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TIME Magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the future.

Some of the names that made the list might shock you…

Here’s a selection of people who made the coveted list:

 

  • Kanye West
  • Lorne Michaels
  • Tim Cook
  • Lee Daniels
  • Kim Kardashian
  • Emma Watson
  • Reese Witherspoon
  • Laverne Cox
  • Bradley Cooper
  • Richard Linklater
  • Julianna Margulies
  • Amy Schumer
  • Alexander Wang
  • Chris Pratt
  • Kevin Hart
  • Julianne Moore
  • Christopher Nolan
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Kim Jong Un
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Barack Obama
  • Taylor Swift

 

Kanye West nabbed the cover and was named a ‘Titan’ by the magazine. Here’s what SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk, wrote about Kanye for the magazine…

 

“In his debut album, over a decade ago, Kanye issued what amounted to a social critique and a call to arms (with a beat): “We rappers is role models: we rap, we don’t think.” But Kanye does think. Constantly. About everything. And he wants everybody else to do the same: to engage, question, push boundaries. Now that he’s a pop-culture juggernaut, he has the platform to achieve just that. He’s not afraid of being judged or ridiculed in the process. Kanye’s been playing the long game all along, and we’re only just beginning to see why..”

 

Check out a video Kanye shot for the feature….

 

 

Pick up the TIME 100 issue on newsstands April 17th, or click here for the entire TIME 100.

 

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(Images via TIME Magazine)