gave an aspiring rapper the time day on Wednesday, as he stopped on the street to give the hopeful artist’s music a listen. In a video shared by the Daily Mail, Ye can be seen out and about in Calabasas, California. The clip does not capture the moment that the young man approached Ye, but it does show the Jesus Is Born artist bopping along to his tunes coming out a smart speaker. The aspiring rapper spits over the music he’s playing, and Ye seems to show his approval. Toward the end the footage, Kanye receives a gift some sort from the fan, and it appears as though the aspiring rapper gives Ye’s associate his phone number. Watch part the interaction take place below, or click here for the full video.
This is certainly not the first time that Kanye has taken the time to listen to a hopeful artist’s work, and he’s proved that doing so can lead to finding future superstars. Most notably, when the then-unsigned rapper approached Ye outside a radio station in Detroit and rapped for him. The interaction ultimately led to Sean’s deal with Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label.
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Will this mystery man be the next artist that Ye blesses with a music career?