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Kanye West says his ‘calling is to be the leader of the free world’

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25 October, 2020, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 25 October, 2020, 12:24 pm

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Kanye West says his ‘calling is to be the leader of the free world’

Kanye West talked about building a monastery and a "gospel university."

TBS Report
25 October, 2020, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 25 October, 2020, 12:24 pm
Kanye West. Photo: Collected
Kanye West. Photo: Collected

Rapper Kanye West talked about his work as a "pastor," music industry contracts, fashion line and his "calling to be the leader of the free world" in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan.

West in an interview tells Rogan that, "I believe my calling is to be the leader of the free world," meaning the president of the United States, and that the calling was given to him by God, reported by Vulture.

West also suggested that Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Prince and Bruce and Brandon Lee had been murdered, among other claims.

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The nearly three-hour episode showcases Kanye talking about building a monastery that will then be the future of monasteries," founding a "gospel university" that will seat 100,000 people

His outlines for a sustainable community that will harness the four elements to produce power, but that won't use solar, because of something about Tesla vs. Edison.

Kanye West also divulged about the sinking of the Titanic, the inventor of the keyboard, Edna Mode from The Incredibles, the Disney movie Maleficent, the Disney movie Tron, and the scene where Jim Carrey is under the table in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Kanye West / Gospel university

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