Kanye West joins Instagram, references 'Total Recall' in first post

By Wade Sheridan
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (L) arrive on the red carpet at Harper's BAZAAR celebrates 'ICONS by Carine Roitfeld' at The Plaza Hotel presented by Infor, Laura Mercier and Stella Artois on September 9, 2016 in New York City. West has joined Instagram. File Photo by Andrea Hanks/UPI
1 of 2 | Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (L) arrive on the red carpet at Harper's BAZAAR celebrates 'ICONS by Carine Roitfeld' at The Plaza Hotel presented by Infor, Laura Mercier and Stella Artois on September 9, 2016 in New York City. West has joined Instagram. File Photo by Andrea Hanks/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Kanye West has joined Instagram for the first time to much fanfare.

The outspoken rapper joined the photo-sharing social media site Sunday and as already garnered over 900,000 followers and counting.

West's first post is a screenshot from the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner, Total Recall.

No caption was provided to give context. The image currently been liked over 300,000 times with more than 50,000 comments.

A photo posted by Kanye West (@kanyewest) on

Instagram marks a new social media platform for West who is known for his presence on Twitter where he has come under fire in the past for referencing Bill Cosby, asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion and for feuding with various artists and critics.

West is currently on the road for his ongoing Saint Pablo Tour which wraps up Oct. 29 in Las Vegas.

Recently, a fan attempted to climb aboard West's floating stage platform which hangs above concert goers. The unidentified man, who interrupted West's performance of "Power," was told to get off before he quickly dropped back into the crowd.

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