A Complex Kayne West

The December 2010/January 2011 issue of Complex magazine features an authentic Kanye West shot in Hawaii. The imagery showcases the rapper/producer in the musical trenches working on his just released album and also features images of Common, Rick Ross and Nicki Minaj, all of which contributed to the album. 

Kayne and Nicki Minaj

Cudi, on the studio process with Kanye: “It’s very casual; we’re all creative people, so it’s not a stressful thing for us to create in the studio. We’re not in there pulling our hair out. We all have good ideas, and that’s why the records usually come out the way they come out - everybody adds their flavor, and it ends up being a masterpiece.”

Nicki Minaj, who collaborated with him on “Monster”: “He’s a legend in hip-hop and in pop culture and to be on his album is a blessing. I don’t even remember him ever working with a female rapper, so to be on an album and on a record this monstrous? I couldn’t have planned it better in a perfect world.”

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