Kanye West better hope "The Life of Pablo" sells big. The rapper admitted on Twitter that he is "53 millions dollars in personal debt" and asked his 18.8 million followers to "Please pray we overcome."
The stunning confession came only hours before he performed on "Saturday Night Live." He also spoke of the Apostle Paul, who "Pablo" refers to in the title of West's new album.
"Paul... The most powerful messenger of the first century... Now we stand here 20 centuries later... Because he was a traveler... He was a learned man not of the original sect so he was able to take the message to the rest of the world... He was saved from persecution due to his Roman citizenship... I have the right to speak my voice," the "Famous" singer tweeted.
He then thanked his "brother Kirk," referring to Kirk Franklin who he collaborated with on the album's first track "Ultra Light Beams" also featuring The-Dream.
"Please forgive the profanity and give hugs and blessings to my brother Kirk for standing by me... In a few hours the journey begins... All memes are wrong... The Life of Paul... The life of Pablo... Ultralight beams... Moms dads daughters sons stand up... Let's dance in the streets. I am consumed by my purpose to help the world," he tweeted and then took the stage in Studio 8H.
West released "The Life of Pablo," which he described as "a Gospel album" exclusively on TIDAL and his website on Feb. 12. Less than 12 hours online, he pulled the album and explained that he had given the exclusive stream to TIDAL, according to Variety.
"Please for all music lovers. Please subscribe to tidal!!! I decided not to sell my album for another week. Please subscribe to tidal," he tweeted on Sunday.
