The early roots of an artist as big as Kanye West go as versatile as possible. Starting from his days of freestyling and producing music beats for local artists in his hometown of Chicago to the release of his debut studio album ‘The College Dropout’ in 2004. In the decades that followed, the rapper extended vast influence and credibility in the hip-hop genre and gave grooming space to artists like Travis Scott. However, in those early days, he had the support of one key person, his manager, John Monopoly.

In a show of love and support he holds for people close to him, the ‘Donda’ singer once went all out for his leading man.

Kanye West once surprised John Monopoly in the most extravagant of ways

The role of a manager of high-profile artists includes balancing their contracts and finances as well as forming their strategic backbone to ensure maximum growth. Having met Kanye West in the early ‘90s, John Monopoly did precisely that as he looked after the rapper from the rollout of his first three albums to helping him hold the ground at many world tours. In return, for his manager’s birthday in August 2019, Ye pulled up with a customized matte black $300,000 Lamborghini Urus as a gift.

In a private function that included the likes of the rapper Cam’ron and Jerry Lorenzo at a Los Angeles restaurant named Delilah, Kanye West arrived and handed over the luxe 641-hp super-SUV to John Monopoly, who also took pictures alongside him and posted it to his Instagram with the caption of “Words cannot express my gratitude”. While for the past few years, the rapper went without a manager, he will now have Monopoly back ahead of a potential tour for ‘Vultures’ that may take him across the globe.

Interestingly, even as talks of a Kanye West world tour float around, his trilogy of albums has yet to take shape.

Vultures 2 still stays grounded after almost a week of delays

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign announced three volumes of ‘Vultures’ and, amid much fanfare, dropped the first in February. However, the second part, meant to arrive on March 8, has lost its schedule and remains to go live on streaming platforms without an official explanation. Although in fan interactions, Ye hinted that he may skip streamers altogether and instead opt for a digital release on Yeezy.

Unconfirmed and in the doldrums, ‘Vultures 2’ stands test to the times with the ‘Y$’ collaborative duo yet to take a concrete decision. Furthermore, with the announced drop date of ‘Vultures 3’ fast approaching, wild developments have taken shape such as West unintentionally disclosing an album set for May 3rd, which to fans’ worst fears’, could be ‘Vultures 2’.

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