Kanye West paid for two of the three 'Jesus Walks' videos to be made out of his own pocket
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6. Kanye West paid for two of the three 'Jesus Walks' videos to be made out of his own pocket
It's not unknown that three separate music videos were made for Kanye's 'Jesus Walks,' but what is little-known is that Kanye put up the money to have the second and third versions shot, claiming: "That song evokes so much emotion, and four minutes of imagery limits the ideas that you're supposed to give for the songs, so I had to do three."