Kanye West calls baby North 'my new joy'

Donna Freydkin | USA TODAY

And now, for a whole new side of Kanye West.

The rapper taped an appearance on Kris Jenner's talk show, in the finale airing Friday. Jenner is, of course, Kim Kardashian's mom and the grandma of their daughter North, born in June.

His relationship with Kardashian is real, says West, who unlike his girlfriend seems conflicted about being famous: "I'm being with this person because I love this person. She's worth it to me."

West calls his Kardashian "my joy. She brought my new joy into the world."

And West comes across as oddly sweet, given his rather surly public persona. "Now I have two really special people to live for," he tells Jenner.

And of course, word is that West flashes a photo of North. Celebrity watchers have been surprised that Kardashian, long a commercial powerhouse, has not sold baby photos — but this way, she and West kept the big reveal in the family, while also ostensibly boosting Jenner's unimpressive ratings and possibly helping her show get picked up.

West wouldn't the first to show off his child this way. Back in 2011, Keith Urban flashed a photo of his newborn daughter Faith Margaret to camera crews at the Screen Actors Guild awards. And in 2007, Julia Roberts showed a photo of son Henry during an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show.

Here's a photo of Kardashian toting the infant, covered in a blanket, and a nanny carrying her.