DU just made me do a Google search: "Is Kanye West still alive"?

[maxrandb]

[samnsara]

1. i still dont know what he does or why he is....

[maxrandb]

2. I can't wait for the day someone mentions Donnie Shit for Brains name

and I have to do the same search.

[PoliticAverse]

3. He's a "celebrity". They don't have to do anything, they just are. n/t

[JonLP24]

18. To be fair he first became famous for his music

First time I heard of him was from his Golddigger song which was played a million times in the mid 2000s when music channels still showed music videos somewhat. It was also one of the songs played at the reception building in basic training when I enlisted in 2005.

[C_U_L8R]

4. With over $53M in debt and a string of failed businesses

He's just following in Trump's footsteps to prove any asshole can be President.

[USALiberal]

7. Forbes says he is a billionaire, post your proof please. nt

[C_U_L8R]

8. Lots of reporting on his debts and failures via Google

It's not clear what his present status is but, like Trump, he's tripped upward through a string of flops

https://www.starternoise.com/3-mistakes-kanye-west-made-as-an-entrepreneur/

[USALiberal]

9. 4 year old story. nt

[C_U_L8R]

10. Yes. $53M in debt.

[USALiberal]

11. 3 months ago..........

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2020/04/24/kanye-west-is-now-officially-a-billionaireand-he-really-wants-the-world-to-know

[C_U_L8R]

12. Would you invest your own money in a serial loser like this?

Go ahead. I got some Trump steaks to sell you.

[USALiberal]

13. Facts matter. nt

[C_U_L8R]

14. So does history. And the facts of West's failures will not go away.

Fortunately this dumb gimmick of a Presidential run will be gone by next week. It's pathetic.

[tulipsandroses]

23. He makes over a billion dollars a year for Adidas. You are way off base.

I think Adidas will take that smiling all the way to the bank. Check more credible sources on his time in the fashion industry.

[tulipsandroses]

5. Its an age thing. The majority of people on DU are older adults. So of course, there is no appeal

Kanye has appeal with younger people.
I'm a fan of his older music. He has not made music that I've liked in years. Young folks still like his music his clothing line and his sneakers are immensely popular.
You don't get to move a billion dollar in merchandise if people don't think you are alive or relevant.

[JonLP24]

19. I think he lost most of his appeal with his Trump support

He has new fans with Trump's base.

[tulipsandroses]

20. He may have picked up new supporters with trumpets

But he is still wildly popular with millennials. Probably because like Trump, he’s used social media and shock value to his benefit

[JonLP24]

21. Is he?

I know he was big in the 2000s but I don't have many friends right now so I don't know. I'm a millennial and I think he went downhill after he interrupted Taylor Swift. I ignore him on social media and even then he seems more popular in right wing circles like the Candace Owens crowd.

I did hear one of his songs at football games last year so his music probably still does sell but I haven't been into music for awhile.

[tulipsandroses]

22. Yes, and it's more than his music, He has a following

For his clothing and in particular for his sneaker line. Crowds often gather for the launch of the new Yeezys

[USALiberal]

6. Silly. nt

[maxrandb]

15. If America spends one microsecond taking Kanye for President seriously

or Tucker Carlson for that matter, then someone please just shut out the lights when you're done.

The country would deserve to die

[Drunken Irishman]

16. You do realize who's president, right?

[tulipsandroses]

24. Exactly, and it probably says more about us than Kanye. Kanye has learned to use social media

as a successful tool for business. He just signed a 10 yr deal to do a clothing line with The GAP, he has new music coming out soon. This is all for publicity. WE the people, fall for it every time and get our selves in a tizzy. Gotta give it to him.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. He's Still Alive

Only his soul has died.