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Kanye West’s Latest Twitter Spree: Wants Funding to ‘Bring More Beautiful Ideas to the World’

Adelle Platon
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Kanye West's latest stream of consciousness was all about the paper. Afterasking Mark Zuckerberg for a cool billion dollarsto 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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Kanye West Says He's $53 Million in Debt, Asks Mark Zuckerberg to Invest $1 Billion in His Ideas

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."

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'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.

Kanye West Combines His Two Loves With 'Life of Pablo' Album & Yeezy Season 3 Debut at MSG

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