Kanye West's NSFW 'Famous' Music Video Features a Topless Taylor Swift Sculpture: 'Special Thanks for Being Famous'

Kanye West has pushed the boundaries of music video visuals, completely.

The rapper debuted the NSFW music video for “Famous,” the first single off his latest album, The Life of Pablo, on Friday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The presentation, which sold out in 20 minutes on Ticketmaster, also streamed live on Tidal.

Inspired by Vincent Desiderio’s 2008 “Sleep” painting, West literally strips down 12 of the biggest pop culture figures. The video opens with a snippet of Taylor Swift with background audio from the MTV Video Music Awards.

Then, naked sculptures resembling Swift, George W. Bush, Anna Wintour, Donald Trump, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Kanye, Kim Kardashian West, Ray J, Amber Rose, Caitlyn Jenner and Bill Cosby all lay naked in repose, and are lumped together on a significantly large bed with a singular bed sheet covering them.

During the video, the camera pans on each individual’s face as body tattoos and differing hairstyles make each celebrity identifiable. Rihanna, who lends her vocals for the chorus, can be recognized by her Egyptian goddess Isis tattoo while Rose, who is West’s ex, can be recognized by her bleached buzzed head.

And at the end, a panorama-style visual shows all 12 celebrities in one shot followed by ending credits that name each figure in order from left to right, starting with Bush and ending with Cosby. “Special thanks for being famous,” the clip closes.

“I wanna thank Eli first of all who was in the project every day … I don’t wanna give away how it all happened,” West addressed the audience. “I wanna thank all my family, my wife, and y'all supporting ideas and truth. I got one question though. Would you like me to play that back?”

About the NSFW “Famous” clip, which took three months to perfect, West told Vanity Fair, “It’s not in support or anti any of [the people in the video]. It’s a comment on fame.” He explained to the publication that the nudity is not meant to be erotic. “We were very careful with shots that had [something] sexual to take them out,” he said.

In the same interview, West also stated that Kardashian West gave the music video her stamp of approval. “[I say] a lot of lines other wives would not allow a husband to say. But my wife also puts up photos that other husbands wouldn’t let them put up,” he said. “One of the keys to happiness in our marriage is we’re allowed to be ourselves. Our life is walking performance art.”

Dressed in a white “Famous” shirt, white jeans and color coordinated Yeezy sneakers, West, 39, joined the audience over 45 minutes before the scheduled 7 pm premiere taking photos with fans and hanging out with famous pals. The start time was delayed by 40 minutes due to ticket holders being stuck in L.A. traffic.

Joining the star were his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Rick Rubin, Scott Disick, French Montana, Desiigner, The Game, 2 Chainz and Post Malone.

Kylie Jenner and Tyga were seated next to the rest of the family, and appeared to be back together as they held hands throughout the event.

North and Saint’s mom dressed in a beige slip dress with a fur shawl. She accessorized with her $10,000 “Saint” choker.

“Famous” is the infamous song that refueled West’s feud with Swift, 26. The father of two raps, “For all my Southside n—-s who will know me best / I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why, I made that bitch famous / God damn / I made that bitch famous.”

Though Swift claims she didn’t approve the verses mentioning her, Kardashian West, 35, recently came to the defense of her husband in an interview saying: “She totally approved that. She totally knew that that was coming out. She wanted to all of a sudden act like she didn’t. I swear, my husband gets so much s— for things [when] he really was doing proper protocol and even called to get it approved.”

A spokesperson for Swift released the following statement about the Wests: “Taylor does not hold anything against Kim Kardashian as she recognizes the pressure Kim must be under and that she is only repeating what she has been told by Kanye West. However, that does not change the fact that much of what Kim is saying is incorrect. Kanye West and Taylor only spoke once on the phone while she was on vacation with her family in January of 2016 and they have never spoken since. Taylor has never denied that conversation took place. It was on that phone call that Kanye West also asked her to release the song on her Twitter account, which she declined to do.”

The grandeur of the L.A. event mirrored West’s previous Madison Square Garden gathering where he released his seventh studio album and Yeezy Season 3 fashion show in February.

Earlier this month, West announced dates for his Saint Pablo tour, which kicks off Aug. 25 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

He has four shows (Oct. 25, Oct. 26, Oct. 27 and Nov. 1) scheduled at the Forum.