It’s no secret that I admire the musical genius of the jew hater (not cool).
At this point, I’m not sure if it’s even appropriate to share a song from his new album, play an anthem with the windows down and I’ve even caught myself worried someone would hear this in my headphones while in the lift.
So why Kanye?
A continuation from an RKDSundays written in 2019.
Since then we’ve had multiple wealth journeys, breakdowns and partners.
& a few good albums. (hate me, I don’t care, I love myself way more than I love you.)
This is a not-so-finance, finance newsletter.
A perfect case study for prenuptial agreements (which don’t have much strength here).
They’re called BFA’s. We’ll talk about them at the end.
Let’s rewind to where this all started:
Kanye West’s album Late Registration.
Track – Gold Digger.
Holla, "We want prenup! We want prenup!" (Yeah!) It's somethin' that you need to have 'Cause when she leave yo' ass, she gon' leave with half.
Then came Amber Rose.
No prenup. Just pain, ego and the creation of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Kim K.
Multiple dedications and very different bars to his previous sentiment.
The Life of Pablo – Track: FML.
God, I'm willing. To make this my mission. Give up the women.
Before I lose half of what I own.
He’s in love. He’s richer. We assume no prenup again.
Turns out, we were wrong.
Now, Bianca Censori…
WE WANT PRE NUP
Kanye had just wrapped up 808s & Heartbreak, and was balls deep into My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
It was one of the most creatively unhinged periods of his life and led to what critics and fans call two of the most impressive and captivating albums in his catalogue.
Kanye was worth approx. $20.5 million in 2008. That grew to $26.5 million in 2010.
Post break up Amber Rose said,
“The only thing I got from him was fame.”
This was repeated and confirmed on many occasions.
In our world, what this might have meant is that Kanye's lawyers and Amber's lawyers sat down and said;
"What's yours is yours. What you earn for yourself while you're together is yours. Whatever you get for yourself, the other can't take."
Amber got fame.
Kanye got My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Financially, no one lost anything to anyone...
I love, love. Especially when my favourite artists are in it.
Kanye. In my opinion, produced his best albums while in love.
Same goes for Mac Miller:
The Divine Feminine.
Swimming.
Watching Movies with the Sound Off.
We do crazy things when we’re in love.
Crazy. Beautiful. Things.
Kanye and Kim got married in 2014.
They signed a prenup. The terms were simple:
Kim got $1 million for every year they stayed married (capped at $10 million).
No spousal support.
Kim was to keep all gifts and jewellery.
Anything in their personal name was not up for grabs.
Kanye’s net worth during this period exploded from $30 million to a peak of $1.8 billion in 2021. Kim’s climbed to $1.7 billion with SKIMS, SKKN and Hulu.
They had four kids.
Kanye declared himself $53 million in debt in 2016.
He publicly battled mental health issues.
He wore a MAGA hat, ran for president, and started Sunday Service.
Then the wheels came off.
The divorce was finalised in November 2022.
Thanks to the prenup, Kanye kept his empire. Kim kept hers.
Kanye pays $200,000 a month in child support. No one lost half of anything.
Fun fact. Kanye transferred the title of their Bel-Air home to her name so the family didn’t have to move home.
And then came Bianca Censori.
Given I just want Kanye’s best work back, I’m hoping there’s an element of love here…
Bianca Censori. Yeezy architect. Muse. Wife? Kinda.
Ye “married” her in a private ceremony with no license filed.
Which means… it’s not legally binding (in California, that’s a big deal).
He writes about her in Censori Overload (unreleased):
“Wakin' up to "I can't do this anymore" texts”
Then in 2025, we get a follow-up on Bianca (unreleased):
“My baby, she ran away / But first she tried to get me committed.”
He’s paying her to wear outfits, ranting online and he’s unwell again?
But there’s no prenup? Possibly no marriage.
I don’t care about Bianca or their relationship.
I’ve told you, I just like it when my artists are in love.
I’ve heard multiple Bully leaks and I’m getting musical genius on several tracks again.
Many of our clients are multimillionaires.
Many of them are single.
And I’ve told them: “If someone comes into your life for a hot minute, moves their things into your home, and leaves with half of what you own...”
That’s not love. That’s a lawsuit.
I told you.
I love, love.
But professionally, I have to protect you.
Sit down with your self or your partner. Over dinner. On the couch. Doesn’t matter.
Think/talk about what you want.
Put your assets and liabilities on a piece of paper.
Talk about your money.
You might learn something about yourself/ each other.
That conversation will carry into everything else you build.
If things are getting serious, consider coming to an agreement. One that says:
What I built before you, stays mine.
What we build together, is ours.
Many of our clients have already done this.
It’s not a protection plan. It’s a clarity plan.
Aka: Binding Financial Agreements.
Want to hate on me for listening to Ye?
Or want to protect your assets before you end up writing your own breakup album?
Get your prenup here...