Kanye West Designs Book Cover For His Pastor

The Stronger hitmaker recruited his good friend Wilkerson to marry him and the reality TV star during their nuptials in Italy, and when the pastor needed a cover for his debut novel Sandcastle Kings, he turned to West for assistance.

The rapper, who briefly attended Chicago's American Academy of Art, opted for a simple design by painting the letters "sk" in black ink on an off-white background.

Wilkerson, Jr. tells People magazine he is pleased with the outcome, saying, "It’s clean, minimalistic, and simple, with big brush strokes. It’s exactly what I hoped it would be."

The pastor also reveals West was eager to help his friend out with his new venture, saying, "We chat every week about different things: clothes, design, music, architecture, Jesus. He's an amazing artist and designer, and with my first book coming out, I thought it would be fun for him to design the cover.

"I asked him if he wanted to do it, and he was all about it. He was really enthusiastic."