- Kanye West hosted a presidential campaign rally on July 19 in South Carolina after announcing he was running for president on July 4.
- Celebrities and the public voiced criticism and concern about West’s behavior at and after the rally.
- West topped Forbes’ list of the highest-paid hip-hop artists of 2019 and the publication declared him a billionaire in April.
- Separately, his wife Kim Kardashian West has annual earnings of $72 million and an estimated net worth of $370 million, Forbes reports.
- The pair puts much of their wealth toward building up their real-estate portfolio, from a constantly growing compound in Hidden Hills, to a luxury condo on Miami Beach, to two sprawling ranches in Wyoming.
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Just over two weeks after Kanye West tweeted that he’s running for president of the US, the world’s highest-paid hip-hop artist held his first campaign rally in South Carolina on July 19.
West’s behavior at and after the rally drew criticism and concern from the general public and celebrities alike. On Tuesday, he posted a string of anti-abortion tweets mentioning his daughter, North West, and since-deleted tweets about the Kardashian family. His wife, Kim Kardashian West, subsequently released a statement addressing her husband’s mental health and asking the public and the media for “compassion and empathy” on Wednesday.
Currently, West appears to be hunkering down at one of his Wyoming properties awaiting his now delayed new album drop – E! News reported on Thursday that the rapper had been spotted out on an errand there the previous day.
Beyond their two ranches in Wyoming, West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, have spent millions on properties around the US, from a condo in Miami to an ever-growing compound in the Hidden Hills community of Los Angeles.
A representative for West didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Keep reading for a closer look at the luxurious properties.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West made a combined $222 million in 2019 alone and are collectively worth over $1.6 billion, according to Forbes' latest estimates. Their high net worths allow them to dabble in the luxury real estate market.
Source: Forbes, Forbes, Forbes
In September 2019, TMZ reported that West bought a $14 million ranch in Wyoming, 75 miles east of Yellowstone National Park.
Source: TMZ, Business Insider
Known as Monster Lake Ranch, the property is said to span more than 1,400 acres.
Source: TMZ, Business Insider, J. P. King
The ranch features a restaurant and saloon, horse barns, and a state-of-the-art shooting range.
Source: Business Insider, J. P. King
In a September interview with Jimmy Fallon, Kardashian West said she envisions spending summers and weekends there. She's already given a glimpse of the ranch on Instagram.
Source: Insider
In November of the same year, TMZ reported that West purchased yet another Wyoming ranch. According to Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, the ranch spans 6,713 acres and sold for $14.495 million.
Source: TMZ, Hayden Outdoors Real Estate
The ranch, known as Bighorn Mountain Ranch, currently has seven log cabins and amenities like heated helicopter pads and walk-in saunas.
Source: Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, Business Insider
The two ranches are under 100 miles apart.
Source: Hayden Outdoors Real Estate, J.P. King Auction Company
On July 7, TMZ reported that West was cleared to build a 10-bedroom mansion on his lakeside Wyoming property.
Sources: TMZ, Business Insider
Wyoming isn't the pair's only vacation destination. In 2018, West scooped up a $14 million condo in the luxurious Faena House on Miami Beach as a Christmas present for his wife.
Source: Business Insider
The four-bedroom, 4,700-square-foot South Beach condo has floor-to-ceiling windows and a wraparound terrace.
Source: LA Times
West has also voiced his interest in becoming a developer. In the summer of 2019, he attempted to create an affordable housing development on 300 acres of his land in Calabasas.
Source: The Real Deal
He built "Star Wars"-inspired domes but didn't have the necessary permits. As a result, the city of Los Angeles asked him to secure the permits or tear down the structures. West maintained that they were temporary prototypes but agreed to tear them down.
Source: Insider
Earlier this month, West tweeted a photo of similar-looking structures. He did not mention the project's location in his tweet.
YZY SHLTRS in process #2020VISION pic.twitter.com/dWGiYZIEJY
— ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020
Source: Kanye West/Twitter
"I'm going to be one of the biggest real-estate developers of all time, like what Howard Hughes is to aircraft and what Henry Ford was to cars," West told Charlamagne Tha God in a 2018 radio interview. "Anybody who's been to any of my cribs knows that I'm super into developing homes."
Source: Kanye West/YouTube
West and Kardashian West also own plenty of residential land for personal use in Southern California. The pair bought a home in Hidden Hills for $20 million in 2014. They then spent four years and another $20 million renovating it — it's worth $60 million now, according to Kardashian West's mom, Kris Jenner.
Source: E! Online, People, Kris Jenner / Twitter
The mansion is their primary residence and spans 15,667 square feet. The couple has always been particularly private about showing the home on social media, but Kardashian West filmed an installment of Vogue's "73 Questions" series at the home in April 2019.
Source: Vogue/YouTube, Insider
In the video, Kardashian West described their monochromatic, airy space as "a minimal monastery."
Source: Vogue/YouTube, Business Insider
The video showcases unbelievable features like flat sinks and floor to ceiling windows that bring in incredible natural light.
Source: Vogue/YouTube, Insider
Right after West's ninth studio album dropped at the end of October 2019, Variety reported that the couple expanded their Hidden Hills compound by purchasing a nearly $3 million ranch-style home on 1.49 acres.
TMZ reported that, per their sources, the Kardashian-Wests "plan to transform their combined properties into guest homes, a spa retreat, and essentially ... a private farm for the kids."
Source: Variety, Business Insider
The couple previously lived in a 9,000-square-foot Bel Air mansion bought in 2013 for $11 million. They sold the home in 2017 for $17.8 million to Ukrainian billionaire Marina Acton. She later sold the house for $14 million in 2018.
Source: People, Business Insider
Kardashian West reportedly bought a $1.6 million condo in the area in 2017. Her mom also bought two condos in the same luxury building.
Source: LA Times
In November 2019, Kardashian West listed her condo for $3.5 million.
The listing includes that the 2,260-square-foot condo is designed with European oak flooring and "bespoke custom furniture, drapes, chandeliers, and light fixtures all designed by Vincent Van Duysen."
West also previously owned a condo in New York City. He bought one unit in a Soho apartment building in 2004 and combined it with an adjacent unit in 2006 to achieve the current 2,427-square-foot open layout.
Source: Business Insider, CORE Real Estate
The condo was sold in 2018 and went back on the market for $4.3 million earlier this year. In October 2019, $400,000 was chopped off its asking price.
Source: Business Insider
The monochromatic apartment plays into the couple's sleek, minimalistic approach perfectly.
As of July 2020, the property appears to be in the contract stage of selling.
Source: Business Insider
