The media is buzzing over the announcement that Kanye West will be a presidential

candidate in the year 2020.

“It’s not about me. It’s about ideas. New ideas. People with ideas. People who believe in truth,” the hip-hop artist said at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. “Yes, as you probably could’ve guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president.”

Fans are already debating whether to vote for West or not despite the fact he isn’t running for another five years.

“I think it’s absolutely insane. I thought this was all a joke at first. I sincerely feel that America needs to get more serious about who runs our country,” Janay Snott, an FCC student said. “[West] needs to stick to music, I couldn’t take him serious when it comes to politics.”

West is a successful American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer.

He first became known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records and achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay Z’s “The Blueprint”, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson.

Not only did West produce some hits for other artistst but he also produced and was featured on a few hits including “Slow Jamz”, “Runaway” and “Blame Game”.

Some FCC students think he has what it takes to help Americans thrive if his vision is set right and he doesn’t take running our country as a silly game.

Kat Gonzalez, an FCC student, expressed her own opinion on West running for president.

“Actually [West] is my favorite artist and to be honest, I believe that he will not be an empirical president,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez says West has a chance to make a difference.

“His views with white supremacy and history are well known. I would give him a shot. He is a smart man. My only scare is that I do not know what his vision of change is,” Gonzalez added.

It’s pretty evident that West running for president in 2020 is a hot topic at the moment. Will his mission to become president be a success?