American rapper, Kanye West spoke at length on various issues in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. When asked about his presidential ambition, the 38-year-old responded ‘Oh, definitely’.
Speaking further about his US presidential ambition, Kanye explained why he got an overwhelmingly positive response when he announced his intention at the 2015 MTV VMA.
“Especially from the six years of this misconception or the six years I went through of ‘We don’t like Kanye.’ And then as soon as I said that, it was like, ‘Wait a second, we would really be into that, because actually if you think about it, he’s extremely thoughtful. Every time he’s ever gotten in trouble, he was really jumping in front of a bullet for someone else. He’s probably the most honest celebrity that we have.’
He also revealed he has got a lot of research and growing up to do ahead of the 2020 elections.
“I didn’t approach that because I thought it would be fun. It wasn’t like, Oh, let’s go rent some jet skis in Hawaii. No, the exact opposite. 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. My dad has two masters degrees. My mom has a PhD, she used to work at Operation PUSH. Somehow the more and more creative I get, the closer and closer I get to who I was as a child. When I was a child, I was holding my mom’s hand at Operation PUSH. I think it’s time. Rap is great.”
