Martin Shkreli has increased his offer to buy Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo to $15 million, according to a letter Shkreli sent directly to HipHopDX.
“I am increasing my offer to $15 million,” Shkreli writes in the letter, which is in full below. “This figure is materially above any realistic album sales forecast given to me by third-party experts.”
Shkreli adds that his offer is not binding and won’t be until he and West are able to reach a “mutually agreed and negotiated definitive agreement.”
Shkreli concludes his letter by celebrating Kanye West’s art.
“You are the greatest artist of my generation and deserve to be treated as such,” Shkreli writes. “Your work will be treasured for decades, or even centuries, if you proceed with my alternative.”
The letter in which Martin Shkreli has increased his offer to buy Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo to $15 million is as follows:
(The original post in this thread was published February 11, 2016. It is as follows.)
Martin Shkreli offers to buy Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo for $10 million in a tweet sent today (February 11).
“aiyo @kanyewest last minute can i buy your album out so it dont get released publicly,” Shkreli writes of the album that was premiered during “Yeezy Season 3” at Madison Square Garden today.
“Here is my initial offer for the album. @kanyewest Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to your response,” Shkreli writes in another tweet that accompanies a letter seeking to purchase the album for $10 million.
A screenshot of the letter is below.
Shkreli also makes a legal argument for his pursuit of the project, which is being released by Def Jam Recordings.
“Kanye and his label are legally required to take my offer letter to their Board of Directors. This should delay the album by a few days,” Shkreli writes.
On The Life Of Pablo selection “Freestyle 4,” West raps about not being able to be bought.
“Money never made me Make me do something?” Kanye says on the song, per Genius. “Nah, can’t make me Even if the money low, can’t pay me Even if the money low, can’t play me.”
In December, it was reported that Shkreli purchased Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album for $2 million. Since the purchase was announced publicly, Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Ghostface Killah have traded insults with Shkreli.
For additional coverage on Martin Shkreli, who has offered to buy Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo album for $10 million, watch the following DX Daily:
Just so we’re clear you fuckers are the last that should be calling anybody scum. Considering you and only your race created racism. So go eat dick whiteboy.
Let me bump this bitch off I’ll do it for cheap this piece of shit shouldn’t even be on are level money doesn’t matter when it comes to pieces of shits like him wes up wu tang this big syko mike from cali!!!!!! $$$$$$$
hahaha yo chill big syko mike
Every time I see this H i t l e r – w a n n a b e on my screen I always think “Damn, seems like bullets are too expensive”.
lols, he’s just trying to piss rap fans off because he know he did with the WTC thing. whatever man.
How did white people create racism? Races have hated other races since the dawn of man. It’s not like everyone was getting along and then white people flipped script. Get a handle on reality. Racism exists within every race. Especially the racist fuck Atalanta who started this whole conversation. And if you say “white people are racist, why can’t we be too”? that’s a great way to look at life. I hope it gets you far
U notice he’s representing the illuminati he’s covering one eye
indeed*but idiots rather Crack jokes instead of researching & finding the meaning behind it*God have mercy on us*they’ll see when the truth & lies collide*
EBOLA for black scums, dirty scum slaves. It was a black scum who made racist comment in this article he started this
I thought Shkreli was funny at first but now he’s trying way too hard. He’s clearly just a lonely nerd looking for attention.
DAMN!!!! BOSS MOVE
Stupid-ignorant HHDX readers still corny with the Illuminati BS.
you’re corny*get the fuck off dx & do some research*fucking idiotic imbecile*
Look at this guy’s picture.
Kenivl… Not kanye Fan
He wants so badly to relevant. This only helps
Slow hand clap for Atlanta AKA Blackpower,Wise White man,itsdareal, race baiting the white’s on this site for the 1000th time .
I’m white myself and it’s so obvious his white the usernames he chooses and the way he posts is so corny,dated and obvious . So sad that someone in his 40s is so desperate for attention . Like someone else posted before, go out side meet a girl or boy full in love have some kid’s get a job. Seriously bro don’t waste your life sitting in front of a screen race baiting on HHDX . It’s a little sad and I actually feel sorry for you
Man I hope Kanye doesn’t do it… Kanye most be speaking some ill ish on that joint why else would this dude want to keep it from the public… Don’t Do It Kanye!!!
Hahaha. This dude is a trip. I think he got a personal mission now to piss of rap fans by showing how easily hip hop can sell out. I don’t think Kanye will do it tho. Ye sees himself as a Picasso and it ain’t about the money for him. But, who knows….
Well it’s been released hasn’t it . Plus I think “Martins” personal mission is to keep on gathering attention to stroke his ego . As they say limelight/fame can be intoxicating .
^ This my thoughts exactly
Zing!
@ Hey . Well if you look far back enough in history you would realize that many years ago the hate for other people was not really based around the amount of melanin or lack of melanin another man had . In fact one of the way’s slavery was accepted was by socially engineering the massives i.e pseudo sciences such as phrenology etc . Racism is a rather new concept and was engineered for financial gains around 1500-1600 . Now if you look at history as a standpoint 400+ years or so is not that long when you consider the HUMAN RACE has been walking the earth FOR AROUND six million years . Anyway as you where falling for posts by a white guy pretending to be black .lol
hey now. I admire Shkreli, but don’t fuck up my chances of hearing this album tomorrow. Real dick move, brah.
this Shkeli mofo is a real jackass. He bought rights to an aids medication and jacked up the price 300% or something like that. Dude got no soul!!! and you admire that shit? you’re an idiot. Look him up before you make yourself sound like a moron again.
Why would you admire a snivelling shit like him?
kanye is probably gonna sell him 10 of his worst songs under the title Waves and still release TLOP to the public. And tell Shrek that Waves is the superior album, knowing he won’t even listen to find out otherwise.
Damn. This is unprecedented people, we have someone with a bigger ego than Kanye West himself. I really want a celebrity boxing match with this clown and GFK, someone make this happen please.
he wants to proof that he knows the business and in a way he does. he found a trick to get the album delayed, its kind of a lawyer-move. only the fact that its just an overhyped album and not the release of a new ‘bible’ makes it nonsense. maybe hes really a hiphop fan, i never understood why someone wouldnt love rap n hh lol
THIS SHIT IS BORING NOW BRING BACK STITCHES
FUCK THIS CRACKA
He seriously looks like a child molester when he goes to prison his asshole gon be looking like a yawning walrus wit a harpoon shot through its face
I know you’re reading this comment Shkreli. Kanye doesn’t know who you are, nor care. Stop begging for attention from celebrities and get a girlfriend or something.
Zing!
How about we don’t report about this guy at all? Because he is clearly doing this so he can be on all these hip hop websites… Shame on you for falling for it dx
You’re telling me this guys offering $10,000,000 to be on hip hop websites? Hahahahaha that’s the funniest shit I’ve ever heard
If only the media didn’t report on attention hores… It doesn’t happen though. Too worried about the revenue through clicks.
Listen Martin. Kanye has money. It’s not about the money. Get ur shit together bro.
Whatever this corporate trash Martin dick face fraudulent guy is,even he knows Mr west wouldn’t never sale his latest success,Martin has a better chance committing suicide##facts sorry no stacks***
Yo I feel kanye and martin are in on this together cos they know that shit won’t sell fire so this is some cope out shit. You know shit is fucked up when nigga try to buy their own albums cos they fear it won’t sell. I thought this shit was really about the fans.
Okay. This guy is truly a supervillain that im loving to hate…
I’d take the 15 million, then do an album with Ghostface.
The label would take this offer. if the board of directors decide its a go, its a go. Big offer
what the hell is wrong with this guy? seriously such an attention seeker at this point, just trying to stay in the headlines. If I were him I would want to save that 15 mil for his lawyer fees
Congrats, Martin. You’re very clever. Playing to what you perceive as Kanye’s vanity, and extending your fanfare. You’re very shrewd, and your ability to create scarcity is admirable, which you’re leveraging into assets and more credit. Got it. Smart guy.
But we don’t need clever guys like that. And by “we”, I mean all of us. And by “all of us” I mean you, too. I wish I could shake your hand and chat, brother.
Kanye isn’t Kanye because of the media, or even the medium. He’s Kanye because of his message, his soul. I wish there was more Kanye in your collection, and I’m not referring to your art.
And don’t feed me your fallacy about how you’re altruistic because what you’re doing is a drop in the pond you swim in.
I wish you the best Martin, and hope we can be friends. I look forward to speaking to you under better circumstances.
If Kanye had a brain in his head he would have got some throw away records that he’s never gonna use anyway and sold it to this fuckin moron..he’d never know any different.
Where he fucked up was sending the letter to DX. There’s a reason the HiphopDX staff is NEVER on the red carpet at the BET, Hip-Hop, Soul Train Awards etc. If he wants to get Kanye’s attention the letter needs to be broadcast by a respectable Hip-Hop website. Not this joke of a pop culture blog or whatever the fuck you idiots are trying to portray your website as now days
That comment makes no sense? So if “thekid” is here it’s suddenly a respectable website? He said DX is a joke pop culture blog and that idiots run it but he never said he didn’t use the site. He’s saying there are more reputable organizations to reach out through. Not that he didn’t like the site. Think about that for a second…. And learn to read
But yet you’re here… Think about that for a second…
HipHops foundation in AMERIKKKA THE FOULEST NATION. THIS IS WHAT WE WHO LOVE THIS SHIT HAS CAME TOO a buncha greedy cocksuckas buying dudes albums. Ished tears for hip hop Greedy motherfuckas need to bounce and find something new to fucking do. Shit is mad wack. Fuck money race n religion. The shit is beyond corrupt. This is A CULTURE gone too shit. Makes me irritated as fuck. Str8 up n down tired of this sidewayz bs.
Isn’t this the same bitch who couldn’t afford a 2M$ bail?!
naw he paid 2mill for the wutang album! he does owe alomst 5mill to the IRS and if he can pay 15mill for this album he’ll pay the irs no problem
anybody wanna fly me to where martin is…..i’ll off him for free!
How does this guy have more money than me? Did his “third party experts” take into account all the money Kayne can get from touring? This guy is a weirdo. I think Kayne should take his money and give him a bunch of filler tracks.
what you think he’s doing now “chance the rapper” is holding things up lmfao
Anybody wanna get me a plane ticket and a taxi to where martin is and 2 mill to my family and i’ll off this GUY WITH A SWORD! Shaolin Style Head right off
This just in, Martin Shkreli has offered Andre “Dr.Dre” Young $1,000,000,000 (1 Billion) for the exclusive rights to the Detox album.
Here is the letter
Mr. Young aka Dr. Dre,
My name is Martin Shkreli, I am a flash in the pan headline grabber. I have made the grievous mistake of being an arrogant prick to the media and when I eventually disappear behind the walls of a federal penitentiary to serve time for my various unsavory business practices, I will never to be seen again, even though my sentence is short, I will not last in there, most likely due to my statements made towards Ghostface Killah of the Wu-tang clan whom I called washed up, not realizing that by doing so I have shown disrespect to those who some would say are nuthin to fuck wit.. My attempts at being a twitter thug have been viewed as exploitation of hip-hop culture. Those whom I have insulted have a hardcore loyal fan base that would take much pleasure in catching my ass slippin, for various reasons, such as my AIDS medication scandal, and my attempts at acting hard on the internet. My last wish is to obtain a copy of Detox for my personal enjoyment, I realize that this request may seem strange since you announced Detox is never coming out after you released Compton: A Soundtrack, but my unquenchable desire for attention has inspired me to offer you $1 Billion for an exclusive copy of the unreleased Detox album. Please consider my offer, my narrow ass awaits your reply.
Sincerely,
Martin Shkreli
Why don’t he just let Kanye release it and download it for free like everyone else. Seems very weird to me and I doubt he got 15 mil spare but what do I no lol
“not to deprive your fans of the music but to remind the world that I have a large ego and want my name and face around the internet” efa
of all the sites hiphodx???? Really this is the worst most garbage peice of trash site ever. Full of 3rd rate writers that probably dont even have a college education.
he is being an asshole now. He should try to purchase Detox or Relapse 2 instead. Or anything that got shelved, like the unreleased Rugged Man that Jive records didn’t put out. all the exclusive reviews I’ve heard of TLOP have been pretty bad, to spend that kind of money would be retarded.
Yeah, he could put $15 for exclusive rights to that Rugged Man shit LOL