Kanye West

Described as

American rapper and record producer (born 1977)

Other names

Kanye Omari West, Ye, Yeezy, Kon the Louis Vuitton Don

Born

June 8, 1977 · 4 references

Born in

Atlanta · 1 reference

Name at birth

Kanye Omari West · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

rapper · 1 reference; record producer; singer; songwriter · 1 reference; fashion designer · 1 reference; businessperson

Worked for

Gap Inc. (2018–2020) · 2 references

Education

American Academy of Art College; Polaris High School

Member of

Sunday Service Choir; The Hitmen; ¥$; Child Rebel Soldier; Kids See Ghosts

Genre

hip-hop; industrial music; electronic music; gospel music

Record label

Roc-A-Fella Records; Def Jam Recordings; Mercury Records; GOOD Music; YZY; Gamma

Awards

BET Award for Best New Artist (2004) · 1 reference; BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist (2005) · 1 reference; BET Award for Video of the Year (2 times) (2005, 2006) · 1 reference; BET Award for Best Group (2012) · 1 reference; Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist (2004) · 1 reference; American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist (2008) · 1 reference; American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (2008) · 1 reference; Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (2 times) (2005, 2006) · 1 reference; Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (2 times) (2005, 2006) · 1 reference; Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (2005) · 1 reference; Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance (2006) · 1 reference

Spouse

Kim Kardashian (2014–2022) · 1 reference; Bianca Censori (2022–) · 1 reference

Children

North West; Saint West; Chicago West; Psalm West

Father

Ray West

Mother

Donda West

Religion

Christianity · 1 reference

Website

https://yeezy.com/

Wikipedias with a page

110

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Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay oh-MAH-ree, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He has been listed among the greatest rappers of all time and referred to as one of the most prominent figures in hip-hop. His music, characterized by frequent stylistic shifts, has been credited with facilitating the emergence of rappers who did not conform to gangsta rap conventions. He is also known for his controversial public persona, including his polarizing cultural and political commentary.
West was born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago. After dropping out of college to pursue a music career, he became a producer for Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and garnered recognition for his "chipmunk soul" production style before signing with the label as a recording artist. His first two studio albums, The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005), received critical acclaim; the latter became his first of eleven US Billboard 200 number-one albums. Both projects, as well as Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and Yeezus (2013), ranked among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". West has five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles―"Slow Jamz" (2003), "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival" (2024)―and was the first rapper to top the chart across three decades.
West's life has been the subject of significant media coverage. He has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media, at award shows, and in public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery. His Christian faith, relationships, feuds with other celebrities, and mental health have also been topics of media attention. From 2014 to 2022, he was married to Kim Kardashian, with whom he has four children. In 2020, West ran an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign. From 2022 to 2025, West drew widespread condemnation—and lost sponsors and partnerships—for expressing antisemitic views and support for Nazism; he praised Adolf Hitler, used swastika imagery, and denied the Holocaust.
West is one of the best-selling music artists, with 160 million records sold. He has 24 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists at the award show. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. Rolling Stone also named him one of the "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". Beyond his musical career, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, and Gap Inc. on clothing and footwear, and led the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas.

Born, in its opening lines

June 8, 1977

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