, “people do not give money to ‘real artists’ like him, but rather open schools in Africa.”
Some Twitter users have reached out to Zuckerberg via Facebook Messenger asking him to help the rapper out.
According to Reuters, prior to releasing his eighth studio album and performing on TV comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” West revealed via Twitter that he was $53 million in debt.
“I write this to you my brothers while still $53 million 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 $3,000 to $4,000. The Kanye sweatpants alone cost $510.
Recently, in an interview with BET, the West said he incurred $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.
The west hates white people! White people don’t help the west! I’m talking to you Zuckerberg and trump. Let Jay z or opra or a black person help him. He has openly trashed white people, the west aka Jesus aka genius is a disgusting racists. How dare he trash white people then turn to a white person asking for help. Lol. I pray for him I pray he fails I pray no one helps him and he ends up on the street. He and the Kardashians are what is wrong with America what they preach what they stand for they represent is absolutely disgusting. The west and Kardashians ending up poor with food stamps and a Obama phone would be so poetic. I LOVE this. I typically do not wish bad things on anyone and there was a time when Kanye was humble or at least gave the illusion. I loved college drop out. He has turned into such a disgusting person, it would be karma justice if he lost everything.