As a rapper Kanye’s unstoppable. As a Tweeter he’s unfollowable, in a sort of ‘watching a car crash unfold, slowly’ kind of way. Last night on Twitter he unloaded a 3 hours can of wordy whoop ass on us. 180 minutes of unexpurgated vowels, nouns and crazyballs.
Depending on which camp you sit in it was either inspirational in its re-imagining of the way we view the world via a mega thinktank called Donda, or it was like being held at knife point at Speakers’ Corner by Charlie Sheen at his most self-obsessed and ‘refreshed’ (ahem).
But what does it all mean? Let us explain. Note: we have illustrated some of Kanye’s Tweets for our own amusement.
What he wrote:
I am assembling a team of architects, graphic designers, directors, musicians, producers, AnRs, writers, publicist, social media experts…
“I’m reuniting the cast of Home Improvement to re-record ‘We Are The World’, with all proceeds going to my charity KanyeFund, which gives underprivileged children the chance to have major re-constructive surgery to look like me.”
What he wrote:
DONDA will be comprised of over 22 divisions with a goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford…
“I’m launching a range of supersized gloves with a special microchip in each finger so every time you move your hand you’ll hear a child screaming ‘KAN-YE’ in the key of B flat.”
What he wrote:
When me and Jay toured… ever night I peered into the audience astonished by the different walks of life that came to support us.
“One night Beyonce came down with Solange.”
What he wrote:
I know this is not a very rapper thing to say but I haven’t bought a new car or piece of jewelry in about 2 years…
“We didn’t make much money from ’Watch The Throne’, especially after we forgot to clear the sample of ‘I’d Rather Jack’ by The Reynolds Girls. Millions. Gone.”