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Kanye West posts 'cover' of Rolling Stone before magazine clarifies it's 'not an actual cover'

But that didn't stop Kanye from foreseeing it someday could be

Olivia Blair
Thursday 04 February 2016 10:20 GMT
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Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye West is not one for playing down his influence and talent. After proclaiming himself the “greatest living rock star on the planet” on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury and comparing himself to Apple genius Steve Jobs, West is now attempting to influence an iconic magazine into using an image of him for their cover.

On Wednesday evening, West posted a photo which looked suspiciously like a cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

The picture, a rare one of West with a massive grin, was apparently shot by fellow rapper Tyler the Creator. Underneath the picture was a the headline: “Does He Like Mustard?” with no further clarification given.

However, Rolling Stone quickly stepped in to clarify it’s not actually a cover of their magazine but they, like the rest of us, are interested in his choice of mustard.

Undeterred, West told his 18 million Twitter followers the image will probably end up being a cover before asking them to vote on whether it should be. At present, more than 50,000 have voted.

West might want to steer clear of trolling the magazine given that the furore over his unfortunate Twitter feud with Wiz Khalifa has only just settled down.

Naturally, Kim Kardashian West also piped up, professing it was one of her “fave” pictures of her husband.

Meanwhile, Tyler the Creator asked his followers the burning question on everybody’s lips.

West later took aim at Billboard magazine who ran a headline about the “fake” cover, telling them he’d prefer it if they used the term “unauthorised” instead.

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