Kanye West sports Basquiat T-shirt as he leaves wife Kim Kardashian and daughter North at home for solo outing in NYC

Kanye West often likes to make a statement with his designer threads.

The rapper was spotted out solo in New York on Monday wearing a shirt bearing the image of one of his favourite artists.

The father-of-one popped out of his apartment in casual clobber consisting of a graphic t-shirt with the picture of painter Jean-Michel Basquiat on the front.

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Down day: Kanye West stepped out on in New York on Monday looking casual after attending a big wedding on Sunday night

Down day: Kanye West stepped out on in New York on Monday looking casual after attending a big wedding on Sunday night

The 38-year-old star mentions the edgy New York based artist - who passed away at the age of 27 in 1988 - in a couple of his songs; That's My B***h and Illest Motherf****r Alive. 

The shoe designer wore grey jeans and trainers and happily stopped to sign some pairs of his Yeezy Boost 350s for a couple of eager fans.

But in trademark Kanye style, the rapper remained stony-faced on the outing.  

Kanye left wife Kim Kardashian and two-year-old daughter North at home for the outing.

But the night before, he and his TV star spouse attended the star-studded wedding of music executive Steve Stoute.

Effortlesly cool: The 38-year-old rapper teamed grey jeans with a t-shirt with graphic ptint of famed NYC artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Effortlesly cool: The 38-year-old rapper teamed grey jeans with a t-shirt with graphic ptint of famed NYC artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Effortlesly cool: The 38-year-old rapper teamed grey jeans with a t-shirt with graphic print of famed NYC artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Favourite: The 38-year-old star mentions the edgy artist - who passed away at the age of 27 in 1988 - in a couple of his songs; That's My B***h and Illest Motherf****r Alive

Favourite: The 38-year-old star mentions the edgy artist - who passed away at the age of 27 in 1988 - in a couple of his songs; That's My B***h and Illest Motherf****r Alive

Going solo: Kanye left his NYC apartment without wife Kim Kardashian and daughter North - who were no doubt enjoying a lazy Labor Day Monday

Going solo: Kanye left his NYC apartment without wife Kim Kardashian and daughter North - who were no doubt enjoying a lazy Labor Day Monday

The 34-year-old reality star shared a photo of the duo on Monday captioning: 'Last night's vibes- Haider Ackermann x Valentino' 

Kim can be seen in a black caped gown and Kanye in a smart black suit as they prepare to head into the venue.

In another snap the couple posed against one of the stone barns covered in greenery with Kim adjusting Kanye's collar and the hip-hop star gazing adoringly at her baby bump.

She captioned the snap: 'What a beautiful wedding! Last photo before we checked in our phones. To Mr. & Mrs. Steve Stoute!'  

Scribbling: The hip-hop star gladly signed some of his Yeezy trainers for eager fans 

Scribbling: The hip-hop star gladly signed some of his Yeezy trainers for eager fans 

Fanfare: The Stronger hit maker threatened to smile at one point as he signed autographs

Fanfare: The Stronger hit maker threatened to smile at one point as he signed autographs

Stoute's nuptials at Blue Hill Farm, Tarrytown, were also attended by a variety of A-listers including, Jay Z Beyonce, Lebron James, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz.

Kim and Kanye will welcome their second child, a son, in December and a family friend recently told Dailymail.com 'It's confirmed that the baby boy will be called Easton,'

Meanwhile, Kanye made a memorable appearance at the MTV VMAs last week.

The hip-hop star announced his plan to run for president in 2020 during a rambling 12 minute speech.  

'Last night's vibes': Kim, 34, shared a photo of the couple on Instagram on Monday from the night before

'Last night's vibes': Kim, 34, shared a photo of the couple on Instagram on Monday from the night before

Romantic setting: The Blue Hill stone barns made for a perfect backdrop for one of Kim's other snaps from Sunday night

Romantic setting: The Blue Hill stone barns made for a perfect backdrop for one of Kim's other snaps from Sunday night

And it seems the Flashing Lights hit maker already has a celebrity supporter.

Ice Cube told Daily Mail of Kanye's proposed candidacy: 'I'm voting for Kanye. Why not?' the Straight Outta Compton said. 'Who's better than Kanye to run?'

Kanye - who's also rumored to be the next Comedy Central Roast victim - will next perform September 18 at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.

Kim meanwhile will be back on TV screens for the 11th season of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, on September 20 on E!

So hip: Kanye opted for a Nirvana t-shirt on Saturday as he and Kim were seen jetting to New York from LAX

So hip: Kanye opted for a Nirvana t-shirt on Saturday as he and Kim were seen jetting to New York from LAX

 

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