Kanye West never ceases to amaze with his "stream of consciousness" but he may have hit a new level with his latest rant, in which he slams US President Barack Obama and claims to be "on a mission from God."
The relationship between Kanye, 37, and Obama, 52, hasn't exactly been a friendly one with the President once calling the rapper a "jackass" and describing the hip-hop star and his wife Kim Kardashian as bad examples of wealth and success, so it's fair to say there isn't any love lost.
Kanye West, here at the Cannes Lion conference, has been causing a stir this week (Crystal/Splash News)
Now, in the midst of a tirade during an interview with Power 106 FM, Kanye hit out at the POTUS saying: "You can't effect change from inside the White House like that ...You gotta have the money.
"Good ideas usually aren't connected to money as much... Creativity and extreme genius are extremely cheap."
The rant then took a bizarre religious turn with Kanye claiming he has been sent to carry out God's work.
"Don't worry about how I'm saying what I'm saying. Look at what I'm saying and how I feel my intent is," he explained.
"You do not want to go against the power. I'm working on one mission, and that's a mission from God. I'm gonna make it very clear exactly what I'm here to do. I'm here to help. I'm going to apply all the blessings I've got."
He added: "We're moving to the future. [And] I'm gonna be the anchor."
The 'New Slaves' rapper has gotten a lot off his chest last week, embarking on yet another rant while at a press conference during the Cannes Lion event in France, where he gushed over his new wife Kim and the backlash their relationship has received over the last couple of years.
He ranted: "Two years of people not understanding an interracial relationship. Two years of people not understanding the idea of the art world meets pop world. You have to be able to take the lashes and be able to swim in backlash.
"The only thing that I think can be an inspiration to creatives is the fact that I get bashed so much, but create so much," he added.
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