Kanye West once claimed that he “He can't handle it” but that is not happening these days as sources say Advertising sign on Monday (March 11) that John Monopoly returned as Ye's manager.
A fellow Chicagoan, Monopoly played an integral role in launching West's career in the early 2000s as his manager.
After splitting for over a decade, Monopoly has found its way into Ye zeitgeist in recent years. Sources have confirmed that Monopoly is now West's manager in an official capacity, as the mogul showered John with praise and recalled their history during a Vultures private listening event in Los Angeles over the weekend.
West has been without a coach since parting ways with Izvor Zivkovic in March 2018. Izzy has been Ye's longtime partner for nearly a decade. Scooter Braun joined the manager as co-director in late 2015, but they would part ways in April 2018.
With John helping West, Kanye is putting together a world tour set to kick off in a few months, sources add. The world tour will feature “full production and performances” as opposed to the tracks Ye is currently playing.
The tour will be Kanye's first since 2016's Saint Pablo tour, which was cut short in November 2016 after West was hospitalized. Ye appeared to be having trouble booking the trek due to his string of recent controversies, but sources say West is “gearing up” to hit the road this summer.
The 46-year-old has taken to the stage with rare opportunities in recent years. He joined Travis Scott's UTOPIA tour stop in Orlando on January 31st as a special guest. He surprised Rolling Loud fans in 2021 and 2022 when he joined Future and Playboi Carti's sets, respectively.
West's last full concert came when he appeared in December 2021 to support Larry Hoover's freedom as he ended his feud with Drake to spread awareness about Hoover's incarceration for a stage performance at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign are coming off his independent release Vultures 1which topped the Billboard 200 for consecutive weeks last month.
The duo is currently on their way to Vultures 2 — which was originally supposed to arrive last Friday — as they took over Phoenix's Footprint Center on Sunday night (March 10) for another listening party before heading to San Francisco's Chase Center on Tuesday (March 12).
They are scheduled to make their debut at a live performance of his Vultures co-headlining series at Rolling Loud California on Thursday night (March 14).
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