On June 17th, 2014, Kanye West made a guest appearance at the annual Cannes Lions festival. He appeared in conversation with Steve Stoute, the head of Translation and bridge between entertainment, brands, and tech, and Ben Horowitz, one half of the named partners at Silicon Valley’s most visible venture firm. Horowitz has frequently referenced hip hop culture as an influence on his investment strategy and view of the world, and prompted Kanye to a number of insights about the nature of creativity and culture.

1. CULTURE + CREATIVITY
The Top 6 Quotes from
Kanye at Cannes Lions
2014.

2. On June 17th, 2014, Kanye West made a guest appearance at the
annual Cannes Lions festival.
He appeared in conversation with Steve Stout, the head of Translation
and bridge between entertainment, brands, and tech, and Ben
Horowitz, one half of the named partners at Silicon Valley’s most
visible venture firm.
Horowitz has frequently referenced hip hop culture as an influence on
his investment strategy and view of the world, and prompted Kanye to a
number of insights about the nature of creativity and culture.

3. "Creativity and culture
are worth something."
on paying creatives

4. “Brands are selling our
self-esteem back to us,
through association. We
need to own our
brands.”

5. “I can't work with anyone
who isn't number one: Jay Z,
Kim, Obama.”

6. “We are the creatives
with teeth. We know
ideas are more important
than our personal
wellbeing.”

7. “Empower the best content
creators or f*ck you. That's
the motto.”

8. “The only thing
valuable is time.”

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