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Waxman Staff Writer Feb 23, 2015 3:55 PM UTC Kanye West is following in the very [successful footsteps](http://time.com/2977187/kim-kardashian-hollywood-game-dante-inferno/) of his wife, Kim Kardashian. Over the weekend, West discussed a video game he is creating based on his recent single “Only One,” a collaboration with Paul McCartney that pays tribute to his mother Donda, who died of complications from surgery in 2007. “It’s my mother going through the gates of heaven,” he said in a [Feb. 20 interview](http://youtu.be/wZVKKJbEsdc?t=55m54s) with Power 105.1’s morning show _The Breakfast Club_. “We’ve been working on it for like six months.” [In a statement](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kanye-west-releases-only-one-first-single-from-forthcoming-solo-album--first-reveal-of-several-musical-collaborations-with-paul-mccartney-to-come-300014984.html) about the single, West said, “My mom was singing to me, and through me to my daughter.” ## Transcript [00:00] >>On his latest album, Kanye West decrees " I am a God ." [00:04] We're wondering, is it modern- day hubris or does the [00:08] soon- to- be- Mister- Kardashian live up to the hype? Here [00:11] are the top five things Kanye does better than you-- [00:14] according to Kanye. Number five, Kanye's clothes are [00:18] better than yours. He's worked with fashionistas at APC, [00:21] Zara and told the BBC, -" Brought the leather jogging pants [00:26] six years ago to Fendi ." And they said, " No !" -" How [00:28] many motherfuckers you don't see with a leather jogging [00:33] pant ?" [00:33] >>Four, Kanye West's shoes are cooler than yours. He [00:39] made these one- of- a- kind puffy kicks for fiancée Kim [00:41] Kardashian, which reportedly set the rapper back $ 20 [00:44] grand. West has also claimed he's the only reason Air [00:48] Jordans are still popular today. Number three, Kanye [00:52] is going to be a better soccer coach than you. He explained [00:55] to Ryan Seacrest, " I'm going to be a soccer coach and [00:58] redesign their uniforms. [01:00] >>I'll redesign the minivan ." So, a dozen preteen girls in [01:04] leather jogging pants, driving around in the car from Otis? [01:07] Really, Kanye's better at most jobs than most people. At [01:11] number two, he is better at shooting his fiancée's hit E! [01:13] Reality show. In an interview with radio station HOT 97, [01:18] the self- proclaimed genius commented, -" I particularly [01:21] don't like the way producers shoots some of the shots. I'm [01:23] very meticulous to that, right ?" [01:25] >>All righty. And number one, love. Kanye is better [01:29] at [01:30] >>love. He mastered the art of the proposal, gigantic [01:34] stadium, even more gigantic ring! Well- timed instagrams-- [01:37] we all saw it. He told Ellen, -" I know had to like, turn [01:41] up more because I think people expect even more ." [01:46] >>Please Kanye, we'd expect nothing less. 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