Kanye West, the husband of Kim Kardashian West and a highly-successful rapper, has a knack for grabbing headlines whether that's from ...
West first announced that he would be running for president in 2024 during an interview he had with Vanity Fair. And for the rapper, he was being completely serious. "I didn’t approach that because I thought it would be fun… No, the exact opposite," he said. "I sit in clubs and I’m like, wow, I’ve got five years before I go and run for office and I’ve got a lot of research to do, I’ve got a lot of growing up to do."
The jury is still out on if West was able to do a 'lot of growing up' but the rapper did double down in an interview in November of 2019 stating, "When I run for president in 2024, we’re gonna definitely…" For West, though, no one in attendance took him seriously and laughter erupted throughout the room. He would go on to set the record straight for those who were doubting him, though.
After the laughter had subsided over Kanye's comments about running for president in 2024, he became very solemn and serious, asking the crowd, "No, what y’all laughing at? Again, the audience burst out in laughter, as if West was filming a standup special and was simply going along with one of his jokes.
But remaining serious, the rapper looked the audience dead in the face and stated, "When I run for president in 2024, we would’ve created so many jobs that I’m not gonna run I’m gonna walk." So, from the look for things, West is seriously going to run for president, come the 2024 election, at least as of now.
Akon Considering a 2024 Presidental Run Amid Philanthropy Efforts
If Kanye does, in fact, plan to run, which is very possible, he may have an unlikely competitor in fellow rapper, Akon, who has also said he is considering a run for the highest office in the country. This would likely be bad news for West as Akon has many of the experiences and qualities that seem to be absent from Kanye's resume.
Specifically, Akon, who doesn't do much rapping these days, has been heavily involved in multiple philanthropies over the years in Africa. He's even developed his own cryptocurrency, called the AKoin, which can be used in various countries throughout Africa as a stable currency in the midst of the ever-changing regimes and governmental entities. Some people have stated that Akon has done more for Africa in one year's time than charities have done in many years, altogether.
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