Kanye West probably isn’t $53 million in debt

Kanye West may have spent $53 million pursuing his dreams, but that doesn’t mean it’s all gone down the drain.

Although the controversial rapper claimed he was $53 million in debt over the weekend, sources close to him insist that number is not entirely accurate, reports TMZ.

Instead, the staggering figure is said to reflect the money that he’s invested in his own artistic endeavors — $40 million of which has reportedly been poured into the Yeezy fashion line alone. So while he may still be in debt, it’s not as bad as it sounds (Forbes said he made $22 million last year).

The report also helps explain the rapper’s latest Twitter jag. On Monday afternoon, over the course of 17 tweets, the “No More Parties” rapper asked people to “bare with [him]” and explained that while personally rich, he needs even more money to bring his most ambitious projects to fruition.

“Yes I am personally rich and I can buy furs and house for my family,” he wrote across two of the tweets, “but I need access to more money in order to bring more beautiful ideas to the world.”

The tweets came hours after he asked Mark Zuckerberg to call him on Monday, because he needed help.

“Mark, I am publically asking you for help,” he wrote. “One of the coolest things you could ever do is to help me in my time of need.”

Turns out, Kanye really could use that $100 million that Page Six reported he was asking around for last week.