Yeezus gear outsells the pope

08 September 2016 - 08:55
By Staff reporter

American rapper Kanye West, aka Yeezus/Yeezy, this week dethroned Pope Francis, in the realm of the cloth, with his Life of Pablo merchandise out-selling the pope's by more than $240000. The controversial rapper, who has likened himself to God - he has a song titled I am A God - sold $780,000 in souvenir gear at his Saint Pablo concert at Madison Square Garden in New York .

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