Kanye West has declared himself the successor to deceased Apple boss Steve Jobs, explaining that “what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar to what Steve Jobs means.”
With his characteristic blend of eccentricism and self-importance, he explained to the New York Times that, “I am undoubtedly, you know, Steve of internet, downtown, fashion, culture. Period. By a long jump.”
“I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it’s like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z,” he reasoned.
The 36 year-old rapper and producer, who is currently promoting his sixth album ‘Yeezus’, failed to explain exactly how his career path is set to follow that of consumer electronics pioneer Jobs, who died in October 2011. Regardless, he went on to hint that one of the major setbacks to his career so far has been racism in the American music industry.
“I don’t know if this is statistically right, but I’m assuming I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven’t won one against a white person,” he said.
‘Yeezus’ was released last Monday, two days after West became a father with his partner Kim Kardashian. According to West, the main inspiration for the album was a Le Corbusier lamp he saw in France.
