Kanye West will debut a new music video at The Forum in Inglewood, California on Friday, but seeing it there will cost you.
Tickets to the event are $25. Alternatively, a livestream of the appearance will be made available for both members and non-members on TIDAL, Jay Z’s subscription music service where the video will live exclusively for one week.
The hype surrounding the premiere of “Famous,” West’s first single off his “The Life Of Pablo” album, has been increasing for months. In the song, he name drops Taylor Swift and raps, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous,” a possible reference to his interruption of Swift on stage at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. West has been adamant Swift agreed to the lyric in advance, but she disputes that.
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The rapper has a penchant for over-the-top publicity events surrounding his work. In February, he released “The Life of Pablo” album at a Madison Square Garden show, along with a presentation of his Yeezy fashion line. At the time, West claimed to be $53 million in debt. Perhaps he’s hoping “Famous” will put a dent in that.
