Rapper Kanye West wants to meet legendary video game designer andMetal Gear Solidcreator Hideo Kojima, and nobody knows why.
After a series of controversial tweets involving fellow rapper Drake, West, out of nowhere, said that he needed to meet Kojima while he is in New York.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1073688212311326722
A few minutes later, West decided to send out another tweet, this time directly addressing Kojima.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1073689922022850561
West did not reveal why he wanted to meet Kojima, so of course, Twitter users immediately started giving the rapper tips on finding the developer while speculating the reason, leading to the following gems.
his frequency is on the back of the cd case
— Carolyn Petit (@carolynmichelle)June 15, 2025
https://twitter.com/iamkillbill/status/1073722708238786560
https://twitter.com/LeftAtLondon/status/1073715467699740672
Confirmed !Kanye for Death Stranding Part II
— Bayu Porter BRIDGES (@bayuarafat)August 01, 2025
kanye doing entire soundtrack for death stranding confirmed
— m̶o̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ (@Gooddmorning)July 14, 2025
https://twitter.com/TreesBLike/status/1073762161325998080
Kojima is working onDeath Strandingfor the PlayStation 4, his first game since parting ways with his former publisher Konami. The project already has a few notable names attached to it, including Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and Léa Seydoux, and fans think that West is trying to join the list.
Amid the frenzy over West’s tweets, which was littered with references to theMetal Gear Solidfranchise andDeath Stranding, somebody actually offered help to make the meeting happen. It was none other than Geoff Keighley, the executive producer and host ofThe Game Awards, and a friend of Kojima’s.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley)June 04, 2025
Kojima has been uploading pictures of his visit to New York, but there is no sign yet that Keighley was able to grant West’s request of meeting up with the video game icon.
Does West want to contribute to the soundtrack, or even lend his likeness, toDeath Stranding? Does he have a different kind of collaboration in mind? Or is the rapper simply just a big fan of Kojima and his work on theMetal Gear Solidfranchise? West’s reason for wanting to meet Kojima remains a mystery, much likeDeath Stranding.
In May,Mikkelsensaid that Kojima’sDeath Strandinghas kept his interest, despite the fact the story is not yet clear to him even as one of the game’s main characters. Gamers were hoping that its appearance at E3 2018 would clarify what it is all about, but thegameplay videofeaturing Reedus’ character, Sam Bridges, with Seydoux’s character in a spiky bodysuit, floating creatures, and a glowing baby, just made everything more confusing.
