Kanye West Persuasive Speech

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Kanye West, President in 2020 I watched the VMA’s the other night, which stands for the Video Music Awards on MTV. If you do not know who Kanye is, he is a rapper. He gave a speech after his performance saying he was going to run for president in 2020. I have a lot to disagree about this. If Kanye were to run for president, with this generation he would get majority of the votes because of his music. He is a very good rapper I think personally. The things he raps about are very intelligent and there’s almost no meaning. About what he has been through or knows what others have been through, that is about all he raps about. I love him and his music, he is a fantastic person as far as I know. Granted I have no idea how he acts or is off the

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