Kanye West spent millions to create an awesome garage

It doesn’t get any better than grand mansions and luxurious cars, and Kanye West knows that. Here’s what his collection is like. As one of the most famous and influential artists of the 21^st century, he has many vehicles parked at home.

When he is not crashing award ceremonies, he is working on expanding his businesses. His concerts are attended by many, and he has branched out into endeavors other than rapping, like his own record label GOOD Music, his Yeezy collaboration with Adidas, and the secretive, creative content company, named after his late mother, Donda. As you can see, Kanye earns the big bucks, and his car collection reflects that fact. Here are some of the centerpieces of his garage.

The Mercedes SLR McLaren Stirling Moss

  Now that’s a name that piques your interest! Once you see one of these in public, you can’t help but turn your head and watch in awe. Although, it might be hard to actually come face-to-face with this beauty, unless your name is Kanye West because only 75 of them have ever been made. Whether the star owns it or has borrowed it is unclear because of its rarity. What we do know is that, in typical Kanye fashion, the rapper took to the streets of Cannes, France, with the silver wonder as his vehicle of choice to attend the amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala, for charity.

You may argue that rolling in with a super luxurious, limited edition car to a charity event is not very tactful, and many have said so before, but the appearance of celebrities in charity events is always a welcome addition.

  The Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss edition comes with a stunning open interior that will be your worst nightmare when it rains, and a powerful 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 engine that produces a crazy 641 hp that makes 0-to-60 in 3.5 seconds. Going that fast without a windscreen may be a bad idea though, so we do not recommend it. 

A pair of $1,2m+ Dartz Prombron Iron Diamonds

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  By far the craziest vehicle in the 44 year old’s collection is this armored behemoth that was built to withstand landmines, rocket-propelled grenades, and any other kind of weapon you may have to face in the middle of a battlefield. Could you really call the streets of Los Angeles a battlefield? Well, maybe, but that’s not the point. The rapper is clearly weary of the risks associated with being such a high-profile family, and he plans to take no risks when it comes to his family’s protection. 

He reportedly ordered two of these beasts from the Latvian company that claims they can prevent the kidnaping of your loved ones. The vehicles can be customized with 10 different interior options, including ones like crocodile, chameleon, whale, or elephant skin. Additionally, Dartz offers the classic carbon fiber look. If that wasn’t enough, Dartz will also hook you up with 3 bottles of the world’s most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique to make your decision easier.

The Maybach 57 featured in the “Otis” music video

  For avid motor heads, this one may be depressing. Kanye used to co-own a Maybach 57 along with rapper Jay Z that they customized for upwards of $350,000. However, the luxury car’s fate wasn’t to be driven around safely and comfortably by the two, but to be chopped up to pieces and transformed into some kind of post-apocalyptic fever dream.

In their music video for the song “Otis”, the two rappers are seen taking a set of power tools to the poor car’s body, and cutting it up to pieces- doors flying, hoods falling, wheels spinning. The end result is as crazy as Kanye himself, who is seen riding around in it along with Jay Z and an entourage of girls.

  You may be wondering what happened to the poor car after the video was shot, and, thankfully, we have some good news about that. The stunt wasn’t just to create a crazy music video, but to give back to charity. The botched Maybach was sold off for charity, fetching a measly $88,000 back in 2012. In hindsight, it seems like cutting off cars doors with power tools lowers its value… 

The Bugatti Veyron

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  By far, this is the most well-known supercar that has ever existed. The Veyron is the ultimate symbol of status, and every person who can proudly say they own one of these monsters knows they made it in life. Coming in at a staggering $3,5million, it’s not going to go easy on your wallet, but we don’t think Kanye cares about that. What he most likely cares about is the incredible 0-60 it can do in merely 2,5 seconds and the 8L W16 engine that is capable of producing over 100 hp. No celebrity garage could ever be complete without one of these in it.

The matte black Lamborghini Aventador that got crushed by Kim’s gates

  This one has a funny story behind it, even if it probably depressed Kanye to hear about what had happened to his brand new Lambo. One of Kanye’s assistants was supposed to deliver the brand new car to Kim Kardashian’s house, but something went wrong during the parking phase. As the assistant began to drive the supercar through the gates of the house, the electric doors decided that they would have the final laugh in this situation. Videos showed the expensive car being crushed by the gates as it tried to enter the premises, leaving a hefty dent on the body of the Italian vehicle. 

  At $750,000, the Lamborghini Aventador isn’t the kind of car you want to dent, especially if it wasn’t even your fault to begin with. The question on everyone’s mind was who got fired first. Was it Kanye’s assistant, or the guy who programmed the electric doors?