Sound the alarm: Kanye West is finally on Instagram

After one night, he already has more than 329,000 followers.
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Brian Koerber
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Sound the alarm: Kanye West is finally on Instagram
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3) Credit: Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3

Kanye West can now add budding photographer to his long list of diverse skills.

Late Saturday evening, Kanye West officially joined Instagram. At the time of writing, West amassed a cool 329,000 followers overnight with a single post, yet he hasn't followed a single person, not even his wife, Kim Kardashian-West.

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While West is known for his sometimes ridiculous and possibly artistic tweets, this is his first time using the photo app. In 2013 he shot down any rumors that he may have an Instagram account.


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But in March of 2016 he did saying he was "thinking about getting an Instagram."

On one condition:

West only grammed one photo, which appears to be a still from the 1990 sci-fi flick Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Oddly enough, Yeezy tweeted on Thursday that he got rid of his phone because it was clogging up his creative process, so hopefully Instagram will prove to be a satisfying creative outlet.

We can't wait to see Kanye's brunch and sunset pics in the near future.

Bonus: Doug the Pug's Kim Kardashian Photoshoot

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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