1. He had a lot of b-roll of horses and mountains that he needed to get rid of
2. He just learned about time lapse cameras
3. There aren’t enough black people on motorcycles in mainstream media
4. Kim is starting a new career as a Jennifer Lopez look-a-like
5. He needed to remind people he’s from from Chicago and knows how to layer
6. People might not get that the “Jesus wept” line is a double entendre for him coming so it needed some strong imagery
7. Since Kim can’t get a star on the Walk of Fame for being a reality television personality, maybe she could get one for being a video girl
8. Lisa Frank directed it
9. The only motorcycle they could find was the one that costs a quarter in front of the grocery store
10. They accidentally edited in the screensaver from Kim’s Acer laptop that still runs Windows ’98
11. Kanye dared Kanye and no one loses a dare to Kanye except Kanye
12. This is all an elaborate ploy to get Jay-Z and Beyonce to spoof this video and play it at Kanye’s birthday party
13. He drew a lot of inspiration from his Best Plains Photography of 2012 calendar
14. He’s working on making “white male college dorm room” the dominant fashion aesthetic for 2014
15. Kim isn’t into hugging unless it’s on camera
16. The Discovery Channel won’t take his calls and he’ll show them
17. A lot of the conceptual work was done between a visit to the National Cowboy Museum and a stop at Kohl’s
18. He thought it would impress Bret Easton Ellis
19. He shot a karaoke video at Six Flags with the “desert background” and said to himself, “Holy shit, this is the best karaoke video ever made at Six Flags! Good job, Kanye.” And then got funnel cake dust all over the video and it ruined it and he had no choice but to try and recreate it because duh.
20. Kim wanted to go on a road trip and this is the best he could do
21. Kanye was trying to provoke a lawsuit from Planet Earth
22. Kim really wanted to be a part of a viral video that didn’t involve Ray-J’s penis
23. There’s been a lack of evidence that the Kim/Kanye relationship is an elaborate performance art piece and he enjoys that rumor
24. Kanye joined GreenPeace
25. Kim is launching a line of strapless bras that actually make your breasts look good. They will only be sold at Spencer’s.
Pro-tip: If you look closely at the compass on the motorcycle, it is always traveling North West
