--- title: Kanye West Returns to Twitter to talk Yeezys, Lamar Odom description: Kanye West returned to Twitter to share his thoughts on consciousness, fashion, possible tattoo ideas, and Lamar Odom. canonical: https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-16T15:14:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:10.844Z og:title: Kanye West Returns to Social Media in True Kanye Fashion og:description: Praise Yeezus og:url: https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05f6d6a32d38c60b/69892dbb4ee262006e311813/kanye-west-returns-to-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Kim BhasinKanye West Yeezy Season 3 - Runway og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kanye West Returns to Social Media in True Kanye Fashion twitter:description: Praise Yeezus twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05f6d6a32d38c60b/69892dbb4ee262006e311813/kanye-west-returns-to-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kanye West Returns to Twitter in True Kanye Style  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 16, 2018 3:14 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3) NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3)Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Image  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 16, 2018 3:14 PM UTC [Kanye West](http://time.com/4236039/kanye-west-twitter-spree-new-album/) returned to [Twitter](http://time.com/5240766/trump-james-comey-slimeball-twitter/) this weekend after a long social media hiatus and his deluge of tweets did not disappoint longtime fans of his [notorious Twitter sprees](http://time.com/4204997/kanye-west-and-wiz-khalifa-twitter-battle/). Never one at a loss for words or opinions, Kanye used his Twitter to emphatically sound off on everything from upcoming fashion designs for his Yeezy line to potential new neck tattoos that paid homage to his son, Saint. The _Saint Pablo_ rapper also waxed eloquent on his thoughts and feelings on consciousness, the role of capitalism in relation to art, and reminisced on his time with his former brother-in-law, [NBA player Lamar Odom.](http://time.com/4082069/khloe-kardashian-lamar-odom-divorce/) ‘Ye is known for being fond of [tweeting and deleting](http://time.com/4198073/kanye-west-wiz-khalifa-twitter-shakespeare/), so take a moment to read his online musings below before they’re gone. > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985665114270511105) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985665287642021888) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985665969510117376) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985671904202764288) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985672020590546945) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985672345569312768) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985680838061887488) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985696164619214848) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985700665648394240) > [](https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/985700807571050497) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/"},"headline":"Kanye West Returns to Twitter in True Kanye Style","datePublished":"2018-04-16T15:14:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:10.844Z","description":"Praise Yeezus","url":"https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05f6d6a32d38c60b/69892dbb4ee262006e311813/kanye-west-returns-to-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt05f6d6a32d38c60b/69892dbb4ee262006e311813/kanye-west-returns-to-twitter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Kim BhasinKanye West Yeezy Season 3 - Runway","caption":"Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 - Runway","creditText":"Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Image","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5241412/kanye-west-back-on-twitter/","name":"Kanye West Returns to Twitter in True Kanye Style"}}]}] ```