Maybe it's time for Yeezy to take a vacation.
The musician has had a long, hard couple weeks. First, he got into a Twitter feud with Wiz Khalifa that ended in an anal joke. Not too long after, West claimed that Bill Cosby, accused by 46 women of sexual assault, was innocent. Then he appeared to ask Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion.
Despite positive early reviews for The Life of Pablo, his Twitter appears to have grown increasingly disorganized. Just take a look at today's barrage:
Yes I am personally rich and I can buy furs and houses for my family— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
Also for anyone that has money they know the first rule is to use other people's money.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I am ultra light beaming right now. So many people have called or emailed to help today hedge fund guys billionaires etc...— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
I know I confuse you guys sometimes but please bare with me.— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
This is a God dream— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 15, 2016
To be perfectly fair, there are about a dozen or so tweets between these examples. But trying to establish any narrative coherence is a fool's errand. Feel free to read them, but whatever you do, don't try and interpret them. They're not meant to be understood.
Even people outside of the Twitterverse have noticed that something is going on with Kanye. On Friday, West's former collaborator Rhymefest announced that he would no longer be working with Yeezy, claiming that West's "mind and spirit aren't right." He added:
@JakeChatty my brother needs help, in the form of counseling. Spiritual & mental. He should step away from the public & yesmen & heal— Rhymefest (@RHYMEFEST) February 12, 2016
Even the Grammys jumped in to voice their concerns (and drum some enthusiasm):
@kanyewest Is your Recording Academy membership still active? Make sure you vote! https://t.co/z7SiWsFyL0— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) February 15, 2016