Sometimes it’s weird to think that rapper Kanye West exists in the same world as the rest of us, but Ye has brought us right back down to earth by calling out for a meeting with the one and only Hideo Kojima.

After thoroughly checking that this isn’t an incredibly early April Fool’s joke, it really does seem like West wants to meet up with one of the greatest names in game development, which begs the question – why?
The whole thing started when Ye tweeted asking his followers if they knew how to get ahold of the Metal Gear Solid creator, as Ye had heard he was somewhere in New York.

Heard Hideo Kojima is in NY We need to meet Does anyone know where he is or how to contact him
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
He then later tweeted Kojima directly, saying: “let’s please meet today.”
@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN Let’s please meet today I’m in NY as well
— ye (@kanyewest) December 14, 2018
Of course the rumour mill has gone into overdrive wondering just what the heck is going on.

People are hoping that Kanye isn’t looking for a part in Kojima’s upcoming game, Death Stranding, with lots of people tweeting to say they’ll avoid buying the title if Ye features in it.
If kanye gets imto death stranding I’ll be furious
— Christmas Brebo (@GayUppercut) December 14, 2018
Others are wondering whether Ye is looking to work on the soundtrack to Death Stranding, but considering the soundtrack was released as an LP last year, this seems unlikely.
What’s Kanye even gonna talk to Hideo Kojima about? A potential Death Stranding soundtrack?
— Diseased Ghost (@Diseased_Ghost) December 15, 2018
Reddit seems to have come up with a much more likely explanation, with one user writing: “kanye keeps up pretty decently with big names of different art and media scenes. and since kanye is so in love with auteurs (walt disney, steve jobs, picasso, etc) it’s no surprise he wants to meet someone like Kojima that has so much individual creative control over his game.”
Maybe the gaming community needs to wait a little before deciding to boycott Death Stranding…