Kanye West Was Paid $3 Mil To Perform For The President Of Kazakhstan’s Grandson

He’s got expensive tastes so it’s no surprise Kanye West jumped at the chance to make some extra cash on Saturday.
The rapper didn't mind missing out on Labor Day weekend in the U.S as he raked in a reported $3 million by performing at the wedding of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s grandson, according to TMZ.
Kanye performed a selection of his hits including Can't Tell Me Nothing and part of his set was captured on video by a wedding guest, who posted it on Instagram.

The bash took place at the Hotel Royal Tulip in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, the country memorably lampooned by Sacha Baron Cohen in his 2006 movie Borat. President Nazarbayev, who is reportedly worth billions, is a controversial figure and has been at the centre of corruption claims in the past.

In 2011, Sting pulled out of an arranged concert for the president over claims of human rights violations on oil workers in the Central Asian country.

He said at the time, ‘Hunger strikes, imprisoned workers and tens of thousands on strike represents a virtual picket line which I have no intention of crossing.‘The Kazakh gas and oil workers and their families need our support and the spotlight of the international media on their situation in the hope of bringing about positive change.’

Kanye’s expensive tastes are widely known. He and girlfriend Kim Kardashian, who recently welcomed their first child North West, have splashed out a whopping $750,000 on four gold-plated toilets for their new home.

They are also said to have shelled out an incredible £750,000 on special-edition luxury beds for the $11 million Bel Air mansion.

Costing a whopping £125,000 each, the limited-edition Savoir Royal State Bed takes hundreds of hours to create from a unique combination of cashmere, carded Virgin lamb’s wool and Mongolian horse hair laid over hand tied, star-lashed springs.