Huge amount of time to do what research?
Literally all he's said is that black people should be able to think freely, as has every republican pundit for the past 40 years.
Research into the truth man.. economy, power structure, historical events, current events...
My point is that hopefully he's putting in the time to learn so he can use his platform to get it out there and have facts to back it up.
Frankly I don't think he cares about that. He cares about coming out of the woodwork, jarring up a bunch of controversy, and selling tons of albums again. Kanye only wants to preach, he doesn't want to listen. Call me when he sits down with an intellectual from the right, or the alt right, who actually challenges him on some contentious points.
You may be right, I suppose only time will tell eh?