Kanye West, with a crown of thorns atop his head, poses as Jesus Christ on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.

The outspoken rapper defends his brash attitude inside the magazine's pages, on newsstands Friday. He is also pictured posing as Muhammad Ali.

"In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts," he says. "You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?" West also says his hit song "Gold Digger" was the best song last year and that it should have been nominated for the Grammy's best rap song category: "That's a gimme Grammy."

Nevertheless, the 27-year-old is nominated for eight awards, including album of the year for his sophomore album, "Late Registration." The Grammys will be presented Feb. 8. West has always been forthright in saying what he feels, most famously when he said " George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a telethon for Hurricane Katrina victims.

"If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained," he says. "My misery is your pleasure."

The strangest tangent of the Rolling Stone story, however, is when West says he's addicted to pornography. He remembers first seeing his father's Playboy magazine when he was 5 years old. "Right then," West says, laughing, "it was like, `Houston, we have a problem.'"

Source: FoxNews

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Posted by Lawren at January 25, 2006 08:32 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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I simply cannot stand him.

Says: Kendra at January 25, 2006 08:34 AM

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I wouldn't stand too close to him...lightning strikes and all.

Says: Nanc' at January 25, 2006 10:24 AM

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And he thinks he's being edgy with the photo. No one cares. You want to be edgy? Wrap yourself in a robe and say you're greater than Mohammed.

The only thing he's being persecuted for is being an idiot.

Says: ken at January 25, 2006 11:37 AM

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I can see posing as Mohammed, but JESUS????

Says: at January 25, 2006 01:49 PM

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what a jack hole.

Says: Lori at January 25, 2006 07:09 PM

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Move on! America claims not to care about the cover but it's all anyone can really seem to talk about(kanye knows you better then you think). Ask yourself, why am I really so upset about this cover? It's not like Kanye is the only person to ever pose in this fashion, some might even say he looks just right.

Says: me at January 25, 2006 11:12 PM

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jesus was a black man

Says: at January 26, 2006 08:19 PM

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he should be carefull god has a sense of humor you know.

Says: kinsey at January 26, 2006 11:48 PM

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