Photographer Chris Milk enhanced these stunning images of Kanye West with computer-generated imagery for the April/May cover of Complex Magazine. In the accompanying article, Kanye West dishes on his personal brand, the economy and how he’s viewed publicly.
One of the points Kanye West made in the Complex Magazine interview that was particularly salient was his response to how his "Martin Louis King" video was received after it was released in a recession. You can fault the man’s ego, but not his intentions.
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Chris Milk Shoots Kanye West Into the Future for Complex
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