Kanye West surprised everyone when he announced in 2015 that he’ll be running for US Presidential elections in 2020. While the rapper could only bag somewhere around 70,000 votes, he had a star admirer rooting for him. That admirer was 7-time Formula 1 world champion, Lewis Hamilton.
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Much to everyone’s surprise, Kanye West announced his intention to run for president at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West’s running for president caught his then-wife Kim Kardashian off guard as well.
Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she said, “that was news to me.”
While everyone thought he was not serious, Kim said, “I believe he is serious and I know that if he puts his mind to something he’ll do his best. And he will.”
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 02: (L to R) Lewis Hamilton, Nicole Scherzinger, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the GQ Men Of The Year awards in association with Hugo Boss at The Royal Opera House on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images)
Lewis posted a photo of him wearing a hoodie on Snapchat in 2016. What surprised the fans was what was written on the back of the hoodie. The back of the hoodie read, “Yeezy for President”.
He shared the snap on Twitter with a caption that read, “Trump or Yeezy? Who would you pick.”
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Lewis Hamilton, in the past, has revealed his friendship with Jay-Z, Kanye, and Drake. He recently tagged J Cole in his Instagram story and called him one of the greatest rappers. His relationship with Kanye remains the highlight.
Hamilton on his friendship with Jay Z and Kanye West
Lewis Hamilton appeared on ‘The Graham Bensinger Show’ in 2016. There, he talked about his relationship with hip-hop legends Jay Z, Kanye West, and Drake.
On Jay Z, Lewis said that he grew up listening to his songs. Lewis said that he was awestruck when Jay Z once told him he watched and supported him in Formula 1.
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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – APRIL 01: Lewis Hamilton poses during the Signature talk “Being a Pilot” with Valentino Rossi at the IWC Schaffhausen booth at Watches and Wonders 2022 on April 01, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Remy Steiner/Getty Images for IWC)
About Kanye, Hamilton said that he is relatively closer to him and thinks of him as “family”. He admitted to being so close to him that he could pull up to his house and hang with him.
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Hamilton himself is an artist who records under the pseudonym XNDA. He featured in a 2018 Christina Aguilera song called “Pipe”. While the fans instantly recognized his voice, he only made his identity public in 2020.
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