According to W magazine Kanye is a royal, but he has to share the throne with a few other celebrities. The Life Of Pablo rapper will appear on the cover of the mag's new issue, but he's one of 14 that have been given a variant on the front page.
Each of those selected for the issue (including Irina Shayk, Cindy Crawford, Chris Evans, and more) has been paired with another Royal, dividing the categories into New Royals and Classic Royals. Kanye is held up to Riccardo Tisci, the head of Givenchy since 2005.
You can read more about Kanye and the other selections at W's official site.
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