Kanye West Says Newfound Faith In God Was Rewarded With $68M Tax Refund

BYAron A.Updated on September 26, 20224.7K Views

Kanye West performs Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California

Kanye West's "Jesus Is King" campaign continues.

Kanye West is perhaps showing his true colors aligning himself with the Republicans and Donald Trump. As the founder of billion-dollar company Yeezy, he also may have unwittingly revealed exactly why there need to be harsher taxes imposed on the rich. The rapper's recent appearance on James Corden's "Carpool Karaoke," which took place on a flight this time, aired last night. Not only did Ye dive into a few gospel versions of his classic records but he also spoke openly about his connection with God.

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Kanye West might be dedicating his time and efforts to God moving forward but apparently, it's equally beneficial to his pockets. Now, a few years ago, Kanye admitted on Twitter that he was $53M in the hole. He's far past those days and he believes his newfound faith in God is a reason for it. “God is using me to show off," Kanye claimed. “Last year I made $115 million and still ended up $35 million in debt. This year I looked up and I just got $68 million returned to me on my tax returns."

"People need to hear [from] someone that has been put into debt by the system, talk about these type of numbers now that they’re in service to Christ," he added.

While Kanye went through some hits on the project, he also made sure to throw shade at Kim K's ex, Kris Humphries.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.