Kanye West may have dithered for a while over what to call The Life Of Pablo, but he has wasted no time with the cover art for his seventh solo studio album.
Kanye West’s new album is making waves (Matt Sayles/AP)
On Twitter, he announced the design was by Belgian artist, Peter De Potter.
Cover by Peter De Potter pic.twitter.com/wdQOHk6QBA
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 11, 2016
The concept cover features The Life Of Pablo written in upper case and includes a small family photo in the bottom corner.
The 38-year-old revealed he “cried” writing one of the songs.
Father Stretch My Hands…. I cried writing this. I love my Dad pic.twitter.com/bkbNnU0BEH
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 11, 2016
Reaction has been decidedly mixed, with some feeling it could have been better.
Look like Arya Stark knocking out that new @kanyewest album art pic.twitter.com/18vlWoRpfu
— Jake McGraw (@jakemcgraw) February 11, 2016
Please @kanyewest I can make a way better cover art.
— Akim John (@Akimjay) February 11, 2016
Fam, you’re at strike 2 with this album title and cover art. @kanyewest but I won’t doubt the music.
— IGOR (@TheSwankiest) February 11, 2016
Kanye west album art makes me annoyed. I can't look at it.
— The Sovereign One (@RVREFXRM) February 11, 2016
I thought Honeymoon had the ugliest album art of all time but damn Kanye West has Lana beat by a long shot pic.twitter.com/Lj47Qkhhg4
— Dragging Your Faves (@DraggingFaves) February 11, 2016
Those who approved were in the minority.
Apparently I'm the only one, but I like the new @kanyewest album art.
— Nicholas Cacy (@nicholas_kc) February 11, 2016
Others went deep into the meaning of it all.
This new album cover art almost has THE SHINING, crazy author Jack Torrance feel to it. #TheLifeOfPablo @kanyewest pic.twitter.com/QYrdWtzlBZ
— Brian Dunigan (@brian_dunigan) February 11, 2016
On Wednesday, the rapper shared a handwritten track list.
Final track list for The Life Of Pablo pic.twitter.com/PMH94MAAeJ
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 11, 2016
The album includes 10 songs, some of which were featured on the last track list West released in January.
Before settling on the title The Life Of Pablo, Kanye changed the name of the record from Swish to Waves.
He has already had a listening party for the album, with his wife Kim Kardashian and her sisters Kourtney and Kylie Instagramming pictures from the event with the hashtag #SWISH.
Kanye’s Yeezy Season 3 fashion show takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday, and it appears he is feeling the strain.
Please no one text me or ask me for anything till Monday.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2016
Seating pic.twitter.com/xOJI2y0TvM
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2016
Season 3 invite pic.twitter.com/lhVebPlTJd
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2016
Earlier this week Kanye announced that season 4 of Yeezy will be all children’s clothing.
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