It's not the first time American rapper and fashion designer Kanye West made the announcement.
He again made the announcement in November 2019 during Fast Company's Innovation Festival. This time, he set his sights on the 2024 elections.
"We would create so many jobs! I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk. When you see headlines saying Kanye's crazy — one in three African Americans are in jail and all the celebrities are in jail also because they can't say nothing, they got no opinion, they're so scared," he said, after telling the audience he would run in 2024.
Kanye has had an interesting – if not controversial – relationship with the current president, Donald Trump. Kanye earlier said he would have voted for Trump in 2016 and visited the then president-elect in New York city, according toSaturday Night LiveHe's since seemingly"distanced" himself from Trump, according to Forbes. In 2018, he tweeted:"My eyes are now wide open and now realize I’ve been used to spread messages I don’t believe in.
While West is best known for his music, his successes in fashion is just as noteworthy. His Yeezy brand is a major force in fashion, particularly in footwear. He recently inked a, who herself has made millions from her line of makeup, innerwear, and fragrances.
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