Hip hop star Kanye West has broken his 11-month Twitter silence to write a philosophy book "in real time" in a bid to satisfy his "innate need to be expressive".

The 40-year-old, who has racked up 21 Grammy Awards and is regarded as one of his genre's all-time greats, has already posted a stream of tweets including advice for budding creatives.

It comes after he revealed in The Hollywood Reporter - during an interview with his interior designer Axel Vervoordt - that he would be releasing a book of philosophy called Break The Simulation.

Among tweets showing off new designs for his Yeezy footwear range, he told his 8.6m followers not to "follow crowds" and "do what you feel, not what you think".

oh by the way this is my book that I'm writing in real time. No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write. This is not a financial opportunity this is an innate need to be expressive. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

He later tweeted: "Oh by the way this is my book that I'm writing in real time. No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write.


"This is not a financial opportunity this is an innate need to be expressive."

He added: "I will work on this 'book' when I feel it."

It is not clear if the rap mogul's musings - posted after deleting all of his old tweets - will be made into a physical book.

"If you wanna see the true character of person watch the way they treat someone who can't do anything for them," he wrote in his latest post, which has been liked more than 176,000 times.

Here are some more standout tweets from the iconic music producer:

As a creative your ideas are your strongest form of currency — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 17, 2018

when you first wake up don't hop right on the phone or the internet or even speak to anyone for even up to an hour if possible. Just be still and enjoy your own imagination. It's better than any movie. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

Don't follow crowds. Follow the innate feelings inside of you. Do what you feel not what you think. Thoughts have been placed in our heads to make everyone assimilate. Follow what you feel. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

Be here now. Be in the moment. The now is the greatest moment of our lives and it just keeps getting better. The bad parts the boring parts the parts with high anxiety. Embrace every moment for its greatness. This is life. This is the greatest movie we will ever see. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

don't trade your authenticity for approval — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

if you wanna see the true character of person watch the way they treat someone who can't do anything for them. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 19, 2018

me and my friend Anthony Schiller always ask questions about time. Is time linear? I recently did an interview where I placed a high value on time. Everything means nothing until you make it something. You are your validator. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

in life, we are all trained actors. When we're born we're ourselves and then one of the first things we're thought is how to act. If you see a kid screaming at a restaurant because he feels something and can't express himself in a conventional manner — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018

I don't believe in the concept of an enemy. We have been conditioned to always be in competition. Stop looking for something to beat and just be. You don't have to do all the work. Once you start moving in love the universe will assist you. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018