Kanye West addresses $53M debt during post-Grammys tweet storm slamming those who used money woes 'against him'
He released his latest studio album just two days before the awards show.
Kanye West lashed out at a nameless oppressor in his latest Twitter rant, before tweeting a love letter to Adidas for giving the hip-hop star his big fashion break.
The 38-year-old artist claims someone used his alleged debt of $53 million as leverage during business dealings, on which he did not elaborate.
“For the past 3 years people who knew about the debt tried to use it against me in negotiations,” he wrote during an early Tuesday tirade fearing the debt could have broken up his family. “You can’t control me or use the debt against me no more.”
West and wife Kim Kardashian have two children, North and Saint.
“I wanted the world to know my struggle,” West added, explaining why he came forward with his economic woes.
The rant follows West’s absence at the Grammy’s, where he had hoped to win Album of the Year for “The Life of Pablo” without ever earning a nomination. On Sunday, he tweeted that, "I'm practicing my Grammy speech. I'm not going to the Grammys unless they promise me Album of the Year!!!"
He released his latest studio album just two days before the awards show.
The coveted award went to Taylor Swift instead, whom West famously interrupted at the 2009 VMAs when the pop starlet accepted best video award for “You Belong With Me.”
None of West’s 26 tweets early Tuesday addressed the Grammy’s results nor Swift’s acceptance speech, which alluded to their ongoing feud.
He signed off by saying “all positive energy” just after midnight in California.
Since his delayed album’s release, West has repeatedly name-dropped the subscription-based service Tidal as the only way to hear the record for now.
The sales pitch coincides with West’s account of building debt dating back at least 13 years when the budding rapper hustled demos while working on “The College Dropout,” he revealed on Twitter.
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The rapper (seen during Yeezy Season 3 at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 11) ranted about his debt on Twitter early Tuesday. |
The 38-year-old artist claims someone used his alleged debt of $53 million as leverage during business dealings, on which he did not elaborate.
“For the past 3 years people who knew about the debt tried to use it against me in negotiations,” he wrote during an early Tuesday tirade fearing the debt could have broken up his family. “You can’t control me or use the debt against me no more.”
West and wife Kim Kardashian have two children, North and Saint.
“I wanted the world to know my struggle,” West added, explaining why he came forward with his economic woes.
The rant follows West’s absence at the Grammy’s, where he had hoped to win Album of the Year for “The Life of Pablo” without ever earning a nomination. On Sunday, he tweeted that, "I'm practicing my Grammy speech. I'm not going to the Grammys unless they promise me Album of the Year!!!"
He released his latest studio album just two days before the awards show.
The coveted award went to Taylor Swift instead, whom West famously interrupted at the 2009 VMAs when the pop starlet accepted best video award for “You Belong With Me.”
None of West’s 26 tweets early Tuesday addressed the Grammy’s results nor Swift’s acceptance speech, which alluded to their ongoing feud.
He signed off by saying “all positive energy” just after midnight in California.
Since his delayed album’s release, West has repeatedly name-dropped the subscription-based service Tidal as the only way to hear the record for now.
The sales pitch coincides with West’s account of building debt dating back at least 13 years when the budding rapper hustled demos while working on “The College Dropout,” he revealed on Twitter.
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