He’s never had a great relationship with shutterbugs, though Kanye West seems to have struck a balance with paparazzi in France.

The “Black Skinhead” rapper and his lady Kim Kardashian were out and about in Paris today (September 30) when they encountered a few photographers, and things actually went pretty well.

Kanye told the lensmen, “Don’t ask questions. Just take the video. Don’t do like the LA paparazzi.”

And the shutterbugs respected West’s wishes. He noted, "I like how you guys, like, move out here. You've got like total respect for yourselves, have respect for the people that you're photographing."

"I understand that you have to make a living. So I appreciate [the respectfulness],” added Kanye.