text: Kanye West Paid Millions to Perform In Borat Land 
   
   Kanye West -- Paid Millions to Perform in Borat Land 
   
   EXCLUSIVE 
   
   raked in MILLIONS of dollars this weekend to play a gig in ... wait for it ... waaaaait for it ... KAZAKHSTAN!!! Very nice.Our Central Asian sources tell us ... Kanye was invited by Presidentto perform at his grandson's wedding Saturday night in Almaty at the Hotel Royal Tulip. Very nice.We're told Kanye was paid a hefty sum -- in the neighborhood of $3 mil -- to perform his big hits, including "Can't Tell Me Nothing". One of the wedding guests posted this video of KW on stage. 
   
   FYI -- Kazakhstan's prez is reportedly worth billions, and is considered by some to be an ardent dictator who rigs elections. In 2011, Sting backed out of a paid gig for Nazarbayev due to alleged mistreatment of oil workers in the country. Not so nice.OTHER FACTS ABOUT KAZAKHSTAN:did NOT invent it for "." It was once part of the Soviet Union. Its currency is a Tenge. Oil and livestock are a pretty big deal. ||||| Kanye West has apparently spent his Labor Day long weekend in Kazakhstan. He put on a private concert for the President of Kazakhstan's grandson. The occasion? One of Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandsons was getting married. Video footage from the wedding concert comes from a studio photographer, who caught Kanye performing "Can't Tell Me Nothing." 
   
   At the moment, it is unclear how much money Kanye was given to come for this private performance, but the sum was likely in the millions. Nazarbayev, the first and only president of Kazakhstan, is believed to have amassed a fortune by funnelling money from his country's oil resources into bank accounts in other nations. Kazakhstan is ranked 122nd in its corruption index, putting it near the bottom of the world. 
   
   Meanwhile, all three of Nazarbayev's daughters are successful businesswomen who have all married wealthy husbands. The marriage that took place this weekend was likely that of Altay Qulybaev, the son of Nazarbayev's second of three daughters, Dinara. She is married to Timur Kulibayev, the third richest person in Kazakhstan. The wedding reportedly took place at the Royal Tulip Hotel in Almaty. 
   
   Another pic from yesterday-Kanye gave a private performance in Kazakhstan, for the grandson of President Nazarbayev pic.twitter.com/3xELFwQQDC — Team Kanye Daily (@TeamKanyeDaily) September 1, 2013 
   
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target: – Kanye West dropped by Kazakhstan—or, as TMZ puts it, "Borat Land"—this weekend to play a private show for President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson's wedding. He was reportedly paid some $3 million for the show, which has raised eyebrows thanks to the country's reputation, the Huffington Post reports. It's ranked among the most corrupt countries, Complex notes, and its human rights record is said to be terrible. In the Daily Mail, an activist cites torture allegations, media clampdowns, and "continued violations of workers' rights." Indeed, Sting dropped out of a planned 2011 show in the country, pointing to "hunger strikes, imprisoned workers, and tens of thousands on strike," the Mail notes.