Kanye West is infamous for his eccentric comments but him asking Meta&#039;s Mark Zuckerberg for a million dollar investment takes the cake.

Kanye West Once Asked Mark Zuckerberg to Invest $1 Billion in His “ideas”

In a world filled with eccentricity and audacity, there are only a few celebrity
figures who stand out quite like Kanye West
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kanye-west]. From his 2009 VMA mic grab from
Taylor Swift [https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/taylor-swift/] to his rather
messy divorce from Kim Kardashian
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kim-kardashian/], the rapper had constantly
been in the spotlight for his controversial behavior time and time again. While
most of his incidents always garnered attention, a few have slipped through the
cracks.

One of them is Ye’s 2016 incident with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While the
46-year-old was in debt, he reached out to the 39-year-old tech genius to invest
1 billion dollars in his plans.


KANYE WEST CALLED ON MARK ZUCKERBERG TO HELP CLEAR HIS DEBT

In the early 2000s, Kanye West made his name as a creative genius. With the
rapper’s various record-breaking albums and hits, the world expected him to be
swimming in cash. However, in 2016, Ye claimed that was not the case when he
revealed that he was $53 million in debt. In a now-deleted thread on X (formerly
Twitter), the father of four had called on Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion
in “ideas.”

Kanye West at Pre-Grammys event in 2005
[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]CredIts:
Imago

Ye’s tweeting spree did not end there. The rapper also tagged the former Google
CEO Larry Page and asked the same of him. When he did not get a response, he
added, “All you dudes in San Fran play rap music in your homes but never help
the real artists. You’d rather open up one school in Africa like you really
helped the country…if you want to help… help me.”

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Titanium Grills and Other Celebrity Smiles
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West’s sudden online breakdown came shortly before the Yeezy creator was
diagnosed with bipolar disorder and ended his marriage with Kim Kardashian
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-not-only-husband-but-kim-kardashian-also-lost-her-fashion-muse-post-her-divorce-with-kanye-west/].


KANYE WEST’S THOUGHTS ON HIS BIPOLAR DIAGNOSIS

In 2016, everyone’s doubts about Kanye West were confirmed. With the rapper’s
increasingly erratic and controversial behavior reaching new heights, the world
was sure that something was up. After he had called out Mark Zuckerberg for an
investment, it came out that the 46-year-old had been diagnosed with bipolar
disorder after being hospitalized for a psychiatric emergency. 



While the rapper had initially brushed off the diagnosis claiming it was wrong,
his 2020 run for president and the then-declining state of mind had fans
believing otherwise. Since then, West seems to be learning to live with his
demons and has even been turning them into his superpower.

ALSO READ: Are the New $850,000 Titanium Dentures of Kanye West a Health Risk?
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-are-the-new-eight-hundred-fifty-thousand-titanium-dentures-of-kanye-west-a-health-risk/]

What do you think of Kanye West’s 2016 peak of unhinged tweets era? Let us know
in the comments below.

Prathika Prashant

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In a world filled with eccentricity and audacity, there are only a few celebrity figures who stand out quite like <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kanye-west">Kanye West</a>. From his 2009 VMA mic grab from <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/taylor-swift/">Taylor Swift</a> to his rather messy divorce from <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/kim-kardashian/">Kim Kardashian</a>, the rapper had constantly been in the spotlight for his controversial behavior time and time again. While most of his incidents always garnered attention, a few have slipped through the cracks.
One of them is Ye&#8217;s 2016 incident with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While the 46-year-old was in debt, he reached out to the 39-year-old tech genius to invest 1 billion dollars in his plans.
<h2>Kanye West called on Mark Zuckerberg to help clear his debt</h2>
In the early 2000s, Kanye West made his name as a creative genius. With the rapper&#8217;s various record-breaking albums and hits, the world expected him to be swimming in cash. However, in 2016, Ye claimed that was not the case when he revealed that he was $53 million in debt. In a now-deleted thread on X (formerly Twitter), the father of four had called on Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion in &#8220;ideas.&#8221;
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Ye&#8217;s tweeting spree did not end there. The rapper also tagged the former Google CEO Larry Page and asked the same of him. When he did not get a response, he added, “All you dudes in San Fran play rap music in your homes but never help the real artists. You’d rather open up one school in Africa like you really helped the country…if you want to help… help me.”
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-everything-to-know-about-the-experimental-dentist-behind-kanye-west-titanium-grillz-and-other-celebrity-smiles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Everything to Know About the Experimental Dentist Behind Kanye West’s Titanium Grills and Other Celebrity Smiles</a>
West&#8217;s sudden online breakdown came shortly before the Yeezy creator was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-not-only-husband-but-kim-kardashian-also-lost-her-fashion-muse-post-her-divorce-with-kanye-west/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ended his marriage with Kim Kardashian</a>.
<h2>Kanye West&#8217;s thoughts on his bipolar diagnosis</h2>
In 2016, everyone&#8217;s doubts about Kanye West were confirmed. With the rapper&#8217;s increasingly erratic and controversial behavior reaching new heights, the world was sure that something was up. After he had called out Mark Zuckerberg for an investment, it came out that the 46-year-old had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder after being hospitalized for a psychiatric emergency. 
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Kanye West on Being Bipolar" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kJUc7Rz7QiU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
While the rapper had initially brushed off the diagnosis claiming it was wrong, his 2020 run for president and the then-declining state of mind had fans believing otherwise. Since then, West seems to be learning to live with his demons and has even been turning them into his superpower.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-are-the-new-eight-hundred-fifty-thousand-titanium-dentures-of-kanye-west-a-health-risk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Are the New $850,000 Titanium Dentures of Kanye West a Health Risk?</a>
What do you think of Kanye West&#8217;s 2016 peak of unhinged tweets era? Let us know in the comments below.

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Kanye West is infamous for his eccentric comments but him asking Meta's Mark Zuckerberg for a million dollar investment takes the cake.

Prathika Prashant is a Hollywood and Music News writer at Netflix Junkie. She is an expert in everything Kanye West, from his outings to releases. These comprise a large chunk of her 600+ NJ articles. With extensive coverage of music entities like West and Taylor Swift, this journalism graduate is working her way towards bagging an interview with Nicki Minaj. When she is not covering Ye’s latest album drop updates, Prashant has her nose stuck in a murder mystery book or true crime documentaries.

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