Kanye West is basically a new man. Now a father, a husband, and a rising fashion designer, the controversial rapper has some new things to talk about, especially in his GQ interview.
In the upcoming issue, of which Kanye also graces the cover, he talks about the craziness that goes into planning a wedding, and not just any wedding, but a grand wedding. His wife Kim Kardashian West boasted about the cover on Instagram, posting a photo with the caption:
“So sexy! My husband on the cover of GQ shot by Patrick Demarchelier!!!”
In the article, Kanye boasts about Kardashian West, as well. When asked about his wedding guests and who did and did not show up to the wedding, he says:
“It doesn’t even matter to me whatsoever, who would show up. Because the most important person to show up there, to me, was Kim. And that’s all that matters to me. I had to fight for that for seven years.”
The interview also addresses Kanye’s strides in the fashion industry, his recent moves in the business, and how he continues to “dress like a God.” He reminisces on the past saying:
“There was a time they wouldn’t even let me be at shows. Now the idea that Kim is in a Givenchy Couture dress is raising the communication. Because people would be more apt to be like, ‘Celebrities don’t really have style. Celebrities can’t dress. Celebrities are less educated.’”
Now, Kanye is emerging in the fashion world, recently releasing his second menswear collection for line, APC, earlier this month.
Kanye also addressed his issues with the paparazzi and being tabloid fodder:
“That wasn’t my goal. My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don’t care what your job is, you’re not gonna talk down to me, you’re not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I’m a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.”
And speaking of tabloids, Kanye cleared up the New York Post‘s account of him being a groomzilla and sawing a bar at his wedding in half:
“For the person that wrote that, were they involved with anything last year that was as culturally significant as the Yeezus tour or that album? They didn’t even talk there about the photographs, or the dress, or Andrea Bocelli singing, or the marble tables. They’re like: ‘It’s a gold toilet.’ No. The bathrooms—that usually would be a porta-potty—were wrapped in a fabric that was neutral to match the fort. The bar was terrible, and the wedding planner didn’t approve it with me. I was having issues with this wedding planner the entire time on approvals, and I get there and they threw some weird plastic bar there. So the same materials that were used to cover the bathroom, we said, ‘Let’s just use that, because this is all we have to make the bar look better.’ Which it did, in the end. And anyone knows that you cannot pick up tools yourself, because of—what are those rules about the workers?”
Kanye knows that his success is only beginning, but he continues to address and stir up controversy. After all he says. “I am a Black American male from Chicago who had my rehearsal dinner at Versailles and then got married in Florence with a view of the entire city.” And that is impressive …
[Photo credit: GQ]