How is the relationship between Elon Musk and Kanye West?

They're very friendly. Musk wrote Kanye's blurb for TIME's 100 most influential people. In an interview (at 30:10 mark), Kanye said, “What does Kanye West and Elon Musk talk about? <pause> The futch [future]. read more

Kanye went on to say that when he met with Obama while he was still president, he highly recommended that he sat down with Musk. Elon Musk and Kanye West seem to be two men with mutual respect and see each other as two people with similar missions, to help people. read more

Musk continued on Kanye:"And he fought for his place in the cultural pantheon with a purpose. In his debut album, over a decade ago, Kanye issued what amounted to a social critique and a call to arms (with a beat): “We rappers is role models: we rap, we don’t think.” But Kanye does think. Constantly. About everything. read more

Back in 2011, Musk tweeted a picture of himself and West beside each other. The caption read: “Kanye stopped by the SpaceX rocket factory today.” Musk’s business in 2018 flits between meteoric highs and concerning lulls. read more