Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Cover)

[TRG]

kanyewest Kanye West
Banned in the USA!!! They don't want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix! http://twitpic.com/2ykxjk

[Lunatic]

Lol there is no way

[jeromechickenbone]

Garbage...

[BiggBoogaBiff]

i love it.  put it out anyway, use reverse racism as your reason, at least you can sue (maybe)

[GangstaBoogy]

Lol this won't be getting cleared.

[Nooc210]

i see what Ye is up to. we'll see if he ends up stirring up any more controversy than usual.

 

[Hatesrats™]

  If they ban it, I'll still use on my iPod, FIGHT the POWER!!

[PLANT]

  kanyewest  Kanye West
In all honesty ... I really don't be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers #Kanyeshrug!

[Detox Iz Not Active]

he knew this would never get accepted, another shock move from kanye

[Nooc210]

he knew this would never get accepted, another shock move from kanye

i use to hate on Kanye, but recently dude has been doing what he feels & he seems to be drifting away from being a commercial TOOL.
and to me that's keeping it real.

[Chamillitary Click]

he knew this would never get accepted, another shock move from kanye

[MrJas]

fucking gay

[Elano]

A naked Kanye West and his "phoenix" as cover art didn't jive with distributors, but 'Ye gave fans a glimpse anyway, and blasted retailers who disapprove.

Although he's giving out weekly free songs via G.O.O.D Fridays, Chicago Hip Hop superstar Kanye West has kept a number of things mysterious about next month's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The Def Jam artist's fifth album may be coming November 22, 2010, but it was unclear what the art-inspired rapper's cover would look like.

Today, West tweeted what it will not look like. Kanye's intended cover featured a painting of what is believed to be a naked woman sitting on a naked man's lap. West indicated that the man, who is also holding a bottle, is supposed to be him. The woman, he called his "phoenix."

The cover is below:



With West's label presumingly banning the cover, the rapper criticized retailers that would deem the content unsuitable, specifically Wal-Mart.

West also pointed to the popularity of nudity on album covers in the 1970s. Artists including John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, The Scorpions and David Bowie have all used nudity or overly sexual themes on cover art.

[Sikotic™]

What kind of fucked up shit is that?

[The Watcher]

awesome