A fan who goes by the name Jeremy Piatt started a GoFundMe page to raise money for West.
"We must open our hearts and wallets for Kanye today. Sure he is personally rich and can buy furs and houses for his family, but without our help, the true genius of Kanye West can't be realized," Piatt writes on the GoFundMe page.
West dropped the bombshell on Twitter before performing on "Saturday Night Live" saying, "Please pray we overcome -- this is my true heart."
I write this to you my brothers while still 53 million dollars in personal debt... Please pray we overcome... This is my true heart...
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
Later, he publicly made that billion-dollar request to Zuckerberg.
Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 14, 2016
The goal of the GoFundMe page is to raise the entire $53 million for West. So far, 249 people have raised more than $2,200 in just two days.
Piatt says he fully intends to give every penny to West.
"I'd like to update everyone and let you know that I don't want a penny from this. I would like everything to go to Kanye. Since he is such a high profile public figure, I would prefer to have GoFundMe transfer all funds to his people directly," Piatt wrote on the page.
But charity isn't the only way to go. The Philadelphia Police have extended a tongue-in-cheek job offer that could help Kanye ease his debt.
We R hiring,@kanyewest! Starting salary of $47,920; u could be debt-free by the year 3122! https://t.co/EHV6nhwuGY pic.twitter.com/TzSTK2zEGr
— Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) February 18, 2016