Kanye West's candidacy is official

Kanye West filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday in his first official step toward running for president in November.The rapper filled out the first form required by the FEC to run for president – Form 1: Statement of Organization – declaring that the Kanye 2020 committee will serve as the 'Principal Campaign Committee' with West as its candidate.West 43, declared he will be running as a third party candidate for the BDY Party, which he says stands for the Birthday Party.