After nearly a year away from Twitter, Kanye West is back—and so is the chaos.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Kanye West attends the Marni fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 on February 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images)
The rapper, producer, and fashion mogul made his return with a string of eyebrow-raising tweets, touching on everything from his Grammy nominations to Donald Trump’s return to office, his billionaire status, and even an unexpected take on Vice President Kamala Harris.
His first tweet set the tone:
“The world is so lucky to have me.”
The Highlights of Kanye’s Latest Twitter Rant
On the Grammys:“Thank you Grammys for nominating Carnival.” (It’s unclear what he meant, as Carnivalisn’t publicly known as one of his projects.)
On Trump:“Trump’s back in office. Ye is back to being a billionaire. The world might just be ok.”
On Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS):“MBS just gave me 100 acres to build Droam (Kanye’s cyber-city).”
On Kamala Harris:“I used to want to f** Kamala until she lost. I don’t want to f**k losers.”*
Yes, that was a real tweet.
What Exactly Is Kanye Talking About?
Let’s break it down.
From there, things only got more… Kanye.
The Grammy Nomination: Kanye has been nominated for multiple Grammys in the past, but there’s no official record of a project called Carnival. Fans are left guessing whether this was a mistyped reference to his upcoming work or just Kanye being Kanye.
Trump’s “Return to Office”: As of now, Donald Trump is not in office, though he is running for president again in 2024. Kanye, who has been a vocal supporter of Trump in the past, seems to believe it’s a done deal.
The Billionaire Status: Kanye’s financial status has been a rollercoaster. After losing major brand deals with Adidas and other companies in 2022, his billionaire status was in question. But if he’s to be believed, he’s back on top.
The Saudi Arabia Cyber-City:Droam appears to be another one of Kanye’s futuristic, city-building dreams—similar to his past projects like Yecosystem. Whether this deal with Saudi Arabia is real or just more Ye hype remains to be seen.
The Kamala Harris Comment: This was pure Kanye—controversial, crude, and unnecessary. But, at this point, is anyone surprised?
Fans React: “Classic Kanye”
Social media wasted no time dissecting his tweets, with reactions ranging from amusement to exhaustion. Some fans are happy to see Kanye back in full form, while others feel his return to Twitter signals another round of unpredictable behavior.
Whether you love him or think he’s lost it, one thing’s for sure: Kanye knows how to get people talking.
What do you think—should Kanye have stayed off Twitter, or is the entertainment worth it?
