Kanye West becomes richest Black man in US history

American rapper, songwriter, music producer and fashion guru, Kanye West is now the richest black man in the United States.

Bloomberg reports that Kanye officially worth $6.6 billion, making him the richest black man in America’s history, amid his divorce with his soon to be  ex-wife Kim.

The father of four’s sneaker and clothing line business, which is now supported by Adidas AG and Gap Inc, is valued between $3.2 billion and$4.7 billionrespectively.

According to Bloomberg, the collaboration between Yeezy and Gap – which is set to hit stores this summer is expected to worth more than $970 million.

Kanye, who won last year Grammy Award,  signed a 10 year agreement to design and sell apparel under the Yeezy Gap label.

He still holds total ownership and creative power within the company.

The rapper has an additional $110 million from his extensive catalog of music and has another $1.7 billion in other assets, including his investment into Skims label, his soon to be ex-wife’s underwear brand.

Forbes named Kanye as one of the highest paid celebrities of the year in 2020.

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