She wanted a Husband in the real sense of it. But the men coming in and out of her life wanted the limelight, the fame, the glamour, and all that Hollywood pizzazz. As a keen observer and a follower of the entertainment industry in the United State of Americ and Hollywood in particular, of all the guys she dated, I wanted the union between her and Reggie Bush to work. Reggie is a fine, cool-headed, and seemingly scandal-free kind of a guy. And Kim was truly in love with him.
On one occasion, and on national TV, she recounted the downcast that envelopes her on this particular day when she saw the picture of Reggie on the cover of a magazine at a newsstand at a certain airport terminal. She was being challenged and she needed a man to love her and motivate her at the same time.
The most memorable moment between the two of them was a video of her lying comfortably on the back of Reggie, while the trim fit guy was doing pushups. So, it remains a mystery to me why the two love birds didn't say "I do." Maybe, it was just providence.
Over the years, I did empathize with her and some other single ladies in a similar situation, especially in the entertainment industry. Because I could see a woman who is in the public eyes every day, but who truly truly longed for a trusting and loving husband to call her own, besides all that fame and fortune.
Kanye West came into the picture after Reggie Bush and some other guys in-between were all gone or about to go. He came, poised, and determined from day one to make a difference in her life.
He was very conversant with her story, who she has been, and what she truly wanted in her life, specifically in a man. To him, it wasn't exclusively what Kim longed for as a potential wife and a mother, but what himself, Mr. Kanye West, hope for as a father and as a husband beyond the boundaries if music and entertainment.
At that time, Kanye West was dating the prettier and more glamorous Amber Rose - a model. That he could get any lady he wants in and out of the entertainment industry was an understatement. But he wanted a real visionary woman, whose idea of capitalism goes beyond marketing beauty.
It is no gainsaying that Mr. Kanye West wasn't an opportunist or a gold digger, pimping around for vulnerable prey. He didn't come from the ghetto. And was not brought up in poverty. His late Mom was a Professor of English before she died. Even though a gangster rapper, Kanye West, came from a refined and upper-middle-class household. And he needed something bigger than the usual and the expected. He wants a Mother figure as a wife.
Mr. Kanye West, no doubt, saw something in Kim Kardashian, which the other guys did not see. He saw more than beauty. He saw more than a figure eight. He saw more than a woman. And he saw more than the Kardashian brand, the tabloid favorite family.
In Kim, he saw a true diva, one, who, if she had gone to College or University, would still have made a huge impact in her chosen career. Kanye decided to go for the Gold. In his mind, he has a picture of the one he wants to be the mother of his unborn children. Kim is the one. And he went to work.
He knows her tabloid life and the not so friendly stories about the entire family. He knows the true love she never had. He sees himself as the man with the foresight to engender in her life, the necessary stability she would need to live her passion, unhindered.
But first thing first, the cell phone. Prior to their encounter, according to Kanye's own account, he never had a cell phone, until he decided, "I am the right guy for her." And he got one.
At that time, Kim Kardashian was married to Kris Humphrey, whose basketball career was not looking encouraging. The guy was a recurrent character in the Living with the Kardashian Show. And he was more like a Daddy's Boy, not yet ready for the limelight or a serious relationship.
And Kanye put his newly acquired cell phone to work and began to text her. He told her that she doesn't need men who have no defined or sustainable career path. He was able to convince her that she needs more than what the Hollywood characters who came her way can provide. He reawakens that consciousness in her that she is more than beautiful and more than the creation of wealth.
Remember, it was Kanye West who went off the script and the teleprompter during a music award show and told the whole world that President George Bush does not like Black People. At that time, the slogan "Black Life Matters" was never born.
Also, Kenya was the one who dares racism in the face during the MTV Music Award show in 2009. He walked onto the stage unannounced, and intercepted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech, and told the bewildered audience that Beyonce is the one who deserves the award.
(By the way, on the issue of Hollywood and Award, we all knew what Mr. Denzel Washington went through before he was able to get an Oscar.) So, Kenya was years ahead of his peers in confronting racism at public fora, without much hoopla.
Kim Kardashian on her part is not doing badly at all outside of the entertainment industry and the home front. She is collaborating with President Donald Trump and Mr. Van Jone of CNN to instigate a formidable Prison Reform unprecedented in the history of modern America.
Yes, unprecedented, because, over the years, politicians and public affairs commentators talk about it, antagonize about it, without anyone taking the first step on how to consummate the desired reforms. Kim Kardashian did. And the major beneficiaries of the reforms are Black American men.
So, as of today, the two love birds are not just hanging out with the rich and the famous because they are successful entertainers. They are more than successful entertainers. They are changing the narrative of prison reforms that educated and heavyweight political leaders and social activists have not been able to do. And that's a unique audacity and innate foresight.
What about protecting his Queen? Trust me, he has done that more than expected. Most often, taking his adversarial forces into the cleaner. Ask one guy, he dubbed "Brandy's Brother." I'm very sure that Ray J will tell you never to step on Kanye's toe or that of his Queen. Mr. Ray J, Brandy's junior brother, who you all know, dated Kim when she was quite younger, allegedly composed a song aimed at her. He titled the song "I Hit it First." Kanye wouldn't take any of it. He also hit back at a guy he referred to condescendingly as "Brandy's brother.' A very demeaning term, no doubt. In other words, you don't worth my while, if not for your elder sister, no one would have known your name or about your existence. And that's Mr. West for you.
Finally, as you read, Kim is studying to become a Lawyer in the state of California. So far, the union is blessed with three beautiful kids. And we have not heard of any rumor of cheating or domestic abuse. A few months ago, the Forbs magazine added Mr. Kanye West to the American Billionaire lists. And Kim, on her part, is expanding her revenue base. You can't beat that. Now you know why Mr. Kanye West went for the gold. He saw what the thousands of her former husbands and boyfriends didn't see.
