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Published 15:05 IST, October 26th 2019

Kanye West claims he is the 'Greatest Human Artist of all time'

Kanye West is considered as a pioneering rapper and a fashion icon for the youth talked about his career, religion and his business ventures in an interview

Reported by: Pragya Puri
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Kanye West who is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper, yet again stirred up a debate in an interview when he claimed he was the "greatest human artist of all time". Kanye West, a leading rapper and a fashion icon for the youth recently got candid in an interview with a foreign media where he talked about his career, religion and his business ventures. During the interview, he claimed that “I'm unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time."

"I'm unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time.”

Rapper Kanye West in his interview with news anchor Zane Lowe addressed various topics. Since his new album Jesus is King is scheduled to be released on Sunday, October 27. Kanye West also promoted the album in the interview. The rapper made a bold remark then where he stated: "I'm unquestionably, undoubtedly, the greatest human artist of all time”. Kanye is known for his bold remarks, and in one of his previous interviews, he reportedly called himself a  "creative genius" and claimed his music was "perfect". During the conversation, Kanye openly talked about his addiction to pornography and his spiritual beliefs. 

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Kanye West talks about religion 

Kanye fans are clearly aware his songs always feature religion. The singer has reportedly even started his own Sunday services. During the services, gospel-inspired classical remixes of songs are played along with the gospel choir. Even his new album is titled Jesus is King and the upcoming released is entitled Jesus is Born which is scheduled to be released on Christmas. Kanye says during his interview that he has seen times when everyone left his side, he has progressed in his life with his own efforts and that of his family. He discusses his faith in God and Christianity which helped him recover from his mental battles and times of struggle. 

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Kanye believes family is the most important element in one's life 

He acknowledged how people drown themselves in the addiction to drugs and his addiction was sex. He talks about how he felt addicted to pornography from a young age and advises people not to engage in premarital sex. He believes that the most important thing in life is family and one should always keep their family close. Kanye reflects that everybody wants the world to be better for their children, he further asserted that one should always go back to positive energies. 

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Updated 15:49 IST, October 26th 2019

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