Key Takeaways:

• Kanye West denied authorship of a viral handwritten bucket record.
• The record included objectives like “swim with sharks” and “make my own shampoos,” sparking fan theories on-line.
• Fans have been satisfied by the record’s tone and handwriting, which appeared to match West’s previous artistic quirks.

No, the viral bucket record supposedly belonging to Kanye West isn’t actual. On Monday (Dec. 29) evening, the “Flashing Lights” rapper shut down the concept that the 36-item record — which talked about issues like “write a book” and “make my own shampoos” — got here from him.

“That so-called bucket list is fake. It’s not my handwriting,” Ye wrote in a music/a/alex-ocho/kanye-west-says-viral-bucket-list-is-fake-its-not-my-hand-writing”>since-deleted submit. In one other tweet responding to Complex’s repost, he stated, “This list is not real.”

Real or not, the record did embrace some fairly fun-sounding journey plans — like visiting South America, driving from LA to New York, seeing the Taj Mahal, and testing the pyramids (presumably in Egypt). Among the stranger ambitions have been “swim with sharks” and “climb a volcano.”

The aforementioned posts from West have been the primary he’s stated something on social media in a great minute, apart from tweets selling his upcoming exhibits in Mexico and Italy. He has, nonetheless, been out and about in actual life.

As Rap-Up reported, the Chicago native attended Deon Cole’s show on the Hollywood Improv on Saturday (Dec. 27). Joined by his wifey, Bianca Censori, and John Monopoly, West acquired a heat welcome from the “black-ish” actor and comic. Cole informed him, “Go on and give it up for a good friend. Thank you for coming out, dog. You had a good time tonight?”

West later talked about that he has a “new album” within the works, presumably referring to the long-delayed BULLY. Take a glance beneath.

Although he hasn’t dropped a variety of new music in 2025, the rapper’s In Whose Name? hit theaters in September. It boasted cameos from Drake, Kim Kardashian, Elon Musk, Pharrell, and extra.

“The camera never blinks as Ye speaks candidly about living with bipolar disorder, offering rare insight into the realities of mental illness and its impact on identity, perception, and power,” the movie’s synopsis learn. “Through a personal lens, the film considers how mental health is handled — or left unspoken — among the weight of visibility and vulnerability.”