A computerized Kanye West appears on the cover of Complex Magazine.
Excerpt:
Has the recession affected you?
Kanye West: Yeah, I try to avoid it overly affecting me. But some shit has happened, like Best Buy was supposed to [shoot and produce] the tour DVD and they pulled out of it. I definitely got hit with that, because not shooting it was not an option, so I had to pay for it.
What does the brand Kanye West mean?
Kanye West: Pop but Luxury. Edgy but Comfortable. Iโm about clashing worlds that you think donโt belong together. This is our world and everything belongs together. Thatโs the ill thing about our president. Our president is black, but our president is white, too. And the original struggle of America is racism, and to have someone in office that represents both of those sides is what I think this world is about. Segregation and snobbery and elitism should be the wack words. That should be what people use to dis people.
The full interview can be found at Complex.com