Getty Kanye West took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to write that his shoe brand, Yeezy, is expecting to hire 160 people and "hit a billion dollars" this year. West followed that announcement with an extended series of tweets, claiming he is "currently the single highest paid person in footwear." Kanye West took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to announce that his shoe brand, Yeezy, is expecting to hire 160 people and "hit a billion dollars" this year. "It is the 2nd fastest growing company in history," West wrote.