Music fans in the U.S. continue to brace themselves for the release of Kanye West’s fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. And while all signs point to the album bordering on classic status, music lovers across the globe will get treated to something that Americans will not … namely, some “dark, twisted” artwork, courtesy of West.
The rapper-produced lamented as much when he released the artwork for the album, sharing that it had been banned in the U.S. He took to Twitter to share the news:
“Yoooo they banned my album cover!!!! Banned in the USA!!! They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!
In the 70s album covers had actual nudity… It’s so funny that people forget that… Everything has been so commercialized now.
So Nirvana can have a naked human being on they cover but I can’t have a PAINTING of a monster with no arms and a polka dot tail and wings.”
Let’s take a look at the artwork.
Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” hits stores Nov. 22. –djr
