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On Monday, the Occupy Wall Street protest was given an ounce of life when Kanye West and Russell Simmons dropped by.
Most of us remember Kanye‘s rather vocal outburst towards George Bush during a telethon for hurricane Katrina. The outspoken rapper has gone from claiming things like, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” to a much different approach.
Check it out after the jump!
In an unexpected move, Kanye West showed up at the Occupy Wall Street protest, and didn’t say a word:
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“Kanye’s been a big supporter, spiritually, for this movement,” Simmons said in an interview with Okay Africa. “He’s just here to stand with the people. He’s not with the politics of it, doesn’t want to make a statement, didn’t want to do any media at all, actually, but he’s here. So, there’s almost no way around it. He’s here.”
Simmons continued to explain why Kanye West chose to make an appearance, with West standing beside him, nodding along to his comments,
“He’s here in support of the people. As an artist, he feels artistic people and he feels what they’re doing. He knows. He understands this idea about getting the money out of the government and letting the people govern. He wants to give power back to the people. That’s why we’re here.”
What do you think of this latest development in the Occupy Wall Street protests? Is Kanye helping or hurting? Let us know in the comments section below!
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