A considerable portion of the American electorate is disappointed with their choice for president in the upcoming election: Old, out of touch, loose cannon white male likely suffering from cognitive decline versus … old, out of touch, loose cannon white male likely suffering from cognitive decline.
What if there were candidate a candidate who was not old, not out of touch, admittedly a loose cannon, not white, admittedly male, and likely too young to be suffering from cognitive decline? Would that candidate interest you? Apparently not - Kanye West’s efforts to become our next president are not going swimmingly. Forbes tried to make fun of him in this interview from a few months ago:
“I’m speaking with experts, I’m going to speak with Jared Kushner, the White House, with Biden,” says West. He has no campaign apparatus of any kind. His advisors right now, he says, are the two people who notably endorsed him on the Fourth: his wife, Kim Kardashian-West, and Elon Musk, of whom he says, “We’ve been talking about this for years.” (Adds West: “I proposed to him to be the head of our space program.”)
“One of the main reasons I wore the red hat as a protest to the segregation of votes in the Black community. Also, other than the fact that I like Trump hotels and the saxophones in the lobby.”
It’s so many of our children that are being vaccinated and paralyzed. . . . So when they say the way we’re going to fix Covid is with a vaccine, I’m extremely cautious.That’s the mark of the beast. They want to put chips inside of us, they want to do all kinds of things, to make it where we can’t cross the gates of heaven. I'm sorry when I say they, the humans that have the Devil inside them. And the sad thing is that, the saddest thing is that we all won’t make it to heaven, that there’ll be some of us that do not make it. Next question.”
A lot of Africans do not like the movie [Black Panther] and representation of themselves in…Wakanda. But I’m gonna use the framework of Wakanda right now because it’s the best explanation of what our design group is going to feel like in the White House…That is a positive idea: you got Kanye West, one of the most powerful humans—I’m not saying the most because you got a lot of alien-level superpowers and it’s only collectively that we can set it free. Let’s get back to Wakanda . . . like in the movie in Wakanda when the king went to visit that lead scientist to have the shoes wrap around her shoes. Just the amount of innovation that can happen, the amount of innovation in medicine—like big pharma—we are going to work, innovate, together.This is not going to be some Nipsey Hussle being murdered, they’re doing a documentary, we have so many soldiers that die for our freedom, our freedom of information, that there is a cure for AIDS out there, there is going to be a mix of big pharma and holistic.”
“Clean up the chemicals. In our deodorant, in our toothpaste, there are chemicals that affect our ability to be of service to God.”
Ok, what if I told you that Kanye West could walk on water? Here’s a picture, it must be true:
Ok, if that doesn’t convince you … what about new, heretofore unknown evidence that Kanye West has access to a time machine?
Let’s run it back to 2004, when Kanye released his debut album - The College Dropout - which featured standout track and eventual single Jesus Walks. For 16 years I merely believed that Jesus Walks was an exceptional song; it was only recently that I divined Kanye’s true motivation in writing this seminal song (spoiler alert - it’s about 2020).
A fancy liberal arts degree comes in handy for some critical exegesis, but it is not strictly necessary for this pursuit - RapGenius contributors have been doing it for years!
Yo, we at war
We at war with terrorism, racism, and most of all we at war with ourselves
At first blush the reference to the War on Terror might seem like a canard, but it is - of course - ongoing. Meanwhile, the War on Racism is in full swing, and the profound degree of polarization in 2020 has led to the War on Ourselves.
(Jesus walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus walks with me)
Despite our struggles, Jesus - or is that Yeezus? - walks with us.
You know what the Midwest is?
Young & Restless
The protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death began in Minneapolis and continued on to Chicago the next weekend, where I observed young and reckless behavior firsthand.
Where restless (n*ggas) might snatch your necklace
And next these (n*ggas) might jack your Lexus
Somebody tell these (n*ggas) who Kanye West is
Many protests descended into lawless riots, especially after nightfall.
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death is
Top floor the view alone will leave you breathless Uhhhh!
Try to catch it Uhhhh! It's kinda hard
Getting choked by the detectives yeah yeah now check the method
They be asking us questions, harass and arrest us
Saying, "We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast."
Huh? Y'all eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
“I can’t breathe” says it all.
We ain't going nowhere but got suits and cases
A trunk full of coke rental car from Avis
Kanye is now drug free.
My mamma used to say only Jesus can save us
Well mamma I know I act a fool
But I'll be gone 'til November I got packs to move, I hope
Kanye is actually talking about Political Action Committees (the reference to November is a huge hint).
(Jesus walks)
God show me the way because the Devil trying to break me down
(Jesus walks with me)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus walks)
And I don't think there is nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus walks with me)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long
More like Yeezus walks.
To the hustlers, killers, murderers, drug dealers even the strippers
(Jesus walks with them)
To the victims of Welfare for we living in hell here hell yeah
(Jesus walks with them)
Yeezus is with all of us, even those who have had to resort to Welfare or criminality during the pandemic-related recession.
Now hear ye hear ye want to see Thee more clearly
I know he hear me when my feet get weary
Cause we're the almost nearly extinct
We rappers are role models we rap we don't think
We can apply this to false prophets - like Jerry Falwell, Jr. - as well.
I ain't here to argue about his facial features
Or here to convert atheists into believers
Not militant, not combative. An inclusive leader.
I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus
Are you starting to realize what Yeezus prophesied? Peak 2020 lyricism right here.
So here go my single dog radio needs this
They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
Well if this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope this take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreaming about
Next time I'm in the club everybody screaming out
Ask yourself why everyone in the media is so against Kanye becoming president? Hmm…
(Jesus walks)
God show me the way because the devil trying to break me down
(Jesus walks)
The only thing that that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
(Jesus walks)
And I don't thing there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs
(Jesus walks with me... fades)
I want to talk to God but I'm afraid because we ain't spoke in so long
The chorus repeats.
It’s abundantly clear that Kanye has had #2020Vision since 2004, if not earlier.
Yeezus also has my vote!