Make Music That Gives “Young Women A Sense Of Their Value" Presidential Candidate Ben Carson To Kanye West

“I was extremely impressed with his business acumen,” Ben Carson says of Kanye West.


Kanye West announced last month his plan to run for president of the United States of America in 2020. One 2016 candidate says that he’s spoken with the Chicago rapper-producer.

“I was extremely impressed with his business acumen,” Republican candidate Ben Carson says of West during an interview with Martha Raddatz on ABC. "He knows a lot about business.”

Carson also says that he talked to West about "doing some music that might be uplifting, that might give young women a sense of their value and young men a sense of responsibility,” Carson adds. "I think it could be a tremendous thing in our society.”

As for West’s presidential aspirations, Carson says he is open to West’s candidacy.

"I’m certainly willing to give him a chance,” Carson says. "We’ll see. He’ll be able to explain things and [we’ll] see if he resonates with the people.”

West is slated to attend and perform at a Democratic National Committee event in San Francisco on October 10.