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Danielle provided a preview peek of the film, and her followers were glued to their seats as she shared rare behind-the-scenes glimpses with them.
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She wrote; “I directed & shot a film with amazing people. I had so much fun creating and executing this project. New passion unlocked+ Love working behind the scenes. From the conception of ideas to the actualization of these ideas.
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Pete Edochie, whose full name is Chief Pete Edochie, was born on March 7, 1947, in Enugu, Nigeria. He is a respected Nigerian actor who has made significant contributions to the Nigerian film industry, often referred to as Nollywood. Here is a brief biography of Pete Edochie:
1. Early Life: Pete Edochie hails from Anambra State, Nigeria. He grew up in a family that valued education, and he initially studied at St. John's College, Kaduna, and later at the School of Journalism in Lagos.
2. Career Start: Edochie's acting career began on stage and in various radio productions. He gained fame for his role in the popular Nigerian television series "Things Fall Apart," which was based on Chinua Achebe's novel.
3. Iconic Roles: Pete Edochie is known for his distinctive style and has portrayed numerous iconic and memorable characters in Nollywood films. He often plays elder figures, chiefs, and wise characters in many movies.
4. Awards and Recognitions: Edochie's talent and contribution to the Nigerian film industry have earned him several awards and recognitions, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).
5. Family: Pete Edochie comes from a large family and has been married to Josephine Edochie for many years. They have six children, including Yul Edochie, who is also a well-known actor.
6. Social and Cultural Influence: Pete Edochie is not only celebrated for his acting but also for his strong cultural and social influence. He is known for his wisdom and often imparts valuable life lessons in his roles.
7. Philanthropy: Edochie is also involved in philanthropic activities and community development in Nigeria.
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Chief Anayo Obasi had unbroken love and bonds with his late parents late Elder Michael and late Mrs Elizabeth Obasi while they were alive and decides to honour them with bouyant postumous Remembrance
However, as a blessed wealthy man and philanthropist per excellence, Moses’s kind gestures has attracted countless fames, prestigious awards and famous chieftaincy titles across states to include the most recent title of Nwachinemere 1 of Awa Ancient kingdom of Abia State, Nigeria
Presently, charitable people are very scarce, it sparks hope in our time to find a generous giver like him in our modern society with such unbridled conviction who can invest in humanity
This magnanimous young and handsome king Nwachinemere 1 of Awa Ancient Kingdom being a human capital developer has intendment of spicing up the memorial service with the empowering of 100 youths and women on 30th December, 2023 by 10am at his country home Umunoke Obeagu Oduma.
Honestly speaking, fortune is placing the people of the area on the map of history because it’s not easy for a man to invest his hard earned wealth on his people in this era of unquenchable material acquisitions, therefore such patriotic gesture of generosity call for commendation from good spirited individuals in the society
Indeed,humanity will always be proud of him
The general public are hereby cordially invited to grace the occasion
Your esteemed presence will be appreciated🙏🏾.
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Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie ojilé odu ka amone a dó chí Yul Edochie ma bi égba k'òchu ejodudu nolu ojo ekebíe efu odo 1982 [1][2] ya chi ífimu ojane Nigeria i la che. Oduu ene ki ya chi ífimu ojane Russian ma do Yul Brynner ma di odu nwu ki Yul Edoche yi [3][4] í kwí Anambra state Nigeria òdu attah nwu chi Pete Edochie.
Lagos kpai Enugu onwu attah nwu kpai iye nwu ne gba. Yul chi oma otitala kw’efu ami oma meefa ká atta ñwu bí . i ni oya ẹgba ki chi odo Ógwú nyọ́ méjì (22).[5][6] Ukoche Utogba ki le chi University of Port Harcourt, omo ma di certifacate Bachelor of Arts efu dramatic art.[7]
Edochie che ni oya odu oya nwu chi Aligwe ma la ni õma onekele meta kpai onobule ka [8] odu ma chi Kambi Edochie, Dani Edochie, Karl Edochie kpai Victory Zane Chukwubuike Yul Edochie.[9] Efu ochu ekele, ojo ogwu nyo mebie efu odo 2022, Yul ka nwi amone kakini i mi oya omune du, i fi oya omune ne ma la do kí Judy Austin, oya nwu eke eji bi oma nwu oma onekele [10][11] abo ojí ukolo nwu bo na wewe alu ku ma gbi inabali le abo ki bo la je to bi.
Edochie te fu abo Nollywood efu odo 2005 , odu ífimu nwu ejoduddu chi Exquires onwu kpai Justus Esiri manyu Enebeli Elebuwa.[12] efu odo ki amone mo nyonyo chi efu odo 2007 alu ki chi ífimu kpai Genevieve Nnaji manyu Desmond Elliot efu ífimu ku ma do àfu ojima[13]
Efu odo 2015, Edochie bi unyi ukoche ífimu, efí ewo ki bi chi Lagos. Unyi ukoche le je nwu amone ma tene chi filmu ku ma maju nyo-nyo, i la je nwu ma cha ne chi ífimu ojane Nigeria.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Ola íjabe
Efu Odo 2017, efu chu ekebie, Edochie ka nwu amone ka ki ya tene dogo Gomínor Anambra State.[20] Alu ki ka iyene ownu chi imoto ololo ki ma neke dago ijaben .[21] Edochie gbi formu kwi Democratic Peoples Congress political party onwu la dago Gobinor party le todo ki neke chi gobinor Anambra State.[22][23][24] Yul Edochie ka kini ya tene dago President Nigeria eko ijabe 2023.[25]
Odo Film odu nwu otakada 2007 Ami onobule ki che sleeki kpai Daniella Okeke, Ini Edo, Rita Dominic 2007 afu eyi glory[26] Emeka kpai Desmond Elliot, Genevieve Nnaji 2008 kpai Mike Ezuruonye, Ini Edo 2008 di alu ki uwo mi Johnson kpai Mike Ezuruonye, Mercy Johnson 2009 omi akwu enwu enyo ki togba kpai Ngozi Ezeonu, Olu Jacobs, Mercy Johnson 2009 Edo mi ki ya fedo kpai Stella Damasus-Aboderin 2010 Enwu ku ma ma deke gwo nwun Chris 2011 Sarafina Owen kpai Rita Dominic, Halima Abubakar 2011 Pleasure and Crime Johnson 2012 owo ekela kpai Nkem Owoh, Annie Macaulay–Idibia 2012 Bridge of Contract kpai Patience Ozokwor, Chika Ike, Chacha Eke 2012 ugboji che me me kpai Patience Ozokwor, Chika Ike, Chacha Eke 2012 Enwu ki ma ti eju oda n Anthony kpai Olu Jacobs, Van Vicker 2013 eju ewe ku ma do eagulu 2013 Otakada ukwu kpai Stephanie Okereke 2013 Jezebels kpai Tonto Dikeh 2013 Blind Choice kpaiOge Okoye 2013 oko ojane kpai Clem Ohameze Pete Edochie 2013 iwo oma onu kpai Chioma Chukwuka 2013 ene ki ma ni umin kpai Chika Ike 2014 ogigo Film Director Teco Benson Starring Kate Henshaw 2014 Chioma oya onu ki ya raku Prince Chukwuemeka 2014 oma uche lucifer Starring Ini Edo 2014 oya onu ejo Prince Oma kpai Patience Ozokwor, Nuella Njubigbo 2015 Dooshima Director kpai Mike Ezuruonye 2015 Ojuju Calabar kpai Belinda Effah, Ebube Nwagbo 2015 Royal Maid Prince Izozo kpai Eucharia Anunobi 2015 Compound Fools kpai Funke Akindele 2015 Dowry Man Uche kpai Monalisa Chinda, Iyabo Ojo 2017 The Affectionate Wife Queen Nwokoye 2017 Passion of a Prince kpai Chiwetalu Agu 2017 Mysterious Family 2017 ATM Machine Nicodemus kpai Nkechi Nweje, Destiny Etiko, Jerry Williams ???? Royal Choice kpaiJoyce Kalu 2018 The Billionaires Eze Kwe Eche kpai Osita Iheme 2018 Moms at War Starring Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele
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Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie (born January 7, 1982), addressed professionally as Yul Edochie, is a gifted Nigerian actor, businessman, and politician.
He is named after famous Russian actor Yul Brynner. He is from Anambra State, Nigeria, the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie.
Yul Edochie was raised both in Lagos and Enugu. He is the last of 6 children. He got married at the age of 22 to May Yul-Edochie in 2004.
He attended the University of Port Harcourt, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts.
Career
Yul Edochie debuted his career in the Nollywood industry at 23 when he was cast to play a role in The Exquires alongside Justus Esiri and Chidi Mokeme. From that time, he featured in several other Nollywood movies.
His big break came in 2007 when he featured in the movie Wind of Glory alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot. Since that time, he has continued to land versatile roles in the Nigerian movies that have been released.
Yul Edochie felt that the country was not doing enough to train the next generation of actors and actresses. Therefore, he established the Yul Edochie Academy in 2015 to train the next generation of actors and actresses.
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Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster, born in Eltham Palace, Kent, England (d. 1382)
Hongxi Emperor [Zhu Gaochi], fourth Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China, born in Nanjing, China (d. 1425)
Albert II of Habsburg, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Germany, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1439)
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)
Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer, pastor and vicar, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1606)
Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (Communion of St. Jerome), born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1602)
Anna of Austria, Queen of Poland as consort of King Sigismund III Vasa, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1598)
Tsjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral, born in Sexbierum, Netherlands (d. 1666)
Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and poet (d. 1706)
Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (The Characters, or the Manners of the Age, with The Characters of Theophrastus), born in Paris (d. 1696)
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist, born in Venice, Italy (d. 1718)
Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, monarch of Nassau-Dietz, born in Kleve, Lower Rhine (d. 1726)
Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir-apparent to the French throne, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1712)
Roque Joaquín de Alcubierre, Spanish military engineer and archaeologist who rediscovered the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1780)
Yevstigney Fomin, Russian opera composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1800)
Jean Aimé Vernier, French harpist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1838)
Philipp Jakob Riotte, German composer, born in St. Wendel, Saarland (d. 1856)
Heinrich August Marschner, German opera composer, born in Zittau, Saxony (d. 1861)
John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society, born in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy (d. 1888)
Joseph Robinson, Irish singer, organist and composer, born in Dublin (d. 1898)
Henry Winter Davis, American politician and unionist, born in Annapolis, Maryland (d. 1865)
Andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian politician, born in Fredericton, Canada (d. 1892)
Joseph Bradford Carr, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Albany, New York (d. 1895)
Ebenezer Cobb Morley, English sportsman (drafted first FA rules), born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1924)
1831 Edward Payson Chapin, American lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Waterloo, New York (d. 1863)
1831 John Jones Ross, Canadian politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (1884-87), born in Quebec City, Canada (d. 1901)
Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist, psychologist and philosopher, born in Mannheim, Duchy of Baden, German Confederation (d. 1920)
John Farmer, English composer, born in Nottingham (d. 1901)
Emile A. H. Seipgens, Dutch priest, writer and beer brewer, born in Roermond, Netherlands (d. 1837)
Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (algebraic geometry and invariant theory), born in Brody, Ukraine (d. 1922)
Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist and inventor, born in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (d. 1921)
Justus van Maurik, Dutch author and cigar manufacturer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1904)
Arthur Achleitner, German writer, born in Straubing, Germany (d. 1927)
Jules Laforgue, French poet (Les Complaintas), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1887)
1860 Lord Hawke [Martin Hawke], English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC, Cambridge Uni CC, MCC), born in Willingham by Stow, England (d. 1938)
Amos Alonzo Stagg, American athlete and American football pioneer, born in West Orange, New Jersey (d. 1965)
Ferdinand C. S. Schiller, German-British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx), born in Altona, Holstein, German Confederation (d. 1937)
Jón Friðfinnsson, Icelandic-Canadian composer (The Millennial Cantata), born in Breiðdal, Iceland (d. 1936)
Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Só), born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1900)
Bernarr McFadden, American physical culture advocate, credited with beginning the culture of health and fitness in the United States, born in Mill Spring, Missouri (d. 1955)
1868 Charles Sanford Skilton, American composer (Suite Primeval), born in Northhampton, Massachusetts (d. 1941)
Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, Georgian composer (Abesalom and Eteri), born in Kutaisi (d. 1933)
Arthur Jones, England cricket all-rounder and captain (12 Tests, 3 wickets, 15 catches; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Shelton, England (d. 1914)
Florrie Forde [Flannagan], Australian singer and British music hall performer, born in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (d. 1940)
Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator, born in Seppälä, Russia (d. 1942)
Karl Hoschna, Tin Pan Alley-era composer (Every Little Movement), born in Kuschwarda, Bohemia (d. 1911)
Pierre H. Ritter Jr, Dutch literary, writer and journalist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1962)
Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American inventor and sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo), born in Luxembourg (d. 1967)
Charles Carson, British actor (Cry the Beloved Country), born in London, England (d. 1977)
Armand J. Piron, American jazz violinist and composer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1943)
T. E. Lawrence
British author, soldier and diplomat famous for his liaison role in Arabia during WWI, born in Tremadog, Caernarfonshire, Wales
Harold Foster, Canadian-American cartoonist (Prince Valian), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (d. 1982)
1892 Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (Felix the Cat), born in Union City, New Jersey (d. 1983)
George Meany, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO), born in New York City (d. 1980)
Albert Cohen, Greek-born Swiss novelist (Belle du Seigneur), born in Corfu, Greece (d. 1981)
1895 Jacinto Guerrero, Spanish musician and composer, born in Ajofrín, Toledo (d. 1951)
1895 Liane Haid, Austrian actress (Lady Hamilton), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2000)
1895 Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1960)
Tina Modotti, Italian artist and activist, born in Udine, Italy (d. 1940)
Robert Ringling, circus master, born in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin (d. 1950)
1897 Vicente Ascone, Italian composer, born in Siderno, Italy (d. 1979)
Glenn Strange, American actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke), born in Weed, New Mexico (d. 1973)
Walter Kinsella, American actor (Martin Kane Private Eye), born in New York City (d. 1975)
Georgette Heyer, English novelist (Friday's Child), born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1975)
1902 Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, Polish composer (Double Bass Concerto), born in Wloclawek (d. 1967)
Wendell Stanley, American biochemist, first to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946), born in Ridgeville, Indiana (d. 1971)
Marian Rejewski, Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1st to break German Enigma code), born in Bromberg, German Empire (d. 1980)
Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89), born in Schloss Frauenthal, Deutschlandsberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
Alexander Uriah Boskovich, Israeli composer, born in Kolozsvár, Transylvania, Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
William Maxwell, American novelist and editor (The New Yorker), born in New York City (d. 2000)
Paul Smith Callaway, American organist, conductor and composer (Great Organ of Washington Cathedral), born in Atlanta, Illinois (d. 1995)
Mae Clarke [Violet Mary Klotz], American actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
Marga Klompé, Dutch 1st female minister (CRM), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1986)
1912 Ted Drake [Edward Joseph Drake], English footballer, born in Southampton, England (d. 1995)
Menachem Begin
6th Prime Minister of Israel (1977-80, 81-83) and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Brest, Belarus, Russian Empire
Edythe Wright, American big band era singer (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, 1935-39), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1965) [1]
1914 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), born in Florence, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1999)
Al Hibbler, American singer (Unchained Melody), born in Tyro, Mississippi (d. 2001)
Iggy Katona, American race car driver, born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2003)
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer (Sonata Breve), born in Panama City (d. 2008)
Charles Bukowski, German-born American columnist (Notes of a Dirty Old Man) and writer (Hollywood: A Novel) who was described as a "laureate of American lowlife", born in Andernach, Weimar Republic Germany (d. 1994)
Gido Kokars, Latvian choral conductor, born in Gulbene, Latvia (d. 2017)
Ernie Freeman, American R&B and pop musician ("Raunchy"), session pianist, arranger, and music director (Reprise Records; Liberty Records), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1981)
1922 Louis Lomax, African-American author and journalist, born in Valdosta, Georgia (d. 1970)
Joe Hutton, Northumbrian piper and shepherd, born in Halton Lee Gate, Haltwhistle (d. 1995)
1923 Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian writer and playwright, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2012)
Fess Parker, American actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010)
1925 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Dillon, South Carolina (d. 1983)
Norman Wexler, American screenwriter known for "Saturday Night Fever", born in New Bedford, Massachusetts(d. 1999)
Dennis Moss, British jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Surrey, England (d. 2008)
Ann Blyth [Anne Blythe], American Academy Award-winning actress (Kismet; Mildred Pierce), and singer, born in Mount Kisco, New York
1928 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican-American blues guitarist, singer and harmonica player (Have Mercy On Me), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2011)
1928 Eydie Gormé [Edithe Gormezano], American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop singer ("Blame It On The Bossa Nova"; Steve and Eydie), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2013)
Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (Peace Piece; Waltz For Debbie), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1980)
1929 Fritz Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. 1997)
1929 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (d. 2003)
1929 Wyatt Tee Walker, African-American pastor, civil rights leader, chief of staff for Martin Luther King, Jr. and cultural historian, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2018)
Frank Gifford, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (USC; 6 × First-team All-Pro, 8 × Pro Bowl; NY Giants) and broadcaster (ABC Monday Night Football), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
1930 Robert Culp, American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director (I Spy, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice), born in Oakland, California (d. 2010)
Tony Trabert
American tennis player (Wimbledon 1955; US Open 1953, 55; French Open 1954, 55), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Forrest E. Mars Jr., Candy Manufacturer (Mars), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2016)
Jon Lindbergh, 2nd son of aviator Charles Lindbergh
Gary Clarke [Clarke F. L'Amoreaux], American actor (Hondo -"Captain Richards"; The Virginian -"Steve"), singer ("Tomorrow May Never Come"), and screenwriter (Get Smart), born in Los Angeles, California
1933 Julie Newmar, American actress (Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll), born in Hollywood, California
1933 Reiner Kunze, German writer (The Lovely Years), born in Oelsnitz, Saxony
1933 Stuart Allen Roosa, American naval officer and astronaut (Apollo 14), born in Durango, Colorado (d. 1994)
Angela Buxton, English tennis player (French C'ships, Wimbledon women's doubles 1956 [with Althea Gibson]), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2020)
1934 Diana Wynne Jones, British sci-fi author (Drowned Ammet; Witch Week), born in London, England (d. 2011)
1934 Ed van Thijn, Dutch politician (House of Representatives, 1977-82; Mayor of Amsterdam, 1983-94; Member of Senate, 1999-2007), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2021)
1934 John Standing, British actor (Lime Street - "Edward"), born in London, England
1934 Ketty Lester [Revoyda Frierson], American singer/actress (Love Letters), born in Hope, Arkansas
1934 Pierre Richard, French actor and director (The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe), born in Valenciennes, Nord, France
1934 Sam Trimble, cricketer (Queensland batsman, 12th man for Aust, no Test)
Andreas Stamatiadis, Greek footballer and coach
1935 Betsy von Furstenberg, Nelheim Ger, actress (Machine Calls it Murder)
1935 Bill Glass, American College Football HOF defensive end (Baylor University; 4 x Pro Bowl Cleveland Browns; Detroit Lions), born in Texarkana, Texas (d. 2021)
Anita Gillette, American actress (Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Andrew J[efferson V] Offutt, American sci-fi author (Undying Wizard)
1937 David Anderson, Canadian politician
1937 David Behrman, American composer (On The Other Ocean), born in Salzburg, Austria
1937 Lorraine Gary, American actress (Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4), born in New York City
Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko, Russian cosmonaut
Billy Joe Shaver, American country singer-songwriter (When I Get My Wings), born in Corsicana, Texas (d. 2020)
1939 Carol Shelley, actress (Gwendolyn Pidgeon-Odd Couple), born in London, England
1939 Eric Weissberg, American singer and musician (Duelling Banjos), born in New York (d. 2020)
1939 Sir Trevor Mcdonald, Trinidadian-born British television newsreader
1939 Valeri V Ryumin, cosmonaut (Soyuz 25, 32)
(Thomas) "Sean" Bonniwell, American rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Music Machine - "Talk, Talk"), born in San Jose, California (d. 2011)
1940 Alix Dobkin, American folk and feminist singer-songwriter (Lavender Jane Loves Women), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1940 Bruce Beresford, Australian film director (Driving Miss Daisy; Tender Mercies), born in Paddington, Australia
John Challis, British stage and screen actor (Only Fools and Horses - "Boycie"; Green Green Grass), born in Chiswick, England (d. 2021)
1942 John Meulendijks, Dutch cryptogram maker (People's Daily)
1942 Les Hunter, American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1963, Loyola Ramblers; NBA: Baltimore Bullets; ABA All Star 1968, 69; Miami Floridians), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2020)
Dick Zimmer, American politician (US Rep-R-New Jersey 1991-97), born in Newark, New Jersey
1944 Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistan left-arm quick, 1 Test)
1944 Russ Titelman, American Grammy Award-winning record producer (Rickie Lee Jones, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Randy Newman), and songwriter, born in Los Angeles, California
Bob Balaban, American actor and director (2010, Girlfriends, Gosford Park), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 Gary Loizzo, American rock guitarist and singer (American Breed - "Bend Me, Shape Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1945 Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, British rock drummer (Easybeats - "Friday On My Mind"), born in Liverpool, England
1945 Kevin Ayers, British progressive rocker (Soft Machine; Joy of a Toy), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England (d. 2013)
1945 Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina (Don Quioxote), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Attila Abonyi, Australian soccer winger (61 caps; Melbourne Hungaria SC, Sydney Croatia 58 FC, St. George Budapest SC), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2023)
1946 Dick Murdoch, American professional wrestler (d. 1996)
1946 Lesley Ann Warren, American actress (Cinderella, Mission Impossible), born in New York City
1946 Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician
Carol Moseley-Braun, (Sen-D Illinois)
1947 John Howard, American Olympic cyclist (1985 land speed record 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT), born in Springfield, Missouri
Barry Hay, Dutch singer, guitarist, flute and saxophone player (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in Faizabad, India
1948 Mike Jorgensen, American baseball player
1948 Pierre Reid, Canadian politician and teacher
Bill "Sputnik" Spooner, American rock guitarist (The Tubes - "Talk To Ya Later"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1949 Naseeruddin Shah, Indian actor (Zinda Bhaag, Masoom, Paar), born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
1950 Jeff[rey R] Thomson, cricketer (great Aussie fast bowler 1972-85)
1950 Marshall Manesh, Iranian-born American actor
1950 Stockwell Day, Canadian politician
Eric Bibb, American blues singer-songwriter, born in New York City
1951 Richard Hunt, American puppeteer (d. 1992)
(Terry) "Topper" Price, American blues, jazz and rock vocalist and harmonica player (The Upsetters), born in Plateau, Alabama (d. 2007)
1952 Gianna Rolandi, American soprano (Der Rosenkavalier), born in New York City
1952 Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer (Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests)
1952 Reginald Veljohnson, actor (Carl Winslow-Family Matters, Die Hard)
Catlin O'Heaney, American actress (Snow White-Charmings), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
1953 James "J.T." Taylor, American R&B singer (Kool & The Gang - "Ladies' Night"; "Celebration"; "Joanna"), born in Laurens, South Carolina
1953 Kathie Lee Gifford, American TV presenter (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, Today show), born in Paris, France,
1953 Nick Leyva, baseball manager (Phillies 1988-91)
George Galloway
British politician, broadcaster, and writer, born in Dundee, Scotland
James Cameron
Canadian film director and writer (Titanic, Avatar), born in Kapuskasing, Ontario
Colleen Walker, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1997), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2012)
1956 Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
1956 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
Laura Innes, American actress and director (ER, The Event), born in Pontiac, Michigan
1957 Phil Murphy, American financier and politician, Governor of New Jersey (2018-), born in Needham, Massachusetts
1957 Tim Farriss, Australian rock guitarist (INXS - "Kiss The Dirt"), born in Perth, Australia
Angela Bassett, American actress (What's Love Got to Do With It), born in New York City
1958 Anne L'Huillier, French-Swedish physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Paris, France [1]
1958 Jonathan Prince, American actor (Danny - Alice, Pray TV), born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania
1958 Jose Luis, Argentine tennis player, born in Clerc, Argentina
Madonna
American singer and actress (Like a Virgin), born in Bay City, Michigan
1958 Peter "Jeff" Wisoff, American NASA astronaut (STS 57, 68, 81/84), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
Flood [Marc Ellis], British record producer and audio engineer, born in London, England
1960 Timothy Hutton, American actor (Turk 182, Ordinary People), born in Malibu, California
Christian Okoye, Nigerian-American football player known as the "Nigerian Nightmare" (Kansas City Chiefs), born in Enugu, Nigeria
(Vendela) Astrid Young, Canadian session vocalist, singer-songwriter, and best-selling author (Being Young), born in Toronto, Ontario
Steve Carell
American actor and comedian (The Office), born in Concord, Massachusetts
Jimmy Arias, American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1981 [Andrea Jaeger]) and broadcaster (ESPN, Tennis Channel, NBC, Rogers Sportsnet, CBC), born in Buffalo, New York
1964 Nigel Redman, English rugby union lock (20 caps; Bath), born in Cardiff, Wales
Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur TX, pitcher (Houston Astros)
Ed Olczyk, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
1966 Rosey Edeh, Canadian 400m hurdler (Olympics-4-92, 96), born in London, England
1966 Terry Shumpert, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Paducah, Kentucky
Bret Barberie, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Long Beach, California
1967 Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1967 Pamela Smart, American convicted murderess
1967 Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television personality
Donovan Leitch Jr., American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy), born in London, England
1968 Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer (1st non-British person to win Turner Prize), born in Remscheid, West Germany
Andy Milder, American voice actor
1969 Ben Coates, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
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Nigerian actor (born 1982)
Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie popularly known as Yul Edochie (born 7 January 1982) [2][3] is a Nigerian actor.[4] He is from Anambra State, Nigeria, the son of a veteran Nigerian actor Pete Edochie.
Personal life
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He was raised both in Lagos and Enugu. He is the last of six children. He got married at the age of 22.[5][6] He attended the University of Port Harcourt, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts.[7]
Edochie was named after Russian actor Yul Brynner.[8]
Edochie was married to May Aligwe and has three sons and a daughter and is now married to Judy Austin with whom he has two sons. [9] On 27 April 2022, the actor revealed that his fellow actor, Judy Austin, is his wife and they have two sons.[10][11]
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Edochie joined Nollywood in 2005 in his first film titled The Exquires alongside Justus Esiri and Enebeli Elebuwa.[12] He got his break in 2007 after featuring alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot in the movie Wind Of Glory.[13]
In 2015, Edochie opened a film academy in Lagos.[14]
Politics
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In 2017, Edochie ran for Governor of Anambra State,[15] and was the gubernatorial candidate for the Democratic Peoples Congress political party.[16][17] Willie Obiano, who ran for re-election and won a second term.[18]
Filmography
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Year Film Role Notes 2007 Sleek Ladies Starring Daniella Okeke, Ini Edo, Rita Dominic 2007 Wind of Glory[19] Emeka Starring Desmond Elliot, Genevieve Nnaji 2008 Give It Up Starring Mike Ezuruonye, Ini Edo 2008 Kiss My Pain Johnson Starring Mike Ezuruonye, Mercy Johnson 2009 Tears of Hope Starring Ngozi Ezeonu, Olu Jacobs, Mercy Johnson 2009 My Loving Heart Starring Stella Damasus-Aboderin 2010 Unstoppable Chris 2011 Sarafina Owen Starring Rita Dominic, Halima Abubakar 2011 Pleasure and Crime Johnson 2012 Zone 9 Starring Nkem Owoh, Annie Macaulay–Idibia 2012 Bridge of Contract Starring Patience Ozokwor, Chika Ike, Chacha Eke 2012 The End is Near Starring Patience Ozokwor, Chika Ike, Chacha Eke 2012 Against The Law Anthony Starring Olu Jacobs, Van Vicker 2013 Eye Of The Eagle 2013 Death Certificate Starring Stephanie Okereke 2013 The Jezebels Starring Tonto Dikeh 2013 Blind Choice Starring Oge Okoye 2013 Money Kingdom Starring Clem Ohameze Pete Edochie 2013 Agony Of A Princess Starring Chioma Chukwuka 2013 Restless Soul Starring Chika Ike 2014 The Mirror Film Director Teco Benson Starring Kate Henshaw 2014 Chioma The Weeping Queen Prince Chukwuemeka 2014 Apostles Of Lucifer Starring Ini Edo 2014 Python Queen Prince Oma Starring Patience Ozokwor, Nuella Njubigbo 2015 Dooshima Director Starring Mike Ezuruonye 2015 Ojuju Calabar Starring Belinda Effah, Ebube Nwagbo 2015 Royal Maid Prince Izozo Starring Eucharia Anunobi 2015 Compound Fools Starring Funke Akindele 2015 Dowry Man Uche Starring Monalisa Chinda, Iyabo Ojo 2017 The Affectionate Wife Starring Queen Nwokoye 2017 Passion of a Prince Starring Chiwetalu Agu 2017 Mysterious Family 2017 ATM Machine Nicodemus Starring Nkechi Nweje, Destiny Etiko, Jerry Williams ???? Royal Choice Starring Joyce Kalu 2018 The Billionaires Eze Kwe Eche Starring Osita Iheme 2018 Moms at War Chidi Ubosi Starring Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele 2018 Innocent Oath Dubem Starring Hayez Achu,Sese Ayanwu 2019 Clairoyance Starring Nkechi Blessing, Sapphire Ekeng 2019 Poor Billionaire Chima Starring Cynthia Ashimba, Great Emmanuel Chika 2021 About Time Larry Starring Patience Attang, Khing Bassey
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The Palace[20]
Royal Castle
Tinsel
Awards
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Year Award Category Result Notes Ref 2009 City People Entertainment Awards Best New Actor Of The Year (English) Won 2012 2012 Nollywood Movies Awards Best Actor In A Supporting Role Nominated [21] 2013 City People Entertainment Awards Best Actor of the Year (English) Won 2013 Pamsaa Awards Best Actor Won [22] 2014 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards Best Lead Male Nominated [23] 2015 Afrifimo Awards Best Actor Nominated Afrifimo Special Recognition Award 2015 was given [24] 2021 Net Honours Most Searched Actor Nominated [25]
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About
Nigerian actor who got his big break in 2007 by being cast in the film Wind Of Glory. He has since become a multiple-time City People Entertainment Award winner for Best New Actor and Best Actor of the Year.
Before Fame
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Port Harcourt. He appeared in his first film, The Exquires, in 2005.
Trivia
He is named after Russian actor Yul Brynner.
Family Life
He married May Aligwe, with whom he has children, in 2004. He is the youngest of six siblings.
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Introduction
Yul Edochie is a prominent figure in the Nigerian entertainment industry, widely recognized for his exceptional acting skills and his influential presence on social media. Born on January 7, 1982, in Lagos, Nigeria, Yul is the son of the legendary actor Pete Edochie and has carved out his own path in Nollywood. This comprehensive article delves into the life of Yul Edochie, exploring his net worth, family background, properties, luxury possessions, and the controversies that have surrounded him.
Early Life and Career
Early Life
Yul Edochie was born in Lagos State to Pete Edochie and Josephine Edochie. He grew up in a family deeply rooted in the Nigerian film industry, which greatly influenced his career choice. His father, Pete Edochie, is a celebrated actor known for his roles in Nollywood classics, and Yul was inspired to follow in his footsteps.
Education
Yul attended the University of Port Harcourt, where he obtained a degree in Dramatic Arts. His education laid the foundation for his successful career in acting, equipping him with the skills necessary to excel in Nollywood.
Career Beginnings
Yul’s journey in Nollywood began in 2005 with his debut film, “The Exquires.” His performance was well-received, marking the start of a prolific career. Over the years, Yul has starred in numerous movies, gaining recognition for his versatility and dedication to his craft.
Net Worth
Estimation of Net Worth
As of 2024, Yul Edochie’s net worth is estimated to be between $8 million and $12 million. His wealth primarily comes from his acting career, endorsement deals, and business ventures. Yul’s successful career in Nollywood, combined with his various investments, has contributed to his substantial net worth.
Sources of Income
Acting: Yul Edochie has appeared in over 100 movies, earning substantial fees for his roles. His prolific acting career remains a major source of income.
Endorsements: Yul has secured endorsement deals with various brands, including those in the fashion, technology, and beverage sectors.
Business Ventures: Yul has diversified his income by investing in real estate and other business opportunities.
Family
Yul Edochie’s Family Background
Yul Edochie hails from a distinguished family in the Nigerian entertainment industry. His father, Pete Edochie, is a renowned actor, while his mother, Josephine Edochie, has been supportive of his career. Yul’s siblings also have notable careers in various fields.
Wife and Children
Yul Edochie is married to May Edochie, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. The couple has been together for many years and has four children: Danielle, Karl, Victoria, and Zane. Yul and May’s relationship is often highlighted as a strong and supportive partnership.
Houses
Real Estate Holdings
Yul Edochie owns several properties across Nigeria, including luxurious homes in Lagos and his hometown of Enugu. His houses are known for their modern designs and state-of-the-art facilities, reflecting his success and status.
Notable Properties
Lagos Residence: Yul’s home in Lagos is an architectural marvel, featuring spacious living areas, a private pool, and advanced security systems.
Enugu Mansion: In Enugu, Yul owns a sprawling mansion that showcases traditional Nigerian architecture blended with modern amenities.
Cars
Car Collection
Yul Edochie boasts an impressive collection of luxury cars. His car collection includes high-end models from global brands, symbolizing his affluence and taste.
Notable Cars
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon: Known for its rugged design and luxury, Yul’s G-Wagon is a favorite for both urban and off-road driving.
Range Rover Sport: Another prized possession, the Range Rover Sport is known for its blend of performance and comfort.
Lexus LX 570: This SUV adds to Yul’s diverse car collection, combining luxury with practicality.
Luxury
Lifestyle and Luxuries
Yul Edochie’s lifestyle reflects his success in the entertainment industry. He is known for his love of fine things and his penchant for luxury.
High-End Fashion
Yul is frequently seen wearing designer outfits from both local and international brands. His wardrobe includes tailored suits, stylish casual wear, and bespoke accessories.
Travel and Leisure
Yul often travels internationally, enjoying vacations in exotic destinations. His trips are characterized by stays in luxury resorts and private villas.
Controversies
Personal Controversies
Yul Edochie has been involved in several controversies over the years. These have ranged from personal disputes to public disagreements with other celebrities.
Recent Controversies
Marital Issues: Yul has faced public scrutiny regarding his marital life, particularly concerning his relationship with his wife and the impact of his personal choices on his family.
Social Media Drama: Yul’s interactions on social media have sometimes sparked controversies, including heated exchanges with fans and other celebrities.
Public Reactions
Despite the controversies, Yul Edochie has managed to maintain a substantial following and continue his career in Nollywood. His ability to navigate public opinion has contributed to his enduring popularity.
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This post centers on a renowned Nigerian actor who has been very consistent in recent years. It also talks about his family life, career, siblings and also his transition on becoming a prominent actor that he is today.
Yul Edochie’s Biography
Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie professionally known as Yul Edochie is a Nigerian actor, who took after the popular Russian actor Yul Brynner name. He hails from Anambra state Nigeria, the son of popular veteran actor Pete Edochie. He was brought up both in Lagos and Enugu. Yul is the last of 6 children. His tertiary education was the University of Port Harcourt, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts.
Yul Edochie BiographyReal Name: Yul Chibuike Daniel EdochieDate of Birth: 7th January 1982 (43 years)Place of Birth: AnambraState of Origin Anambra StateNationality: NigerianMarital Status: MarriedOccupation: ActorNet Worth $2.5 million
Yul went to Lillians’ Day Nursery School and Robinson Street Primary School, in Enugu between the late 80’s and early 90’s. He started his secondary education from 1992 to 1998. In those 6 years he went to different schools due to some reasons. The school are Marist Brothers’ Juniorate, Uturu , University Secondary School Enugu, Ecumenical Community Secondary School Enugu and New Haven Boys Secondary School Enugu Respectively.
His career in the Nollywood started in 2005 with his first film titled “The Exquires” together with the Late Justus Esiri and Enebeli Elebuwa. His break came in 2007 after featuring together with Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot in the movie “Wind Of Glory”. In 2015, Yul Edochie then opened a film academy in Lagos. He launched the academy as a result of the decline in quality and professionalism of upcoming Nigerian actors and actresses. The academy is supposed to train the next generation of Nollywood actors and actresses as stated by him. A duty which he intends to do personally. The academy gives talented people the opportunity to be introduced to the Nigerian Film Industry.
Yul Edochie’s Wife, Daughter and Son
Yul is happily married to May Aligwe with beautiful kids. The renowned Nigerian actor got married at the age of 22 to May Aligwe in the year 2004. The marriage has been blessed with three sons and a daughter. Kambi Edochie (male), Karl Edochie (male), Dani Edochie (Female), Victory Zane Chukwubuike Yul-Edochie (male).
Yul Edochie’s Siblings
Linc Edochie is the Elder brother of Yul, who is also involved in the Nigeria film industry, he is a very talented actor as well involved in filmmaker, producer and Movie director. Yul and Linc Edochie have acted in many euphoric Nollywood movies. very little is known about the other three siblings of the Nollywood actors, aside their names Uchenna, Tochukwu and Gene Edochie. However, we are very certain they were well groomed up because veteran actor Pete Edochie (their father) have done everything a responsible father would do to give his children proper education. Yul Edochie has four brothers and one sister. She is not a media person like her brothers. You will not find much information about her on the web, but the public still is very interested in her life. She has decided to choose another profession than acting, but unfortunately, Though we aren’t certain what are her occupation could be. Many Nigerians sometimes wonder if she is still single or married, but this information has been kept from the public.
Yul Edochie Academy
On July 14, 2017, Yul Edochie professed his intention run for Governor of Anambra State. This declaration was made in anticipation of a “Not Too Young To Run Bill” which was passed by the senate of the federal government of Nigeria. The declaration was however made official on the 22nd of August 2017, when he picked up the nomination form of the political party “Democratic Peoples Congress” and eventually, he was the flag bearer and governorship candidate of the party to run for governor of Anambra State.
Yul Edochie’s Age
Yul Edochie was born on 7th January 1982. He is 43 years old in 2024. He is widely celebrated on that faithful day with family and friends.
Yul Edochie’s Net Worth (2024) – $ 2.5 Million
Yul Edochie’s net worth has grown significantly in recent years. His net worth is estimated to be in the range of approximately $ 2.5 million. The talented actor have acted in several movies that are deeply rooted in culture. Probably one would say he that took after his father in terms of the type of movies he has featured in. Yul Edochie has greatly influenced positively in the younger colleagues. He will be always known widely as one of Nollywood finest actor even in years time.
What Happened to Yul Edochie Son?
Yul’s son died on March 30 2023 after having a seizure while playing football with his classmates at school.
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Yul Edochie is a famous Nigerian actor, director, and writer. He gained recognition following his performance in the 2007 movie Wind of Glory, where he acted as Emeka. He has also starred in several other films and television shows, including Native Girl (2018) and Broken Chakkels (2017). What else do you know about Yul Edochie's family?
Yul made his acting debut in 2006 in the film The Wolves, where he played Dan. He is also well-known as the last child of legendary actor Pete Edochie, a pioneer in the Nollywood industry.
Meet Yul Edochie's family
The Nigerian actor was born on 7 January 1982 as Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie. He was named after the Russian actor Yul Brynner. The actor got married at the age of 22. Below is everything you need to know about his parents, siblings, wife, and children.
Yul Edochie's parents
The actor was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His parents are Pete Edochie and Josephine. His father, Pete, was born on 7 March 1947 in Enugu State, Nigeria. This makes him 75 years old as of 2022.
He is commonly considered one of Africa's most gifted actors, having received an Africa Magic Industry Merit Award and an Africa Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to acting, Pete Edochie is a successful TV show host, entrepreneur, film producer, and director. He rose to prominence in the 1980s after playing Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. He has appeared in over a hundred Nollywood films and TV shows since then, often playing the role of a father or king.
The actor attended primary school in Enugu State before enrolling in a secondary school in Zaria, Kaduna State. He currently resides in Nteje, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Not much is known about Yul Edochie's mother, as she prefers to stay away from the spotlight.
Who are Yul Edochie's siblings?
Yul grew up with his five siblings' four brothers and one sister. Yul Edochie's siblings are Leo, Uche, Linc, Gene, and a sister called Eva. Below is more about them.
Leo Edochie
His first brother Leo was born on 26 April 1969. As of 2022, he is 53 years old. Leo is an electrical, mechanical, and HVAC expert currently working as the CEO of Solotone Global Ventures Limited. He is married to Theodora Leo, and together the couple has kids.
Uche Edochie
His second-born brother Uche was born on 27 January 1975 in Anambra State, Nigeria. As of 2022, Uche is 47 years. Uche works as a professional painter, entrepreneur, and interior designer. He is married to Nkechi Nwosu-Igbo, and the couple is blessed with three children, Zara, Enya, and West.
Lincoln Edochie
His third-born brother Lincoln was born on 10 May 1977. As of 2022, Lincoln is 45 years old. He attended Federal Government College, Wukari, between 1990 to 1994 and later graduated from Imo State University with a bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts.
He currently works as an actor, scriptwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. Some of his acting credits include The Principalities, Victim, Family Regardless, Ghost Lovers, The Manipulator, Royal Revenge, The Graduates, Royal Love, The Millions Men, and Scratched.
Concerning his personal life, the Nigerian actor is married to Amaka Paula, and the couple has two children, Janinah and Giovanni. The couple owns and operates an educational institution in Abuja called ABH Academy.
Gene Edochie
Gene Edochie, his fourth-born brother, is a photographer, interior designer, and entrepreneur. He celebrates his birthday on 28 August. Gene is the founder and managing director of the interior design firm Space Calibre Limited.
Gene earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also earned a master's degree in architecture. He is currently married and with kids.
Eva Edochie
Not much is known about his sister Eva. She received her bachelor's degree from Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
Who is Yul Edochie's first wife?
His first wife is called May Yul-Edochie. She is an entrepreneur, brand ambassador and influencer. May is the founder of DKK Investment Company. May was born on 16 September 1983 in Anambra, Nigeria. As of 2022, May's age is 39 years.
May attended the University of Port Harcourt. Concerning her relationship, May and Yul Edochie got married in 2004, and their marriage is blessed with four children, three boys and one girl.
Yul Edochie's children with May are Kambi, Dani, Karl, and Victory Zane Chukwubuike Yul-Edochie.
Who is Yul Edochie's new wife?
Yul publicly introduced his second wife, Judy Austin Muoghalu, on 27 April 2022. Yul Edochie's second wife, Judy Austin, is a Nigerian actress, producer, social media personality, brand influencer, and CEO of Judyaustin boutique from Anambra state.
Judy was born in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, on 31 December 1991. The actress is 30 years old as of October 2022. Yul Edochie and Judy Austin are parents to one son, Star Dike Munachimso. Their baby was born on 21 November 2021.
FAQs
Who is Yul Edochie? He is a popular Nigerian actor, writer, and director. He became well-known due to his role in the 2007 movie Wind of Glory.
When is Yul Edochie's birthday? He was born on 7 January 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria.
What is Yul Edochie's daughter's name? The Nigerian actor has one daughter called Victory Zane Chukwubuike.
Where is Yul Edochie's current resident? He and his family are currently living in Lagos, Nigeria.
Who is Yul Edochie's mother? His mother is called Josephine Edochie.
What does May do for a living? Yul Edochie's wife is an entrepreneur. She is the founder of DKK Investment Company.
Is Yul Edochie rich? He is a Nigerian actor and director with a net worth of $2 million.
Yul Edochie's family is growing by the day. The actor has two wives and five children. Yul is a successful Nigerian actor and director. He boasts 70 acting credits, six credits as a director, two as a writer, and one as an Art director under his name. He currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria.
READ ALSO: Actor IK Ogbonna's biography: age, wife, daughter, movies
Legit.ng recently released a biography about actor IK Ogbonna. He is a great TV and film actor. In addition, he works as a director, model, and television personality. He is well-known for his romantic roles in Nollywood films.
IK Ogbonna is best known for his role as La Porsche in the 2013 Nigerian film Playing Safe, in which he co-starred with Tonto Dikeh and Ini Edo. He has also appeared in films such as Disguise, The Washerman, and Pebbles of Love.
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took her to the United States, where she is now working on a Master’s in Cybersecurity and Networks at the University of New Haven. Having worked at Venture Garden Group and First Bank of Nigeria, she returned to the U.S. in 2023 to work as an Information Technology Risk Analyst at Avant LLC in Chicago and is currently at Shure Incorporated…
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So it was that some Nigerians, exasperated, dissatisfied and angry with the existing socio-economic conditions in the country, gave a long notice to the Nigerian state that there would be a ‘day of rage’ come 1st of August, a day when Nigerians would take to the streets and express their umbrage about living conditions in…
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Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that 100 hectares of land have been allocated to the Nigerian Navy to build a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the state. Abiodun stated this during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, in his office in Abuja. The FOB, according…
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The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is a disaster-prone area owing to its topographical location and environmental degradation that has continued following decades of oil and gas exploration and exploitation. The region faces unique social and health challenges, including high rates of poverty, restiveness, infectious diseases, poor maternal and child health indicators, and limited access…
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The celebrities in this list were either born in Nigeria and raised abroad, or were born and reared outside the country but have one or both Nigerian parents. Others have used DNA tests to determine their ancestors.
1. Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a British-Nigerian actor from Ogun State, Nigeria. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He's appeared in films including 'Hotel Rwandan,' 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' 'At World's End,' and a number of TV shows like 24, and Criminal Minds.' In addition, he has appeared in Nollywood films such as "Last Flight To Abuja," "Black November," and "Half Of A Yellow Sun." Kae-Kazim has been named a global ambassador for Africa 2.0, a civil society organization that provides a platform for rising and experienced African leaders to accelerate the continent's change.
2. Jacob Taio Cruz
Jacob Taio Cruz, better known as Taio Cruz, is an English singer who was born in London. At a young age, the British-Nigerian singer, rapper, record producer, and songwriter began his musical career. He possessed a natural ability and inclination for creating music, with a superb singing voice and the ability to learn to play the piano by ear. His father is from Nigeria, and his mother is from Brazil. Cruz acquired a publishing contract when he was 19 years old and has won numerous accolades since then.
BRIT Awards, Billboard Music Awards, ASCAP Awards, and American Music Awards are among them.
3. Wale
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (aka Ralph Folarin), better known by his stage name 'Wale,' is an American-Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter who was born on September 21, 1984 in Northwest, Washington, D.C. His parents were both Yoruba people from southwestern Nigeria, and they immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1979. When his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown in 2006, he shot to fame. Currently signed to Maybach Music Group, which was created by Rick Ross, the legendary American rapper. He's worked with big names like Usher, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Olamide, Kanye West, and Wizkid, among others, both at home and abroad. Wale, the Maybach Music superstar, was the last person to pay him a visit.
4. John Boyega
Boyega was born in Peckham, London, England, on March 17, 1992, to British-Nigerian parents Abigail (née Aboderin), a social worker, and Samson Adegboyega, a Pentecostal minister. His first acting part was as a leopard in a performance at his elementary school, which is rather amusing. He has appeared in a number of major films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Half of a Yellow Sun, Pacific Rim: Uprising, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, among others.
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ejiofor was born in Forest Gate, London, to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin from the upper-middle class. Arinze, his father, was a doctor, and Obiajulu, his mother, was a pharmacist. Zain Asher, a CNN correspondent, is his younger sister, as previously indicated. Ejiofor began by saying
At his junior high school, Dulwich Prep London (then known as 'Dulwich College Preparatory School'), he acted in school plays and played the gravedigger in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. He continued acting at Dulwich College, where he graduated, and joined the National Youth Theatre.
The Nigerian-born English actor, writer, and director is most known for his role as Solomon Northup in the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave, for which he got Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He's also renowned for his roles in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Serenity (2005), Lola in Kinky Boots (2005), Luke in Children of Men (2006), Dr. Adrian Helmsley in 2012 (2009), and Dr. Vincent Kapoor in The Martian (2009). (2015). I could go on and on about his biography, but I won't be able to finish in an hour; he is truly a man of honor.
6. Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker is an actor, director, and producer from the United States. His ancestors originated in Nigeria. His father's ancestors may be traced back to the Nigerian Igbo tribe. His ancestors originated in the village of Nkwere.
Forest Whitaker is best recognized for his portrayal in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Bird, The Crying Game, Platoon, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Great Debaters, The Butler, and Arrival are just a few of his masterpieces.
7. Zain Ejiofor Asher
Zain Ejiofor Asher is the younger sister of award-winning Hollywood actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and a British Nigerian news anchor with CNN International in New York City. Zain was born and raised in Balham, London Borough of Wandsworth, England, when her Nigerian parents immigrated during the famous Biafra war. She is the host of CNN International's CNN Newsroom.
Asher was previously a co-anchor on CNN America's CNN Newsroom. Asher began working for CNN as a business correspondent in New York City in 2013. She had a monthly piece in Money Magazine in addition to her financial reporting for CNN.
8. Uzo Aduba
Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an actress from the United States. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1981, to Nigerian parents. Uzo is best recognized for her Emmy Award-winning role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.
9. Jidenna
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, better known by her stage name Jidenna, is a Wondaland Records-signed Nigerian-American singer.
His father is an Igbo Nigerian. Jidenna spent part of her childhood in Nigeria, where her father was a computer science professor at Enugu State University. Jidenna is an Igbo name that means "embrace the father."
10. Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo
Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo was born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in Kensington, London, England. In the early 1990s, she began her television career in the United Kingdom, when she hosted the children's show Saturday Disney (1990). She went on to have a successful acting career in the United States. She has also worked in the music industry since the 1990s, collaborating with a number of performers. She penned and sung lead vocals on English drum and bass DJ Alex Reece's tune "Candles."
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Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has declared his intention to run for the office of the president of Nigeria in 2023. The actor, who declared this on his verified Twitter handle while marking his 39th birthday on Thursday, said it was imperative as youths deserve a chance to fix Nigeria. 10…
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Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has declared his intention to run for the office of the president of Nigeria in 2023.
The actor, who declared this on his verified Twitter handle while marking his 39th birthday on Thursday, said it was imperative as youths deserve a chance to fix Nigeria.
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Edochie said: “Happy 39th birthday to me. Last year I asked for wisdom, you gave it to me Lord.
“This year I ask for your grace oh Lord as I prepare to run for President of Nigeria in 2023.
“To bring real Peace, Unity & Progress. The youths deserve a chance to fix our Nation So help us God. Amen!” The actor noted.
In 2017, Yul Edochie declared his intention to run for Governor of Anambra State. He made the declaration in anticipation of a Not Too Young To Run Bill passed by the Senate.
The declaration was however made official in August 2017, when he picked up the nomination form of the Democratic Peoples Congress and became the flag bearer and gubernatorial candidate of the party to run for governor of Anambra State.
According to Wikipedia, Yul Edochie (born Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie 7 January 1982) is a Nigerian actor, named after popular Russian actor Yul Brynner.
He is from Anambra State Nigeria and the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie. He was raised both in Lagos and Enugu.
Yul is the last of six children, and got married at the age of 22. In 2015, Yul Edochie opened a film academy in Lagos.
He launched the academy as a result of the decline in quality and professionalism of upcoming Nigerian actors and actresses. The academy as stated by him is supposed to train the next generation of Nollywood actors and actresses. The academy gives talented people the opportunity to be introduced to the Nigerian Film Industry.
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Yul Edochie is a famous Nigerian actor, director, and writer. He gained recognition following his performance in the 2007 movie Wind of Glory, where he acted as Emeka. He has also starred in several other films and television shows, including Native Girl (2018) and Broken Chakkels (2017). What else do you know about Yul Edochie's family?
Yul made his acting debut in 2006 in the film The Wolves, where he played Dan. He is also well-known as the last child of legendary actor Pete Edochie, a pioneer in the Nollywood industry.
Meet Yul Edochie's family
The Nigerian actor was born on 7 January 1982 as Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie. He was named after the Russian actor Yul Brynner. The actor got married at the age of 22. Below is everything you need to know about his parents, siblings, wife, and children.
Yul Edochie's parents
The actor was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His parents are Pete Edochie and Josephine. His father, Pete, was born on 7 March 1947 in Enugu State, Nigeria. This makes him 75 years old as of 2022.
He is commonly considered one of Africa's most gifted actors, having received an Africa Magic Industry Merit Award and an Africa Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to acting, Pete Edochie is a successful TV show host, entrepreneur, film producer, and director. He rose to prominence in the 1980s after playing Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. He has appeared in over a hundred Nollywood films and TV shows since then, often playing the role of a father or king.
The actor attended primary school in Enugu State before enrolling in a secondary school in Zaria, Kaduna State. He currently resides in Nteje, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Not much is known about Yul Edochie's mother, as she prefers to stay away from the spotlight.
Who are Yul Edochie's siblings?
Yul grew up with his five siblings' four brothers and one sister. Yul Edochie's siblings are Leo, Uche, Linc, Gene, and a sister called Eva. Below is more about them.
Leo Edochie
His first brother Leo was born on 26 April 1969. As of 2022, he is 53 years old. Leo is an electrical, mechanical, and HVAC expert currently working as the CEO of Solotone Global Ventures Limited. He is married to Theodora Leo, and together the couple has kids.
Uche Edochie
His second-born brother Uche was born on 27 January 1975 in Anambra State, Nigeria. As of 2022, Uche is 47 years. Uche works as a professional painter, entrepreneur, and interior designer. He is married to Nkechi Nwosu-Igbo, and the couple is blessed with three children, Zara, Enya, and West.
Lincoln Edochie
His third-born brother Lincoln was born on 10 May 1977. As of 2022, Lincoln is 45 years old. He attended Federal Government College, Wukari, between 1990 to 1994 and later graduated from Imo State University with a bachelor's degree in Fine and Applied Arts.
He currently works as an actor, scriptwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. Some of his acting credits include The Principalities, Victim, Family Regardless, Ghost Lovers, The Manipulator, Royal Revenge, The Graduates, Royal Love, The Millions Men, and Scratched.
Concerning his personal life, the Nigerian actor is married to Amaka Paula, and the couple has two children, Janinah and Giovanni. The couple owns and operates an educational institution in Abuja called ABH Academy.
Gene Edochie
Gene Edochie, his fourth-born brother, is a photographer, interior designer, and entrepreneur. He celebrates his birthday on 28 August. Gene is the founder and managing director of the interior design firm Space Calibre Limited.
Gene earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He also earned a master's degree in architecture. He is currently married and with kids.
Eva Edochie
Not much is known about his sister Eva. She received her bachelor's degree from Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
Who is Yul Edochie's first wife?
His first wife is called May Yul-Edochie. She is an entrepreneur, brand ambassador and influencer. May is the founder of DKK Investment Company. May was born on 16 September 1983 in Anambra, Nigeria. As of 2022, May's age is 39 years.
May attended the University of Port Harcourt. Concerning her relationship, May and Yul Edochie got married in 2004, and their marriage is blessed with four children, three boys and one girl.
Yul Edochie's children with May are Kambi, Dani, Karl, and Victory Zane Chukwubuike Yul-Edochie.
Who is Yul Edochie's new wife?
Yul publicly introduced his second wife, Judy Austin Muoghalu, on 27 April 2022. Yul Edochie's second wife, Judy Austin, is a Nigerian actress, producer, social media personality, brand influencer, and CEO of Judyaustin boutique from Anambra state.
Judy was born in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, on 31 December 1991. The actress is 30 years old as of October 2022. Yul Edochie and Judy Austin are parents to one son, Star Dike Munachimso. Their baby was born on 21 November 2021.
FAQs
Who is Yul Edochie? He is a popular Nigerian actor, writer, and director. He became well-known due to his role in the 2007 movie Wind of Glory.
When is Yul Edochie's birthday? He was born on 7 January 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria.
What is Yul Edochie's daughter's name? The Nigerian actor has one daughter called Victory Zane Chukwubuike.
Where is Yul Edochie's current resident? He and his family are currently living in Lagos, Nigeria.
Who is Yul Edochie's mother? His mother is called Josephine Edochie.
What does May do for a living? Yul Edochie's wife is an entrepreneur. She is the founder of DKK Investment Company.
Is Yul Edochie rich? He is a Nigerian actor and director with a net worth of $2 million.
Yul Edochie's family is growing by the day. The actor has two wives and five children. Yul is a successful Nigerian actor and director. He boasts 70 acting credits, six credits as a director, two as a writer, and one as an Art director under his name. He currently resides in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Legit.ng recently released a biography about actor IK Ogbonna. He is a great TV and film actor. In addition, he works as a director, model, and television personality. He is well-known for his romantic roles in Nollywood films.
IK Ogbonna is best known for his role as La Porsche in the 2013 Nigerian film Playing Safe, in which he co-starred with Tonto Dikeh and Ini Edo. He has also appeared in films such as Disguise, The Washerman, and Pebbles of Love.
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May Edochie is celebrated for her entrepreneurial spirit, having established and managed several successful ventures. Her keen sense of style and business acumen have earned her a significant following, particularly on social media, where she shares insights into her professional life and personal interests.
May Edochie is also known for her dedication to family. She balances her entrepreneurial activities with a deep commitment to her family, often highlighting the importance of family values and unity.
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Hundreds of residents of Nchatancha Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have been left without shelter as the state government has demolished their houses.
Some of the residents, with new born babies, were equally thrown out without allowing them to take out any of their belongings.
While the government claimed that the land the residents built their houses on was acquired by the state under previous administration of former Governor Sullivan Chime, some residents had lived in their property even before the emergency of Sullivan Chime as governor.
And while the state government claimed it acquired over 5,000 hectares, the Nchatancha Nike community has debunked the claims, averring that the state government under Chime was given 450 hectares or 5,000 plots of land and had yet to pay compensations to the community.
One of numerous residents whose property was demolished was Mrs Ngozi Dede, who claimed that while one of her property was marked and duly issued eviction notice, her multi-million naira poultry and fish farm, located far from where the government had pegged as boundary of its acquired land, was demolished, with 18,000 birds and 5,000 grown-up fishes destroyed without notice.
The recent government demolitions started with over 200 houses, including multi-million naira hotels in Obeagu and Amechi Awkunanaw, which were tagged as ‘kidnappers’ dens,’ probably as an alibi to justify the unjustifiable demolition.
Demolition of houses and farms at the Nchatancha Nike community started on penultimate Tuesday and when South-East PUNCH correspondent visited the scene over the weekend, it was a horrible scene to behold, considering the state of Nigeria’s economic challenges.
Speaking with South-East PUNCH, Mrs Dede, Enugu-born but married to Abia State, described the demolition of farms as horrible and man’s inhumanity to man, wondering how a government lobbying investors to come to Enugu State to invest would be so callous to destroy existing investment without legal and due process.
Lamenting her loss, Mrs Dede, who is currently battling to save the life of her husband at a private hospital in the state, said, “I learnt that they (the government) are demolishing some places. Nobody told me that my farm was marked; even the people working here said that the farm was not marked or issued eviction notices. I acquired and built this farm legally. I pay taxes in millions of naira to the government.
“My workers and other neighbours showed me an area that was marked with beacons. All of a sudden I was called that one man; a commissioner, came and said that my farm should be included. My workers were shouting that this area was not marked, but the caterpillar went in and started demolishing the farm. No notice to vacate. So, as they were demolishing, I came in, I saw them and I was stopping them. I pleaded that they should give me one day to pack the birds but they refused and demolished everything.
“I have 10,000 hens laying eggs. I harvest 300 crates of eggs every day from this farm. I have 6,000 pullets that I bought that are about three to four months old; I have 2,000 broilers that I was supposed to sell this Easter; 5,000 grown-up fish and 2,000 fingerlings, all of which were destroyed. I felt so bad that such a thing could be happening in Nigeria today. The government is there for the people and not the other way.
“I know when development is coming in, you tell people, and you give notice. People like me did not collect any notice; I didn’t even know that they were doing anything. I have not been around and I have been calling my farm that I heard that they are working at St David road. I didn’t know they had included my farm.”
She informed that she bought the land in 2017 and completed the farm in September 2017, adding, “Meanwhile, they did not mark here. When you go front, you see where they put beacons and red ribbon. Even yesterday while I was here I met some people, I even saw the chairman of Capital Territory and told him that I heard that my farm was not marked and no eviction notice was issued to my farm, then why the demolition, and he told me, ‘Madam, it is from the authority.’
“Even a woman working for me with the husband, she was sleeping with her baby at the boys’ quarter, when they started the demolition. She didn’t know that anything was happening. It was the people that were shouting before she came out with her baby, otherwise they would have killed the woman and the baby in their sheer wickedness. So, I’m so surprised to see this kind of wickedness because they didn’t give me any notice. If they had given me notice at least, I would have saved the lives of the birds if not for any other thing.”
Describing the demolition as bad, Mrs Dede said, “We all know about development, if government come and said it needs an area they should give people notice and give time. When the people do not comply you can go ahead and do whatever you want to do.
“Everybody in Nigeria knows the hardship in the country. I am just controlling myself; I couldn’t even sleep last night. I am just controlling my temper; I don’t even know what to say.”
On the cost of what she lost, she said, “Like now, when you have a day old chicken, ask anybody, it is N950, let alone the birds that are laying eggs for a year now. I can’t even quantify the millions of naira I lost here off-head. Because having 10,000 birds, anybody that is into farming business will tell you how much. Just two weeks ago, I made feeds here that cost N3 million, just for my layers, not even for the broilers. The new pullets I bought at N600 each and 6000 of them. I have been feeding them for three months now. I can’t even quantify what I lost here.”
Another victim of the demolition, Mr Oha Uchenna Samson, whose property was viciously damaged, said his wife with two-month-old baby narrowly escaped death, as she was sleeping when the bulldozer came calling.
He lamented that not a single pin was removed from his massive bungalow and a piggery farm, despite that the properties were not issued eviction notice or even marked.
He said, “There’s nothing like demand notice, they dragged my wife with a newborn baby out of my house and demolished everything, including the baby’s belongings. My house was built in 2013, and the government did not give me any eviction notice. I am not opposing any development, but I think there’s a process to take over somebody’s property.
“I have a property that they marked for demolition and I religiously picked my things out of the property. Governor Peter Mbah ruined my life and that of my entire family with the innocent baby that was born barely two months ago, because I am not from Enugu State. Where do I start from? This is the height of evil. My house was not marked for demolition, and there was no eviction notice, why would the state government, led by the Commissioner for Lands, order the demolition of the house while my family was inside, and my piggery farm with 45 grown-up piggies killed?
“I was busy helping people pack out their things in the areas where the government marked, when I was called to come that they were demolishing my house. My wife with the new baby knelt begging, to at least allow us remove our things, but the commissioner and the Director of Capital Territory used police and soldiers to push them down. They demolished the house with all our properties, including the baby’s wears. Nothing, I mean nothing, was removed from the house. They captured the people they marked their property for demolition, but I was not.”
Asked when he bought the land, he said, “I bought this land in January 2012, and developed it in 2013 and now they have demolished everything, including my farm, and killed over 45 piggies. There’s no information, our houses were not marked and we were not issued any eviction notice. The government has put beacons in the areas it said it had acquired from the community, why then demolish my house? This is injustice.
“Nobody carries land around. I bought the land from the family that owned it legitimately. This place is not part of what the government acquired from the community. If you want to take over my property, why not notify me? Where do you want me to go with my children and newborn baby? I know I have no power of my own, but there’s God. If what they have done is good, let those who authorised it go free but if there’s an injustice, let God who sees everything reward them according to their deeds.”
Another victim, Mr Emmanuel Chukwu, a native of Anambra State, lamented the demolition of his house, noting that he is still traumatized by the shock of the demolition.
He said, “I am from Anambra State. I bought the land in 2023 and built a bungalow. I moved in with my family to the house in April last year. This year, we started hearing that the government and indigenes of the community are having issues over their farmland, where their crops are being destroyed without paying them compensations. The place is far away from this place. But after the government claimed that their workers were attacked and caterpillar burnt, the government, in its reaction decided to take over our properties.
“They gave us notice on February 26 and less than 12 hours; they came with caterpillar and demolished my house. The governor, Peter Mbah supervised it. I lost over N60 million. I have little children with my wife, where does the government want us to go and stay? House rent in Enugu is from N700,000 to N1.5 million. They have demolished all my property, so how do I start life again. No compensation. This is evil, no matter how you look at it. Is it not people that they are going to sell the houses that they are building to? Why demolish our own?”
Like others, Engr Ogbonna Augustine, was not spared in the demolition spree, lamenting that the worse is that he had no place to lay his head with his five children and wife.
He said, “I have been living in my house for over five years now with my family. I bought the land in 2015 from the family that owns the land, not even from the community, because it is a family land. I bought the land from Umu-Okeani family in Nchatancha Nike, surveyed and registered it in the Ministry of Lands.
“The land was not encumbered when I bought it. I made proper search in the Ministry of Lands before buying the land. The family did not tell me that government acquired it, even when I made personal inquiry from the traditional ruler of the community.
“Unfortunately, I was with my family on 26th of February when officials of the state government came in the afternoon and gave me notice to vacate my house within 24 hours. No reason was given.
“On 27th February, the governor came in the morning and the next I saw were bulldozers bringing down to my house. Within 10 minutes, after using police and soldiers to chase my family out, they demolished the property. No information. No reason. The property was registered with the government. I bought the land in 2015 and I have my documents. I am living in the house with my wife, five children and two tenants with children each. We are 21 in number living in the house and they pursued all of us out and demolished it. Where are we going to stay? No compensation. There are rules governing land acquisition.”
Meanwhile, the state government on February 19 claimed that no house was demolished, blaming “land grabbers for creating problems.”
A statement from the Governor’s Office had faulted claims of demolitions and forceful ejections of residents of Nchatancha Nike by the ongoing construction of New Enugu City, a smart city, which was flagged off by Governor Mbah in October, 2023
The statement blamed series of protests against the demolition on land grabbers in the community, who sell portions of the already acquired and gazetted lands to unsuspected buyers, saying that some culprits were already in custody.
It said that although affected communities were already served notice years ago, when the land acquisitions began by previous administrations, Mbah’s administration was approaching the mega project with a human face by ensuring that compensations and proper relocations were done before any demolition.
Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, made the clarifications during a site visit to Nchatancha Nike, where a bulldozer was attacked.
He vowed that the government would not be deterred from actualising the first phase of the New City in 24 months, as already agreed with the China Communication Construction Company, in October.
Onyia said the governor, who already had series of conversations and buy-in of the communities ahead and in the course of the project had ordered the contractors to begin a 24-hour construction work.
He said, “What we have discovered was that a few of community members, in noticing how bullish the governor is in building this New Enugu City, embarked on selling the lands to unsuspecting individuals, knowing that those buyers, not them, will now have to contend with the government.
“But I think we need to step back and answer the questions on when this process started. The first acquisition process started long before this government came,” but he didn’t disclose the date and year.
Onyia added, “People have been served notice many years ago that there would be a day like this when a government would decide that it is now time to actualise the promise to build a new city.
“But in doing that, what the governor decided would happen first is to clear the first 1,000 hectares. There are no homes here, as you can see. A few of the marked items you saw at the entrance belong to federal institutions.
“To make sure that no one was left without proper compensation, the governor constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee, which I chaired. We have also put out an announcement. So far, nobody has submitted anything, because we are not even at that stage of demolishing anything yet. If you look around, all you see are farmlands. There is no building here, just a bush.”
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Nollywood actor turned politician Yul Edochie celebrates his 37th birthday with adorable photos. Yul Edochie (born Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie 7 January 1982) is a Nigerian actor, named after popular Russian actor Yul Brynner.He is from Anambra state Nigeria, the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie. He was raised both in Lagos and Enugu. He […]
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Yul Edochie (born Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie 7 January 1982) is a Nigerian actor, named after popular Russian actor Yul Brynner.He is from Anambra state Nigeria, the son of Nigerian actor Pete Edochie. He was raised both in Lagos and Enugu. He is the last of 6 children. He got married at the age of 22. He attended the University of Port Harcourt, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts. He is now a politician tho still acting in several movies.
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Someone from West's team who was at the L.A. pad called police on Wednesday morning to report that someone had broken in, according to TMZ,
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, there was a break-in at approximately 6:30 a.m. this morning at the 7800 block of Fareholm Drive.
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After the rapper purchased a concrete beach house in Malibu, designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, he hired Tony Saxon to demolish parts of the structure, guided by Bianca Censori. Ian Parker reports.
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Tony Saxon is a wiry, tattooed man in his early thirties who is proud of what he calls his “Jersey gonzo” work ethic—that is, “I’ve got a guy, or I’ll get a guy.” His legal surname is Netelkos, but he prefers the one that his father adopted while performing as a lounge singer with an Elvis-inspired act. The younger Saxon had a sometimes chaotic and druggy youth; he now sustains himself with Red Bull and can talk loudly and without interruption—but still with some charm—for four or five hours. When we recently met in Boyle Heights, in East Los Angeles, he arrived in a 1963 Ford Thunderbird convertible.
Four years ago, Saxon moved to California from northern New Jersey and sublet an apartment in North Hollywood. He worked on TV commercials and as a handyman; he played in bands and recorded music. In September, 2021, a woman who introduced herself as Bianca inquired about his availability for construction work. He was available. A few days later, she texted, asking him to come to Malibu immediately. In a response that eventually led to a lawsuit against Ye, formerly Kanye West—the music and fashion star who in the past two years has become known for his public antisemitism and admiration of Hitler—Saxon said that he’d get his tools.
He drove down to the Santa Monica Pier, then headed northwest on the Pacific Coast Highway. For about ten miles, the road follows the ocean’s edge: if you live on the beach, you also live next to a four-lane highway. But just past the Malibu Pier the highway and the ocean separate, and for a few miles the beachfront properties line a calm residential street, Malibu Road, with speed bumps and dog-walkers. Stan Laurel used to live here.
The houses stand shoulder to shoulder, allowing little more than a glimpse of sky between them. Saxon pulled up to a two-story façade of smooth gray concrete. On the upper floor, the surface was interrupted only by an arrow-slit window; at street level, there was a wooden garage door, and a front door and a window, both made of milkily opaque glass.
A few months earlier, when the house had had a different owner, a visitor would have entered a little gallery-like space, with concrete walls and gray limestone floor tiles, filled with contemporary art. The house withholds its big Pacific reveal, and the clouded glass casts the gallery in pale light. The art here once included photographs of nuclear-weapons-test clouds and a life-size statue of a man, no longer in his youth, with his fists in a boxer’s pose. The sculpture, cast in aluminum and painted blue, is by the French artist Xavier Veilhan. It is a likeness of Tadao Ando, the Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect.
Ando, who had a brief boxing career, designed the house. Now eighty-two, he has kept his practice small. He has one office, in his home city of Osaka, and has never employed more than thirty people. He works on only a few designs each year. Some are museums; many are houses; nearly all, including the house on Malibu Road—finished in 2013, for Richard Sachs, a former money manager—are made of concrete, poured on-site, and left unclad and unpainted, indoors and out. In what has become an Ando signature, the concrete’s velvety surface is marked by evenly spaced holes—small and shallow enough to be plugged by, say, a marshmallow.
The Malibu Road house has about four thousand square feet of indoor space. Another property of this scale, on this street, might sell for twenty million dollars. When Sachs put his house on the market, in 2020, he asked for seventy-five million. Sachs’s price, like his aluminum statue, suggests the extent to which an appreciation of Ando can take the form of veneration. For very wealthy people who spend some of their wealth on art, no living architect seems more likely to make them feel that they’re buying not just a fine home but the work of a major modern artist. An Ando house will require expensive and exacting construction; it will have a controlled, sober beauty that photographs well and that plainly communicates contemporary, if not avant-garde, taste. And it will be rare. The client will receive personal validation of the most tangible, bombproof kind. Ando has said that, after being introduced to potential clients, “my decision to accept their projects depends mainly on their personality and aura.” An American real-estate agent who has had some interactions with Ando recently told the Wall Street Journal that “it was like working with God.”
Saxon was let into the Malibu Road house by Bianca Censori, the woman who had texted him; she was in her twenties. The house is a box partially embedded in the continent’s last, low step of land. The structure then stretches over the sand, propped up by four pillars at about the high-tide mark. (The beach here is narrow.) Although the house appears from the street to be two stories, the front door is on the middle of three floors—the main floor. A short corridor leads from the gallery to an open living area where the house delivers its vast, binary view of sky and ocean, through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Censori mentioned that the house, which was empty of furnishings, had a new owner, but she didn’t name him. A few other people were around; they had ladders and tools. One or two were identified as co-workers of Censori’s and, like her, were dressed all in black. Others, like Saxon, had been summoned that day. Walking around, Saxon registered bathroom walls lined in marble—“gorgeous black-and-white marble, like something in a New York hotel in the nineteen-twenties,” he told me—and custom wooden cabinetry that, he estimated, had cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Downstairs, the ceilings were lower than on the main floor. Three rooms, each with a little bathroom, had ocean views. There was also a laundry, and a room where Saxon saw devices that controlled the house’s heating and other systems. On the upper floor, two extravagantly wide staircases—more suggestive of a college library than of a beach house—descended to the main floor. One staircase was inside, one was outside: they ran alongside each other, separated by a wall built partly of glass. At the bottom of the outdoor staircase was a courtyard with a fire pit. At the top was a concrete hot tub. The top floor was mostly terrace, with the primary bedroom opening onto it. Sachs once kept a sculpture of the Incredible Hulk, by Jeff Koons, midway up the indoor staircase. In this area, Saxon noticed, Censori’s black-clad colleagues were doing something involving large blocks of foam. He remembered being told that they were turning the stairs into a slide.
Later—as the house’s interior was dismantled—Saxon would spend nights here, sleeping on a mattress on the floor, surrounded by Clif Bars and Red Bulls, and bothered by seagulls. Later still, Censori would become a fixture of the paparazzi-oriented media, as the romantic partner of the house’s owner: Ye. For nearly a year, Censori, who is Australian and had studied architecture at the University of Melbourne, had been working for him on various design projects, alongside other young architects. Saxon saved her number on his phone under “Bianca architect.” (Censori did not respond to requests for comment.)
In the fall of 2021, Ye was forty-four, and his wealth was estimated to be nearly two billion dollars, thanks in part to fashion deals with Adidas and the Gap. That February, his wife, Kim Kardashian, had filed for divorce. Saxon, who’s unimpressed by most music recorded after 1969, now takes some pride in having been oblivious of whom Censori meant when she referred to “the owner,” and why there was some hubbub in the street and a security guard posted outside. People paying closer attention to Ye’s life might have read a TMZ story, published a few days before Saxon’s visit, headlined “Kanye West Drops A Whopping $57.3 Million for Malibu Home/Sculpture.”
Censori asked Saxon to paint over the shelves, cabinets, and closets—along with the bathroom marble—in a shade that would disguise the boundaries between these surfaces and the untreated concrete of the walls. She said of the owner, “He doesn’t want any of the wood to show.” Saxon had a moment’s pause: the paint would look bad (and soon peel off). But he likes to contrast his pluck with what he perceives to be uniform lassitude among Californians, and he didn’t protest. He gave Censori a quote and drove off to buy paint samples.
That afternoon, Saxon did some test-painting on sections of wood. Censori sent photographs of these to the owner. They waited. Censori then told Saxon to remove all the wood; she allowed him to call a friend to help. That day, Saxon recalled, he and his colleague “ripped the cabinets out, we ripped the entire laundry-room wood out.” They worked all night, filling the garage with splintered pieces. Saxon eventually went home to sleep.
A few hours later, Censori woke him with a call: “Do you think you could come help me get the foam off the stairs?” She meant now. “And he wants to meet you,” she added.
In 2001, Tom Ford, the fashion designer and filmmaker, bought twenty-two thousand acres of land in northern New Mexico. He asked his preferred architect, Ron Radziner, of the L.A. firm Marmol Radziner, to design some buildings for the new property. But, as Radziner recently recalled, Ford also requested permission to stray, architecturally: “Tom said, ‘I’m not going to do this if you really don’t want me to. But how would you feel if I hired Tadao Ando to do the horse facility?’ ” Radziner, who admires Ando—it’s always “Mr. Ando,” in his telling—approved, and offered to become Ando’s local “executive architect” (in charge of permits and planning) and general contractor.
To secure Ando’s blessing, Radziner flew to Japan. Ando’s career had been founded, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, on ingenious single-family homes, often on tight city lots in Osaka. After Ando won the Pritzker, in 1995, his practice became increasingly international. Kulapat Yantrasast, a Thai-born architect, joined Ando’s firm in 1996, and came to spend much of his time overseas, frequently on projects for fashion-world figures. In France, he worked on a house, never built, for Karl Lagerfeld. In Italy, he oversaw the construction of a theatre in Milan for Giorgio Armani. Yantrasast, who now has his own practice, told me that such clients often have feelings of awe, touched with envy, for the rooted solidity of an Ando building. The work “is mysterious, it’s anchored, it has such a quiet presence,” Yantrasast said. “Whereas fashion and music are about dynamics and movement and change.”
Ando once wrote that it would be hard for him to build a house in America, because he wasn’t “familiar with Americans.” But by the time Radziner visited Osaka, in 2001, things had changed. Ando had designed a house in Chicago for Fred Eychaner, a media entrepreneur, and two institutional buildings: the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, in St. Louis, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, where a reflecting pool generates a mirrored double of the concrete-and-glass façade.
Ando’s Osaka studio is about the size of a large town house, and is organized around an atrium. Alex Iida, an American architect who joined Ando’s staff in 2010, has described the studio as “five stories up, two stories down, and one big void in the middle,” adding, “So, pretty much, we can hear everything that’s going on.” Radziner recalled that, during his visit, he witnessed an impromptu staff meeting. Ando’s usual workstation, at the bottom of the void, put him right by the office’s only phones. That day, Ando had overheard a staff member’s phone conversation that didn’t sit right with him, and he had called the meeting to say so. He stood at the bottom, making his complaint to employees arranged above.
That scene of staff supervision, or surveillance, has an analogue in the way an Ando work is meant to be experienced. With a client’s assent, an Ando house makes unignorable decisions about how people, and light, should behave in it. Ando has stressed the importance of a “coexistence” between humans and nature, and his designs often try to thwart a too sharp division between indoor and outdoor life, to the extent that a client’s art collection allows. A famous early house in Osaka was unheated, and obliged its inhabitants to cross a courtyard to reach the bathroom. Ando has said that when the client “came to me and asked me what he would do when it became too cold in the house, I told him to wear a sweater. When he asked me what would happen if it got even colder, I told him to wear many sweaters.”
Some contemporary architects foreground the idea of a building’s future flexibility. Ando isn’t one of them. Yantrasast, in explaining his decision to leave Ando’s studio, in 2003, told me that he wanted to explore a less “controlling” architecture. He said that he’d once shared with Ellsworth Kelly, the artist, a worry that people might dismiss his post-Ando designs, which have often used concrete, as mere offsprings. Kelly, reassuring him, contrasted what he described as the prescribed severity of Ando’s spaces with the more “open-minded” aesthetic of Yantrasast’s.
Ando’s method for casting a concrete wall on-site is unremarkable in its fundamentals. A contractor fashions a narrow rectangular mold from plywood sheets. One way of helping the mold withstand the weight of wet concrete is to pass metal rods, known as form ties, horizontally through the width of the box. Each tie has two nuts on it that are tightened against the plywood mold’s interior. The concrete is then poured in, typically over a forest of vertical rebar. After the concrete dries, the contractor removes the wood, the ends of the ties, and the nuts—leaving little holes, which can be filled in or not.
Ando requires contractors to do all this with unusual precision, and he carefully manages the effect of the lines where one sheet of plywood meets another, and the pattern of the tie holes. But, as Radziner came to realize when he visited numerous Ando projects in Japan, the result isn’t immaculate. “They’re striving for perfection, but it’s not about actual perfection,” he said. The concrete may dip a little around the tie holes, like around the button of a mattress; it will have tiny cracks and variations in color. “And that’s what makes concrete concrete,” Radziner said. “You feel the nature of it, the strength of it.” He has wondered whether some of Ando’s international clients miss the point when they decide to use white cement in the concrete mix: “You think, Oh, that could be plaster.” Radziner is confident that Ando’s preference is for uncolored concrete, whose hue of gray is determined, in part, by local materials.
Radziner began work on the Tom Ford project. Ando’s designs came to include a low house and a reflecting pool. (Ford dropped the idea of building a mausoleum for the future remains of himself, his husband, and their fox terriers.) Construction wasn’t quite done when, in 2007, Radziner first heard from Richard Sachs, who had retired in his forties after working at such firms as Bear Stearns and Salomon Brothers. Ando had agreed to design him a house in Malibu, and had recommended Radziner as executive architect.
At Radziner’s office, in West L.A., he showed me photographs of the Sachs House under construction. The process required many times as much concrete as a more ordinary American house of the same size. The walls and floors were made of thick concrete. Twelve concrete caissons were built, reaching sixty feet beneath the dirt—or the sand, on the ocean side. “You do it at low tide,” Radziner explained. “But you’re still pumping water out as the concrete’s dropping in.” Underground, the caissons are cylindrical, but, where they are visible, holding the house about fifteen feet above the beach, they’re square in section. That’s a pain to do. But such effort “is all about the look,” Radziner told me. During construction, which began in 2009, technical drawings, sometimes annotated by Ando, were in constant transmission between Osaka and L.A. An Ando lieutenant visited Malibu Road every few months; Ando himself made perhaps half a dozen visits.
“Mr. Ando is brilliant in an almost cinematic way,” Radziner told me. Ando stages an interior like a director: “As you turn, you experience another view. Maybe the ceiling is a little low—you feel the weight of that—and then you move through, and, suddenly, the ceiling pops up, and there’s this expansive space.” We looked at images of the wide staircases. “To do that on a small site in Malibu is a bold move,” Radziner said, adding that it’s unusual to find a client who will value “the experience of space more than how much quote-unquote usable floor space he has.” (Asked about how accepting Sachs was of the wabi-sabi flaws in the concrete, Radziner smiled, then said, “Pretty good.”)
The house was finished in 2013. From the kitchen, which had stainless-steel surfaces, one could survey the ocean over a glass-topped dining table with blue-cushioned chairs. Above the table, Sachs hung a painting of a nude figure by the New York-based artist George Condo. (While the house was under construction, Condo painted five alternative covers for Ye’s 2010 album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”)
By 2013, Ando had executed fewer than ten commissions in the U.S. So it’s an odd coincidence that, while the Sachs House was being built, another team was putting up another Ando house in Malibu, just four miles west. As Radziner phrased it, “We were working on the Little Ando, and that was the Big Ando.”
The Big Ando was designed for Maria and Bill Bell, whose wealth derives, in part, from TV soap operas created by Bill’s parents, including “The Young and the Restless.” These clients had first shown Yantrasast their site in early 2003: eight acres on a bluff overlooking the Pacific.
In Yantrasast’s favorable description, an Ando museum can have the air of a home that has expanded to accept institutional duties. Ando was now increasingly being asked to flip that equation, and design homes built on a museum-like scale for members of what Yantrasast calls the “art-collecting communities.” Ando designed more than thirty thousand square feet of space for the Bells, including a gallery that could comfortably display a ten-foot-high Koons sculpture, on a plinth, representing piled-up lumps of Play-Doh.
Yantrasast calls the Big Ando, finished in 2015, “one of the best houses in America.” Radziner agrees that it’s remarkable. But, he noted, “it’s white concrete. That’s all about perfection.” The Little Ando, he said, was more special. “I love this house,” he said. “It’s the classic gray. So I think that Mr. Ando really loves it, too.”
In 2007, several years after Ye’s career had taken off—first, as a producer for Jay-Z and other hip-hop stars, then with his own albums—Ye started a blog largely about art, design, and architecture. As a child, in Chicago, Ye would read Architectural Digest in a local Barnes & Noble; he was briefly enrolled at Chicago’s American Academy of Art. On the blog, he added approving captions to images found online; they showed work by, among others, the architects Moshe Safdie, Rem Koolhaas, and Ando. Beneath a photograph of a cable-railway station in Austria designed by Zaha Hadid, he wrote, “I want my future now!” Ye, who declined to participate in this article, sometimes relaxed into a Martha Stewart-like idiom. A photograph of three dozen rounded gray cushions piled on a floor, like a rock slide, was captioned with a warning that the visual impact of such an arrangement would be diminished by, say, “a 6 year old Ikea coffee table with a stack of 30 magazines and some hard back books with the old paper covers still on em which, sidebar, should have been removed.” In the three years that Ye maintained the blog, images of architectural spectacle—a tree house resembling an eyeball, the world’s largest swimming pool—increasingly shared space with examples of residential minimalism in Scandinavia and Japan.
Ye and Kim Kardashian began a romantic relationship in 2012. Ye seems to have often taken the design lead in the partnership—a scene in “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” from that year shows him gently urging her to toss out much of her wardrobe. They worked together on readying a house for themselves, in Bel Air, that was neither futuristic nor minimalist. Its terra-cotta-tiled roof and ochre outer walls suggested Portofino (or “Curb Your Enthusiasm”). Oana Stănescu, the Romanian architect, was speaking as a Ye design adviser when she told W magazine that the Bel Air mansion was “so bad, seriously—it couldn’t be any worse.” The same article, from 2013, describes Ye working on new songs while Googling modernist legends. (“How do you spell Mies van der Rohe?”) That fall, he visited the Harvard Graduate School of Design, at the invitation of students. “The world can be saved through design,” he told them. “And everything needs to actually be architected.” Stănescu helped strip away the ornamentation on the Bel Air house, giving it an oddly denuded, shaved-cat silhouette.
Kardashian and Ye didn’t stay long. In 2014, the year of their wedding, they bought a much larger house in Hidden Hills, a gated community northwest of L.A., which posed similar design challenges: the listing called it a “French Country pièce de résistance”; Ye has called it a McMansion. With this house, Ye, whose music career was founded on an unmatched ability to make something beguiling and new out of music recorded years earlier, undertook what could be thought of as an attempt to test the limits of remodelling. Could some version of minimalism be jammed into a suburban mansion with such farm-housey details as shutters and exposed beams? The makeover was executed by Stănescu and Axel Vervoordt, the Belgian interior designer, among others. Ye aptly characterized the resulting look as “futuristic Belgian monastery.” A client drawn equally to spareness and to architectural bravura ended up with a sprawling interior so relentlessly off-white that judging distances must have been a challenge. It’s minimalism, but it’s also a lot. In 2018, Kardashian, who at that point had three children with Ye—their fourth was born the following year—spoke to Architectural Digest about living with them in a house furnished largely with pale blobs: “I run around the house with towels. You do have to just take a deep breath and say, ‘Okay, it’s going to happen.’ ”
That year, Ye invited “architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better” to work with him on a new venture, Yeezy Home. An Instagram post by one of his designers indicated that the mission would include making affordable housing with precast concrete. By then, Ye had built a spectacularly successful mass-market fashion career, in partnership with Adidas. (He’d also aligned himself with President Donald Trump and suggested that slavery in the U.S. had been consensual.) The progress of Yeezy Home, which lacked a multinational corporate partner like Adidas, was hard to discern; it had to be inferred, in part, from drone photographs of experimental domed structures that Ye had erected in Calabasas, California, and in Cody, Wyoming. But the consistent suggestion was that Ye’s reach in music and fashion could be replicated in the built environment. “I’m going to be one of the biggest real-estate developers of all time,” he said.
One evident influence was James Turrell, best known for his monumental and still unfinished land-art project at Roden Crater, in Arizona. For decades, Turrell has moved hundreds of thousands of tons of earth at the site, building chambers, connected by tunnels, that frame views of sky. Ye once told GQ that, the first time he and Turrell spoke, on the phone, “I was literally screaming at the top of my lungs about how important it was for us to work together.” (This conversation likely occurred after the summer of 2015, when Drake—with whom Ye developed a long beef—shot the video for his hit “Hotline Bling” inside an uncredited imitation of Turrell’s work.) Turrell, now in his eighties, has kept people away from his crater during its remodelling, but he has made exceptions for potential donors to the project. In 2018, he gave Ye what he recently remembered as a “full day and night tour.” To Turrell’s surprise, Ye later made good on an offer to contribute ten million dollars. On Ye’s birthday the next year, Turrell gave him a sketched design of a house.
By this point, Ye had publicly discussed a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Documentary footage shot in 2018 and 2019, leaked online but never released as a film, shows behavior that one could reasonably connect to that diagnosis. In one sequence, Ye, wearing a maga hat, forces a political seminar on captive employees at a private-jet terminal in Chicago, shortly before flying off for an Oval Office meeting with Trump. (Later that day, in D.C., Ye is seen telling Jared Kushner by phone that he’ll keep his appointment at the White House only if he can enter the building “the exact way that a foreign dignitary would.”) The footage also shows Ye urging employees to build what he calls a “Turrell space” in four months, and enthusing about a proposed foam object that could be “a toilet and a bathtub and a shower and a couch.” He inspects a prototype dome, with a hole in the roof, and says that it could equally serve as a homeless shelter or an orphanage.
Ye appears to have been working toward a space in which he and his family could live—in one scene from the documentary, Kardashian advises him that her closet area should include a bathroom—as well as a larger community around him, and a housing template that could satisfy millions. On a monitor, a fly-through animation reveals various enormous Turrell-like structures while a narrator describes “a community of the future . . . a new way of life for the entire universe.” The camera catches the moment when the minimalist architect Claudio Silvestrin, who had once renovated a SoHo apartment for Ye, first sees an architectural drawing of the imagined community. The scale dawns on Silvestrin: there are dozens of circles on the page, each representing a separate structure. “I didn’t realize it was so big,” he says. Then, collecting himself, “O.K. So you would like a proposal.” (Ye and various collaborators, including the Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati, have spoken of building a city in the Middle East or an underground campus in Wyoming.)
The documentary underlines an obvious point: it’s hard to do architecture in bursts of enthusiasm and grandiosity. Ye is serious about buildings—we see him flicking through a book about Archigram, the experimental British architectural group of the nineteen-sixties and seventies—and he has unusual reserves of creative insight and energy, as he has at times himself observed. (“I am Warhol. . . . I am Shakespeare in the flesh.”) His urgency can be attractive; as he once said, in a conversation with a design publication, “I don’t want to be dead when the world starts getting good.” When Olgiati worked with him, he praised Ye’s radicalism and called him “probably the most interesting client that an architect can have.” But the path from an idea to a built thing is long, expensive, collaborative, and difficult to reverse. You can’t prototype a dozen city blocks, as you can a dozen sneakers or songs, and then pick the one that works best. And it’s hard not to think that, with Turrell, Ye started in the wrong place. Ye once tweeted, “We all will live in Turrell spaces.” More accurately: we won’t. Turrell’s hallmark Skyspace installations, of which there are more than eighty around the world, are exposed to the elements. Their acoustics can be challenging. There’s certainly nowhere to cook or wash. These are places that allow people to reset their sense of space and time—an eclipse-like experience, without the eclipse. Yet, even in the world’s most benign climates, they don’t point to a new paradigm of shelter.
The documentary shows that, in what appears to be less than two years, Ye met, separately, with several of the world’s best-known architects, including David Adjaye, Toyo Ito, and Jacques Herzog, of the firm Herzog & de Meuron. (As Ye clarified, with a laugh, in his 2018 track “Kids See Ghosts,” “Herzog and de Meuron, in an office out in Basel / No, not Miami—Switzerland.”) And, on a trip to Japan, Ye and Kardashian visited the island of Naoshima, where the Chichu Art Museum, a largely underground structure designed by Ando, includes a Turrell Skyspace. (Ye has rapped about being “in Japan with Tadao Ando.”)
Ye’s interactions with famous architects in this period—echoing his tendency to enlist a multitude of collaborators to contribute to an album—included reaching out to at least one other major international figure. In a recent conversation, this architect, who requested anonymity, told me that some of his senior partners met with Ye in L.A. (The architect couldn’t join.) Ye insisted on flying everyone, that evening, to Roden Crater, where he acted as a guide. “My guys came back to me with more questions than answers,” the architect said, dryly. He added, “My understanding is that he’ll ask one architect, and then another, and they would not know that the other was working on the same thing.” In the Arizona desert, Ye had been “full of visions,” but “the feeling was that there is something about architecture that requires a little bit of contemplation. And, maybe, a little bit of patience.”
Ye has described Ando as the world’s “greatest living architect” and “the Ye of all the architects.” He and Kardashian often visited the Big Ando in Malibu. In 2019, the year before Ye ran for President, Kardashian bought some land in La Quinta, California, southeast of Palm Springs. Later, after the couple separated, she applied for permits to build a house on this land, designed by Ando. In 2023, Kardashian posted photographs of herself in the Osaka studio, sitting with Ando and his colleague Alex Iida at a desk on which were strewn renderings of the house. Designs posted online show a form that, from above, resembles a guitar pick with a hole at its center. “Met with the master himself,” Kardashian wrote. “So deeply honored and incredibly humbled to have the opportunity to work with him.” (The house reportedly will have a footprint exceeding half an acre.)
In June, 2021, Ye and the model Irina Shayk, whom he was said to be dating, visited Château La Coste, an estate in southern France that is dotted with sculptural and architectural works by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and others. He was photographed walking next to a concrete Ando wall that runs alongside a little lake into which an Ando pavilion juts.
The next month, Ye gave a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, to preview likely tracks on an impending album, “Donda.” Then he stayed. For several weeks, at a reported cost of a million dollars a day, he lived and recorded in the stadium. His accommodations were both minimal and imperial: he slept in a narrow bed in the corner of a small, windowless, harshly lit room of painted cinder blocks, in a building that seats seventy thousand people, with a roof that can open to form a circle against the sky.
Later that summer, after a second concert in Atlanta and one in Chicago—where the centerpiece of the staging was a replica of the sixteen-hundred-square-foot house in which he’d spent much of his childhood—Ye released “Donda.” (The album was named for his late mother.) He also bought the Sachs House.
His intention, always, was to reimagine it. Up to then, Ye’s architectural achievements had been mixed. Despite his design literacy, his access to half of the world’s best architects, and his almost limitless funds, he had never built an enduring, finished structure from the ground up. (And in September, 2019, he demolished the prototype domes in Calabasas after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works started asking about permits.) But he was pleased with what he’d been able to do in Hidden Hills. There, playing the role of producer, or curator, he’d shaped “an iconic home that informs a lot of other people’s homes,” as he put it in 2020. (That’s fair: Kardashian has three hundred and sixty-two million Instagram followers.) Ye admired Ando, and wanted an Ando, for reasons that at the time may have included spousal competitiveness, but he didn’t love this Ando. Kulapat Yantrasast, who later discussed the matter with Ye, told me, “To be honest, he did not like the house—he did not like the interior.”
Soon after Ye bought the house, someone representing him called Ron Radziner. Ye wanted to meet on Malibu Road the next day. Radziner was unavailable, so he dispatched two colleagues. The house they saw that morning was just as they’d left it, eight years earlier. Ye welcomed them and introduced them to James Turrell, who has a long white beard. According to the visitors, Turrell, describing the house as a work of art, said, “There’s nothing for me to do here.”
But Ye detailed improvements that he wanted Radziner’s firm to make. These included removing the cabinetry and replacing the stairs with ramps. Radziner told me that, when he heard of these directives, he said to himself, “This is crazy. If someone wants everything different, just go build something else.” Radziner knew Turrell a little and e-mailed him. Turrell called right back. Radziner recalled Turrell saying, “Kanye’s capable of doing good work. But I think what you have to do is just put it to him: ‘These are the things we’re willing to do. And these are the things we’re not.’ ”
Radziner told Ye that his firm would happily take out the cabinetry but was unable to do much more. Ye didn’t reply.
When Censori summoned Saxon back to the house, a few hours after he’d left it, he was exhausted. “I stink, I haven’t showered for two days,” he recalled. “I’m a lunatic.”
He drove back to Malibu, arriving in the early afternoon. Ye was at the house; it had been a few weeks since his rebuff by Radziner. According to Saxon, Ye told him, “I’ve heard a lot about you. You’re like a hurricane! I like you. I like your style.” As they walked through the stripped rooms, Ye kept asking, “You got this out? You did this?”
He began to describe his plans for the house. Saxon asked, “Are you telling me this hypothetically, or do you want me to do it?” Ye wanted him to do it. As Saxon saw it, “He was so sick of everyone around him.” Saxon demurred; he didn’t have a company or a license. He was just a dude with a minivan and some stamina. “But he goes, ‘You can do it! Don’t give me that. You can do this! Don’t say no!’ ” Recalling this, Saxon laughed. “Some inspiring shit!”
Saxon warmed to Ye, and not just because of the flattery. “I’m not in any way familiar with his music,” he told me. “But I kind of got him. We are very similar in a lot of ways.” Saxon had been given his own bipolar diagnosis and detected in Ye some similar behaviors. Later, after they got to know each other a little, Saxon brought this up. “I’m, like, ‘Are you on medication for it? I just started taking it a couple of months ago, and it fucking helped me.’ ”
Ye suggested that Saxon wear black and told him to be discreet: there were no permits for work on the house. Saxon’s storytelling, like Ye’s, can digress, and his experience on Malibu Road, which lasted about six weeks, is now the subject of his lawsuit, which centers on alleged underpayment and a back injury. But the outline of events is clear, and many of the details are confirmed by photographs and messages archived on Saxon’s phone. Within a few days of that first meeting, Saxon had become something much closer to a project leader than to a day laborer. He helped assemble a small crew by enlisting people he knew and a few outside contractors who’d been working at the house when he showed up. Starting on the day he met Ye, Saxon didn’t go home for several weeks. He found a mattress at the house; a friend later brought him some clothing in a trash bag, and his guitar. Saxon began taking the house apart.
A coffee-table survey of Ando’s houses, to which Ando supplied a foreword, has the Sachs House on its cover. The photograph was taken at the top of the wide outdoor staircase. The photographer, facing the sea, was perhaps standing in the concrete hot tub. Below, on the house’s main level, is the little courtyard. To the left, two cylindrical stainless-steel chimney pipes, serving an indoor fireplace, run up the side of the house, rising several feet above the upper terrace. The chimneys seem to quote a similar crowning gesture at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
Saxon’s videos include one in which he’s helping topple one of the chimneys. Another shows someone swinging a hammer at a bathroom’s black-and-white marble walls. A third demonstrates how a handsome glass balustrade, the kind you’re almost bound to find in a modern museum, shatters into windshield fragments when you tap its corner with a sledgehammer. In a fourth, Saxon and another man are demolishing the hot tub with two jackhammers. “There was so much rebar in the concrete,” Saxon told me. “It was absolutely brutal.”
Saxon had been hired to carve an oceanside Turrell out of an angular fifty-seven-million-dollar Ando. Ye revealed to Saxon—although not all at once—that he wanted no kitchen, bathrooms, A.C., windows, light fixtures, or heating. He was intent on cutting off the water and the power (and removing the house’s cable and wiring, which ran through the concrete in plastic tubes). He talked of clarity, simplicity, and a kind of self-reliance. “He wanted everything to be his own doing,” Saxon told me. In one cheerful text from Ye to Saxon, in response to a report of the day’s demolition, he wrote, “Let’s gooooo . . . Simple fresh and cleeeeeean.”
Saxon says that he negotiated a fee of twenty thousand dollars a week and agreed to disburse additional funds to pay colleagues and buy materials. Initially, he slept in a corner of the main floor, beneath where the Condo once hung. The glass on the staircase side was gone, but the big ocean-facing windows were still intact, and the weather was mild. The spot gave him a view of the front door. Saxon felt exposed to possible intruders. Once, he had to chase out a couple of young Ye fans, who appeared to be live-streaming.
On Instagram, Saxon posted giddy, look-at-my-life content. In one such video, he sits on the wide indoor staircase, accompanying himself on the guitar in a resonant rendition of Smiley Lewis’s 1955 hit, “I Hear You Knocking.” A caption reads, “Acoustics are too good at my new friend’s house.” Another video is captioned, “I take rich people showers now.” His impulse to amass half-ironic selfies, taken against a preposterous backdrop of ocean and concrete, is understandable, and it’s one that he shared with the occupants of the Big Ando nearby. (Maria Bell, posting on Instagram around the same time: “Another album cover . . . My solo is entitled ‘Girl Brush your Hair.’ ”)
At first, Saxon saw a fair amount of Ye. One morning, before dawn, Ye drove Saxon and another worker to Home Depot, and then to McDonald’s, in a Lamborghini S.U.V. Some hours later, Ye announced that he was offended by how Saxon looked and smelled after a long day of labor, and took him to the Nobu hotel, in Malibu, where he had a room. He gave Saxon some clothes and ran a bath for him. “My jaw is, like, on the floor,” Saxon recalled. “He’s drawing the water. He goes, ‘You will never forget this moment.’ I said, ‘Damn right I will not.’ We were cracking up.”
On another day, Kardashian visited Malibu Road, with some of the children, or perhaps all four—Saxon isn’t sure. He recalled helping the kids find foam blocks, from the ramp project, to play with. He also said that one of his colleagues, arriving at the house, glanced at Kardashian and said, distractedly, “Oh, hello, Bianca.” (There is a resemblance.) After the family had left, Ye put his forehead on Saxon’s shoulder and groaned, “Why would your boy say that? She’s the most famous woman on earth!” Saxon, apologizing, said of his friend, “He’s old.” (A few weeks later, Kardashian hosted “Saturday Night Live,” which led to a relationship with the cast member Pete Davidson. Ye later threatened Davidson with violence.)
Over the next weeks, even as Saxon’s experience rewarded him with moments of exhilaration, as well as a considerable income, his sense that he could handle anything was increasingly tested. Before long, there was no kitchen in the house and nowhere else to keep food. Dust got into everything. Saxon and his colleagues knocked out all five bathrooms. Nighttime temperatures dropped. He had to placate the neighbors, who, he was relieved to learn, were rarely at home during the week, and he tried to remain invisible to city authorities: he couldn’t have a dumpster out front, and when the bathrooms were gone he had to hide a porta-potty. As Censori once patiently explained to Ye, in a group text where he’d shown impatience, “No permitting increases caution.” Saxon told me, “I was functioning like the sick-raccoon rock-and-roller that I am—just living off of Ensure and Red Bull.” (He contends that Ye insisted he stay at the house; others say that it was his choice.) Saxon felt trapped by his night-watchman role and slept poorly. A big wave would crash, he recalled, “and I’d think somebody was breaking into the house.” A seagull pecked at him. He recalled once waking to Ye standing over him and saying, “I thought you’d be working.”
By the end of October, demolition was largely complete. The process had been interrupted by only occasional moments of confusion. Once, Saxon thought that he was following Ye’s instructions by smashing up the fire pit in the courtyard. He sent Ye a photograph of the pit reduced to a circular stump. “This is not a good job brother,” Ye texted. He’d wanted Saxon to take out the living-room fireplace instead. It hardly mattered: all of it had to go.
The project was now starting to focus on additions and enhancements. Saxon found this phase more fraught; it required engineering—and some planning. What did Ye want? Writing to Censori, Saxon observed how odd it was that, “no matter how tight we are with Ye,” they remained unsure of his intentions. He added, “It’s always an adventure.” Censori replied, “LMAOOO I know isn’t it crazy.” Saxon developed a solidarity with Censori born of these conditions. He encouraged Ye to have her take on a larger role at Malibu Road; in turn, she helped Saxon compose texts to Ye, who had complained of verbiage. (“I don’t read long text,” he texted.) Saxon and Censori once had a jokey exchange about marrying, to allow her to stay in the U.S. legally. Censori: “I’ll get the best wedding dress.” She added a bride emoji. Saxon: “Fine but we need to have an Elvis impersonator.” Censori: “Obviously!!!!”
Ye could become distracted. On the visit to Home Depot to buy tools, he’d spent an age trying to learn who had lined up plant pots in an appealing way. A sales assistant shrugged. “Well, I want their number,” Ye said, according to Saxon. “That’s how I want my plants to look.” (They didn’t buy any tools.) While the Sachs House was being transformed, Ye was busy: making post-release changes to “Donda”; running a fashion empire; preparing to open a private school, the Donda Academy, west of L.A.; and reviving his Sunday Service concerts, built around a gospel choir, which he’d begun a few years earlier. On October 28th, the Friday before the first of these concerts, which was to be held at a downtown warehouse that had been rented for Ye’s Gap business, Censori texted Saxon, “Wowwww so I’m on a 17 hour car ride from Portugal to Paris with Ye.” (Ye has said that he couldn’t fly directly to Paris that week because he’d received only one covid vaccination shot.) The road trip was “slightly torture,” she said, but she was grateful to have been included. She asked Saxon whether he knew anyone who could procure a “giant sphere.” A new text: “By Sunday.” She meant for the L.A. concert. She then sent a photograph of “Unseen Seen,” by James Turrell, installed in a museum in Tasmania. It’s a sphere that accommodates two people at a time: after signing a waiver, they lie on their backs and are bombarded by colored light. That weekend’s Sunday Service—attended by, among others, Marilyn Manson, Justin Bieber, and Tony Saxon—appears to have been held without a sphere.
A few weeks earlier, Saxon had shown Ye a part of the Malibu Road house that he’d never seen before. In the garage, Saxon opened a hatch in the floor, then led Ye down a ladder into a space that, although on the same level as the laundry and the lower-floor bedrooms, couldn’t be accessed from there, and was basement-like in its lack of natural light. As Saxon recalled it, he explained to Ye, “Look, there’s your water purifier. There’s your A.C. systems, there’s your boiler, there’s your water softener. You know, this is the guts of the house.” Ye, looking around, replied, “This is going to be my bomb shelter. This is going to be my Batcave.”
Ye’s hopes for the house, at least at this moment, call to mind the Atlanta stadium setup. There’d be a cell-like capsule to provide for some basic human needs, from which one could emerge into a big, semipublic space that was open to the sky. This was a vision less of a home than of a refuge within a striking concrete art work. One of the people on the project had discussions with disaster-proofing specialists. Ye sent Saxon various drawings showing an arrangement of amenities within a small space. One image contained spherical and ovoid objects—“cooker,” “pump,” “fridge”—but no mattress. Another included three crates, a “flat pack shower,” and a “robot platform.” Ye wrote, “Let’s make this in real life.” Saxon texted, “I love this—it’s genius,” but he had no idea what he was meant to do. There were similarly desultory exchanges about recycling rainwater and cutting a hole in the floor to make a toilet.
Ye remained adamant about disconnecting the house from the grid; he also opposed installing solar panels. In Saxon’s view, it would be unpleasant (and loudly indiscreet) to operate tools like concrete mixers using gas or diesel generators. Ye was unsympathetic. His usual boosterish tone—“What’s up, brother? Good morning. I love you. Let’s get this shit done,” in Saxon’s summary—gave way to peevishness: “Why is there still power here?”
By the start of November, no work had begun on the ramps, or slides, that had always been a part of Ye’s conception. Although Ye had been open to the idea that paint could blur the difference between concrete and wood, Saxon recalled him recognizing that the foam had looked shoddy on the stairs. Saxon had then asked an acquaintance to design a ramp scheme. A rendering, which Saxon forwarded to Ye, featured new walls and a slide made of stainless steel, like in a playground. Ye didn’t like it. On November 5th, Censori sent, in a chat, three renderings of a concrete ramp with Ando-style tie holes. Ye, in another chat, wrote, “When will this be done? I’ve been asking for this for over a month.”
He had bought a house designed by an architect with a history of staircase panache. The Big Ando has a dazzling, thirty-six-foot-wide outdoor staircase on which you could reënact “Battleship Potemkin.” But, in 2023, a lawsuit brought by former teachers at the Donda Academy, which shut down soon after it opened, claimed that Ye had discouraged the use of the second floor—because he was “afraid of stairs.” That may not be true, but he certainly had no regard for stairs. On what may be the only occasion when Ye has publicly mentioned events at Malibu Road, he told a pair of podcasters that he was “really big on outlawing stairs,” adding, “Everything should be designed like an old folks’ home.”
The ramps that Ye proposed for Malibu Road appeared to be at least four times as steep as any allowed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and they would have ended not far from the edge of a terrace that, during the demolition process, lost its balustrade. Someone descending the ramp from the primary bedroom on, say, a skateboard, could expect to shoot off the edge and land some thirty feet below, on the beach.
Another rendering, sent along with the concrete-ramp images, showed a room turned into an unambiguously Turrell-like space, with a large hole cut into its ceiling. By this point, Saxon was feeling unwell and unhappy: he says that his payments had stopped arriving and that his co-workers were maneuvering to sideline him. It seems possible that Ye had come to recognize that Saxon, for all his virtues, was unqualified to run an ill-defined project in experimental engineering. On November 5th, Saxon shared with Ye a link to a 1958 recording of “When I’ve Done My Best,” by the Harmonizing Four. Not long after, Saxon drove to meet Ye at the Gap building downtown. (Ye would later be sued for changes he’d allegedly made to this rental: according to the suit, bathrooms had been removed, and a ramp and a tunnel added.) Ye and Saxon had a fight—about money, electricity, and Saxon’s apparent reluctance to take out the ocean-facing windows in the living room. In Saxon’s memory, Ye said, “If you don’t do what I asked you to do, I’m not going to be your friend anymore. You’re not going to work for me anymore. And you’re only going to see me on TV.” Saxon told Ye that he didn’t watch TV. “And then I walked the fuck out.”
When Ye’s fifth studio album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” was released, in 2010, it was almost universally received as a masterpiece. A few years later, Ye gave an interview to BBC Radio 1. “ ‘Dark Fantasy’ could be considered to be perfect,” he said. “I know how to make perfect, but that’s not what I’m here to do. I’m here to crack the pavement and make new grounds sonically and in society—culturally.”
If Ye’s decision-making on Malibu Road shows evidence of incomplete thinking about, among other things, certificates of occupancy, toilets, and the challenge of being a global celebrity in a windowless house on a public beach, it also doesn’t look like a project of heedless destruction. One can allow that not every aesthetic rebellion yields art of value, and also recognize that a jackass is sometimes just a jackass—to borrow President Obama’s appraisal of Ye—and not an iconoclast. But Malibu Road was at least an attempt at radical design. In 2021, Ye had a core architectural team of three people—Censori, Tanil Raif, and Abe Salman—all of whom were still in their twenties. Ye spent much of his time with them, travelled with them, and talked with them about developing an architecture of “primitive futurism” or “neo-primitivism.” He was a student among recent students. Ye’s circumstances were, of course, weird: other architectural apprentices experiment with 3-D-modelling software; he did his experimenting on a three-story Ando. Yet his public remarks, as well as his actions, have the strengths, and weaknesses, of a spirited young designer. “I’m very into architecture, but I’m not into the class system,” Ye said in 2021. Housing, he observed, was just another form of control; the idea of being “homeless on purpose” interested him. Speaking to the podcasters in 2022, Ye said that he’d wanted to “look at the bones” of the Sachs House—to strip away “compromises” that he supposed had been forced on Ando by his client. “To get this house, and be able to just take everything out—it was, you know, extremely therapeutic.” He once told Saxon, “Ando would love this. I can’t wait to show him everything we did. He would love this.” (A representative of Ando’s recently told me that Ando “does not like to talk much about the House in Malibu” and declined further comment.)
A few months after Saxon left, Ye met with Kulapat Yantrasast, the former Ando architect, and took him to Malibu Road. Work had continued for a while after Saxon left—Ye persuaded someone to remove the big windows—but then everything had stopped. (The City of Malibu recently acknowledged that, on December 21st, it issued the first of three stop-work orders on the house, because construction had been done without permits.)
Yantrasast approved of what he saw. Or, at least, he didn’t mourn what had been lost. “The classics cannot stay stable for too long—they become complacent,” he told me. Ye soon became a client of Yantrasast’s. In the following months, they talked of other projects, and Ye expressed interest in buying the Big Ando. Yantrasast and Ye returned to Malibu Road several times. “He wanted to understand how this concrete structure could be enhanced,” Yantrasast said. “Not brought back to how it was, but become completely different, in a way that was very raw.”
He went on, “I have to say, I really admire what Ye was trying to do.” As Yantrasast saw it, Ye had used Ando “as a base to build his own language of architecture.” Inside the Hidden Hills house, Ye had worked to “reduce and reduce and reduce,” and had then understood “that the next step is to really go to the primal rawness.” Yantrasast said that he’d been reminded of the end of Robert Altman’s film “Prêt-à-Porter,” when a fashion designer sends naked models out on the runway.
Toward the end of 2022, Ye made the antisemitic and pro-Nazi remarks that destroyed his business empire. Adidas dropped him, describing his comments as “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.” (Ye eventually released a general statement of apology, in Hebrew.) According to estimates made by Forbes, his net worth fell from two billion dollars to four hundred million. He could no longer afford the Big Ando.
In December, 2022, Ye posted on Instagram a song called “Censori Overload.” (It included a sample from an interview he’d just given to Alex Jones, of Infowars, in which he’d praised Hitler.) The next month, Ye and Censori were photographed out together, as an apparent couple. It was later reported that they had already married. Censori has since become known to tabloids in part for a wardrobe whose near-nude minimalism also brings to mind Altman’s concluding scene. Last year, she and Ye were seen with Turrell, waiting for valet parking outside a lobster restaurant in Santa Monica. They were also photographed at Ando’s Chichu Art Museum, on Naoshima.
In May, 2023, the Bells sold the Big Ando to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, for a hundred and ninety million dollars—the most ever paid for a house in California. A Ye-oriented Reddit thread introduced that news by quoting from “Big Brother,” Ye’s 2007 track about the mixture of rivalry and respect in his relationship with Jay-Z: “I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay / Next thing I know he got a song with Coldplay.”
Architectural fame doesn’t guarantee respect. Americans have demolished houses by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer. Last year, Chris Pratt, the actor, and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, a self-help writer, bought a house in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles designed by Craig Ellwood, an admired mid-century architect. They knocked it down and began building something five times as large. In the nineties, a Pacific Palisades house designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen—working together, as part of the now celebrated mid-century Case Study experiment in residential architecture—was sold to a man who built a mansion inches from its face. The Case Study house lost its wide view of the ocean, becoming an annex joined to its blocky new neighbor by a corridor.
It’s hard, however, to think of another esteemed house that’s been left exposed to the elements, and to the public’s gaze, after being jackhammered halfway to ruins. Saxon told me, “It’s funny—and not funny, in a way—to say, ‘I’m the man who single-handedly destroyed this architectural masterpiece.’ But I pretty much did.”
Ron Radziner recalled the first time he saw photographs of the changes made to the Sachs House. “We were all devastated,” he said. “It was this beautiful piece of architecture, and it’s really destroyed.” Toward the end of last year, he heard again from Ye’s office. In Radziner’s recollection, he was asked “to put it all back together.” He expressed interest. He told me, “I’d be thrilled to have the opportunity to bring it all the way back.”
Radziner gave Ye an estimate. (He declined to share the figure with me, beyond acknowledging that it exceeded ten million dollars.) As before, Ye didn’t reply. “The next thing we heard is the house was on the market.”
In December, the news broke that the Malibu Road house was being listed by the Oppenheim Group, which is both a real-estate brokerage and the setting of the hit reality show “Selling Sunset,” on Netflix. The Oppenheim Group listing used the same photographs that Sachs had used when selling it: balustrades, sun loungers, windows. Ye’s asking price was fifty-three million dollars.
In February, I spoke to Jason Oppenheim, who runs the company with his twin brother, Brett. Jason gamely tried to close the gap between that imagery and the cavernous reality. Stress-testing real-estate rhetoric, he argued that an Ando structure is “ninety per cent concrete” and that what has been lost on Malibu Road is “just, really, finish work,” which was already a decade old and ripe for replacement. “So you’re going to be getting, essentially, a brand-new Ando.”
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Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to 2Pac with his newly-opened weed dispensary in his hometown of Los Angeles.
Called S.W.E.D., which is an acronym for Smoke Weed Every Day — a reference to Nate Dogg‘s final line on Dr. Dre‘s “The Next Episode” — the fully licensed dispensary opened its doors with Snoop’s help over the weekend.
Through a limited edition release, Tha Doggfather is paying tribute to his late friend and collaborator by featuring 2Pac on a number of his Death Row Cannabis products.
The line features a premium blend of jarred cannabis flower and Alien OG, with customers also receiving an exclusive never-before-seen photo of the “Dear Mama” legend, as well as a matchbook recreated from the photoshoot.
Snoop Dogg previously revealed that 2Pac handed him his first blunt in 1993 at the wrap party for the film Poetic Justice, which starred ‘Pac alongside Janet Jackson.
“2Pac is the one who got Snoop Dogg smoking blunts,” he said, referring to himself in the third person, while inducting the late rapper into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Snoop also recalled that moment in a statement launching the 2Pac weed products: “That first blunt sparked a friendship that ran deep. We’ll always have his music, but this is another way I can bring what was meaningful to 2Pac to his fans.”
Snoop’s S.W.E.D. shop also offers fans the chance to see a Death Row electric chair, graffiti on the walls and various bits of music memorabilia including a section dedicated to his seminal album Doggystyle.
The 52-year-old’s business empire has been rapidly expanding of late as he recently celebrated his wife opening a strip club in Los Angeles.
The grand opening featured special appearances from Wiz Khalifa, DJ Quik, Too $hort, DJ Drama, Tiffany Haddish and more.
In 2021, Snoop brought his wife Shante Broadus on board as his official manager.
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Ye ( yay; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. One of the most prominent figures in hip hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary.
One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint 11th-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist along with Jay-Z. His other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. West holds the joint record (with Bob Dylan) for most albums (4) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. West's first six solo albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020, with the same publication naming him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
Early life
West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray later became a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Donda C. West (née Williams), was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager.
West was raised in a middle-class environment, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as a Fulbright Scholar. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but he settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. West crossed paths with producer No I.D., who became West's friend and mentor. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes. Shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. At age 20, he dropped out to pursue his musical career. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university, although she would later accept the decision.
Musical career
After dropping out of college, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums including Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He peaked the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival" (2024).
West's second and third studio albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), both debuted atop the Billboard 200, the latter becoming West's most commercially successful to date. Three of his subsequent albums, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and The Life of Pablo (2016), were certified triple platinum, and Yeezus (2013) was certified double platinum. While not as well-received critically as his previous efforts, Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) continued West's series of consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard 200.
On August 25, 2023, West was reported to be in the process of recording his eleventh studio album, with two sources close to him stating that the release of new music was "imminent". On October 13, Billboard reported that West had finished recording a collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign and was in the process of shopping the album to distributors, adding that the album was originally intended for an official release that day but was ultimately pushed back for unknown reasons and expected to drop within the coming weeks. On October 23, Ty Dolla Sign announced that he and West would be holding a "multi-stadium listening event" on November 3 to promote their collaborative project. On November 22, 2023, West and Ty Dolla Sign released the song "Vultures", featuring Bump J.
Musical style
West's musical career is defined by frequent stylistic shifts and different musical approaches.
On his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), West formed the constitutive elements of his style, described as intricate hip-hop beats, topical subject matter, and clumsy rapping laced with inventive wordplay. The record saw West diverge from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop in favor of more diverse, topical lyrical subjects, including higher education, materialism, self-consciousness, minimum-wage labor, institutional prejudice, class struggle, family, his struggles in the music industry, and middle-class upbringing. Over time, West has explored a variety of music genres, encompassing and taking inspiration from chamber pop on his second studio album, Late Registration (2005), arena rock and europop on his third album, Graduation (2007), synth-driven electropop on his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), acid-house, drill, industrial rap and trap on Yeezus (2013), gospel and Christian rap on The Life of Pablo (2016), Jesus is King (2019) and Donda (2021), and psychedelic music on Kids See Ghosts (2018).
Other ventures
Fashion
Early in his career, West made clear his interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. He launched his own clothing line in spring 2006, and developed it over the following four years before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In January 2007, West's first sneaker collaboration was released, a special-edition Bapesta from A Bathing Ape. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, becoming the first non-athlete to be given a shoe deal with the company. In January 2009, he introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoewear for Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti.
In fall 2009, West moved to Rome, where he interned at Italian fashion brand Fendi, giving ideas for the men's collection. In March 2011, West collaborated with M/M Paris for a series of silk scarves featuring artwork from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In October 2011, West premiered his women's fashion label at Paris Fashion Week. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews. In March 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. Critics deemed the sophomore effort "much improved" compared to his first show.
On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts. In 2015, West unveiled a Yeezy clothing line, premiering in collaboration with Adidas early that year. In June 2016, Adidas announced a new long-term contract with Kanye West that extended the Yeezy line to a number of stores, planning to sell sports performance products like basketball, football, and soccer, although Adidas terminated the partnership with West in October 2022. In May 2021, West signed a 10-year deal linking Yeezy with GAP to create Yeezy Gap, however, in September 2022, West announced that he was ending the deal.
Business ventures
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. West, alongside then-unknown Ohio singer John Legend and fellow Chicago rapper Common were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park.
In January 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company Donda, named after his late mother. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; Donda would operate as a "design company" with a goal to "make products and experiences that people want and can afford". In stating Donda's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout Donda creative projects.
West expressed interest in starting an architecture firm in May 2013, saying "I want to do product, I am a product person, not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture ... I make music but I shouldn't be limited to one place of creativity" and then later in November 2013, delivering a manifesto on his architectural goals during a visit to Harvard Graduate School of Design. In May 2018, West announced he was starting an architecture firm called Yeezy Home, which will act as an arm of his already successful Yeezy fashion label. In June 2018, the first Yeezy Home collaboration was announced by designer Jalil Peraza, teasing an affordable concrete prefabricated home as part of a social housing project.
In March 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Sixteen artist stakeholders including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.
Philanthropy
West, alongside his mother, founded the Kanye West Foundation in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year. In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened The Dr. Donda West Foundation. The foundation ceased operations in 2011. In 2013, Kanye West and friend Rhymefest founded Donda's House, Inc., a program aimed at helping at-risk Chicago youth.
West has contributed to hurricane relief in 2005 by participating in a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert after the storm had ravaged black communities in New Orleans and in 2012 when he performed at a Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. In January 2019, West donated $10 million towards the completion of the Roden Crater by American artist James Turrell. In June 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the following protests, he donated $2 million between the family of Floyd and other victims of police brutality.
Acting and filmmaking
West made cameo appearances as himself in the films State Property 2 (2005) and The Love Guru (2008), and in an episode of the television show Entourage in 2007. West provided the voice for "Kenny West", a rapper, in the animated sitcom The Cleveland Show. In 2009, he starred in the Spike Jonze-directed short film We Were Once a Fairytale (2009), playing himself. West wrote, directed, and starred in the musical short film Runaway (2010), which heavily features music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The film depicts a relationship between a man, played by West, and a half-woman, half-phoenix creature.
In 2012, West wrote and directed another short film, titled Cruel Summer, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in a custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens constructed for the film. The film was inspired by the compilation album of the same name. West made a cameo appearance in the comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) as a MTV News representative in the film's fight scene. In September 2018, West announced the starting of a film production company named Half Beast, LLC. A documentary shot over 21 years featuring footage of West's early days in Chicago through the death of his mother to his presidential run was announced to debut in 2021. Titled Jeen-Yuhs, it was acquired by Netflix for $30 million.
Presidential campaigns
Main article: Kanye West U.S. presidential campaigns
2020
On July 4, 2020, West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election. On July 7, West was interviewed by Forbes about his presidential run, where he announced that his running mate would be Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball, and that he would run as an independent under the "Birthday Party", explaining his decision of why he chose the name, saying, "Because when we win, it's everybody's 'birthday'." West also said he no longer supported Trump because he "hid in [a] bunker" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continuing, he said, "You know? Obama's special. Trump's special. We say Kanye West is special. America needs special people that lead. Bill Clinton? Special. Joe Biden's not special."
Various political pundits speculated that West's presidential run was a publicity stunt to promote his latest music releases. On July 15, 2020, official paperwork was filed with the Federal Election Commission for West, under the "BDY" Party affiliation amid claims that he was preparing to drop out. West held his first rally that weekend, on July 19. West aligned himself with the philosophy of a consistent life ethic, a tenet of Christian democracy. His platform advocated for the creation of a culture of life, endorsing environmental stewardship, supporting the arts, buttressing faith-based organizations, restoring school prayer, providing for a strong national defense, and "America First" diplomacy. In July 2020, West told Forbes that he is ignorant on issues such as taxes and foreign policy.
West conceded on Twitter on November 4, 2020. He received 66,365 votes in the 12 states he had ballot access in, receiving an average of 0.32%. Reported write-in votes gave West an additional 3,931 votes across 5 states. In addition, the Roque De La Fuente / Kanye West ticket won 60,160 votes in California (0.34%). According to Reuters, on January 4, 2021, a Kanye West-linked publicist pressured a Georgia election worker to confess to bogus charges of election tampering to assist Trump's claims of election interference. In December 2021, The Daily Beast reported that West's presidential campaign received millions of dollars in services from a secret network of Republican operatives, payments to which the committee did not report. According to campaign finance experts, this was done to conceal a connection.
2024
West has stated his intentions to run for president again in the 2024 presidential election. In November 2019, he said at an event, "When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk." He was met with laughter from the audience. On October 24, 2020, while running for president, West told Joe Rogan on his podcast that he would be open to running for Governor of California. On May 19, 2021, Fox News reported that it had obtained a letter concerning an RFAI (Request for further information) from the Federal Election Commission regarding an exploratory presidential committee. West's representatives stated, "Kanye West has not decided whether to become a candidate for president in the 2024 election, and the activity of the Kanye 2020 committee that prompted this RFAI is strictly exploratory." West said he approached former president Donald Trump and asked him if he would be interested in being his running mate. On subsequent interviews, merchandise, and in songs lyrics, West would repeatedly insinuate that he will indeed run. On November 20, 2022, Kanye announced his intention to run in 2024. In October 2023, an attorney for West said that he "is not a candidate for office in 2024".
Personal life
West's net worth was as high as $1.8 billion in 2021. In August 2021, West applied to have his legal name changed from "Kanye Omari West" to "Ye," with no middle or last name; he cited "personal reasons" for the change. The request was granted in October. West had alluded to wishing to change his name since 2018 and had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior, stating in a 2018 interview that "ye" () was the most commonly used word in the Bible: "In the Bible it means 'you'. So, I'm you. I'm us. It's us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye."
Relationships and family
Kim Kardashian
In April 2012, West began dating reality television star Kim Kardashian, with whom he had already been long-time friends. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married at Fort di Belvedere in Florence in May 2014. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with which West took issue. The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity".
West and Kardashian have four children: North West (born June 2013), Saint West (born December 2015), Chicago West (born in January 2018), and Psalm West (born in May 2019). In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James.
In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving back to Chicago to establish his Yeezy company headquarters there. This did not actually occur, and West instead went on to purchase two ranches near Cody, Wyoming, where he recorded his eighth solo studio album, Ye. Kardashian resides with their children in a home that the now-divorced couple owns in California, whereas West moved into a home across the street to continue to be near their children. In October 2021, West began the process of selling his Wyoming ranch.
In July 2020, West acknowledged the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce. A month later, Kardashian filed for divorce, with the couple citing "irreconcilable differences", agreeing to joint custody of their children, and declining spousal support from each other. The divorce settlement was finalized in November 2022, and West was ordered to pay $200,000 in monthly child support and be responsible for half of the children's medical, educational, and security expenses.
Other relationships
West began an on-and-off relationship with the designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. They ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. Phifer stated that the pair had split amicably and remained friends. West dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until mid-2010. In an interview following their split, West stated that he had to take "30 showers" before committing to his next relationship with Kim Kardashian.
In January 2022, actress Julia Fox confirmed in an Interview essay that she was dating West. West continued to say that he wanted his "family back" and publicly lashed out at Kardashian's new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson.
In January 2023, it was reported that West had informally married Australian architect Bianca Censori, who works for West's Yeezy brand, in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills. The ceremony had no legal standing; the couple did not file for a marriage license.
Musical impact
West is among the most critically acclaimed popular music artists of the 21st century, earning praise from music critics, industry peers, and cultural figures. In 2014, NME named him the third most influential artist in music.
Hip-hop artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Chance the Rapper have acknowledged being influenced by West. Several other artists and music groups of various genres have named West as an influence on their work.
Awards and achievements
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
West is the fourth-highest certified artist in the U.S. by digital singles (69 million). He had the most RIAA digital song certifications by a male artist in the 2000s (19), and was the fourth best-selling digital songs artist of the 2000s in the U.S. In Spotify's first ten years from 2008 to 2018, West was the sixth most streamed artist, and the fourth fastest artist to reach one billion streams. West has the joint-most consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 (9). He ranked third on Billboard's 2000s decade-end list of top producers and has topped the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll the joint-most times (four albums) with Bob Dylan.
West has been nominated for 75 Grammys, out of which he has won 24. He has been the most nominated act at five ceremonies, and has received the fourth-most wins overall in the 2000s. In 2008, West became the first solo artist to have his first three albums receive nominations for Album of the Year. West has won a Webby Award for Artist of the Year, an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker, International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards, a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience, and an honour by The Recording Academy. West is one of eight acts to have won the Billboard Artist Achievement Award. In 2015, he became the third rap act to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
West's first six solo studio albums were included on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Entertainment Weekly named The College Dropout the best album of the 2000s, Complex named Graduation the best album released between 2002 and 2012, 808s & Heartbreak was named by Rolling Stone as one of the 40 most groundbreaking albums of all time, The A.V. Club named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the best album of the 2010s, Yeezus was the most critically acclaimed album of 2013 according to Metacritic, and The Life of Pablo was the first album to top the Billboard 200, go platinum in the U.S., and go gold in the UK, via streaming alone.
Discography
Main articles: Kanye West albums discography, Kanye West singles discography, List of songs recorded by Kanye West, and Kanye West production discography
Videography
Main article: Kanye West videography
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2004)
Late Orchestration (2006)
VH1 Storytellers (2010)
Runaway (2010)
Jesus Is King (2019)
Jeen-Yuhs (2022)
Tours
Main article: List of Kanye West live performances
Books
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar (2007)
Thank You and You're Welcome (2009)
Through the Wire: Lyrics & Illuminations (2009)
Glow in the Dark (2009)
See also
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Fame is often achieved on the precipice of years of labor and hard work. This has been no different for Kanye West, one of the most famous music artists ever to come out of America. Like many artists and creators today, Kanye faced rejection at the early stages of his career. He even had to drop out of college to chase his dreams. Against all odds, he made it in the creative industry and has been on the big stage ever since.
This article is not an exposé on the life of Kanye West. It is a piece written to show creators that their situation is not peculiar and that they can rise to stardom against all odds. It is a piece that showcases the need for change in the global creative space.
The Early Life of Kanye West
Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he developed a passion for music at an early age. During his high school years, Kanye West displayed a keen interest in art and music. He began making music in his basement, sampling and creating beats.
Despite his academic achievements, Kanye faced challenges within the traditional education system. He attended Polaris High School but later transferred to the South Shore Academy, where he had the opportunity to pursue his artistic interests.
In pursuit of his music career, Kanye West eventually dropped out of college. He briefly attended Chicago State University but left before completing his degree to fully focus on his passion for music production. West’s decision to drop out of college was driven by his unwavering belief in his talent and his desire to dedicate his energy to pursuing a career in music.
This bold choice marked a turning point in his life, as he went on to work with prominent artists, producing critically acclaimed albums, and become one of the most influential figures in contemporary music.
Struggles and rejections
As an upcoming artist, Kanye West faced several rejections and obstacles before achieving success in the music industry.
Before Kanye West became a well-known rapper and producer, he struggled to secure a record deal, with labels not fully recognizing his talent and unique style.
Kanye’s struggle reached a peak when he was rejected by Roc-A-Fella Records. Kanye West initially aspired to be a rapper and producer and tried to gain the attention of Roc-A-Fella Records, a prominent hip-hop label co-founded by Jay-Z. However, he faced rejection from the label multiple times, as they did not see him as a viable rapper.
Despite facing rejection, Kanye West continued to work on his craft and eventually produced his own music. However, when he presented his debut album, “The College Dropout,” to record labels, they were hesitant to sign him as a solo artist. They were uncertain about his ability to transition from being a producer to a successful rapper.
Also, Kanye West invested his own money to produce his music and projects in the early stages of his career. For instance, when he was trying to establish himself as a rapper, he used his own funds to create and distribute mixtapes during his struggle to establish himself as an artist.
His “Get Well Soon” and “Freshmen Adjustment” mixtapes are some of the early works that he released independently. They ultimately helped him solidify his position as a unique talent while serving as a precursor to his debut album, “The College Dropout”.
It is important to note that while mixtapes are typically free or low-cost releases, they serve as crucial platforms for artists to gain exposure and attract industry attention. Kanye West leveraged the power of mixtapes to showcase his skills, build a fanbase, and create buzz around his music, ultimately paving the way for his successful career as a rapper and producer.
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Major breakthrough and rise to stardom
Kanye West had his breakthrough in the early 2000s as a producer and rapper. His significant breakthrough moment came with the release of his debut album, “The College Dropout,” in 2004. The album received critical acclaim and commercial success, introducing Kanye West as a unique and innovative voice in hip-hop.
It featured hit singles like “Through the Wire” and “Jesus Walks” and tackled personal and societal themes, resonating with a wide audience. “The College Dropout” went on to win multiple awards, including a Grammy for Best Rap Album.
Since his breakthrough, Kanye West has consistently pushed the boundaries of music and fashion, becoming an iconic figure in both industries. He has released several highly successful albums, including “Late Registration” (2005), “Graduation” (2007), “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” (2010), and “Yeezus” (2013). Each of these albums showcased his artistic evolution and garnered critical acclaim.
In addition to music, Kanye West has ventured into fashion with his Yeezy brand, collaborating with renowned brands like Adidas.
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Lessons for creators
This piece chronicles the emergence of Kanye West as a global music star. It digs beyond Kanye West as the superstar we know today to reveal his early life and how his undying passion for creativity eventually brought him to the forefront of global music. Nonetheless, Kanye encountered a series of rejections and even had to fund his own songs as an independent artist.
While Kanye built his reputation in a world devoid of social media and music streaming platforms, he utilized the resources he had at his disposal (mixtapes) to create, document, and distribute his unique style to the people around him.
This is a vital lesson for all creators today. They must learn to utilize the tools and resources around them to build, create, and consolidate their artistic work while preparing for the big breakthrough.
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Who Is Kanye West?
Kanye West initially made his mark on the music industry as a producer for leading artists. He showcased his own abilities as a rapper with his 2004 debut, College Dropout, and cemented his place atop the hip hop world via such chart-topping albums as Late Registration (2005), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Yeezus (2013) and Ye (2018). The winner of nearly two dozen Grammy Awards, West is also known for his awards-show theatrics, forays into fashion and marriage to Kim Kardashian.
Early Life
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 1977. His father, Ray, was a photojournalist for the Atlanta Journal newspaper and was also politically active in the Black Panthers; he later became a Christian counselor. West's mother, Donda, was a teacher who became a professor of English at Chicago State University, and eventually, her son's manager before she died at the age of 58 from heart disease after cosmetic surgery in 2007. Her passing would profoundly affect West musically as well as personally.
Ray and Donda divorced amicably when West was three. After that he was raised on Chicago's middle-class South Shore neighborhood by his mother, and spent summers with his father. At the age of 10, West moved for a year with Donda to China, where she taught as part of a university-exchange program; he was the only foreigner in his class. After returning to Chicago, West was drawn to the South Side's hip-hop scene, and he befriended the DJ and producer No I.D., who became his mentor. West graduated from Polaris High School and won a scholarship to study at Chicago's American Academy of Art — but dropped out of college altogether to pursue music, an act that would inform the title of his first solo album years later.
Music Producer
After spending time producing for local artists, West developed a signature style, dubbed "chipmunk soul," characterized by sped-up soul samples. He then moved to New York in 2001. Here he got his big break handling the production for the Jay-Z track "This Can't Be Life," which appeared on the 2000 album Dynasty: Roc La Familia. The following year he cemented his burgeoning reputation by producing four songs on Jay Z's The Blueprint, widely regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of all time. From there, West went on to produce for other stellar talents, including the rappers Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Ludacris, and the singers Alicia Keys and Beyoncé.
But West was not content to be a backroom player. He wanted to be the headline act but initially struggled to be taken seriously as a rapper. He pleaded with Roc-A-Fella records to let him rap, but as co-founder Jay-Z later told Time magazine, "We all grew up street guys who had to do whatever we had to do to get by. Then there's Kanye, who to my knowledge has never hustled a day in his life. I didn't see how it could work." West got a similar response from other labels. "I'd leave meetings crying all the time," he recalled.
With reluctance, Damon Dash signed West to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, but he did so mostly to retain him as a producer. That October, as West was driving home from a recording session in a California studio, he was involved in a head-on car collision that left him with a shattered jaw. He wrote and recorded a song about the experience, "Through the Wire," with his jaw still wired shut following reconstructive surgery. He then wrote much of the rest of his debut album while recuperating in L.A. But once the album was complete, it was leaked online. In response, West decided to make it better: he revised and rewrote songs and refined the production, adding stronger drums, gospel choirs and strings (he paid for orchestras out of his own pocket).
'The College Dropout'
The album was finally released in February 2004 — it sold 2.6 million copies and made West a star. Titled The College Dropout, it broke the gangsta-rap mold, with themes including consumerism (he was critical of it back then), racism, higher education and his religious beliefs. On the single "Jesus Walks" he rapped, "They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus/That means guns, sex, lies, videotapes/But if I talk about God, my record won't get played." The College Dropout peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, and West received 10 Grammy nominations, winning three awards including Best Rap Song for "Jesus Walks" and Best Rap Album. Shortly after the album was released, West founded his record label, GOOD music — an acronym for Getting Out Our Dreams — in conjunction with Sony BMG. He would put out music by John Legend, Big Sean, Common, Pusha-T and more.
'Late Registration'
West spent a year and $2 million on his sophomore album, hiring an orchestra and working with the composer Jon Brion, who had never worked with a rapper before. West, the restless bourgeois-creative, wanted to "see how far he could expand" hip hop, he told the New York Times. The results were spectacular, yielding another three Grammy wins — Best Rap Album again, plus Best Rap Song for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Gold Digger." Late Registration debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 — a feat West would repeat with every subsequent solo album release.
"On Late Registration, the Louis Vuitton Don doesn't just set out to create pop music — he wants to be pop music," wrote Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone's five-star review of the album. "So he steps up his lyrical game, shows off his epic production skills, reaches higher, pushes harder, and claims the whole world of music as hip hop turf."
In September 2005, a month after Late Registration's release, West appeared on an NBC broadcast to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He caused a national media storm — his first, but by no means his last — when he opined live on air that "George Bush doesn't care about Black people," articulating widespread criticism of the president for not visiting the devastated city of New Orleans right away. Bush was deeply stung by West's comment, later calling it a "disgusting moment."
'Graduation'
After touring with U2 in 2005-2006, West was inspired to make hip hop more anthemic, to be performed in stadiums and arenas. He began to draw influence from both rock 'n' roll (the Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Killers) and house music (which originated in his hometown of Chicago). This led to his third album, Graduation, on September 11, 2007. It dropped the same day as 50 Cent's album Curtis, in what was hyped as a battle for hip-hop's soul — the erudite showman versus the bullet-scarred street thug. But with Graduation's groundbreaking (for hip-hop) palette of layered electronic synthesizers, and sloganeering wordplay — "I'm like the fly Malcolm X/Buy any jeans necessary," he smirked on "Good Morning" — there could only be one winner. West's album sold 957,000 copies in its first six days, going straight to No. 1.
With the music industry beginning to wring its hands about the effect of the internet on its profit margins, West simply embraced the change with his video for the single "Can't Tell Me Nothing," for which he hired the comedian Zach Galifianakis to lip-sync along to the lyrics on an alternate version, creating a viral sensation on YouTube.
Mother's Death
West was on top of the world, hailed as the artist who had killed gangsta rap. And then, in November 2007, tragedy struck. His beloved mother, Donda, died from a heart attack following cosmetic surgery. During his first concert following the funeral, he dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama" to her. Months later, West broke up with his fiancée, Alexis Phifer. His next album, 808s & Heartbreak, released 12 months after his mom died, was shot through with grief, pain and alienation. West even abandoned rapping altogether, preferring to sing through an Auto-Tune vocal processor, which lent his voice a robotic tone — a technique now ubiquitous in hip hop. He classified the new album as "pop art" (not to be confused with the visual art movement) and announced: "Hip hop is over for me." (It wasn't — he won two Grammys for guest raps he made that year, on Estelle's "American Boy" and TI's "Swagga Like Us.")
Taylor Swift VMA Diss and Feud
The fragility of West's state of mind was called into question at the MTV Video Music Awards the following year. At the ceremony in Radio City Music Hall in New York, he invaded the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for the Best Female Video award (for "You Belong to Me") to protest that Beyoncé should have won instead.
The reverberations from that moment are still being felt. West apologized, then retracted his apology in a New York Times interview in 2013. By 2015 they had become friends and were even spotted at dinner together. Then in 2016 Kanye rapped on his song "Famous": "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that b**** famous." Swift hit back from the stage at the 2016 Grammy Awards — this time uninterrupted — with the words: "I want to say to all the young women out there: There will be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments... Don't let those people sidetrack you."
READ MORE: Taylor Swift and Kanye West: A Timeline of the Musicians' Decade-Long Feud
Fashion
After the Swift debacle, West took a break from music to focus on fashion. He had already been collaborating with labels including A Bathing Ape and Nike on limited-edition sneakers since 2006. He even reportedly interned at Gap in 2009, and later Fendi, to gain experience. He launched his first collection in Paris in 2011 — but it was widely panned. "You can't just dump some fox fur on a runway and call it luxury," sniffed Long Nguyen, style director of Flaunt magazine. West gave a wounded-sounding speech at the show's after-party. "Please be easy," he said. "Please give me a chance to grow." After his second collection a year later received a lukewarm reception, West announced he would no longer be showing in Paris.
He collaborated with the French label APC on a capsule collection in 2013 and signed a $10 million deal with Adidas, launching his first apparel collection Yeezy Season 1, with the brand in October 2015. The line has had a mixed reception — although his Season 5 collection in February 2017 won praise from Anna Wintour. "I liked it a lot," she told the New York Post. "A little bit more focus than sometimes we've seen from him."
'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
West returned to music in November 2010 with his fifth album — with paranoid celebrity and rampant consumption the dominant themes: it was a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement that sounded "like an instant greatest hits" according to Pitchfork. It was the best and worst of Kanye West rolled into one: a magnum opus that bordered on the delusional. It yielded four singles, including "Monster," on which West, Jay Z and Rick Ross were memorably battered into runners-up spots by a blistering guest verse from Nicki Minaj. West and his old sparring partner Jay Z then released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne in 2011 — it yielded seven singles including "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris"; and added three more Grammy wins to West's and Jay Z's respective hauls.
Marriage to Kim Kardashian and Children
In 2012 West released a compilation album, Cruel Summer, showcasing artists on his GOOD Music label. But that year the headlines were more concerned over his relationship with the reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, which began in April. They got engaged in October 21, 2013, after West proposed at the AT&T baseball stadium in San Francisco, and they married on May 24, 2014, in the historic Fort di Belvedere in Italy. Andrea Bocelli sang as Kardashian walked down the aisle, in front of guests that included the designer Rachel Roy, the tennis champion Serena Williams, the film director Steve McQueen and music stars Legend, Q-Tip, Rick Rubin, Tyga and Lana Del Rey. The couple have three children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013) son Saint (born December 5, 2015) and another daughter (born via surrogate January 15, 2018). The couple welcomed their fourth child, son Psalm, via surrogate in May 2019.
In February 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce from West.
'Yeezus'
Anyone listening to West's sixth album, Yeezus, which came out in June 2013, would hear little evidence that the rapper was living an idyllic existence. Sonically the album was abrasive, raw and almost entirely melody-free — West had enlisted the producer Rick Rubin to make wholesale changes just days before the release. Lyrically, West sounded paranoid and narcissistic to the point of bathos, especially on "I Am a God," which contained the immortal line "Hurry up with my damn croissants."
West claimed the album was an "attack on the commercial," and certainly it contained little that was radio-friendly — barring the magnificent glam-rock-inspired single, "Black Skinhead" (the first of only two singles from the album). Yeezus remains the only West album to have sold fewer than 1 million copies in the US. Yet it was critically well received — not least by the rock legend Lou Reed, who told Rolling Stone that "Each track is like making a movie... The guy really, really, really is talented."
Jimmy Kimmel Beef
A Twitter spat erupted that September with West and Jimmy Kimmel, after the talk-show host mocked an interview West had given to the BBC in the UK. Kimmel hired child actors to recite some of West's more bombastic quotes on his show. But West was far from amused. "Jimmy Kimmel is out of line to try and spoof in any way the first piece of honest media in years," read one of a series of angry tweets. Kimmel gleefully read out West's tweets during his next show — sparking more opprobrium from the rapper, who shared a link to a Slate article titled: "Kanye was right."
The following month West appeared in person on Jimmy Kimmel Live — the interview lasted most of the episode, and featured several free-flowing Kanye monologues, covering everything from his career to his thoughts on the paparazzi, Steve Jobs and Jesus. "I don't know if you know this, but a lot of people think you're a jerk," joked Kimmel, although he went on to praise West's character. It turned out the two had known each other prior to the spat, which was why West had been hurt by Kimmel's portrayal of him. Kimmel admitted that considering a celebrity's feelings was "not something that comes to mind when I'm cooking up a comedy sketch." By the end of the show they had cleared the air.
Collaboration with Paul McCartney, Rihanna and More Public Outbursts
At the start of 2015 West became the only rapper in history to record with Paul McCartney, releasing a single, "Four Five Seconds," with the Beatles legend and Rihanna. But a month later came another award-show disruption, this time at the Grammys, where West objected to Beck winning the Best Album award. "Beck needs to respect artistry, and he should have given his award to Beyoncé," West said after the ceremony. Months later he retracted his statement in an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper in England. "I was inaccurate with the concept of a gentleman who plays 14 instruments not respecting artistry," he said.
In March, West was announced as a co-owner of the music-streaming service Tidal, along with various other artists including Beyoncé, Jay Z, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin and Nicki Minaj. In June he headlined the Glastonbury festival in the UK, despite a petition of 135,000 signatures asking for him to be removed from the bill.
'The Life of Pablo'
There was more controversy in the run-up to his seventh album, The Life of Pablo. Before its release on February 14, 2016, West hit the headlines for a series of controversial tweets - including one that proclaimed Bill Cosby, on trial for drugging and raping women, to be innocent. He started a beef with the rapper Wiz Khalifa, whom he mistakenly believed to have criticized his wife, Kim Kardashian ("I am your OG and I will be respected as such," West tweeted.). He also apologized to Michael Jordan for appearing to diss the basketball legend in his lyrics. And then the day after his album came out, West bizarrely urged his followers to lobby Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion into West's "ideas." He also claimed to be $53 million in debt.
The album itself was another change of direction, and another triumph. It covered a much broader sonic sweep than Yeezus, incorporating a vast array of sounds, styles and influences, from trap to gospel to Auto-Tune crooning, to avant-pop, classic soul and dancehall. Guest vocalists included Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, Desiigner and Kid Cudi. It became West's sixth solo album in succession to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Tour Cancellation and Return to the Spotlight
On November 20, 2016, while on his Saint Pablo Tour, West stopped a concert in Sacramento to embark on a garbled rant about radio playlists, MTV, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Beyoncé and Jay Z ("Jay Z, call me, bruh... I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head..."). It was the second time within a week that he had ranted onstage and voiced support for Trump, and this time it sounded like a public breakdown — he did not complete the show. The following day he canceled the remaining 21 dates of his tour citing exhaustion, subsequently spending eight days hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In February 2017, the GOOD music president, Pusha T, said in an interview that West was working on a new album. Rumors surrounding the album's development continued to surface, with some reports saying the award-winning artist had retreated to the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for creative inspiration.
West began working his way back into the news cycle in April 2018 with the announcement that he was writing a philosophy-themed book, Break the Simulation. Days later, he confirmed the rumors about new material in a rapid-fire series of tweets, declaring he would drop two albums within a week of one another in June, the second one involving longtime collaborator Kid Cudi.
The artist then caused a stir when his tweets veered toward his support for President Trump, calling him "my brother" and noting how they shared "dragon energy," even posting a selfie in which he wears Trump's "Make America Great Again" hat. West later sought to clarify things by saying he loved Hillary Clinton too and didn't agree with everything the president said. "I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself," he wrote.
In an early May interview with TMZ, West revealed that he had been addicted to opioids prior to his November 2016 onstage meltdown and hospitalization, which he began taking after undergoing liposuction because "I didn’t want y'all to call me fat." He also raised eyebrows by describing the history of African American enslavement in the U.S. as a "choice," his words again inflaming social media outrage and prompting another attempt at a clarifying explanation later.
Topping the Charts with 'Ye'
On May 31, West held an exclusive listening party in Jackson Hole for industry insiders and select celebrities, like Chris Rock and Jonah Hill, to debut his new studio effort, Ye. The seven-track album, which included contributions from Kid Cudi and Minaj, touched on issues ranging from the sexual assault accusations facing Russell Simmons, to the Tristan Thompson-Khloé Kardashian cheating saga, to the rapper's own controversial comments about slavery and being bipolar.
West expanded on the bipolar topic in a subsequent interview, confirming that he had recently been diagnosed. Echoing his track's lyrics about how it is his "superpower," he insisted that the condition fueled his creativity, but also admitted that it led to unfortunate consequences. "Think about people who have mental issues that are not Kanye West ... think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ but they just do it at work," he said. "Then Tuesday morning they come back and they lost their job."
On June 12, it was revealed that Ye had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; it marked West's eighth consecutive chart-topping album, matching the record held by the Beatles and Eminem. Additionally, all seven tracks from Ye had cracked the Top 40, with "Yikes" charting highest, at No. 8.
Sunday Service Sessions
In early 2019, West debuted his Sunday Service sessions — performances of the rapper and associates singing gospel versions of his hit songs from various locations. Little was known about these invite-only sessions, with the public getting glimpses via social media clips.
West then brought a larger-scale version of his new project to Coachella in April for a special Easter Sunday show, in which he and a large contingent of singers and dancers, dressed in matching mauve robes, performed atop a man-made mountain.
'Jesus Is King,' 'Jesus Is Born,' 'Emmanuel' and Operas
Meanwhile, the artist continued working on a new album. Titled Yandhi, with a planned release date of September 29, 2018, the album was pushed back to November 23, before being delayed indefinitely. In August 2019, it was announced that another studio project, Jesus Is King, would be released on September 27, though that date also passed with no sign of the promised album. The gospel-tinged Jesus Is King was finally unveiled on October 25, the same day as a 35-minute IMAX film of the same title that documented one of the artist's Sunday Service sessions.
At the Hollywood Bowl in November, West debuted Nebuchadnezzar, an opera featuring Sunday Service-style choir singing with its creator reading Bible passages from off to the side of the stage. He followed with Mary, an opera based on the nativity story, before releasing the 19-track gospel album Jesus Is Born on Christmas Day.
West dropped the five-track Emmanuel on Christmas Day 2020, consisting of “ancient and Latin inspired new music,” according to the press release.
2020 Presidential Run
On July 4, 2020, West tweeted that he is running for president: "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States."
West held his first campaign rally on July 19, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. With "2020" shaved into his head, he spoke about Planned Parenthood, marijuana and slavery, among other subjects, in his speech that lasted over an hour.
On October 12, he dropped his first campaign video urging voters to write his in on their ballots.
West eventually conceded and alluded to a presidential run in 2024.
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Birth Year: 1977
Birth date: June 8, 1977
Birth State: Georgia
Birth City: Atlanta
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Best Known For: Kanye West is an outspoken Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer and fashion designer.
Astrological Sign: Gemini
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Kanye is one of the most successful artists in Grammy Awards history. As of 2017 he has won a total of 24 Grammys.
As of 2015 Kanye's net worth is around $147 million.
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American producer, rapper, and designer
Legal name:
Ye
Born:
June 8, 1977, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. (age 47)
Awards And Honors:
Grammy Award (2021)
Grammy Award (2012)
Grammy Award (2012)
Grammy Award (2012)
Grammy Award (2011)
Grammy Award (2011)
Grammy Award (2011)
Grammy Award (2011)
Grammy Award (2009)
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Grammy Award (2008)
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Grammy Award (2007)
Grammy Award (2007)
Grammy Award (2005)
Grammy Award (2004)
Grammy Award (2004)
Grammy Award (2021): Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Grammy Award (2013): Best Rap Performance; for "N****s in Paris"
Grammy Award (2013): Best Rap/Sung Collaboration; for "No Church in the Wild"
Grammy Award (2013): Best Rap Song; for "N****s in Paris"
Grammy Award (2012): Best Rap Performance; for "Otis"
Grammy Award (2012): Best Rap/Sung Collaboration; for "All of the Lights"
Grammy Award (2012): Best Rap Song; for "All of the Lights"
Grammy Award (2012): Best Rap Album; for "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"
Grammy Award (2010): Best Rap/Sung Collaboration; for "Run This Town"
Grammy Award (2010): Best Rap Song; for "Run This Town"
Grammy Award (2009): Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; for "Swagga Like Us"
Grammy Award (2009): Best Rap/Sung Collaboration; for "American Boy"
Grammy Award (2008): Best Rap Solo Performance; for "Stronger"
Grammy Award (2008): Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group; for "Southside"
Grammy Award (2008): Best Rap Song; for "Good Life"
Grammy Award (2008): Best Rap Album; for "Graduation"
Grammy Award (2006): Best Rap Solo Performance; for "Gold Digger"
Grammy Award (2006): Best Rap Song; for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
Grammy Award (2006): Best Rap Album; for "Late Registration"
Grammy Award (2005): Best R&B Song; for "You Don't Know My Name"
Grammy Award (2005): Best Rap Song; for "Jesus Walks"
Grammy Award (2005): Best Rap Album; for "The College Dropout"
Notable Family Members:
spouse Kim Kardashian
son of Ray West
son of Donda West
married to Kim Kardashian (2014–present)
father of North West (b. 2013)
father of Saint West (b. 2015)
father of Chicago West (b. 2018)
father of Psalm West (b. 2019)
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Kanye West (born June 8, 1977, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) is an American producer, rapper, and fashion designer who parlayed his production success in the late 1990s and early 2000s into a career as a popular, critically acclaimed solo artist. One of the most controversial and influential celebrities of his generation, West attracted notoriety with a public persona that at times overshadowed his music.
Early life
West was the child of an Atlanta-based news photographer and former Black Panther father, Ray West, and a college professor mother, Donda (née Williams) West. His parents divorced when he was three, and West was raised by his mother mainly in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, where she began teaching at Chicago State University. When West was 10 years old, he moved with his mother to China for a year for an education exchange program in which Donda West taught at Nanjing University. West showed artistic ability at a young age, often winning talent shows as a child. He attended Chicago State University for one year before dropping out to pursue a career in music.
The College Dropout
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Early on he demonstrated his considerable abilities as a producer, contributing to Jermaine Dupri’s album Life in 1472 (1998) before relocating to the New York City area, where he made his name with his production work for Roc-A-Fella Records, especially on rapper Jay-Z’s album Blueprint (2001). West’s skillful use of accelerated sample-based beats soon made him much in demand as a producer, but he struggled to be allowed to make his own recordings (partly because of the perception that his middle-class background denied him credibility as a rapper). When he finally released his debut solo album, The College Dropout (2004), it was massively successful: sales soared, and critics gushed over its sonic sophistication and clever wordplay, which blended humor, faith, insight, and political awareness on songs such as “Through the Wire” and the gospel-choir-backed “Jesus Walks.” The latter cut won a Grammy Award for best rap song in 2005, and West also picked up awards that year for best rap album and best rhythm-and-blues song (as one of the songwriters of Alicia Keys’s “You Don’t Know My Name”).
Late Registration, Graduation, and 808s and Heartbreak
Abetted by his flamboyant personality, West quickly rose to stardom. His second album, Late Registration (2005), repeated the commercial success of his first—with a number of hit singles, including “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” and “Gold Digger”—and earned West three more Grammy Awards. He also gained attention for his widely quoted assertion that the federal government’s slow response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans in 2005 demonstrated that U.S. Pres. George W. Bush “doesn’t care about Black people”—a comment that Bush later characterized as one of the worst moments of his presidency.
As his career as a performer took off, West continued to work as a producer, with credits including songs by such high-profile artists as Nas, Mariah Carey, and Beyoncé. He also founded the record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Records. His third release, Graduation (2007), produced the hit singles “Good Life” and “Stronger” and garnered him four more Grammy Awards. In 2008 West released 808s and Heartbreak, an album that dwelled on feelings of personal loss and regret. (His mother had died the previous year from a heart attack following cosmetic surgery.) Its sound differed radically from his previous releases, as West chose to sing (with the assistance of a vocal production tool called Auto-Tune) rather than rap his lyrics.
Taylor Swift incident at the VMAS and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
West spent much of late 2009 rehabilitating his image. He had rushed the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards, preempting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for best female video, to declare that “Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time.” Video footage of the incident quickly went viral on the Internet, and West found himself vilified in the media. A series of apologies, some of them appearing as a stream-of-consciousness narrative on West’s Twitter (rebranded as X in 2023) feed, soon followed.
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The brashness that caused him such trouble in 2009 fueled a triumphant return to music the following year, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, a monumentally complex exploration of the nature of success and celebrity. With potent rhymes that were in equal parts boastful and self-effacing, instrumentation that ranged from tribal drums to soaring orchestral accompaniment, and a list of guest performers that included Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, and Chris Rock, the album represented some of West’s most ambitious work, and it was rewarded with a trio of Grammys. He followed it with Watch the Throne (2011), a Billboard chart-topping collaboration with Jay-Z that featured the Grammy-winning singles “Otis,” “Niggas in Paris,” and “No Church in the Wild.”
Yeezus
In 2012 West presented Cruel Summer, a compilation album featuring him and some of the artists signed to his GOOD Music label. A year later, on Yeezus (2013), West continued to explore the dark corners of his psyche, at times filtering his observations through the provocative lens of racial politics, as on “New Slaves.” In contrast to the extravagance of his previous solo efforts, the album found him rapping over jagged minimalist arrangements evocative of house and industrial music and embellished with spare samples of soul and dancehall vocalists. Its most successful single was “Bound 2,” in part because of its racy music video featuring West and his then girlfriend, the reality-television star Kim Kardashian. (The couple, who were frequently in the public eye, were married in 2014 and eventually had four children: North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. In 2021 it was announced that they were divorcing, and their split was finalized in 2022.)
YEEZY fashion debut and The Life of Pablo
In February 2015 West, in conjunction with German apparel company Adidas, unveiled the first “season,” or collection, of his long-awaited fashion line, YEEZY. YEEZY Season 1 featured men’s and women’s streetwear, including oversize sweaters, military- and surplus-inspired jackets, sneakers, boots, and more.
West’s fashion work continued leading up to the release of his eighth studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016); in fact, he debuted tracks from the album at his showcase of YEEZY Season 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The gospel-tinged album further demonstrated West’s inventiveness as a producer, but critics found it disjointed. In addition, the work itself was somewhat overshadowed by the unconventional circumstances of its release; after making an initial version of the album available online, West continued to tinker with it in the studio, calling it a “living breathing changing creative expression.” The tour supporting the album was abruptly canceled in November 2016, and West was briefly hospitalized. West’s fifth fashion collection, YEEZY Season 5, was released at New York Fashion Week in February 2017.
Social media controversies, ye, Donald Trump, and Donda
West was uncharacteristically quiet for several months before provocatively reemerging on social media in April 2018. He notably defended a statement he had made in a televised interview suggesting that enslaved African Americans had cooperated in their enslavement. Later that year he released the chaotic and unsettling ye, on which he declared that he is bipolar. Kids See Ghosts, a collaboration with rapper Kid Cudi, followed shortly thereafter. Like ye, it focused on mental health but to much better effect; intense and spooky, the album was widely viewed as more interesting and rewarding than West’s solo effort. His next release, Jesus Is King, was a gospel album that reflected his recommitment to Christianity; it later won the Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album. During this time West remained involved in fashion, and YEEZY Season 6 and Season 7 were released in 2018 and 2019, respectively, though neither was shown at New York Fashion Week.
In July 2020, less than four months before the U.S. presidential election, West announced that he was running for the office as a member of the so-called Birthday Party. He did little campaigning, but he released a platform that notably called for reforming the police and legal system, reducing student debt, and having prayer in schools. Republican Pres. Donald Trump and his followers supported West’s candidacy, believing that he could lure some voters away from the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, in what was expected to be an incredibly close election. However, West ultimately garnered only 0.04 percent of the national vote, not enough to have any effect on the outcome. In 2021 he released his 10th studio album, Donda. Named for his mother, it features collaborations with such artists as JAY-Z and The Weeknd. He also opened a private Christian school in California called Donda Academy, though the school was soon beset with numerous complaints and lawsuits. Later that year Kanye West officially changed his name to Ye.
Continuing controversies and Vultures 1
While not a stranger to controversy, West faced particular backlash for objectionable behavior in 2022. During his YEEZY show at Paris Fashion Week in October, he and his models wore shirts emblazoned with “White Lives Matter.” Shortly thereafter West made a series of comments that were widely seen as anti-Semitic. Notably, he posted on Twitter that he was preparing to “go death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” Many interpreted the tweet as a reference to defcon, a U.S. military readiness system. This and other comments resulted in Instagram and Twitter locking his accounts and removing content. West subsequently announced that he planned on acquiring Parler, a conservative social media platform. However, the proposed sale never materialized. During this time a number of companies, including Adidas, ended their endorsement deals with West, and his booking agency, Creative Arts Agency, stopped representing him. It was also revealed that Def Jam Records had parted ways with West and GOOD Music, their contract having expired in 2021.
In December 2023 West posted an apology to the Jewish community on Instagram. Written in Hebrew, the statement read in part, “Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.” Also in 2023 West teamed with rapper Ty Dolla $ign to form the duo ¥$. They released the single “Vultures” in November, followed by the album Vultures 1 in February 2024. With no record label, West distributed the album solely through streaming services. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and earned more than $1 million in its first week. Among those making guest appearances were Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, and West’s eldest child, North West. Shortly before its release, West hinted that volumes two and three of Vultures would be released in early 2024.
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Kanye West was until this afternoon believed to be planning a full performance of his ‘808s & Heartbreak’ album in his hometown of Chicago.
But today Chicago’s United Center released a statement saying Kanye’s show was announced “in error.”
The gig was to take place on November 9, following two dates in September when West played the 2008 record in full.
The venue’s statement read: “This morning, a show featuring Kanye West at United Center was published to Ticketmaster. Unfortunately, this was done in error, as there are no current plans for a Kanye West show in Chicago. We apologize for the misinformation.”
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‘808s & Heartbreak’ was released in 2008 and features the single ‘Love Lockdown’ as well as appearances from Kid Cudi and Mr Hudson.
West’s first performance of the full album in Los Angeles last month saw him accompanied by an orchestra and choir, and featured a number of the original collaborators, including Kid Cudi, Young Jeezy and Mr Hudson. He also faced a number of technical difficulties on the night.
West recently reaffirmed his intention to run for US president, and also stated that it could be another year before his latest record ‘Swish’ hits the shelves.
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Ye[3] (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977), known professionally as just Kanye West, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer from Chicago, Illinois.[4][5][6] In 2020, West ran for President of the United States, under his own political party, the Birthday Party. He changed his name to Ye in late 2021.[3]
He rose to fame in the mid 2000s. His first three albums, The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation received many awards,[7][8] critical acclaim,[9] and commercial success. In 2008, he released his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak. In 2010, he released his fifth album, titled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In 2013, he released his sixth album, Yeezus. Yeezus obtained great reviews from many music critics. In 2016, he released his seventh album, The Life of Pablo. In 2018, he released his eighth album, Ye. West explored Christian and gospel music on his 2019 album Jesus Is King. His tenth album Donda was released in 2021. West's discography also includes three full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) (with Jay-Z), Kids See Ghosts (2018) (with Kid Cudi) and Vultures 1 (2024) (with Ty Dolla Sign).
Early life[change | change source]
Kanye Omari West was born at Grady Memorial Hospital; in Atlanta, Georgia. He was from a middle-class African-American family.[10] He moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois when he was three years old. During the same time, his mother and father divorced. He started writing poetry at the age of five.[11] Kanye moved with his mother to Nanjing, China when he was 10. In 1997 West started taking painting classes at Chicago's American Academy of Art. After a short time he changed to Chicago State University to major in English. When he was 20 he left college to focus on music.
Career[change | change source]
West started his music career as a producer creating beats for local Chicago artists. He was well known in these beats to take samples of old and popular soul songs, speed them up, raise the pitch and put these samples in his beats to enhance the sound. This is called Chipmunk Soul. In the late 1990s, West became a member of the amateur rap group called Go-Getters with GLC, Timmy G, and Really Doe. In 1999 they released their only album, World Record Holders.
In 2003 West released his first mixtape, Get Well Soon....[12] In Get Well Soon.... He rapped on an instrumental from Twista's single "Slow Jamz". In 2004. West's first album The College Dropout was released by Roc-A-Fella. It entered the Billboard 200 at number two. Five singles were released from the album. That year West started a record label called GOOD Music. John Legend is signed to the label. West was nominated for three American Music Awards.[13]
In 2005 West's second album Late Registration was released. Five singles were released from the album. The second single "Gold Digger" was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2006 Grammy Awards. West was also nominated for Best New Artists. Other rappers on the album included Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Mos Def. In 2005 West released his first fashion line. West's third album Graduation was released in 2007. The album was nominated for eight Grammy Awards.[14] Five singles were released from the album. The album's first single "Stronger" won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
In 2008, West's fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak was released. The album was sung instead of rapped by West. It sold 450,145 copies in its first week. West acted in the 2008 movie The Love Guru.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released on Roc-A-Fella Records in 2010. Music critics gave it great reviews. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 10/10.[15] Pitchfork rarely gives a 10/10 rating, so this was a big achievement. Rolling Stone gave it five out of five stars.[16] Four singles were released from the album.
In 2011 West released an album with Jay-Z called Watch the Throne. In 2011 "All of the Lights" was released as the fourth single from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Rihanna sang in it.
On May 23, 2012 a short movie made by West called Cruel Summer was shown for the first time at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The movie was given good reviews. The movie's name came from an album West released called Cruel Summer on his record label GOOD Music.
On June 18, 2013 West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released. The album got very good reviews from music critics. In November 2013 West gave a lecture at Harvard University.[17] On November 15, 2013 Busta Rhymes' single "Thank You" was released. West rapped on it with Lil Wayne and Q-Tip. On November 24, 2013, West said in an interview that he is making his seventh album.[18] "New Slaves" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[19] On June 27, 2015, West headlined Glastonbury Festival 2015 to much controversy.
On February 14, 2016, West released The Life of Pablo on Tidal, Jay-Z's online music service. On April 1, 2016, West released The Life Of Pablo on other music services, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play.
On June 1, 2018, West released Ye, an album about his mental health struggles.[20]
In 2018 West released a collaboration album with Kid Cudi called Kids See Ghosts.[21]
On October 25, 2019, West released Jesus is King, a religious hip-hop album.[22] It became the first to top the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Rap Albums, Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts at the same time.[23]
West released a single called "Wash Us in the Blood" on June 30, 2020, featuring rapper and singer Travis Scott. "Wash Us in the Blood" serves as the first single from West's tenth studio album Donda.[24]
On August 29, 2021, after a long roll out, West released Donda.[25]
In 2022, West released Donda 2 only on a music listening device known as the Stem Player.
Personal life[change | change source]
West married Kim Kardashian in 2014. They have a daughter, North "Nori" West, who was born on June 15, 2013.[26] They also have a son, Saint West, who was born on December 5, 2015.[27] Their third child, daughter Chicago West, was born on January 15, 2018. They had their fourth child on May 9, 2019, a son named Psalm West. In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce.[28] On February 19, 2021, the couple officially filed for divorce.[29] The divorce became official in 2022.[30]
In January 2023, it was reported that West had informally married Australian architectural designer Bianca Censori in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills, California.[31][32] The ceremony had no legal standing; the couple did not file for a marriage license.[33] West said Censori is his muse.[34]
2020 presidential campaign[change | change source]
See the main article: Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign
In August 2015 during MTV Video Music Award, West announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election.[35]
In September 2015, West announced that he intends to run for President of the United States in 2020.[36][37][38] He later implied on Twitter that he intends to run for President in 2024 due to Donald Trump's win in the 2016 election.[39][40] On December 13, 2016, West met with President-elect Trump[41] to discuss (according to West) "bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago."[42]
On July 4, 2020, West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election,[43][44] although it's unclear if he has filed official paperwork to appear on ballots.[45]
Discography[change | change source]
Studio albums[change | change source]
Kanye West has released 10 studio albums:
Year Album 2004 The College Dropout 2005 Late Registration 2007 Graduation 2008 808s & Heartbreak 2010 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2013 Yeezus 2016 The Life of Pablo 2018 Ye 2019 Jesus Is King 2021 Donda
Collaborative albums[change | change source]
Year Album 2011 Watch the Throne 2018 Kids See Ghosts 2024 Vultures 1 (with Ty Dolla Sign as ¥$)
Demo album[change | change source]
Year Album 2022 Donda 2
Controversies[change | change source]
On October 9, 2022, West said on Twitter that he would be “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE", seemingly a misspelling of DEFCON 3. This suggested he was anti-semitic. He also said he supported Adolf Hitler and denied the existence of the Holocaust.[46][47][48]
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List of poets from the United States
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Kanye Talk Archived 2014-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
Kanye West at Rocafella Records
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Kanye's new album, Graduation, at Power 105.1 - NYC Archived 2008-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
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The primordial essence
If you grew up in Los Angeles during the '90s, you could teleport to the dawn of West Coast hip-hop through a simple twist of the dial. In the years before the '96 telecommunications act deregulated and degraded regional radio, the "urban contemporary" FM stations (Power 106 and 92.3 The Beat) still regularly mixed the old-school car wash classics rumbling right before the Big Bang.
It was like staring into the Hubble telescope — except no NASA project could compete with the supersonic levitation of Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce." Understanding the foundational component of LA hip-hop meant understanding The Funk. This was intuitive to the Raiders-hatted and Kings-jacketed masses mesmerized by productions from Dr. Dre and DJ Quik, Daz and Battlecat, Sir Jinx and Warren G, DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill and Hutch of Above the Law.
After all, it was "the G-funk era." Dre and 2Pac recruited Roger Troutman to sing the hook on what became the de facto California state anthem. Ice Cube remade "One Nation Under a Groove" with George Clinton sitting on a throne in the video. Defying commercial logic, Snoop Dogg released singles with a grown-and-sexy Charlie Wilson. Even "Pistol Grip Pump," the biggest crossover from the subterranean hip-hop tabernacle Project Blowed, was unreconstructed militant funk.
Funk was the primordial essence in the collective DNA. Several years before Kool Herc's South Bronx "Back to School Jam," a B-boy tidal wave crested out of a South Central community college cafeteria. That's where commercial art student Don Campbell invented "locking" by hybridizing the "funky chicken" and the "robot." The locomotion's genius lay in its open-source design. After Soul Train relocated from Chicago to Hollywood in 1971, Campbell became a featured dancer and his interlocking joint freezes and rapid-twitch movements were soon expanded upon by polyester Baryshnikovs across syndicated America.
Wild style mutated. In Southern California, locking merged with popping, a spastic hiccup of jerky arm, leg and chest pops from the Bay and Fresno. By the late '70s, both coasts simultaneously codified the four elements. In LA County, Central California transplants teamed with Long Beach natives to form the iconic crew the Electric Boogaloos. With gymnastic ground-floor innovations imported from New York, breakin' swept the inner city.
DJs and B-boys dominated. During the last days of disco, the founders of the pioneering World Class Wreckin' Cru and Uncle Jamm's Army — Alonzo Williams and Rodger Clayton — spun funk, R&B and soul in foggily remembered nightclubs. In '79, Williams consecrated Eve After Dark in Compton, the future Eden for the Wreckin' Cru's teen breakout star, Dr. Dre. But the West Coast remained a step behind. Park jams required expensive permits. Considered a fad, LA hip-hop lacked its own Sugar Hill Records.
In 1981, two Air Force veterans, Disco Daddy and Captain Rapp, released LA's first official rap record after meeting at a club night welcoming Magic Johnson to the Lakers. "The Gigolo Rapp" was a brazen imitation of "Rappers Delight," right down to the label (Rappers Rapp) being owned an ex-Sugar Hill record salesman. Beyond the skill disparity, a key difference stood out: While The Sugarhill Gang interpolated the sleek disco-soul of Chic's "Good Times," the self-described "terrible two" from LA rhymed over the orgiastic sleaze of Rick James' "Super Freak."
James Brown invented funk. Most of its second-wave geniuses emerged from the rusting factory towns of the Midwest. But LA is where they eventually hung their sequins and lycra. Motown's arrival in 1972 augured the city's arrival as a world capital of Black music. By decade's end, Casablanca Records, the disco locus behind Parliament-Funkadelic, relocated to the Sunset Strip. Soul Train spawned SOLAR (Sound of Los Angeles Records), which discovered The Whispers, Shalamar, Lakeside and Midnight Star. To make the bridge between eras more explicit, SOLAR co-founder Dick Griffey eventually co-founded Death Row with Suge Knight.
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If synth-funk supplied the vulcanized spine of LA hip-hop, it's because that's what its rappers, producers and DJs absorbed during their adolescence. As late as Bill Clinton's second term, terrestrial radio taught the sound of '82 alongside Tha Dogg Pound and Suga Free. What followed cannot be extricated from what informed it: Parliament's "Flashlight" and "Atomic Dog," Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus" (where Snoop discovered his "izzle" slang), The Dazz Band's "Let It Whip," The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," One Way's "Cutie Pie," Ronnie Hudson's "West Coast Poplock," anything remotely in the purple shade of Prince and every moment that Roger Troutman touched a talk box.
Funk animated the spirit of Los Angeles because it encapsulated the light-noir dialectic. Sparkling sheen and champagne excess clashed with pornographic rawness and grimy realities. It was hard enough for Bloods and Crips to boogie to, but smooth and bespoke enough to appear on Soul Train and American Bandstand. It is propulsive driving music made for perilous freeway chases and Sunday Crenshaw cruises. In the City of Quartz fractured by racial and class conflict, internecine gang wars, the barbarism of the Los Angeles Police Department and the debilitating effects of the crack epidemic, funk was both brick and mortar.
Fault lines rupturing
It was fitting that the first region to shatter the monopoly of the five boroughs would reflect its diametrical opposite. Dense claustrophobia, cold weather and arthritic subway cars made little sense in a horizontal land of abundant sunshine and alpine subwoofers. If East Coast producers dug in the crates for rare soul and jazz samples, '80s LA gravitated toward the hardcore (whether punk or funk). If New York was an island, the rest of the nation appeared closer to the strip mall sprawl of LA. Whether it was gangsta rap or bass music, Latin hip-hop or the triple-time chop technique incubated at the Good Life, this natural point of opposition only spurred its originality. California has always represented America's frontier, its future.
The fault lines ruptured in 1983. The low-budget documentary Breakin' 'N' Enterin' chronicled fluorescent MC and B-boy battles waged at the city's first iconic hip-hop club, Radio. KDAY hired Dr. Dre as "mixmaster" and Greg Mack as its musical director, setting 1580 AM on its path to become the world's first all hip-hop radio station. Labels finally saw commercial potential. Saturn Records unleashed Ice-T's first electro-funk raps, with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis playing bass and keys on a break from touring with Prince. Macola Records scored the first all-city hit with Uncle Jamm's Army's "Dial-A-Freak," starring the jheri-curled lothario the Egyptian Lover.
Armed with a vocoder and turntables, the Egyptian Lover induced ecstatic freak-fests: hypnotically repeating his name like a robotic muezzin call while a pyramid of 32 booming Cerwin-Vega speakers reverberated with King Tut-waking 808 kicks. He was West Coast hip-hop's first true breakout rapper-producer, stress-testing subwoofers with a new strain of club music — the Angeleno analog to Detroit techno or Chicago house. And when a pre-2 Live Crew Luther Campbell booked the Egyptian Lover, the cross-pollination partially inspired the creation of Miami and Atlanta Bass.
But party music was only part of the equation. In 1950, an open white supremacist, William Parker, took the reins of the LAPD. Ever since, the city's Black and brown population had been under siege. By the '80s, Parker was long hell-bound, but his former driver and protégé, Chief Daryl Gates, inherited his mentor's streak of authoritarian cruelty. The booming crack trade led to bloody turf wars. The murder rate escalated to record highs. In response, the LAPD towed out six-ton tanks equipped with 14-foot steel battering rams to pulverize the homes of suspected drug traffickers.
Before Ice-T and N.W.A stoked national controversy, there was Toddy Tee. Along with his partner, Mixmaster Spade, the Compton native became an underground phenomenon, selling thousands of cassette tapes at swap meets. His 1985 anti-police broadside "Batterram" established the tradition of social commentary that defines much LA gangsta rap. And it was produced by Leon Haywood, the soul-funk Casanova whom Dr. Dre sampled for "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang."
From there, it was a direct route to Ice-T. By 1986, the New Jersey transplant jettisoned Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for something reflective of the do-or-die chaos of the streets. Philadelphia's Schoolly D may have released the first gangsta rap song, but the cinematic storytelling of "6 'N the Mornin' " allowed a generation to glimpse the possibilities. America's favored antihero archetype went from the Western outlaw to the swaggering mafioso, and now, the gangsta rapper — somewhere between Iceberg Slim and Al Capone, Billy the Kid and Black Caesar. Betokening his future in film and television, Ice-T had a polished script: describing a pre-dawn police escape down to the squeaking Adidas, the rubber band-wrapped stacks in his pocket, the dangling gold chain and the pistol close at hand.
There is a good chance that you are familiar with what comes next. The monolith with the $200-million grossing, Oscar-nominated biopic. Or at least you have heard the phrase "F*** tha Police." More than 35 years after N.W.A's debut single, "Boyz-n-the-Hood," it's difficult to overstate their impact, especially when considering the moguldom of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube.
Eazy-E was the trickster patriarch. His business model, marketing acumen, brash hyperbole and eight-ball edge paved the way for Suge Knight's Death Row, Master P's No Limit, Birdman's Cash Money, Puff Daddy's Bad Boy and Top Dawg's TDE. The first to understand the full power of the medium for shock and awe, Eric Wright pulled up to interviews with hand cannons, showed up to a Republican fundraising luncheon to troll George H.W. Bush's White House and mocked the FBI for sending N.W.A a threatening letter. Underestimated by craft-obsessed elitists, he was the first to prove that a singular voice, style and attitude would always mean more than hollow syllable gymnastics.
Ice Cube will forever rank among hip-hop's greatest storytellers. When O'Shea Jackson headed to New York to collaborate with Public Enemy's Bomb Squad, the resulting masterpiece, 1990's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, proved that not only could the West Coast match the best of the East, it could produce the best rapper alive. No one better distilled the fury that Black Angelenos felt at the legacy of racist redlining, police sadism and socioeconomic inequality that led up to the '92 uprising. And after he transitioned into a respected Hollywood multi-hyphenate, Cube did as much as anyone to catapult hip-hop's societal critiques and cultural significance into the American mainstream, give or take an Are We There Yet?
Dr. Dre did everything but cure the common cold. With N.W.A, he established the template for the most commercially successful subgenre of all time. With The Chronic, his technicolor blockbuster reboot of P-Funk turned hip-hop into the default soundtrack of American party music. You cannot ignore the misogyny or record of abuse toward women, but production from hip-hop's Asclepius did help J.J. Fad become the first West Coast women rappers with a gold plaque. Without Dre, there is no Snoop, Eminem, 50 Cent or Kendrick Lamar as we know them.
Rap sprawls out over the city
The global dominion of the Dr. Dre multiverse has often overshadowed the depth, variety and ingenuity of groundbreaking but less marketable artists: Quik and Suga Free, Compton's Most Wanted, Low Profile, King T, etc. As a result, West Coast hip-hop history is often reduced to N.W.A, Death Row (including The D.O.C., Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Nate Dogg and 2Pac), Aftermath — and "the rest." In more one-dimensional portrayals, gangsta rap becomes a steroidal and racialized caricature. Critics fixate on the guns, drugs and sex cliches at the expense of plaintive laments like Dre's "Lil' Ghetto Boy," MC Eiht's "Straight Up Menace" and Suga Free's "Dip Da," which explain the inner-city blues as effectively as Marvin Gaye (and more succinctly than any social realist novel). For decades, the lurid true-crime element of the East-West beef distracted from the artistic merits of anthems like "Trapped," "So Many Tears" and "Keep Ya Head Up."
West Coast Latin hip-hop suffers a similar flattening. With their multi-platinum success and multicultural breakthrough, Cypress Hill became bong-hitting avatars for an entire mode of LA Chicano life. (This is a major oversimplification considering that Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace were Cuban, B-Real was half-Mexican and half-Cuban, DJ Muggs was Italian and percussionist Eric Bobo is the son of Willie Bobo, the Latin jazz legend from New York by way of Puerto Rico.) If the Simpsons cameo and the blurry distance from the early '90s made them the synecdoche for stoner rap, that stance ignores how radical Muggs' tomahawk funk and B-Real's pinched-nerve paranoia felt upon arrival.
It was actually South Gate's Mellow Man Ace — the older brother of Cypress Hill's Sen Dog — who became the first Latin rapper in the Hot 100 with 1990's "Mentirosa." Shortly thereafter, Kid Frost's "La Raza" introduced Yo! MTV Raps audiences to LA's Aztlan: Art Laboe oldies bumping from Chevy low-riders, revolutionary murals, bubble-letter graffiti and the chilling omnipresence of the LA County Sheriff's Department. The collective success led to a brief but significant Golden Age of West Coast Latin hip-hop that included A Lighter Shade of Brown, Delinquent Habits and Funkdoobiest. If LA gang life was historically fraught with tensions between Black and Latin sets, hip-hop offered a unity that continues to this day with successors like OhGeesy, Peysoh and the late MoneySign $uede.
When weighing a half-century of history, it's worth considering who wrote the first draft. Most criticism and reportage of LA hip-hop has been constructed by New Yorkers, whose telescopic and narrow prism often determined merit and value. (Suga Free's Street Gospel got 2.5 mics in The Source. I will not elaborate.) With the exception of the short-lived Rap Pages and occasional articles in LA Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, LA artists never experienced the benefits of their East Coast counterparts, who had multiple publications stacked with native-born journalists to more subtly chronicle similarities, contradictions and block-by-block complexities.
This is why many narratives about left-of-center LA hip-hop are rife with reductive stereotypes. In these retellings, the underground begins with open mic nights at the Good Life, a long-defunct health food café located in South Central's bohemian enclave, Leimert Park. During the first half of the '90s, the artists who came through each Thursday night were frequently described as the "conscious, Afrocentric alternative" to the "vulgar" and "nihilistic" gangsta rap that ruled the charts. This notion was underscored by the no-cursing rules and the Good Life's literary and modal inheritance from the ur-rappers, The Watts Prophets.
But reality is slippery. The artists associated with the Good Life and its successor, Project Blowed, rank among the most technically virtuosic, hyper-musical and psychedelically creative artists to emerge from anywhere since Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie ran New York's 52nd Street. If you believe that aliens have long existed amongst us, the best evidence is Myka 9's 1991 astral revelation, "7th Seal." Even then, the South Central native was already a well-known commodity, having appeared and written on N.W.A's debut album, N.W.A. and the Posse. To complete the exchange, one of Snoop Dogg's first recorded appearances came on a Good Life Please Pass the Mic compilation with a track list that featured Inglewood gangsta rapper Mack 10 and Jurassic 5 (in their proto-form as Unity Committee).
Whether openly acknowledged or implicit, the history of the LA underground runs through Project Blowed. Co-founded by alumni Daddy Kev, DJ Nobody and Nocando (now All City Jimmy), the Low End Theory fused the Leimert Park avant-garde, instrumental hip-hop, Warp Records IDM, early South London dubstep and jazz to birth a constellation of stars including Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing, Thundercat and Kamasi Washington — all of whom have collaborated with Lamar. The internationally celebrated club night hosted the debut show from Odd Future, inspired the sound of at least one Radiohead album, and has become enshrined in a late-night Valhalla alongside the Paradise Garage, the Tunnel and The Haçienda.
Considering LA rap means knowing that will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas was regarded as one of the greatest freestyle battlers ever — back when Eazy-E signed his group Atban Klann to Ruthless Records. It's believing the urban legend that Suge Knight wanted to sign Freestyle Fellowship's P.E.A.C.E. to Death Row, but decided that he was too wild even for them. It is understanding that LA's place as an epicenter of industry means that some of the best hometown rappers are actually transplants. It is Beck, raised in Silver Lake, beholden to no genre, but unmistakably forged in the crucible of gangsta rap. It is ScHoolboy Q dedicating songs to Raymond Washington over Portishead loops and Vince Staples, a Crip from north Long Beach, rapping over regenerated Detroit techno and house produced by SOPHIE and Flume.
Breakthroughs on breakthroughs
You can split LA hip-hop into subgenres all day, but space will always exist for the idiosyncratic. Take Delicious Vinyl, the eclectic LA label founded in '87 by Mike Ross and Matt Dike. A revered DJ who was once Basquiat's assistant, Dike and The Dust Brothers sculpted the sound of the Beastie Boys' sampledelic bricolage, Paul's Boutique. Apart from Dre, the label did as much as anyone to bring West Coast hip-hop to the masses. In 1989, they released the first two platinum hip-hop singles ever: Tone-Loc's "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina." Young MC's "Bust a Move" ushered in a family-friendly form of hip-hop that will forever live on wedding playlists. On The Pharcyde's sophomore album, Delicious Vinyl introduced Detroit's J Dilla (then Jay Dee), who became a permanent fixture of hip-hop production's Mount Rushmore.
Dilla eventually moved to Los Angeles in the middle aughts to become the latest Midwest visionary in search of a better climate and more economic opportunities. His instrumental tapes, Slum Village soul deconstructions and albums for LA's Stones Throw sparked a new phylum of unquantized sample-based hip-hop. Among the most inspired was his close collaborator Madlib, whose hallucinogenic odysseys in funk, soul and jazz made them the Pete Rock and Premier for a generation of analog romantics forced to digitally coexist with an algorithmic world. Most famously, Tyler, the Creator merged these ideas with those of The Neptunes to create his own carnival of sea foam funk and treehouse jazz. And when it came time to pick a stage name, Earl Sweatshirt found inspiration from Stones Throw artist James Pants.
Amid the post-Napster disarray, the LA underground thrived. People Under the Stairs and Murs and Living Legends toured worldwide and sold hundreds of thousands of vinyl records. Jurassic 5 and Dilated Peoples scored major label deals, and the latter even nabbed a Hot 100 hit with the Kanye West-produced "This Way." One of Dilated's first collaborators, the Beverly Hills-raised Alchemist, evolved from one of hip-hop's best hired guns into a legitimate auteur — transcending generations and standing shoulder-to-shoulder alongside his grimiest inspirations. Dom Kennedy built a lifestyle brand of laid-back blunt cruise rap. And despite the meddling of unimaginative major labels, San Pedro's Blu balanced tradition and futurism as well as any '80s baby.
Dr. Dre cast a long shadow over it all. Commercial hip-hop became the victim of Aftermath's near-stranglehold on the levers of the machine. The history of '00s major label LA hip-hop largely amounts to The Game, whose impressive ear for beats and shameless-but-endearing loyalty to his gangsta rap idols mostly compensated for a deficit of originality.
It briefly seemed like gangsta rap was dead. In the late '00s, a faddish dance-rap craze, jerkin', offered a party-friendly alternative in stark contrast to the last two decades of pistols and palm trees bravado. For about a year, entrepreneurial, sex-obsessed teenagers in skinny jeans formed large decentralized crews and went viral on MySpace hitting tricky dance moves over minimalist spaceships-on-Slauson funk. It briefly conjured an alternative reality where LA hip-hop went straight from Uncle Jamm's Army into the year 2009 — with a detour in the Bay to strip hyphy for parts.
Things swiftly reverted to the mean. The chief survivors of the jerkin' era were Compton's YG and his DJ-turned-producer, Mustard — whose ratchet beats laid sinister house piano plinks over jerkin's 808s. In the process, the discoverer of "Rack City" became LA's first hit-making super-producer since Dre. YG burnished his reputation with underground street hits, including "Bitches Ain't S***," a slightly altered rework of the G-funk original. To the young LA streets, YG and his across-the-aisle collaborator, Nipsey Hussle, became a millennial Blood-Crip iteration of "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" — if each was one part 'Pac and one part Snoop.
As long as there are LA gangs, there will be LA gangsta rap. But as the subgenre got old enough to get grays, it required reinvention. Dr. Dre again had the answer. On his 2012 Aftermath debut, Kendrick Lamar unmoored the tradition from its post-2Pac stasis. good kid, m.A.A.d city was firmly rooted in gangsta rap signifiers: the threat of violence, regionally specific references to Tam's Burgers and Gonzales Park and cameos from Dre and MC Eiht. But it was unquestionably a generational update, complete with Beach House samples, cautionary tales about alcoholism and Drake brooding about girls posting seductive vacation pics on Instagram. Of course, Lamar's Compton genealogy remained an inextricable part of his music. To make his allegiances unmistakable, his next album opened with a funkadelic sermon from George Clinton.
As the last decade drained on, the realities of the street became radically distinct from 20th century cliche. To '90s babies, khakis, Chuck Taylors, old-school Chevys and smoking on "hydrochronic" felt like anachronisms from their parents' time. No one called it "gangsta rap." The voice of the latest generation was the convention-shattering "foreign whip crasher" Drakeo the Ruler. The South Central rapper claimed no gang, but rapped about his nervous lifestyle, which entailed driving around in a Rolls Royce Dawn with people trying to kill him at any given red light. He bragged about Neiman Marcus shopping sprees, sipped Actavis and beat a highly publicized murder rap after going up against the prosecutor daughter of the former district attorney. Liberating LA hip-hop from the orthodoxy that stifled it, Drakeo became the most original new stylist since Snoop. His flows, vocabulary and cadences continue to define modern California street rap.
Drakeo wasn't alone. His "evil twin," Watts' 03 Greedo, divined voodoo hymnals from Baton Rouge pain rap, radioactive Atlanta Auto-Tune and the triumphal spirit of the Jordan Downs projects. Greedo's "emo music for gangbangers" was warped, damaged and left blood on the tracks. While repudiating himself from the West Coast tradition, Greedo openly admitted his love for T-Pain, the Florida singer whose horny computerized warbles have come closer to Roger Troutman than nearly anyone.
The beat goes on
For those still alive and able to remember the beginning, it must all seem strange. The venues that nurtured hip-hop are distant memories. The bulldozers have come for the Sports Arena, Skateland and the After Dark. The Roadium swap meet no longer exists. LA's hip-hop stations no longer even regularly play local music — save for KDAY, which died and was resurrected two decades later as a classic hip-hop shrine. The soil has become too expensive. Widespread gentrification led to rising property values and community displacement. Popping and locking went to freaking to jerkin' to whatever is hot on TikTok this month. If funk remains an integral part of the tradition, it is now the cookout music of parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, its influence a matter of generational osmosis.
Gangsta rap remains the first thing that people think about when they think about LA hip-hop, but the power has come with a price. Its tropes were truisms. What gave the tradition its life-or-death stakes has repeatedly trapped those caught within its vortex. Most recently, the gang-related murders of Nipsey Hussle and Drakeo the Ruler have cast a pallor over the city in ways unseen since 2Pac was killed — and both deaths were compounded by the local slayings of out-of-towners Pop Smoke and PnB Rock. If Greedo was the great remaining hope, a prison bid for drug trafficking robbed him of five years of his prime.
Despite the changes, LA remains LA. The lethal reality of the LAPD and Sheriff's Department — organizations plagued with high kill counts and brutality scandals — still prevails. The court system remains infamously corrupt. Everyday survival has rarely been more difficult. A quarter-century after gangsta rap became hip-hop's most popular form, what is now recognizably from LA has reverted back to its regional underground identity. Still, even if the sonics have changed, the themes of N.W.A remain as relevant as ever. But don't quote me.
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Indications are music and fashion mogul Kanye West is eying a 4-acre parcel on Tierra Rejada Road in the unincorporated area between Moorpark and Simi Valley for his first private school.
West announced plans for Donda Academy, a school to honor his late mother, earlier this month. Donda West died in 2007. “Donda” is also the name of West’s latest album.
According to an Aug. 30 permit report issued by Ventura County’s Building and Safety division, Donda Academy Inc. has requested a change of occupancy for the former Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School property at 1625 Tierra Rejada Road.
The property was listed for lease by Santa Clarita-based RE/MAX Crissman Commercial Services.
Tim Crissman, the lead broker, referred all questions about the property to the agent representing Donda Academy, Tyrone McKillen with Los Angeles-based Plus Real Estate Group.
McKillen has not returned calls seeking comment.
The property includes a 5,728-square-foot school with classrooms, labs, offices, kitchen, restrooms, storage, a basketball court and an open field, according to the lease information posted by Crissman.
According to a September report from MTV News, Donda Academy will be a tuition-free private school that will serve 60 students from kindergarten through high school. West’s goal, MTV said, is to honor his mother’s legacy in academia.
Donda West was a professor in the English department at Chicago State University.
While the school’s website is mostly blank, it does include a mission statement: “Finding the intersection between faith and the innovation of the future, Donda Academy is focused on equipping students with an education that will last in the ever-changing world.”
Attempts to reach Beulah McLoyd, who is listed on the website as the academy’s educational consultant, have been unsuccessful.
Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School closed in the early 2010s after operating on Tierra Rejada Road for many years.
Stoneridge had been in existence since 1965; it started in Calabasas as the Marie Cutler School before moving to Tarzana and finally settling in Simi Valley.
Once a member of the California Interscholastic Federation, Stoneridge became an independent prep school after repeated problems with rule violations related to its basketball program, which attracted some of the nation’s top recruits to the tiny campus with fewer than 50 students.
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South Shore was once the childhood home of Kanye West. Childhood HomeOnce upon a time Yeezy "Lived the Shore." Donda West, Kanye's mother, owned the home back in the eighties. Kanye grew up in the home while his mother was a teacher at Chicago State University. In her memoir, "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar. Donda West shares her initial thoughts when she first saw the South Shore home. “I really wanted that house and I couldn’t afford it by myself."West w
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Childhood Home
Once upon a time Yeezy "Lived the Shore." Donda West, Kanye's mother, owned the home back in the eighties. Kanye grew up in the home while his mother was a teacher at Chicago State University. In her memoir, "Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar. Donda West shares her initial thoughts when she first saw the South Shore home.
“I really wanted that house and I couldn’t afford it by myself."
West was conflicted at the time about asking the man she was dating to purchase the house together. Eventually, they went on to purchase the house together and West reflect on their new home:
“I didn’t know it, but South Shore, and especially South Shore Drive, where we lived, was considered ‘the s...', a prestigious area in a coveted part of town,” West wrote.
“We were within walking distance of Lake Michigan and our backyard backed up to Rainbow Park. It’s in the kitchen of that house that Kanye talks about kneeling on the kitchen floor and saying, ‘Mama, I’m gonna love you 'til you don’t hurt no more'."
Donda's House
A non-profit called Donda's House, purchased the property in 2016 with the plan to house a music and arts center/incubator for youth. The non-profit was named in honor of Kanye's mother. The Executive Director Donnie Smith, aka Rhymefest was challenged in his efforts to fund the renovation. Due to years of vacancy, the cost of renovation would be more than the demolition cost. The non-profit was advised to demolish the home and pursue new construction. However subsequently, Kanye West stepped in to save and preserve the house. Renovations has already begun. Now, you can go and see the actual house Kanye West grew up in.
In 2011, Kanye was in Chicago for a concert with Jay-Z. During his visit, Kanye, took Jay-Z for a tour. Sure enough, the house was still standing. You can hear Kanye share memories of where it all began. About eight years later, on an episode of "keeping Up with the Kardashian, West was filmed showing the house to his oldest daughter and wife. This year he bought the house. Hopefully, Donda's house will provide young people inspiration for what can be done when you are passionate about pursuing your dreams.
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A view of 1625 Tierra Rejada Road on Tues., Sept. 21. RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers Music and fashion mogul Kanye West announced earlier this year his intentions to open a small private school in Southern California. The Acorn learned Tuesday that the billionaire celebrity plans to bring the school to a 4-acre parcel on Tierra Rejada
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Music and fashion mogul Kanye West announced earlier this year his intentions to open a small private school in Southern California.
The Acorn learned Tuesday that the billionaire celebrity plans to bring the school to a 4-acre parcel on Tierra Rejada Road in the unincorporated area between Moorpark and Simi Valley.
The school will be named Donda, in honor of his late mother, Donda West, who died in 2007. “Donda” is also the name of West’s latest album.
According to an Aug. 30 permit report issued by Ventura County’s Building and Safety division, Donda Academy Inc. has requested a change of occupancy for the former Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School property at 1625 Tierra Rejada Road.
The property was listed for lease by Santa Clarita based Re/Max Crissman Commercial Services.
Tim Crissman, the lead broker, referred all questions about the property to the agent representing Donda Academy, Tyrone McKillen with the Los Angeles-based Plus Real Estate Group.
McKillen told the Acorn that the school’s name is Donda.
The property includes a 5,728-square-foot school with classrooms, labs, offices, kitchen, restrooms, storage, a basketball court and an open field, according to the lease information posted by Crissman.
According to a September report from MTV News, Donda will be a tuition-free private school that will serve 60 students from kindergarten through high school. West’s goal, MTV said, is to honor his mother’s legacy in academia.
Donda West was a professor in the English department at Chicago State University.
While the school’s website is mostly blank, it does include a mission statement: “Finding the intersection between faith and the innovation of the future, Donda Academy is focused on equipping students with an education that will last in the ever-changing world.”
Attempts to reach Beulah McLoyd, who is listed on the website as the school’s educational consultant, have been unsuccessful.
The site’s former tenant, Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School, closed in the early 2010s after operating on Tierra Rejada Road for many years. Stoneridge had been in existence since 1965. It started in Calabasas as the Marie Cutler School before moving to Tarzana and finally settling in Simi Valley. Once a member of the California Interscholastic Federation, Stoneridge became an independent prep school after repeated problems with rule violations related to its basketball program, which attracted some of the nation’s top recruits to the tiny campus with fewer than 50 students.
West has homes in Hidden Hills and Cody, Wyoming. According to reports, he recently bought a home in Malibu. The father of four has a net worth of more than $1 billion, according to Forbes.
This article was edited Sept. 22, 2021 at 7:43 a.m. to reflect a statement by McKillen that the name of the school is Donda.
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One of the most famous American rappers, Kanye West net worth is around $500 million. He was born on June 8, 1977, and is not confined to being a rapper but is also a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. Kanye has gained maximum popularity in his career by having dramatic changes in his style, adding an electrifying element to his music. At one point, Forbes valued his collaboration with Adidas at a staggering $1.5 billion, but without it, West’s fortune significantly decreased to $500 million.
Talking about Kanye’s style of music, his style incorporates the utilization of pitched-up vocal samples, which are usually from soul songs with his own drums and instruments. The very first label song that Kanye West produced was Truth by Beanie and his first major release featuring his trademark voice sampling style was This Can’t Be Life, a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. According to Kanye West, he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre’s Explosive to use as a replacement for his drums in the song This Can’t Be Life.
Join us as we go deeper into the financial details of Kanye West, exploring his investments, philanthropy, luxury cars, and impressive real estate portfolio that have made him a prominent figure in the world of entertainment and entrepreneurship.
How Much is Kanye West Net Worth?
The American producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur as per recent reports Kanye West net worth is calculated to be approximately $500 million. When Kanye was a multi-billionaire, his name was counted in the top three richest black people in the United States. The star has an extreme fan following. Today’s date, Kanye is considered the most successful and one of the most awarded musicians all around the world. He has 24 Grammy wins out of 75 nominations.
Highlighting the main sources of Kanye West’s net worth majorly include his earnings that have come from royalties and other earnings related to his Yeezy brand and Adidas partnership.
According to outspoken views and controversy, it has cost him many sponsors and partnerships over the last few years. The music costs around $100. Kanye West has sold 160 million albums/singles in his career. The star has also collaborated with The Gap worth $1billion.
Kanye West Net Worth By Year
Year
Earnings
2016
$180 Million
2017
$220 Million
2018
$390 Million
2019
$400 Million
2020
$420 Million
2021
$440 Million
2022
$480 Million
2023
$500 Million
Total
$2630 Million
Who is Kanye West?
Kanye West is considered a highly influential American Rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and also an entrepreneur. He was born on the 8th of June in 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, he rose to fame in the early 2000s with his great music, blending hip hop incorporated with a diverse range of genres. Apart from the music industry, the star has also had a great and significant impact on the fashion industry with his brand Yeezy. In addition, his outspoken and controversial personality has made him a very polarizing figure in pop culture. Kanye West Net Worth 2024 is approx. $500 million.
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Early Life
Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and spent his early years there.
His parents divorced when he was three, after which he moved to Chicago, Illinois, with his mother, Dr. Donda West.
His father, Ray West, was a former Black Panther and a pioneering black photojournalist. He later became a Christian counselor.
Education and Music Career Beginnings
Kanye attended The American Academy of Art in Chicago.
Later, he enrolled in Chicago State University but dropped out due to poor grades in pursuit of his music career.
During his time in school, Kanye produced music for local artists, including rapper Grav’s debut album, “Down to Earth.”
Musical Breakthrough
Kanye West gained fame by producing hit singles for prominent hip-hop and R&B artists, such as Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam’ron, and more.
He also “ghost-produced” for his mentor Deric Angelettie, as mentioned in his song “Last Call” and in the credits of Nas’ “Poppa Was a Playa.”
Personal Life
Kanye West was married to Kim Kardashian and together, they had four children: daughters North (born in 2013) and Chicago (born in 2018), and sons Saint (born in 2015) and Psalm (born in 2019).
In 2021, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce, marking the end of their marriage.
On January 13, 2024, TMZ reported that Kanye West, also known as Ye, had entered a new marriage with Bianca Censori. It was reported that they had a wedding ceremony, though there were no indications of a filed marriage certificate to make it legally official.
Investments
$17 million in cash and $35 million in equities as of April 2020.
An additional estimated $122 million in cash and shares as of March 2021.
Ownership of shares in Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS shapewear company, impact of divorce unknown.
Other assets worth $1.7 billion.
Philanthropy
Kanye West Foundation supporting Latino and African American children’s education.
Donations to various causes, including Live Earth, World Water Day, and Hurricane Katrina assistance.
$2 million donation in June 2020 to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, victims of police violence.
Kanye West’s Luxury Cars
Kanye West’s collection of luxury cars is nothing short of impressive. Some of the remarkable vehicles in his possession include:
Car Name
Price
Aston Martin DBS
$316,300
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
$748,900
Lamborghini Urus
$217,000
Bugatti Veyron
$1.7 Million
Lamborghini Gallardo
$214,000
Porsche 911 Carrera
$101,200
Lamborghini Aventador
$417,820
Porsche Panamera
$155,700
Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss
$1 Million
Kanye West’s Real Estate Assets
Hidden Hills estate in Los Angeles, valued at more than $60 million.
Malibu beachfront home purchased for $57.3 million in September 2021.
$16 million property on 320 acres in Calabasas.
Bighorn Mountain property, a 6,700-acre property in Wyoming for sale at $15 million.
Monster Lake Ranch, a 1,400-acre ranch costing $14 million.
A commercial building in Cody, Wyoming, worth $2 million.
Kanye’s total real estate worth is $120 million, with $150 million in California and $30 million in Wyoming.
Kanye West’s Adidas Deal
The partnership between Kanye West and the brand Adidas began in 2013 when Kanye left the brand Nike to collaborate with Adidas on his own line of sneakers and apparel which was named Yeezy.
The Yeezy brand quickly became one of the most sought-after and influential sneaker lines in the world. Below are some of the aspects of the Kanye West and Adidas deal.
Creative Control- West had significant creative control over the design and direction of the Yeezy Line. This particular aspect allowed him to bring his unique vision and aesthetic to the products.
Limited releases- Yeezy products were known for their limited releases and exclusiveness. This scarcity often led to high demand and resell prices on the secondary market.
Boost Technology- Many Yeezy sneakers featured Adidas’ innovative Boost cushioning technology, which later was praised for its comfort and performance.
All these factors helped in the increment of Kanye West net worth.
The Downfall Controversies and Cut Ties
Late back in October 2022, the rap artist Kyne West posed during Paris Fashion Week in a ‘White Lives Matter t-shirt’. Further, he also embarked on a long-running series of conspiracy-minded remarks on a variety of platforms. All of this resulted in multiple brands and platforms affiliated with his brand had been cutting ties with him.
Here is a running list of entities that have parted ways with the rapper brand, some of the brands are
Gap
Instagram and Twitter
JPMorgan Chase
Def Jam
Balenciaga
Adidas
An Overview of Kanye’s Wealth Over Time
Kanye West net worth has always kept flourishing and growing. His wealth has experienced significant fluctuations over time due to his various business ventures, music career, and investments. Here’s a brief overview of his wealth trajectory.
In the early 2000s, he gained recognition as a successful producer and rapper, contributing to his initial net worth. However, his financial journey truly took off with the launch of his fashion and sneaker brand, Yeezy, in collaboration with Adidas.
By the mid-2010s, Yeezy became a cultural phenomenon, with limited-edition releases generating massive demand and resale value. This partnership propelled Kanye’s net worth into the hundreds of millions of dollars. His music career, merchandise sales, and successful tours also added to his income during this period.
Kanye’s ventures extended beyond fashion and music. He explored technology and design projects, including the Yeezy Foam Runner and architectural concepts. His endeavors, combined with royalties from his extensive music catalog, contributed to his growing wealth.
Adidas Reaction
West’s statement at his Paris Fashion Week show and just after the unnerved Adidas, which collaborated with hid brand Yeezy shoe collection, all incidents started facing great pressure on the social media and everywhere else. The company in its statement said, “After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review.”
The Ripple Effect Beyond Adidas
Adidas’ choice was not made in an empty space. It caused a chain reaction in the retail sector, and major brands like Foot Locker and Gap decided to separate themselves from Ye by taking Yeezy-branded merchandise out of their stores.
Later, on October 25, Adidas declared that it had severed its ties with Ye following a “thorough review” of the union. It declared that it would immediately halt Yeezy product production and discontinue making payments to Ye and his businesses. It anticipates that the decision will reduce its net income by much to $246 million this year.
Read More About:
Andrew Tate Net Worth 2024
Taylor Swift Net Worth 2024
Wrapping Up
To conclude, Kanye West is a remarkable personality in the field of music and fashion. His ability to transcend traditional boundaries in a diversifying aspect. At the present time, Kanye West net worth is calculated around $500 million.
Kanye West Net Worth 2024 – FAQs
Why is Kanye no longer a billionaire?
Kanye West is no longer considered a billionaire primarily due to his falling out with Adidas, which impacted his net worth.
How many Grammys does Kanye have?
Kanye West has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards over the course of his career.
How much profit does Kanye make from Yeezy?
Despite the fallout with Adidas, Kanye West still maintains a substantial 15% royalty on YEEZY product sales. This translates to earnings of over $25.5 million USD from the first YEEZY release.
How much money has Adidas made from Kanye?
In May, Adidas earned approximately $565 million from the sale of around four million unsold YEEZY shoes, left over after parting ways with Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, in October. This information was reported by The New York Times.
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LONDON -- A London tattoo studio removal studio is offering free removal of Kanye West tattoos as the artist continues to openly promote antisemitism and praise Adolf Hitler.
NAAMA, a London-based tattoo removal studio, announced it would be offering the free removal in an Instagram post on November 15. In October, West went on an antisemitic tirade on social media and donned a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt, which triggered businesses like Adidas and Balenciaga to end their partnerships with the rapper and designer. The comments followed West's yearslong public lurch toward the far right, including praise for Donald Trump, a longtime obsession with Hitler, and calling slavery a "choice" in interviews.
The Kanye West tattoo removal initiative has received "global interest and a great response," said Briony Garbett, NAAMA's CEO, in an email to CNN.
"It seems there are a few former fans with tattoo regret," he added.
So far, three clients have already begun laser removal on their Kanye West tattoos, and 10 more have booked consultation appointments. The process involves using intense pulses of light to break up the tattoo ink, which is eventually cleared away by the immune system, according to NAAMA's website.
"When you have a tattoo inspired by someone you admire and they start making headlines for all the wrong reasons, it's not exactly something you want to wear on your sleeve that you are or were a fan," said Garbett. "With that in mind, we wanted to come to the aid of those who are embarrassed about their Kanye West inspired tattoos and are offering complimentary treatment for all UK fans that want them removed."
One of the clients the studio is currently treating faced social media trolling because of her Kanye West-inspired tattoo, according to Garbett.
The Kanye West initiative was born out of the studio's existing "Second Chances" project, which provides free laser tattoo removal for clients with gang tattoos, hate symbols, or other traumatic or triggering tattoos.
"We understand that tattoos can be triggering for some people and not everyone can afford to remove their tattoos," said Garbett.
The treatment would typically cost around 2,000, or $2,456, depending on the size of the tattoo and the number of treatments needed.
West has continued to make antisemitic comments even as businesses have abandoned their partnerships with the disgraced musician. On Tuesday, West appeared on Alex Jones' show, where he continued to praise Hitler and promote antisemitic conspiracy theories.
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One of the most famous American rappers, Kanye West net worth is around $500 million. He was born on June 8, 1977, and is not confined to being a rapper but is also a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. Kanye has gained maximum popularity in his career by having dramatic changes in his style, adding an electrifying element to his music. At one point, Forbes valued his collaboration with Adidas at a staggering $1.5 billion, but without it, West’s fortune significantly decreased to $500 million.
Talking about Kanye’s style of music, his style incorporates the utilization of pitched-up vocal samples, which are usually from soul songs with his own drums and instruments. The very first label song that Kanye West produced was Truth by Beanie and his first major release featuring his trademark voice sampling style was This Can’t Be Life, a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. According to Kanye West, he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre’s Explosive to use as a replacement for his drums in the song This Can’t Be Life.
Join us as we go deeper into the financial details of Kanye West, exploring his investments, philanthropy, luxury cars, and impressive real estate portfolio that have made him a prominent figure in the world of entertainment and entrepreneurship.
How Much is Kanye West Net Worth?
The American producer, rapper, fashion designer, and entrepreneur as per recent reports Kanye West net worth is calculated to be approximately $500 million. When Kanye was a multi-billionaire, his name was counted in the top three richest black people in the United States. The star has an extreme fan following. Today’s date, Kanye is considered the most successful and one of the most awarded musicians all around the world. He has 24 Grammy wins out of 75 nominations.
Highlighting the main sources of Kanye West’s net worth majorly include his earnings that have come from royalties and other earnings related to his Yeezy brand and Adidas partnership.
According to outspoken views and controversy, it has cost him many sponsors and partnerships over the last few years. The music costs around $100. Kanye West has sold 160 million albums/singles in his career. The star has also collaborated with The Gap worth $1billion.
Kanye West Net Worth By Year
Year
Earnings
2016
$180 Million
2017
$220 Million
2018
$390 Million
2019
$400 Million
2020
$420 Million
2021
$440 Million
2022
$480 Million
2023
$500 Million
Total
$2630 Million
Who is Kanye West?
Kanye West is considered a highly influential American Rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and also an entrepreneur. He was born on the 8th of June in 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, he rose to fame in the early 2000s with his great music, blending hip hop incorporated with a diverse range of genres. Apart from the music industry, the star has also had a great and significant impact on the fashion industry with his brand Yeezy. In addition, his outspoken and controversial personality has made him a very polarizing figure in pop culture. Kanye West Net Worth 2024 is approx. $500 million.
Attributes
Details
Early Life
Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and spent his early years there.
His parents divorced when he was three, after which he moved to Chicago, Illinois, with his mother, Dr. Donda West.
His father, Ray West, was a former Black Panther and a pioneering black photojournalist. He later became a Christian counselor.
Education and Music Career Beginnings
Kanye attended The American Academy of Art in Chicago.
Later, he enrolled in Chicago State University but dropped out due to poor grades in pursuit of his music career.
During his time in school, Kanye produced music for local artists, including rapper Grav’s debut album, “Down to Earth.”
Musical Breakthrough
Kanye West gained fame by producing hit singles for prominent hip-hop and R&B artists, such as Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Cam’ron, and more.
He also “ghost-produced” for his mentor Deric Angelettie, as mentioned in his song “Last Call” and in the credits of Nas’ “Poppa Was a Playa.”
Personal Life
Kanye West was married to Kim Kardashian and together, they had four children: daughters North (born in 2013) and Chicago (born in 2018), and sons Saint (born in 2015) and Psalm (born in 2019).
In 2021, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce, marking the end of their marriage.
On January 13, 2024, TMZ reported that Kanye West, also known as Ye, had entered a new marriage with Bianca Censori. It was reported that they had a wedding ceremony, though there were no indications of a filed marriage certificate to make it legally official.
Investments
$17 million in cash and $35 million in equities as of April 2020.
An additional estimated $122 million in cash and shares as of March 2021.
Ownership of shares in Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS shapewear company, impact of divorce unknown.
Other assets worth $1.7 billion.
Philanthropy
Kanye West Foundation supporting Latino and African American children’s education.
Donations to various causes, including Live Earth, World Water Day, and Hurricane Katrina assistance.
$2 million donation in June 2020 to the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, victims of police violence.
Kanye West’s Luxury Cars
Kanye West’s collection of luxury cars is nothing short of impressive. Some of the remarkable vehicles in his possession include:
Car Name
Price
Aston Martin DBS
$316,300
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
$748,900
Lamborghini Urus
$217,000
Bugatti Veyron
$1.7 Million
Lamborghini Gallardo
$214,000
Porsche 911 Carrera
$101,200
Lamborghini Aventador
$417,820
Porsche Panamera
$155,700
Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss
$1 Million
Kanye West’s Real Estate Assets
Hidden Hills estate in Los Angeles, valued at more than $60 million.
Malibu beachfront home purchased for $57.3 million in September 2021.
$16 million property on 320 acres in Calabasas.
Bighorn Mountain property, a 6,700-acre property in Wyoming for sale at $15 million.
Monster Lake Ranch, a 1,400-acre ranch costing $14 million.
A commercial building in Cody, Wyoming, worth $2 million.
Kanye’s total real estate worth is $120 million, with $150 million in California and $30 million in Wyoming.
Kanye West’s Adidas Deal
The partnership between Kanye West and the brand Adidas began in 2013 when Kanye left the brand Nike to collaborate with Adidas on his own line of sneakers and apparel which was named Yeezy.
The Yeezy brand quickly became one of the most sought-after and influential sneaker lines in the world. Below are some of the aspects of the Kanye West and Adidas deal.
Creative Control- West had significant creative control over the design and direction of the Yeezy Line. This particular aspect allowed him to bring his unique vision and aesthetic to the products.
Limited releases- Yeezy products were known for their limited releases and exclusiveness. This scarcity often led to high demand and resell prices on the secondary market.
Boost Technology- Many Yeezy sneakers featured Adidas’ innovative Boost cushioning technology, which later was praised for its comfort and performance.
All these factors helped in the increment of Kanye West net worth.
The Downfall Controversies and Cut Ties
Late back in October 2022, the rap artist Kyne West posed during Paris Fashion Week in a ‘White Lives Matter t-shirt’. Further, he also embarked on a long-running series of conspiracy-minded remarks on a variety of platforms. All of this resulted in multiple brands and platforms affiliated with his brand had been cutting ties with him.
Here is a running list of entities that have parted ways with the rapper brand, some of the brands are
Gap
Instagram and Twitter
JPMorgan Chase
Def Jam
Balenciaga
Adidas
An Overview of Kanye’s Wealth Over Time
Kanye West net worth has always kept flourishing and growing. His wealth has experienced significant fluctuations over time due to his various business ventures, music career, and investments. Here’s a brief overview of his wealth trajectory.
In the early 2000s, he gained recognition as a successful producer and rapper, contributing to his initial net worth. However, his financial journey truly took off with the launch of his fashion and sneaker brand, Yeezy, in collaboration with Adidas.
By the mid-2010s, Yeezy became a cultural phenomenon, with limited-edition releases generating massive demand and resale value. This partnership propelled Kanye’s net worth into the hundreds of millions of dollars. His music career, merchandise sales, and successful tours also added to his income during this period.
Kanye’s ventures extended beyond fashion and music. He explored technology and design projects, including the Yeezy Foam Runner and architectural concepts. His endeavors, combined with royalties from his extensive music catalog, contributed to his growing wealth.
Adidas Reaction
West’s statement at his Paris Fashion Week show and just after the unnerved Adidas, which collaborated with hid brand Yeezy shoe collection, all incidents started facing great pressure on the social media and everywhere else. The company in its statement said, “After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review.”
The Ripple Effect Beyond Adidas
Adidas’ choice was not made in an empty space. It caused a chain reaction in the retail sector, and major brands like Foot Locker and Gap decided to separate themselves from Ye by taking Yeezy-branded merchandise out of their stores.
Later, on October 25, Adidas declared that it had severed its ties with Ye following a “thorough review” of the union. It declared that it would immediately halt Yeezy product production and discontinue making payments to Ye and his businesses. It anticipates that the decision will reduce its net income by much to $246 million this year.
Read More About:
Andrew Tate Net Worth 2024
Taylor Swift Net Worth 2024
Wrapping Up
To conclude, Kanye West is a remarkable personality in the field of music and fashion. His ability to transcend traditional boundaries in a diversifying aspect. At the present time, Kanye West net worth is calculated around $500 million.
Kanye West Net Worth 2024 – FAQs
Why is Kanye no longer a billionaire?
Kanye West is no longer considered a billionaire primarily due to his falling out with Adidas, which impacted his net worth.
How many Grammys does Kanye have?
Kanye West has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards over the course of his career.
How much profit does Kanye make from Yeezy?
Despite the fallout with Adidas, Kanye West still maintains a substantial 15% royalty on YEEZY product sales. This translates to earnings of over $25.5 million USD from the first YEEZY release.
How much money has Adidas made from Kanye?
In May, Adidas earned approximately $565 million from the sale of around four million unsold YEEZY shoes, left over after parting ways with Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, in October. This information was reported by The New York Times.
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Who Is Kanye West?
Kanye West initially made his mark on the music industry as a producer for leading artists. He showcased his own abilities as a rapper with his 2004 debut, College Dropout, and cemented his place atop the hip hop world via such chart-topping albums as Late Registration (2005), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Yeezus (2013) and Ye (2018). The winner of nearly two dozen Grammy Awards, West is also known for his awards-show theatrics, forays into fashion and marriage to Kim Kardashian.
Early Life
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 1977. His father, Ray, was a photojournalist for the Atlanta Journal newspaper and was also politically active in the Black Panthers; he later became a Christian counselor. West's mother, Donda, was a teacher who became a professor of English at Chicago State University, and eventually, her son's manager before she died at the age of 58 from heart disease after cosmetic surgery in 2007. Her passing would profoundly affect West musically as well as personally.
Ray and Donda divorced amicably when West was three. After that he was raised on Chicago's middle-class South Shore neighborhood by his mother, and spent summers with his father. At the age of 10, West moved for a year with Donda to China, where she taught as part of a university-exchange program; he was the only foreigner in his class. After returning to Chicago, West was drawn to the South Side's hip-hop scene, and he befriended the DJ and producer No I.D., who became his mentor. West graduated from Polaris High School and won a scholarship to study at Chicago's American Academy of Art — but dropped out of college altogether to pursue music, an act that would inform the title of his first solo album years later.
Music Producer
After spending time producing for local artists, West developed a signature style, dubbed "chipmunk soul," characterized by sped-up soul samples. He then moved to New York in 2001. Here he got his big break handling the production for the Jay-Z track "This Can't Be Life," which appeared on the 2000 album Dynasty: Roc La Familia. The following year he cemented his burgeoning reputation by producing four songs on Jay Z's The Blueprint, widely regarded as one of the greatest rap albums of all time. From there, West went on to produce for other stellar talents, including the rappers Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Ludacris, and the singers Alicia Keys and Beyoncé.
But West was not content to be a backroom player. He wanted to be the headline act but initially struggled to be taken seriously as a rapper. He pleaded with Roc-A-Fella records to let him rap, but as co-founder Jay-Z later told Time magazine, "We all grew up street guys who had to do whatever we had to do to get by. Then there's Kanye, who to my knowledge has never hustled a day in his life. I didn't see how it could work." West got a similar response from other labels. "I'd leave meetings crying all the time," he recalled.
With reluctance, Damon Dash signed West to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, but he did so mostly to retain him as a producer. That October, as West was driving home from a recording session in a California studio, he was involved in a head-on car collision that left him with a shattered jaw. He wrote and recorded a song about the experience, "Through the Wire," with his jaw still wired shut following reconstructive surgery. He then wrote much of the rest of his debut album while recuperating in L.A. But once the album was complete, it was leaked online. In response, West decided to make it better: he revised and rewrote songs and refined the production, adding stronger drums, gospel choirs and strings (he paid for orchestras out of his own pocket).
'The College Dropout'
The album was finally released in February 2004 — it sold 2.6 million copies and made West a star. Titled The College Dropout, it broke the gangsta-rap mold, with themes including consumerism (he was critical of it back then), racism, higher education and his religious beliefs. On the single "Jesus Walks" he rapped, "They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus/That means guns, sex, lies, videotapes/But if I talk about God, my record won't get played." The College Dropout peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart, and West received 10 Grammy nominations, winning three awards including Best Rap Song for "Jesus Walks" and Best Rap Album. Shortly after the album was released, West founded his record label, GOOD music — an acronym for Getting Out Our Dreams — in conjunction with Sony BMG. He would put out music by John Legend, Big Sean, Common, Pusha-T and more.
'Late Registration'
West spent a year and $2 million on his sophomore album, hiring an orchestra and working with the composer Jon Brion, who had never worked with a rapper before. West, the restless bourgeois-creative, wanted to "see how far he could expand" hip hop, he told the New York Times. The results were spectacular, yielding another three Grammy wins — Best Rap Album again, plus Best Rap Song for "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," and Best Rap Solo Performance for "Gold Digger." Late Registration debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 — a feat West would repeat with every subsequent solo album release.
"On Late Registration, the Louis Vuitton Don doesn't just set out to create pop music — he wants to be pop music," wrote Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone's five-star review of the album. "So he steps up his lyrical game, shows off his epic production skills, reaches higher, pushes harder, and claims the whole world of music as hip hop turf."
In September 2005, a month after Late Registration's release, West appeared on an NBC broadcast to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He caused a national media storm — his first, but by no means his last — when he opined live on air that "George Bush doesn't care about Black people," articulating widespread criticism of the president for not visiting the devastated city of New Orleans right away. Bush was deeply stung by West's comment, later calling it a "disgusting moment."
'Graduation'
After touring with U2 in 2005-2006, West was inspired to make hip hop more anthemic, to be performed in stadiums and arenas. He began to draw influence from both rock 'n' roll (the Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Killers) and house music (which originated in his hometown of Chicago). This led to his third album, Graduation, on September 11, 2007. It dropped the same day as 50 Cent's album Curtis, in what was hyped as a battle for hip-hop's soul — the erudite showman versus the bullet-scarred street thug. But with Graduation's groundbreaking (for hip-hop) palette of layered electronic synthesizers, and sloganeering wordplay — "I'm like the fly Malcolm X/Buy any jeans necessary," he smirked on "Good Morning" — there could only be one winner. West's album sold 957,000 copies in its first six days, going straight to No. 1.
With the music industry beginning to wring its hands about the effect of the internet on its profit margins, West simply embraced the change with his video for the single "Can't Tell Me Nothing," for which he hired the comedian Zach Galifianakis to lip-sync along to the lyrics on an alternate version, creating a viral sensation on YouTube.
Mother's Death
West was on top of the world, hailed as the artist who had killed gangsta rap. And then, in November 2007, tragedy struck. His beloved mother, Donda, died from a heart attack following cosmetic surgery. During his first concert following the funeral, he dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama" to her. Months later, West broke up with his fiancée, Alexis Phifer. His next album, 808s & Heartbreak, released 12 months after his mom died, was shot through with grief, pain and alienation. West even abandoned rapping altogether, preferring to sing through an Auto-Tune vocal processor, which lent his voice a robotic tone — a technique now ubiquitous in hip hop. He classified the new album as "pop art" (not to be confused with the visual art movement) and announced: "Hip hop is over for me." (It wasn't — he won two Grammys for guest raps he made that year, on Estelle's "American Boy" and TI's "Swagga Like Us.")
Taylor Swift VMA Diss and Feud
The fragility of West's state of mind was called into question at the MTV Video Music Awards the following year. At the ceremony in Radio City Music Hall in New York, he invaded the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for the Best Female Video award (for "You Belong to Me") to protest that Beyoncé should have won instead.
The reverberations from that moment are still being felt. West apologized, then retracted his apology in a New York Times interview in 2013. By 2015 they had become friends and were even spotted at dinner together. Then in 2016 Kanye rapped on his song "Famous": "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that b**** famous." Swift hit back from the stage at the 2016 Grammy Awards — this time uninterrupted — with the words: "I want to say to all the young women out there: There will be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments... Don't let those people sidetrack you."
READ MORE: Taylor Swift and Kanye West: A Timeline of the Musicians' Decade-Long Feud
Fashion
After the Swift debacle, West took a break from music to focus on fashion. He had already been collaborating with labels including A Bathing Ape and Nike on limited-edition sneakers since 2006. He even reportedly interned at Gap in 2009, and later Fendi, to gain experience. He launched his first collection in Paris in 2011 — but it was widely panned. "You can't just dump some fox fur on a runway and call it luxury," sniffed Long Nguyen, style director of Flaunt magazine. West gave a wounded-sounding speech at the show's after-party. "Please be easy," he said. "Please give me a chance to grow." After his second collection a year later received a lukewarm reception, West announced he would no longer be showing in Paris.
He collaborated with the French label APC on a capsule collection in 2013 and signed a $10 million deal with Adidas, launching his first apparel collection Yeezy Season 1, with the brand in October 2015. The line has had a mixed reception — although his Season 5 collection in February 2017 won praise from Anna Wintour. "I liked it a lot," she told the New York Post. "A little bit more focus than sometimes we've seen from him."
'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
West returned to music in November 2010 with his fifth album — with paranoid celebrity and rampant consumption the dominant themes: it was a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement that sounded "like an instant greatest hits" according to Pitchfork. It was the best and worst of Kanye West rolled into one: a magnum opus that bordered on the delusional. It yielded four singles, including "Monster," on which West, Jay Z and Rick Ross were memorably battered into runners-up spots by a blistering guest verse from Nicki Minaj. West and his old sparring partner Jay Z then released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne in 2011 — it yielded seven singles including "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris"; and added three more Grammy wins to West's and Jay Z's respective hauls.
Marriage to Kim Kardashian and Children
In 2012 West released a compilation album, Cruel Summer, showcasing artists on his GOOD Music label. But that year the headlines were more concerned over his relationship with the reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, which began in April. They got engaged in October 21, 2013, after West proposed at the AT&T baseball stadium in San Francisco, and they married on May 24, 2014, in the historic Fort di Belvedere in Italy. Andrea Bocelli sang as Kardashian walked down the aisle, in front of guests that included the designer Rachel Roy, the tennis champion Serena Williams, the film director Steve McQueen and music stars Legend, Q-Tip, Rick Rubin, Tyga and Lana Del Rey. The couple have three children: daughter North (born June 15, 2013) son Saint (born December 5, 2015) and another daughter (born via surrogate January 15, 2018). The couple welcomed their fourth child, son Psalm, via surrogate in May 2019.
In February 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce from West.
'Yeezus'
Anyone listening to West's sixth album, Yeezus, which came out in June 2013, would hear little evidence that the rapper was living an idyllic existence. Sonically the album was abrasive, raw and almost entirely melody-free — West had enlisted the producer Rick Rubin to make wholesale changes just days before the release. Lyrically, West sounded paranoid and narcissistic to the point of bathos, especially on "I Am a God," which contained the immortal line "Hurry up with my damn croissants."
West claimed the album was an "attack on the commercial," and certainly it contained little that was radio-friendly — barring the magnificent glam-rock-inspired single, "Black Skinhead" (the first of only two singles from the album). Yeezus remains the only West album to have sold fewer than 1 million copies in the US. Yet it was critically well received — not least by the rock legend Lou Reed, who told Rolling Stone that "Each track is like making a movie... The guy really, really, really is talented."
Jimmy Kimmel Beef
A Twitter spat erupted that September with West and Jimmy Kimmel, after the talk-show host mocked an interview West had given to the BBC in the UK. Kimmel hired child actors to recite some of West's more bombastic quotes on his show. But West was far from amused. "Jimmy Kimmel is out of line to try and spoof in any way the first piece of honest media in years," read one of a series of angry tweets. Kimmel gleefully read out West's tweets during his next show — sparking more opprobrium from the rapper, who shared a link to a Slate article titled: "Kanye was right."
The following month West appeared in person on Jimmy Kimmel Live — the interview lasted most of the episode, and featured several free-flowing Kanye monologues, covering everything from his career to his thoughts on the paparazzi, Steve Jobs and Jesus. "I don't know if you know this, but a lot of people think you're a jerk," joked Kimmel, although he went on to praise West's character. It turned out the two had known each other prior to the spat, which was why West had been hurt by Kimmel's portrayal of him. Kimmel admitted that considering a celebrity's feelings was "not something that comes to mind when I'm cooking up a comedy sketch." By the end of the show they had cleared the air.
Collaboration with Paul McCartney, Rihanna and More Public Outbursts
At the start of 2015 West became the only rapper in history to record with Paul McCartney, releasing a single, "Four Five Seconds," with the Beatles legend and Rihanna. But a month later came another award-show disruption, this time at the Grammys, where West objected to Beck winning the Best Album award. "Beck needs to respect artistry, and he should have given his award to Beyoncé," West said after the ceremony. Months later he retracted his statement in an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper in England. "I was inaccurate with the concept of a gentleman who plays 14 instruments not respecting artistry," he said.
In March, West was announced as a co-owner of the music-streaming service Tidal, along with various other artists including Beyoncé, Jay Z, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin and Nicki Minaj. In June he headlined the Glastonbury festival in the UK, despite a petition of 135,000 signatures asking for him to be removed from the bill.
'The Life of Pablo'
There was more controversy in the run-up to his seventh album, The Life of Pablo. Before its release on February 14, 2016, West hit the headlines for a series of controversial tweets - including one that proclaimed Bill Cosby, on trial for drugging and raping women, to be innocent. He started a beef with the rapper Wiz Khalifa, whom he mistakenly believed to have criticized his wife, Kim Kardashian ("I am your OG and I will be respected as such," West tweeted.). He also apologized to Michael Jordan for appearing to diss the basketball legend in his lyrics. And then the day after his album came out, West bizarrely urged his followers to lobby Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion into West's "ideas." He also claimed to be $53 million in debt.
The album itself was another change of direction, and another triumph. It covered a much broader sonic sweep than Yeezus, incorporating a vast array of sounds, styles and influences, from trap to gospel to Auto-Tune crooning, to avant-pop, classic soul and dancehall. Guest vocalists included Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, Desiigner and Kid Cudi. It became West's sixth solo album in succession to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Tour Cancellation and Return to the Spotlight
On November 20, 2016, while on his Saint Pablo Tour, West stopped a concert in Sacramento to embark on a garbled rant about radio playlists, MTV, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Beyoncé and Jay Z ("Jay Z, call me, bruh... I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head..."). It was the second time within a week that he had ranted onstage and voiced support for Trump, and this time it sounded like a public breakdown — he did not complete the show. The following day he canceled the remaining 21 dates of his tour citing exhaustion, subsequently spending eight days hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
In February 2017, the GOOD music president, Pusha T, said in an interview that West was working on a new album. Rumors surrounding the album's development continued to surface, with some reports saying the award-winning artist had retreated to the mountains of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for creative inspiration.
West began working his way back into the news cycle in April 2018 with the announcement that he was writing a philosophy-themed book, Break the Simulation. Days later, he confirmed the rumors about new material in a rapid-fire series of tweets, declaring he would drop two albums within a week of one another in June, the second one involving longtime collaborator Kid Cudi.
The artist then caused a stir when his tweets veered toward his support for President Trump, calling him "my brother" and noting how they shared "dragon energy," even posting a selfie in which he wears Trump's "Make America Great Again" hat. West later sought to clarify things by saying he loved Hillary Clinton too and didn't agree with everything the president said. "I don't agree 100% with anyone but myself," he wrote.
In an early May interview with TMZ, West revealed that he had been addicted to opioids prior to his November 2016 onstage meltdown and hospitalization, which he began taking after undergoing liposuction because "I didn’t want y'all to call me fat." He also raised eyebrows by describing the history of African American enslavement in the U.S. as a "choice," his words again inflaming social media outrage and prompting another attempt at a clarifying explanation later.
Topping the Charts with 'Ye'
On May 31, West held an exclusive listening party in Jackson Hole for industry insiders and select celebrities, like Chris Rock and Jonah Hill, to debut his new studio effort, Ye. The seven-track album, which included contributions from Kid Cudi and Minaj, touched on issues ranging from the sexual assault accusations facing Russell Simmons, to the Tristan Thompson-Khloé Kardashian cheating saga, to the rapper's own controversial comments about slavery and being bipolar.
West expanded on the bipolar topic in a subsequent interview, confirming that he had recently been diagnosed. Echoing his track's lyrics about how it is his "superpower," he insisted that the condition fueled his creativity, but also admitted that it led to unfortunate consequences. "Think about people who have mental issues that are not Kanye West ... think about somebody that does exactly what I did at TMZ but they just do it at work," he said. "Then Tuesday morning they come back and they lost their job."
On June 12, it was revealed that Ye had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; it marked West's eighth consecutive chart-topping album, matching the record held by the Beatles and Eminem. Additionally, all seven tracks from Ye had cracked the Top 40, with "Yikes" charting highest, at No. 8.
Sunday Service Sessions
In early 2019, West debuted his Sunday Service sessions — performances of the rapper and associates singing gospel versions of his hit songs from various locations. Little was known about these invite-only sessions, with the public getting glimpses via social media clips.
West then brought a larger-scale version of his new project to Coachella in April for a special Easter Sunday show, in which he and a large contingent of singers and dancers, dressed in matching mauve robes, performed atop a man-made mountain.
'Jesus Is King,' 'Jesus Is Born,' 'Emmanuel' and Operas
Meanwhile, the artist continued working on a new album. Titled Yandhi, with a planned release date of September 29, 2018, the album was pushed back to November 23, before being delayed indefinitely. In August 2019, it was announced that another studio project, Jesus Is King, would be released on September 27, though that date also passed with no sign of the promised album. The gospel-tinged Jesus Is King was finally unveiled on October 25, the same day as a 35-minute IMAX film of the same title that documented one of the artist's Sunday Service sessions.
At the Hollywood Bowl in November, West debuted Nebuchadnezzar, an opera featuring Sunday Service-style choir singing with its creator reading Bible passages from off to the side of the stage. He followed with Mary, an opera based on the nativity story, before releasing the 19-track gospel album Jesus Is Born on Christmas Day.
West dropped the five-track Emmanuel on Christmas Day 2020, consisting of “ancient and Latin inspired new music,” according to the press release.
2020 Presidential Run
On July 4, 2020, West tweeted that he is running for president: "We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States."
West held his first campaign rally on July 19, 2020, in Charleston, South Carolina. With "2020" shaved into his head, he spoke about Planned Parenthood, marijuana and slavery, among other subjects, in his speech that lasted over an hour.
On October 12, he dropped his first campaign video urging voters to write his in on their ballots.
West eventually conceded and alluded to a presidential run in 2024.
QUICK FACTS
Birth Year: 1977
Birth date: June 8, 1977
Birth State: Georgia
Birth City: Atlanta
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Best Known For: Kanye West is an outspoken Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer and fashion designer.
Astrological Sign: Gemini
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Chicago State University
Polaris High School
Interesting Facts
Kanye is one of the most successful artists in Grammy Awards history. As of 2017 he has won a total of 24 Grammys.
As of 2015 Kanye's net worth is around $147 million.
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It’s just weeks before the forty-eighth annual Grammy Awards, and Kanye West is lounging in a well-appointed suite in Manhattan’s swanky Mercer Hotel, now commonly referred to as the site where Russell Crowe, in a fit of rage, hurled a telephone at an unsuspecting employee. Far away from the fabulous chaos that is the downstairs lobby – Lindsay Lohan, Ben Kingsley and the designer Marc Jacobs are but a few of the boldfacers swirling about – West tucks into a dinner of roast chicken and squash soup. It doesn’t take long for conversation to wind toward the eight Grammy nominations that his second album, Late Registration, has garnered. But before he begins cataloging the specifie statues he’d like to see on his mantel, West takes a moment to reflect on how far he’s come since he burst on the scene with his stellar debut, The College Dropout, in 2004.
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All of the goals he set for himself as a fledgling producer in Chicago years ago have since been achieved, goals that he simply defines as such: “To go gold or platinum,” he says, “to have songs that are respected across the board, to have some sort of influence on the culture and to change the sound of music and inspire up-and-coming artists to go against the grain.” In West’s mind, his mission has already been accomplished: “If I was to say that I hadn’t already done all of that, then I’d be on some fake Hollywood bullshit modesty, and that’s just plain stupid.”
It has become a cliché to call Kanye West arrogant. Whether discussing his music or his style of dress, his intellect or his production prowess, he has absolutely no qualms about patting himself on the back. “Everyone in the country is in therapy and spending all their money on self-help books so their little internal voice will be able to say, ‘I am good and I am OK,'” says Fiona Apple producer Jon Brion, who worked closely with West on Late Registration. “If you’re going to believe all the stuff about positive thinking and self-actualization, that we affect our environment by the way we think about ourselves, do you want a better example than Kanye West? Fuck Tony Robbins. Kanye West should have infomercials.”
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Those hoping that success will tamp down West’s outsize ego will be waiting for quite some time. “In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts,” West says. “But let someone ask you about what you’re doing, and if you turn around and say, ‘It’s great,’ then people are tike, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ You want me to be great, but you don’t ever want me to say I’m great?”
At twenty-eight, West is one of the most popular and polarizing artists in music today. And while he’s sold more than 4 million albums to date, he is as known for his outspokenness as he is for his hitmaking ability. His temper tantrum at the 2004 American Music Awards after Gretchen Wilson heat him out for Best New Artist, his no-holds-barred takedown of George Bush after the Hurricane Katrina disaster – not since Tupac Shakur has a rapper been so compelling, so ridiculously brash, so irresistibly entertaining. After having produced a slew of chart-toppers for the likes of Alicia Keys (“You Don’t Know My Name”), Twista (“Slow Jamz”) and Jay-Z (“Izzo [H.O.V.A.],” “Takeover”), he traded his position behind the mixing board for a microphone. Since then, he has amassed a pile of his own hits, including “Through the Wire,” “All Falls Down” and the massive “Jesus Walks.” Six months after its release in 2005, “Gold Digger,” his hypercatchy ode to women who “ain’t messin’ with no broke niggas,” still blasts from radios across the country and packs club floors. “You’ll be out somewhere dancing or having a drink, and when that song comes on, people just lose their shit,” says Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, who collaborated with West on the Registration track “Heard ‘Em Say.” “You just see the room ignite. It’s a monster, monster hit. A classic.”
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“Gold Digger,” which features Jamie Foxx in Ray Charles mode, is nominated alongside Mariah Carey and Green Day for Record of the Year, and naturally West believes his effort should win. “Don’t ask me what I think the best song of last year was, because my opinion is the same as rest of America’s,” he says, shrugging. “It was ‘Gold Digger.’ ” Never one for understatement, he goes so far as to call his track an “international anthem.” White ladies, old Jewish guys, Ethiopians, Australians, they all loved the single, he says, “It’s got all these pop accolades, but it also really connected in the hood. It’s what you attempt to do every time you walk into the studio.” Just to be clear, he would also like the Album of the Year Grammy, thank you very much. He doesn’t, however, believe “They Say,” his song with Common, should win for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. “I just think it was a bullshit nomination,” he says. “You’re telling me that if someone sat you down in a room for thirty minutes and told you to come up with a list of all the best collaborations of the year, you would come up with ‘They Say’? Not to sound arrogant, but how was ‘They Say’ nominated over ‘Heard ‘Em Say,’ and how was that song nominated over ‘Gold Digger’? And why wasn’t ‘Gold Digger” nominated for Best Rap Song? That’s a gimme Grammy.”
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If he’s afraid that his statements will hurt his chances of dragging home a wagon filled with miniature gold-plated phonographs, he’s not letting on. “Kanye is always opinionated and outspoken, and now that it’s Grammy time he turns into a house nigga?” he asks, referring to himself in the third person. “Come on. That’s not even realistic.”
Days later, on a bright Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, West is holed up in a wood-paneled studio, working on a song for the Mission: Impossible III soundtrack. He is photo-shoot-ready in dark jeans and a fitted brown T-shirt with fuchsia sequins that spell out the words GETTING OUT OUR DREAMS, the initials of which form the name of his record label. His pastel-colored Nikes are unlaced just so; his khaki Bathing Ape bomber jacket, which perfectly matches his outfit, rests on a leather couch. This was not a look that was just thrown together. (Few things in West’s life, it turns out, are left to chance.) As his voice blares from behemoth speakers – “I don’t want to hear that bullshit,” he rhymes, “I want to hear that official shit/Kanye and that Twista shit/It’s so impossible to get it/Get it/It’s so impossible to get it” – he dances about the room, vigorously nodding his head, furiously pumping his fists, skipping side to side in immeasurable glee. West is in the zone, and consequently hours will slip away without him noticing.
In the course of the day, he’ll receive several visitors, including two execs from the MI3 empire, a representative from the clothing line LRG and Will.i.am, the dread-locked member of the hip-hop quartet Black Eyed Peas. The two buppie rappers immediately launch into a brief conversation about Justin Timberlake.
“I’m finishing up Justin’s album, and that shit is dope,” says Will, who moonlights as a producer. “He surprised me again.” “Oh, yeah,” West replies, smiling. “Well, I know who’s going to win the Grammy next year.” Timberlake, he later says, is one of his idols. The two exchange more pleasantries before Will grows pensive. He is wondering in what direction he should take his upcoming solo album. “Why don’t you just do vintage hip-hop?” West suggests.
“Yeah, we kinda did that with Q-Tip’s new joint,” says Will. “That song is so fresh. It sounds like Midnight Marauders.”
It’s not long before Will and West are trading compliments. “This shit is hot,” Will says, as the line “I don’t want to hear that bullshit” plays overhead.
“I love your album,” West says. “The only albums that I listened to were yours, System of a Down and Fiona Apple.”
West’s booking agent at the management firm CAA, Jeff Frasco, drops by shortly after Will takes off. “It’s going to be a good year, Kanye,” Frasco declares after listening to the skeleton of the new song.
“It’s already starting off good,” says West.
Before departing, Frasco says, “Duran Duran asked me if you’d do a track on their album.”
West is noncommittal. “Oh, yeah” is all he offers.
Later in the afternoon, the raspy-voiced Macy Gray, who is working in a neighboring studio, pops in. West immediately enlists her services, inviting her to sing the hook on the new song.
“I know you’re a big, famous superstar and all, but can you reference this song for me?” he says sweetly.
Gray agrees, but before bounding into the recording booth she asks, “What note should I sing it in?”
“I don’t know stuff like that,” West says matter-of-factly.
It turns out that Gray’s unique high-pitched voice, to put it kindly, doesn’t exactly work for the track. He considers going with Keyshia Cole, the R&B singer many have taken to calling the new Mary J. Blige.
As Gray machetes her way through the chorus, West asks his light-skinned and leggy girlfriend, Brooke Crittendon, what she thinks. “Give her a minute,” Crittendon says diplomatically. “Maybe if she sings it in a lower register it will work.”
It doesn’t work, but nevertheless West continues to solicit advice from his lady throughout the day. In fact, it appears that he likes to create by committee. Background singers and studio engineers, girlfriends and fellow producers, all will eventually be mined for insights, At one point during the afternoon he even turns to me and asks for my help in filling out the chorus. He uses two lines that I suggest and never looks back. (Kanye, I know you’re reading this. We’ll talk points later.)
“I have to be careful,” says Crittendon, a twenty-four-year-old assistant at MTV “because if I tell him I don’t like something, he’ll cut it.” The two have been dating for more than a year, an eternity in the music industry, and she’s racked up her fair share of frequent-flier miles jetting around the country to spend weekends with West. “I don’t think we’ve ever been apart longer than seven days,” she says, as a screensaver photo of the couple flashes on West’s laptop. Entire days spent in the studio are nothing new to her. “Even if he isn’t talking to me, he just likes me to be here,” she says. How does their relationship work? “By the grace of God,” she says, chuckling softly. Does she trust him? “If someone makes an agreement, I expect them to honor it.” She pauses. I notice that the two have matching gold Bulgari watches. “I trust him,” she says finally. “He’s got so much going on, but he never makes me feel like I’m number two.”
The clock strikes 3 A.M., which means that West has been in the studio for more than thirteen hours.
The last thing he’d like to be doing right now is an interview. Still, he grudgingly obliges. I ask him about the last line in “Gold Digger” – the “he leave yo’ ass for a white girl” line. It’s one of his best lyrics, he says. “When I said that line in my head I was like, ‘This is why I get paid the big bucks. It’s lines like that that separate the good from the great.'” Anyone who may have interpreted that line as an indictment of interracial dating would be sorely mistaken. If it wasn’t for race mixing, there’d be no video girls, West argues in all earnestness. And, he continues, “Me and most of my friends like mutts a lot.” By mutts does he mean biracial, cablinasian types? “Yeah, in the hood they call ’em mutts.”
On “Heard ‘Em Say,” he rhymes, “I know the government administered AIDS.” Does he honestly believe that? “Yes,” the rapper says. “My parents taught me that AIDS was a man-made disease designed to get rid of the undesirable people.” Blacks and homosexuals, he means.
After spending a few days with West, I start to believe that he has an entire arsenal of grenadelike one-liners, a Louis Vuitton backpack filled with incendiary quotables like “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” “With Kanye, it’s either say nothing or tell the truth,” says Antonio “L.A.” Reid, head of the Island Def Jam Music Group. “He’s not concerned with all of that bullshit in between.”
West is reluctant to relive the evening of September 2nd, when, at an NBC telethon benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina, he decided to veer off script and speak from the heart, “You don’t know how many people have asked me about that,” he says, sighing heavily. “It’s like my gift and my curse.” A quick recap: As comedian Mike Myers looked on in abject horror, West launched into a passionate and unfiltered minute-and-a half rant about Bush’s slow response time. “I hate the way they portray us in the media,” he said. “You see a black family, it says they’re looting. If you see a white family, it says they’re looking for food.” His voice was noticeably shaky and he seemed just seconds away from wetting his pants. “It was definitely a courageous move,” says Aaron McGruder, creator of the popular hip-hop comic strip “The Boondocks,” which, over the years, has been particularly tough on the W. administration. “He didn’t know what the ramifications would be. He didn’t know if it would end his career, and you could see all of that on his face. You’re not just dissing another rapper. You’re dissing the president of the United States. That’s real beef.”
West says he didn’t set out to dis Bush. “I threw more jabs at myself that night,” he says. “Does anybody remember the whole thirty seconds I spent talking about how I turned away from the television set, how I went shopping? No, all anyone remembers is ‘George Bush doesn’t care about black people.'”
West has been lauded for what he said that night, but in his mind his call to end homophobia in hip-hop during an MTV interview was a gutsier move than blasting the president. Last year the rapper, who has a homosexual cousin, decided he’d had enough of the gay-bashing in an industry where the word “faggot” is as common as the word “the.” Instantly, rumors about West batting for the other team began to swirl. “I knew there would be a backlash,” he says, “but it didn’t scare me, because I felt like God wanted me to say something about that.”
West will be the first to admit that he’s never been the type to conform. Raised in the middle-class South Shore suburb of Chicago, he says, “I was always on my own island.” His parents divorced when he was three, so West spent the school year with his mother, Donda, the former chair of the English department at Chicago State University, and summers with his father, Ray, a former Black Panther who – among other things – has been a photographer, a counselor and is now a sociology professor at the College of Southern Maryland. Ray, whose loving but no-nonsense style is reminiscent of Laurence Fishburne’s character in Boyz N the Hood, recalls a time when a band of local kids tried to make off with his son’s bicycle. When he wouldn’t hand over his wheels, “they pulled a knife out on him and slashed his tires. He was about eight or nine.” In high school, West, according to people who knew him back then, was teased for having braces and teeth the size of Chiclets. Even West’s year in the Far East with his mother, who was a visiting professor at Nanjing University, was joke fodder. “When he came back from China, he was teased frequently,” his father says. “He was called China Boy. Kids can be very cruel.” Through it all, West maintained a mask of self-assuredness. “In the past, people have mistaken my aloofness for arrogance, so he probably gets that from me,” explains Ray, an affable man with a smile in his sturdy voice. “The braggadociousness comes from his mother’s father, Buddy. Buddy is a true Muhammad Ali fan. He will tell you in a minute that he’s the best thing to ever come along.” Play is clearly his son’s biggest fan, but he does have some reservations about Kanye’s use of the n-word: “I’ve stated to him very clearly that he needs to move beyond the negative language and the ‘nigger’ statements. It’s all right to say ‘bitch’ and ‘motherfucker’ on the corner, but when you start operating on a different level you can’t talk like that. Fine, you’re trying to get some street acceptance. Now that you got that, get back to your roots. You know that’s not where you came from. You know that’s not how you were raised.”
At age nineteen, after a year of college, West decided that he would prefer a life in the music industry as a rapper-producer to hours spent in musty libraries researching term papers, and dropped out, much to the chagrin of his parents. He pestered local beatmakers into teaching him the tricks of the trade. A mixture of sheer will and serendipity led to West producing songs for Jay-Z‘s critically and commercially adored Blueprint album. But when West asked to make his own records, Hova and his then-partner Damon Dash weren’t convinced that their charge was necessarily ready to rock a crowd. This had as much to do with his penchant for pink polo shirts as it did his background, which was far more Cosby Show than Good Times. Fearing that West would flee to a rival label, they eventually signed the fledgling rapper to Roc-A-Fella. “We figured if we kept him close, at the very least we’d still have some hot beats,” Jay-Z says. Things changed, however, once The College Dropout, a seventy-two-minute catalog of West’s various neuroses, debuted near the top of the Billboard charts. “It went from skepticism to excitement,” says Jay.
Another gloriously sunny day has arrived in the City of Angels, and West is at his home away from home, the Mondrian Hotel, devouring a brunch of scrambled eggs, bacon and ham. Neighboring diners try their best not to stare at him. Our overly attentive waitress quickly becomes a nuisance. “Just let me know if you need anything else,” she chirps every five minutes. Despite his posh surroundings, he can’t forget his humble beginnings, the nights when he was booed off stage, the doors that were constantly slammed in his face. “It’s always right there,” he says, “so even amidst all the cheers, I can never quite enter into la-la land. And the fact that these issues are always looming is why I get paid the big bucks. Because I’m so conscious of all these things, I put it in my music and everyone relates to it.”
Keyshia Cole calls, and the two discuss West’s previous evening in the studio. He asks her to lend her vocals to the MI3 track. It will be worth her while, he promises. “This joint right here is so good, it’s disrespectful to motherfuckers,” he says. “Niggas are gonna hear this and be like, ‘Come on, nigga, fall back.'”
He finishes with Cole, and I ask him if he remembers being nearly jacked for his bike when he was a kid. He does. “But I don’t want to talk about that in Rolling Stone, because I know they’ll make that the highlight of the story,” he says. Instead, West, for some inexplicable reason, feels more comfortable discussing his addiction to porn, something, he points out, he has in common with the gospel singer Kirk Franklin. Partial to the popular Booty Talk series, West traces his “addiction” back to age five, when he happened upon one of his father’s Playboy magazines. “Right then,” he says, laughing deeply, “it was like, ‘Houston, we have a problem.'”
How he manages to find the time to watch X-rated films is beyond me. His Motorola Razr vibrates incessantly. “Nobody in rap, except for 50, is this busy at this level,” says West, who in upcoming months plans to direct music videos, to star in and produce films, to launch artists like GLC and Farnsworth Bentley (Diddy‘s former umbrella-wielding assistant) and to finish renovating his loft in Manhattan and his grand home in the Hollywood Hills. Despite his hectic schedule, he has no problem fretting over the smallest of details. At one point he even argues that he should be able to proofread this story. (So not happening, by the way.) He’s been burned in the past, he says, and would like to make sure every word in this piece is an accurate reflection of him. I call him a control freak. “You want to be that person in the Fruit of the Loom line putting that ‘This was inspected by No. 832’ sticker on each pair of underwear,” I suggest.
“No,” he shoots back, “I want to be the person that hires that person.”
Later, he says, “If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn’t be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure.”
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After brunch, West invites me to tour his sprawling panty-dropper-of-a-pad in Hollywood. I am reminded of my earlier conversation with Adam Levine. “I knew that Kanye was a great artist – not when we had one of those deep, meaningful conversations about what inspires him,” Levine said, “but when He invited me over to his place. It’s gutted, there’s no paint, no furniture, no floors. I asked him why he hadn’t renovated yet, and he said, ‘I did, but we had to do it again because it wasn’t right.’ ” Though construction is still very much under way – workers clutching heavy machinery mill about – the four-story shell is fabulous. Like a kid let loose in an FAO Schwarz, West races throughout the space, pointing out the ceiling where an Ernie Barnes painting he’s commissioned will hang; the massive master bedroom; the glossy catalogs with photos of the B&B Italia furniture he’s already purchased; the dorm-room-size closet, which, among other things, holds nearly fifty pairs of sneakers. “Those are where the Grammys are,” West says, pointing to a cardboard box. An assortment of teddy bears (his mascot) rests on a windowsill near a BET award that’s collecting dust. “People give me bears all the time,” he says. “I love stuffed animals.” Standing at the center of what will be the media room, he says, “Once this place is finished it’s going to be so tastefully done.”
He rushes up to the top floor’s balcony and takes in the breathtaking view of Los Angeles. “Top of the world,” he says smiling. For a minute, he looks at peace. Then we leave.
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Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001...
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Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001), as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soulsongs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk,alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, and classical music. West was raised in a middle-class household in Chicago, Illinois, and began rapping in the third grade, becoming involved in the city's hip hop scene. West attended art school for one semester before dropping out to pursue music entirely in the late 1990s. Although his real desire was to become a rapper, record executives did not take West seriously, viewing him as a producer first and foremost. After being signed to Roc-A-Fella in 2000, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2002 to commercial and critical acclaim. The baroque-inspired Late Registration followed in 2004, and Graduation in 2005. West switched rapping for singing on his emotive 2008 effort 808's & Heartbreak, and embraced maximalism on 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Following several collaborations, West released his sixth album, Yeezus, in 2013. West is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 21 million albums and 66 million digital downloads.[1] He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his age.[2] Time has named West one of the100 most influential people in the world. He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists.[3] Three of his albums rank on Rolling Stone's 2012 "the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. West's background and style, from his debut album, deviated from the then-dominant "gangsta" persona in hip hop, and he would later alter the genre stylistically as rappers adopted his alternative aesthetic. An outspoken and controversial celebrity, West has often been the source of incidents at award shows. His interest in fashion has also attracted media attention and differentiates West from other artists. West runs his own record label GOOD Music and has directed several short films.
Contents[]
1Contents
2Early life
3Music career
3.11996–2000: Career beginnings
3.22001–02: The College Dropout
3.32003–04: Late Registration
3.42005–06: Graduation
3.52007–09: 808s & Heartbreak
3.62010–12: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and collaborations
3.72013–present: Yeezus and upcoming seventh studio album
4Other ventures
4.1Business ventures
4.2Fashion
4.3Philanthropy
5Artistry
6Personal life
6.1Relationships
6.2Mother's death
6.3Legal issues
7Controversies
7.1General media
7.2Award shows
7.3Alleged anti-Semitic comments
8Legacy and influence
9Accolades
10Discography
11Videography
12Filmography
12.1Film
12.2Television
13Bibliography
Contents[]
[hide] *1 Early life
2 Music career
2.1 1996–2000: Career beginnings
2.2 2001–02: The College Dropout
2.3 2003–04: Late Registration
2.4 2005–06: Graduation
2.5 2007–09: 808s & Heartbreak
2.6 2010–12: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and collaborations
2.7 2013–present: Yeezus and upcoming seventh studio album
3 Other ventures
3.1 Business ventures
3.2 Fashion
3.3 Philanthropy
4 Artistry
5 Personal life
5.1 Relationships
5.2 Mother's death
5.3 Legal issues
6 Controversies
6.1 General media
6.2 Award shows
6.3 Alleged anti-Semitic comments
7 Legacy and influence
8 Accolades
9 Discography
10 Videography
11 Filmography
11.1 Film
11.2 Television
12 Bibliography
13 References
14 External links
Early life[]
West moved to Chicago, Illinois at age three and became involved in its hip hopscene as a teen. Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977[4][5] in Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of three, West's parents divorced and he moved with his mother to Chicago,Illinois.[6][7] His father is Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and later a Christian counselor,[7] and who opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland in November 2006,[8] with startup capital from his son.[9]West's mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West,[10][11] was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department atChicago State University before retiring to serve as West's manager. He was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School[12] in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.[13] At the age of 10, Kanye moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where his mother was teaching atNanjing University as part of an exchange program. According to his mother, Kanye was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it.[14] When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'."[15] West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old.[16] His mother recalled that she first took notice of West's passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade.[17] Growing up in the city, West became deeply involved in its hip hop scene. He started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists.[18] At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" and began to persuade his mother to pay $25 an hour for time in a recording studio. The studio that West and his mother attended sessions was a small, crude basement studio where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger. Although this wasn't what West's mother wanted, she nonetheless supported him.[16] West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., otherwise known as "The Godfather of Chicago Hip Hop", with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No. I.D. soon became West's mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at the age of fifteen.[19] After graduating from West Aurora High School, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes, but shortly after transferred to Chicago State University to major in English. However, it soon became apparent to West that his busy class schedule was a detriment to his musical work, and at the age of 20 he made the decision to drop out of college to pursue his dream of becoming a musician.[20] This action greatly displeased his mother, who was a professor at the university from which he withdrew. She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you."[21]
Music career[]
1996–2000: Career beginnings[]
Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, making beats primarily for burgeoning local artists, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soulrecords. His first official production credits came at the age of nineteen when he produced eight tracks on Down to Earth, the 1996 debut album of a Chicago rapper named Grav.[22] For a time, West acted as a ghost producer for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. Due to his association with D-Dot, West wasn't able to release a solo album, so he formed and became a member and producer of the Go-Getters, a late-1990s Chicago rap group composed of him, GLC, Timmy G, Really Doe, and Arrowstar.[23][24] His group was managed by John "Monopoly" Johnson, Don Crowley, and Happy Lewis under the management firm Hustle Period. After attending a series of promotional photo shoots and making some radio appearances, The Go-Getters released their first and only studio album World Record Holders in 1999. The album featured other Chicago-based rappers such as Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Miss Criss, and Shayla G. Meanwhile, the production was handled by West, Arrowstar, Boogz, and Brian "All Day" Miller.[23] West spent much of the late-1990s producing records for a number of well-known artists and music groups.[25] The third song on Foxy Brown's second studio album Chyna Doll was produced by West. Her second effort subsequently became the very first hip-hop album by a female rapper to debut at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in its first week of release.[25] West produced three of the tracks onHarlem World's first and only album The Movement alongside Jermaine Dupri and the production duo Trackmasters. His songs featured rappers Nas, Drag-On, and R&B singer Carl Thomas.[25] The ninth track from World Party, the last Goodie Mob album to feature the rap group's four founding members prior to their break-up, was co-produced by West with his manager Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie.[25] At the close of the millennium, West ended up producing six songs for Tell 'Em Why U Madd, an album that was released by D-Dot under the alias of The Madd Rapper; a fictional character he created for a skit onThe Notorious B.I.G.'s second and final studio album Life After Death. West's songs featured guest appearances from rappers such as Ma$e, Raekwon, and Eminem.[25] West got his big break in the year 1998, when he began to produce for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records. West came to achieve recognition and is often credited with revitalizing Jay-Z's career with his contributions to the rap mogul's influential 1999 album The Blueprint.[26] The Blueprint is consistently ranked among the greatest hip-hop albums, and the critical and financial success of the album generated substantial interest in West as a producer.[27] Serving as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, West produced records for other artists from the label, including Beanie Sigel, Freeway, andCam'ron. He also crafted hit songs for Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson.[26][28][29][30] Despite his success as a producer, West's true aspiration was to be a rapper. Though he had developed his rapping long before he began producing, it was often a challenge for West to be accepted as a rapper, and he struggled to attain a record deal.[29] Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the gangsta image prominent in mainstream hip hop at the time.[31] After a series of meetings with Capitol Records, West was ultimately denied an artist deal.[18] According to Capitol Record's A&R, Joe Weinberger, he was approached by West and almost signed a deal with him, but another person in the company convinced Capitol's president not to.[18] Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z later admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that many saw him as a producer first and foremost, and that his background contrasted with that of his labelmates.[31][32] West's breakthrough came a year later on October 23, 2002, when, while driving home from a California recording studio after working late, he fell asleep at the wheel and was involved in a near-fatal car crash.[33] The crash left him with a shattered jaw, which had to be wired shut in reconstructive surgery. The accident inspired West; two weeks after being admitted to hospital, he recorded a song at theRecord Plant Studios with his jaw still wired shut.[33] The composition, "Through The Wire", expressed West's experience after the accident, and helped lay the foundation for his debut album, as according to West "all the better artists have expressed what they were going through".[34][35] West added that "the album was my medicine", as working on the record distracted him from the pain.[36] "Through The Wire" was first available on West's Get Well Soon... mixtape, released December 2000.[37] At the same time, West announced that he was working on an album called The College Dropout, whose overall theme was to "make your own decisions. Don't let society tell you, 'This is what you have to do.'"[38]
2001–02: The College Dropout[]
Carrying a Louis Vuitton backpack filled with old disks and demos to the studio and back, West crafted much of his production for his debut album in less than fifteen minutes at a time. He recorded the remainder of the album in Los Angeles while recovering from the car accident. Once he had completed the album, it was leaked months before its release date.[29] However, West decided to use the opportunity to review the album, and The College Dropout was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before being released. As a result, certain tracks originally destined for the album were subsequently retracted, among them "Keep the Receipt" with Ol' Dirty Bastard and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" with Consequence.[39] West meticulously refined the production, adding string arrangements, gospel choirs, improved drum programming and new verses.[29] West's perfectionism led The College Dropout to have its release postponed three times from its initial date in August 2001.[40][41] The College Dropout was eventually issued by Roc-A-Fella in February 2004, shooting to number two on the Billboard 200 as his debut single, "Through the Wire" peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks.[42] "Slow Jamz", his second single featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx, became an even bigger success: it became the three musician's first number one hit. The College Dropoutreceived near-universal critical acclaim from contemporary music critics, was voted the top album of the year by two major music publications, and has consistently been ranked among the great hip-hop works and debut albums by artists. "Jesus Walks", the album's fourth single, perhaps exposed West to a wider audience; the song's subject matter concerns faith and Christianity. The song nevertheless reached the top 20 of the Billboard pop charts, despite industry executives' predictions that a song containing such blatant declarations of faith would ever make it to radio.[43][44] The College Dropout would eventually be certified triple platinum in the US, and garnered West 10 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, and Best Rap Album (which it received).[45] At the time, the focal point of West's production style was the use of sped-up vocal samples from soul records.[46] However, due in part to the acclaim of The College Dropout, such sampling had been much copied by others; with that overuse, and also because West felt he had become too dependent on the technique, he decided to find a new sound.[47]
2003–04: Late Registration[]
Beginning his second effort that fall, West would invest two million dollars and take over a year to craft his second album.[48] West was significantly inspired by Roseland NYC Live, a 1998 live album by English trip hop group Portishead, produced with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.[49] Early in his career, the live album had inspired him to incorporate string arrangements into his hip hop production. Though West had not been able to afford many live instruments around the time of his debut album, the money from his commercial success enabled him to hire a string orchestra for his second album Late Registration.[49] West collaborated with American film score composer Jon Brion, who served as the album's co-executive producer for several tracks.[50] Although Brion had no prior experience in creating hip-hop records, he and West found that they could productively work together after their first afternoon in the studio where they discovered that neither confined his musical knowledge and vision to one specific genre.[51] Late Registration sold over 2.3 million units in the United States alone by the end of 2004 and was considered by industry observers as the only successful major album release of the fall season, which had been plagued by steadily declining CD sales.[52] While West had encountered controversy a year prior when he stormed out of the American Music Awards of 2004 after losing Best New Artist,[53] the rapper's first large-scale controversy came just days following Late Registration's release, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims. In September 2004, NBC broadcast A Concert for Hurricane Relief, and West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people."[34] West's comment reached much of the United States, leading to mixed reactions; President Bush would later call it one of the most "disgusting moments" of his presidency.[54]West raised further controversy in January 2005 when he posed on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns.[34]
2005–06: Graduation[]
West performing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2005 Fresh off spending the previous year touring the world with U2 on their Vertigo Tour, West felt inspired to compose anthemic rap songs that could operate more efficiently in large arenas.[55] To this end, West incorporated the synthesizer into his hip-hop production, utilized slower tempos, and experimented with electronic music and influenced by music of the 1980s.[56][57] In addition to U2, West drew musical inspiration from arena rock bands such as The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin in terms of melody and chord progression.[57][58] To make his next effort, the third in a planned tetralogy of education-themed studio albums,[59] more introspective and personal in lyricism, West listened to folk and country singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash in hopes of developing methods to augment his wordplay and storytelling ability.[49] West's third studio album, Graduation, garnered major publicity when its release date pitted West in a sales competition against rapper 50 Cent's Curtis.[60] Upon their September 2005 releases, Graduation outsold Curtis by a large margin, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 957,000 copies in its first week.[61] Graduation once again continued the string of critical and commercial successes by West, and the album's lead single, "Stronger", garnered the rapper his third number-one hit.[62] "Stronger", which samples French house duo Daft Punk, has been accredited to not only encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the late 2000s.[63] Ben Detrick of XXL cited the outcome of the sales competition between 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation as being responsible for altering the direction of hip-hop and paving the way for new rappers who didn't follow the hardcore-gangster mold, writing, "If there was ever a watershed moment to indicate hip-hop's changing direction, it may have come when 50 Cent competed with Kanye in 2005 to see whose album would claim superior sales."[64]
2007–09: 808s & Heartbreak[]
[5][6]West performing in Austin, Texas, March 2009 West's life took a different direction when his mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction in November 2006.[65] Months later, West and fiancée Alexis Phifer ended their engagement and their long-term intermittent relationship, which had begun in 2002.[66] The events profoundly affected West, who set off for his 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour shortly thereafter.[67] Feeling his emotions could not be conveyed through rapping, West discovered the voice audio processor Auto-Tune to use whilst singing, which would become a central part of his next effort. Recorded mostly in Honolulu, Hawaii in three weeks,[68] West announced his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed its lead single, "Love Lockdown". Music audiences were taken aback by the uncharacteristic production style and the presence of Auto-Tune, which typified the pre-release response to the record.[69] 808s & Heartbreak, which features extensive use of the eponymous Roland TR-808 drum machine and contains themes of love, loneliness, and heartache, was released by Island Def Jam to capitalize on Thanksgiving weekend in November 2008.[70][71] Reviews were positive, though slightly more mixed than his previous efforts. Despite this, the record's singles demonstrated outstanding chart performances. Upon its release, the lead single "Love Lockdown" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a "Hot Shot Debut",[72] while follow-up single "Heartless" performed similarly and became his second consecutive "Hot Shot Debut" by debuting at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[73] While it was criticized prior to release, 808s & Heartbreak had a significant effect on hip-hop music, encouraging other rappers to take more creative risks with their productions.[74] In 2012, Rolling Stone journalist Matthew Trammell asserted that the record was ahead of its time and wrote, "Now that popular music has finally caught up to it, 808s & Heartbreak has revealed itself to be Kanye’s most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant."[75] West's controversial incident the following year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards was arguably his biggest controversy, and led to widespread outrage throughout the music industry.[76] During the ceremony, West crashed the stage and grabbed the microphone from winner Taylor Swift in order to proclaim that, instead, Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently withdrawn from the remainder of the show for his actions. West's tour with Lady Gaga was cancelled in response to the controversy, and it was suggested that the incident was partially responsible for 808s & Heartbreak's lack of nominations at the 52nd Grammy Awards.[77]
2010–12: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and collaborations[]
[7][8]West performing with Jay-Z on theirWatch the Throne Tour in 2011 Following the highly publicized incident, West took a brief break from music and threw himself into fashion, only to hole up in Hawaii for the next few months writing and recording his next album.[78] Importing his favorite producers and artists to work on and inspire his recording, West kept engineers behind the boards 24 hours a day and slept only in increments. Noah Callahan-Bever, a writer for Complex, was present during the sessions and described the "communal" atmosphere as thus: "With the right songs and the right album, he can overcome any and all controversy, and we are here to contribute, challenge, and inspire."[78] A variety of artists contributed to the project, including close friends Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Pusha T, as well as off-the-wall collaborations, such as with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.[79] My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010 to rave reviews from critics, many of whom described it as his best work that solidified his comeback.[80] In stark contrast to his previous effort, which featured a minimalist sound, Dark Fantasy adopts a maximalist philosophy and deals with themes of celebrity and excess.[46] The record included the international hit "All of the Lights", and Billboard hits "Power", "Monster", and "Runaway", the latter of which accompanied a 35-minute film of the same name.[81] During this time, West initiated the free music program G.O.O.D. Fridays through his website, offering a free download of previously unreleased songs each Friday of the week, a portion of which were included on the album.Dark Fantasy went on to go platinum in the United States,[82] but its omission as a contender for Album of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards was viewed as a "snub" by several media outlets.[83] [9][10]West at Coachella on April 17, 2011 Following a headlining set at Coachella 2011 that was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time,"[84] West released the collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay-Z. By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart, Watch the Throne became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak.[85][86] "in Paris" became the record's highest charting single, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[81] In 2012, West released the compilation album Cruel Summer, a collection of tracks by artists from West's record labelGOOD Music. Cruel Summer produced four singles, two of which charted within the top twenty of the Hot 100: "Mercy" and "Clique".[81] West also directed a film of the same name that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens.[87]
2013–present: Yeezus and upcoming seventh studio album[]
[11][12]West performing during theYeezus Tour Sessions for West's sixth solo effort begin to take shape in early 2013 in his own personal loft's living room at a Paris hotel.[88] Determined to "undermine the commercial,"[89] he once again brought together close collaborators and attempted to incorporate Chicago drill, dancehall, acid house, and industrial music.[90] Primarily inspired by architecture,[88] West's perfectionist tendencies led him to contact producer Rick Rubin fifteen days shy of its due date to strip down the record's sound in favor of a more minimalist approach.[91] Initial promotion of his sixth album included worldwide video projections of the album's music and live television performances.[92][93] Yeezus, West's sixth album, was released June 18, 2013 to rave reviews from critics.[94] It became the rapper's sixth consecutive number one debut.[95] Def Jam issued "Black Skinhead" to radio in July 2013 as the album's lead single.[96] On September 6, 2013, Kanye West announced he would be headlining his first solo tour in five years, to support Yeezus, with fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar, accompanying him along the way.[97][98] On November 24, 2013, West stated that he was working on and recording his next studio album, hoping to release it by mid-2014.[99] The album is being produced by Rick Rubin and Q-Tip.[100] In April 2014, he appeared in Future's single titled "I Won".[101]
Other ventures[]
Business ventures[]
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago.[102]
Fashion[]
In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006, claiming "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and Late Registration is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring."[103] The line was developed over the following four years – with multiple pieces teased by West himself – before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009.[104][105] In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, with a second version released in 2012. In January 2009, West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009.[106] West has additionally designed shoewear for Bape and Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti.[107] On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West[108] at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews,[109] ranging from reserved observations by Style.com[110] to excoriating commentary by The Wall Street Journal,[111] The New York Times,[112] the International Herald Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others.[113][114][115] [13][14]West performing at The Museum of Modern Art's annual Party, May 2011 On March 6, 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week.[116][117] The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.[118] On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West.[119]
Philanthropy[]
West (alongside his mother) founded the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2001, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education.[120] In 2005, the West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign.[121][122] As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year.[123] In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation." [120][124] The foundation ceased operations in 2011.[125] West has additionally appeared and participated in many fundraisers, benefit concerts, and has done community work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Kanye West Foundation, the Millions More Movement,100 Black Men of America, a Live Earth concert benefit, World Water Day rally and march, Nike runs, and a MTV special helping young Iraq War veterans who struggle through debt and PTSD a second chance after returning home.[126]
Artistry[]
[15][16]West working in the studio with his mentor No ID (left) At the start of his career, West often used pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, in his production, along with his own drums and instruments.[127] His first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was "This Can't Be Life", a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dre's "Xxplosive" to use as a replacement for his drums on "This Can't Be Life".[128] West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,[13][129] and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites, "Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that."[130]RZA himself has spoken quite positively of the comparisons, stating in an interview for Rolling Stone, "All good. I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings... For people to say Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say: 'Wu-Tang is forever.' Kanye is going to inspire people to be like him."[131] After hearing his work on The Blueprint, RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, "The shoes gotta be filled. If you ain't gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. That's how I feel about rap today."[131] [17][18]West accompanied by an 11-piece chamber orchestra. While his use of sampling has lessened over time, West's production continues to feature distinctive and intricate string arrangements. This characteristic arose from him listening to the English trip hop group Portishead, whose 1998 live album Roseland NYC Live, with the New York Philharmonic Orchestrainspired him to incorporate string sections into his hip hop production.[49] Though he was unable to afford live instruments beyond violin riffs provided byIsraeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari around the time of his debut album, its subsequent commercial success allowed him to hire his very own eleven-piece string orchestra. For a time, West stood as the sole current pop star to tour with a string section.[49] West has stated on several occasions that outside of his musical career, he favors listening to rock music over hip-hop.[132] He cites Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Keane, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs, Modest Mouse, and Coldplay as some of his favorite musical groups.[132][133][134]Additionally, on Graduation, West drew inspiration from arena rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin for melody and chord progression.[135] Both a fan and supporter of indie culture, West uses his official website to promote obscure indie rock bands, posting up music videos and mp3s on a daily basis.[136] This musical affinity is mutual, as West has collaborated with indie artists such as Santigold, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li andBon Iver while his songs have gone on to be covered countless times by myriad rock bands.[137] West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his six solo albums as well as various single covers and in his music videos.[138]
Personal life[]
Relationships[]
[19][20]West's wife Kim Kardashian, pictured in September 2012 West began an on-again, off-again relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2000, and they became engaged in August 2004. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2006.[139] West subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010.[140] West began dating reality star and longtime friend[141] Kim Kardashian in April 2012.[142] West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013,[143][144] and married on May 24, 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy.[145] They have one daughter, North "Nori" West (born on June 15, 2013 in Los Angeles).[146][147]
Mother's death[]
[21][22]Donda West in August 2005 On November 10, 2005, at approximately 7:35 pm, paramedics responding to an emergency call transported West's mother, Donda West, to the nearby Centinela Freeman Hospital in Marina del Rey, California. She was unresponsive in the emergency room, and after resuscitation attempts, doctors pronounced her dead at approximately 8:30 pm,[148] at age 58.[149] The Los Angeles County coroner's office said in January 2006 that West had died of heart disease while suffering "multiple post-operative factors" after plastic surgery. She had undergone liposuctionand breast reduction.[149] Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Andre Aboolian had refused to do the surgery because West had a health condition that placed her at risk for a heart attack.[148] Aboolian referred her to an internist to investigate her cardiac issue.[148] She never met with the doctor recommended by Aboolian and had the procedures performed by a third doctor, Jan Adams.[148] Adams sent condolences to Donda West's family but declined to publicly discuss the procedure, citing confidentiality. West’s family, through celebrity attorney Ed McPherson, filed complaints with the Medical Board against Adams and Aboolian for violating patient confidentiality following her death.[150] Adams had previously been under scrutiny by the medical board.[151][152] He appeared on Larry King Live on November 20, 2007, but left before speaking. Two days later, he appeared again, with his attorney, stating he was there to "defend himself". He said that the recently released autopsy results "spoke for themselves".[153] The final coroner's report January 10, 2008, concluded that Donda West died of "coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty".[154] The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in Oklahoma City on November 15, 2005.[155] West played his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.[156] At a December 2006 press conference in New Zealand, West spoke about his mother's death for the first time. "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that," he told reporters.[157] California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the "Donda West Law," legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.[158]
Legal issues[]
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit filed in federal court claims infringement on his trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claims the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. The suit seeks damages and to stop distribution of the video.[159] West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."[160] On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don "Don C." Crowley were arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the paparazzi in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras.[161][162] West was later released from the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division station in Culver City on $20,000 bail bond. On September 26, 2008, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said it would not file felony counts against West over the incident. Instead the case file was forwarded to the city attorney's office, which charged West with one count of misdemeanor vandalism, one count of grand theft and one count of battery and his manager with three counts of each on March 18, 2009.[163] West's and Crowley's arraignment was delayed from an original date of April 14, 2009.[164] West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near Gateshead after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.[165] On July 19, 2013, West was leaving LAX as he was surrounded by dozens of paparazzi. West became increasingly agitated as a photographer continued to ask him why people were not allowed to speak in his presence. West then says, "I told you don't talk to me, right? You trying to get me in trouble so I steal off on you and have to pay you like $250,000 and shit." Then he allegedly charged the man and grabbed him and his camera. The incident captured by TMZ, took place for a few seconds before a female voice can be heard telling West to stop. West then released the man, and his camera, and drove away from the scene. Medics were later called to the scene on behalf of the photographer who was grabbed. It was reported West could be charged with felony attempted robbery behind the matter.[166]However, he was charged with misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft, he was scheduled for arraignment for the charges on October 10, 2013.[167]
Controversies[]
General media[]
West has had several controversies throughout his career. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.[168][169] Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency.[54] In November 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today Show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist," he told Lauer. "I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." The following day, Bush reacted to the apology in a live interview with Lauer saying he appreciated the rapper's remorse. "I'm not a hater," Bush said. "I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races."[170] Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long," argued Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons.[171] Bush himself was receptive to the apology, saying, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina, I cited him as an example, I cited others as an example as well. You know, I appreciate that."[172] The rap musician later launched a tirade on Twitter directed at talk show host Jimmy Kimmel after his ABC program Jimmy Kimmel Live! ran a sketch on September 25, 2013 involving two children re-enacting West's recent interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio 1 in which he calls himself the biggest rock star on the planet. Kimmel reveals the following night that West called him to demand an apology shortly before taping.[173] In December 2013, West sparked controversy when he compared his career to that of police officer or war veteran. When talking about his performances in a radio interview with Saturday Night Online, he said "this is like being a police officer or something, in a war or something." Many criticized West for the statement and felt that it was disrespectful to soldiers.[174]
Award shows[]
In 2004, West had his first of a number of incidents involving music award events. At the American Music Awards of 2004, West stormed out of the auditorium after losing Best New Artist to country singerGretchen Wilson. He later commented, "I felt like I was definitely robbed [...] I was the best new artist this year."[53] After the 2006 Grammy nominations were released, West said he would "really have a problem" if he did not win the Album of the Year, saying, "I don't care what I do, I don't care how much I stunt – you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. I don't want to hear all of thatpolitically correct stuff."[175] On November 2, 2006, when his "Touch the Sky" failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented toJustice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends" and argued that he should have won the award instead.[176][177] Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane.[178] He later spoofed the incident in the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.[citation needed] On September 9, 2005, West suggested that his race had something to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favor of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin’s not right."[179] West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all five awards that he was nominated for, including Best Male Artist and Video of the Year. After the show, he was visibly upset that he had lost at the VMAs two years in a row, stating that he would not come back to MTV ever again. He also appeared on several radio stations saying that when he made the song "Stronger" that it was his dream to open the VMAs with it. He has also stated that Spears has not had a hit in a long period of time and that MTV exploited her for ratings.[180] On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions.[76][181][182] When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.[181] West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,[76][183][184][185][186] and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass".[187][188][189][190] In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes.[191] He posted a Tweet soon after the event where he stated, "Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real."[192] He then posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident, and the other the following day, when he also apologized during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show.[184][193] After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.[194][195][196] In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself.[197] However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, he seemed to recant his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.[198][199]
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During a November 26, 2013, radio interview, Kanye was explaining why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington. He said: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people...We ain't Jewish. We don't got family that got money like that."[200] In response to Kanye's comments, the Anti-Defamation League stated: "This is classic anti-Semitism. There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government. As a celebrity with a wide following, Kanye West should know better. We hope that he will take responsibility for his words, understand why they are so offensive, and apologize to those he has offended."[201] However, Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, defended Kanye West, stating: "You are telling Kanye West he should know better. He does know better, and that’s why he said what he said... You know what Mr. Foxman? "I wish you and I could have a dialogue. You wouldn’t put that small time stuff over on me that you put on scared to death negroes, that if they mention Jew and you call them anti-semitic they start bowing to you and your pressure."[202][203] On December 21, 2013, West backed off of the original comment and told a Chicago radio station that "I thought I was giving a compliment, but if anything it came off more ignorant. I don’t know how being told you have money is an insult."[204]
Legacy and influence[]
Mr. West has had the most sui generis hip-hop career of the last decade. No rapper has embodied hip-hop’s often contradictory impulses of narcissism and social good quite as he has, and no producer has celebrated the lush and the ornate quite as he has. He has spent most of his career in additive mode, figuring out how to make music that’s majestic and thought-provoking and grand-scaled. And he's also widened the genre's gates, whether for middle-class values or high-fashionand high-art dreams. “”—Jon Caramanica, The New York Times[88] West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career. He posed as Jesus Christ for the cover of Rolling Stone and accused President George W. Bush of not "car[ing] about black people."[34] He has also frequently spoken out against homophobia in hip hop music.[34] His dapper and flamboyant fashion sense has also attracted media attention and set West apart from other rappers.[34]Allmusic editor Jason Birchmeier writes of his impact, "As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West shattered certain stereotypes about rappers, becoming a superstar on his own terms without adapting his appearance, his rhetoric, or his music to fit any one musical mold."[34] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said that West has been "a frequent lightning rod for controversy, a bombastic figure who can count rankling two presidents among his achievements, along with being a reliably dyspeptic presence at award shows (when he attends them)."[88] Village Voice Media senior editor Ben Westhoff dubbed West the greatest hip hop artist of all time, writing that "he's made the best albums and changed the game the most, and his music is the most likely to endure."[205] Rolling Stone credited West for transforming hip hop's mainstream, "establishing a style of introspective yet glossy rap on The College Dropout and Late Registration, two of the decade's best records", and called him "as interesting and complicated a pop star as the 2000s produced—a rapper who mastered, upped and moved beyond the hip-hop game, a producer who created a signature sound and then abandoned it to his imitators, a flashy, free-spending sybarite with insightful things to say about college, culture and economics, an egomaniac with more than enough artistic firepower to back it up."[206] The sales competition between rapper 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation altered the direction of hip hop and helped pave the way for new rappers who did not follow the hardcore-gangster mold.[64]Rosie Swash of The Guardian viewed the sales competition as a historical moment in hip-hop, because it "highlighted the diverging facets of hip-hop in the last decade; the former was gangsta rap for the noughties, while West was the thinking man's alternative."[207] West's 2006 album 808s & Heartbreak polarized both listeners and critics, but was commercially successful and impacted hip hop stylistically,[34] as it laid the groundwork for a new wave of artists who generally eschewed typical rap braggadocio for intimate subject matter and introspection, including B.o.B, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino,[208] Frank Ocean,[209] The Weeknd, and Drake.[210][211] According to Ben Detrick of XXL magazine, West effectively led a new wave of artists, including Kid Cudi, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, Kidz in the Hall, and Drake, who lacked the interest or ability to rap about gunplay or drug-dealing.[64] Both Drake and Casey Veggies have acknowledged being influenced directly by West.[212][213] English singer-songwriter Adele stated that she drew from the music of West for her acclaimed second studio album 21. Adele explained that West is one of the several artists that she has "loved forever" who have something in [them] that has really inspired the sophomore album."[214]
West's first six solo studio albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim.[215] All of his albums have been commercially successful, with Yeezus, his sixth solo album, becoming his fifth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release.[216] West has had six songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of December 2012, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless"[217] selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000, "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000,[218][219] and "s in Paris" selling over 3,000,000,[220][221] placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade.[222][223] He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.[224]
West was the inspiration for Coinye West, a cryptocurrency;[225][226] his lawyers served a cease-and-desist letter.[227]
Accolades[]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
As of 2013, West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.[2] About.com ranked Kanye West No. 8 on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list.[228] On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the year's No. 1 "Hottest MC in the Game."[229] On December 17, 2010, Kanye West was voted as the MTV Man of the Year by MTV.[230] Billboard ranked Kanye West No. 3 on their list of Top 10 Producers of the Decade.[231] West ties with Bob Dylan for having topped the annuel Pazz & Jop critic poll the most number of times ever, with four number-one albums each.[232] West has also been included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes annual lists.[3]
In its 2012 list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone included three of West's albums—The College Dropout at number 298,[233] Late Registration at number 118,[234] and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at number 353.[235]
Discography[]
Main articles: Kanye West discography and Kanye West production discography*The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2004)
Graduation (2005)
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Watch the Throne (with Jay-Z) (2011)
Yeezus (2013)
Videography[]
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2002)
Late Orchestration (2003)
Filmography[]
Film[]
Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Love Guru Himself Cameo appearance 2009 We Were Once a Fairytale Himself Short film, directed by Spike Jonze 2010 Runaway Griffin Short film, also director and writer 2012 Cruel Summer Ibrahim Short film, also director, producer and writer 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues J.J. Jackson of MTV News
Television[]
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Entourage Himself Season 4, Episode 11 2010–2012 The Cleveland Show Kenny West (voice) 5 episodes 2012–present Keeping Up with the Kardashians Himself
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Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer and Hip-Hop icon. Notorious for his outspoken nature and confident personality, West has helped re-define the genre and has achieved enormous success in his music, fashion and business endeavours. In April 2018, Kanye announced that he would be releasing his eighth studio album on the 1st of June 2018 and would be releasing a joint album with Kid Cudi a week later on the 8th of June which is also Kanye's birthday.
Full Name: Kanye Omari West
Birthday: 8th June 1977
Star Sign: Gemini
Height: 5 ft 8
Debut Single: 'Through The Wire'
Debut Album: 'The College Dropout'
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Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977. He is the son of the late Donda Williams and Ray West. He was born in Douglasville, Georgia.
Kanye West’s mother, Donda, and his father Ray got divorced in 1980. West and his mother moved to Chicago when he was only 3 years old.
When the rapper was 13 years old, his mother paid for the recording of his first song in a basement studio. Donda West shared that the basement studio was far from ideal; nonetheless, Kanye West was extremely happy to record.
Kanye graduated from Polaris High School in 1994. The rapper received a scholarship to attend Chicago’s American Academy of Art. He studied painting while at the university. He then transferred to Chicago State University. While at Chicago State University, Kanye majored in English Literature.
In August 1996, Kanye West appeared at the Fat Beats storefront in Greenwich Village. While he was at the storefront, Kanye dropped a freestyle that became very famous.
Kanye West gets a taste of the industry in 1998 when he sells his first beat to local Chicago rapper Gravity. The rapper bought the beat from Kanye Wes for $8,000. Kanye West then sold a beat to Jermain Dupri for $5,000. Dupri used the bear for his debut album, ‘Life in 1472’. After Dupri’s release, one of Kanye West’s beats were selected for Ma$e's Harlem World group album, ‘The Movement’. Shortly after these achievements, Kanye West dropped out of Chicago State University to do music on a full-time basis.
Kanye West’s career shifted into high gear in 2000. That year, the artist began producing for Roc-A-Fella Records artists. He produced ‘This Can’t Be Life’ from Jay-Z’s album, ‘The Dynasty’. He also produced the title track for Beanie Sigel’s ‘The Truth’. This year marked the start of the decade that Rolling Stone believes made Kanye West the icon that he now is.
West got cemented into his career in 2001 because of his contributions to Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’. The rapper produced five tracks for the album. The tracks he contributed that earned him a lot of recognition were ‘Izzo (H.O.V.A)’ and ‘Takeover’. The role Kanye West played in ‘The Blueprint’ and the huge success that came from the record led to an increase in demand for Kanye West.
In 2002, Kanye West met in a car accident that almost resulted in his death. The accident occurred because the rapper fell asleep while driving from a recording studio in California. The rapper was left with a broken jaw that was wired closed by reconstructive surgery. After the incident, Kanye West returned to the studio the record ‘Through the Wire’. The song featured a sample from Chaka Khan. The rapper also produces Jay Z and Beyonce’s ’03 Bonnie & Clyde’.
Kanye West’s debut album, ‘The College Dropout’ was a massive success. The album sold 441,000 units in its first week. It also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album is the body of work on which songs like ‘Jesus Walks’ and ‘All Falls Down’ can be found. The album gets certified 3x platinum.
Kanye West went on to win two Grammy Awards for The College Dropout. A few days after releasing ‘Late Registration’, Kanye West stated on national television that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” He made this statement to criticize the way that the president responded to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Regardless of his statement, Kanye West lands his first number one with ‘Late Registration’. The album sold 860,000 copies in the first week of its release.
Kanye West scheduled September 11, 2007, as the release date of his third studio album, ‘Graduation’. The rapper was up against 50 Cent whose album, ‘Curtis’, was also slated to be released on that day. Kanye West crushed 50 Cent on release day. ‘Graduation’ nabbed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album sold 957,000 copies in its first week.
The rapper performed ‘Love Lockdown’ at the MTV Music Awards and sparked a lot of interest in his unique style of music. The rapper later released ‘808s & Heartbreak’ in November 2008. The dark sound of this album is due to the struggles the rapper was having with the death of his mother and the end of a relationship that West was grieving.
Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the VMA’s. The rapper shared that Beyonce should have been the winner. The same year, Kanye West partnered with Nike in 2009 to release the Air Yeezys.
The Kanye West released ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’. The album featured the likes of Jay Z, Kid Cudi, Rihanna, RZA and Elton John. The rapper won the Best Rap Album at the 54th staging of the Grammy Awards.
In February 2015, Kanye West debuted his Adidas line Yeezy Season 1. The shoe line would go on to become extremely popular throughout the world.
Kanye West released the ‘Life of Pablo’ in 2016. The artist went on a huge tour called the Saint Pablo Tour. The tour was cancelled prematurely with the rapper being hospitalized for exhaustion.
In 2019, Kanye West revealed that he had met God. The rapper starred to have his popular Sunday Services privately and then started to have the event across the world.
On July 4, 2020, Kanye West announced that he would be running for the office of the President. At one of his first campaign rally, Kanye West seemingly has a breakdown and shares very personal information that he later had to apologize to his wife for making.
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Ye ( yay; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. One of the most prominent figures in hip hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary.
One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint 11th-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist along with Jay-Z. His other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. West holds the joint record (with Bob Dylan) for most albums (4) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. West's first six solo albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020, with the same publication naming him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
Early life
West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray later became a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Donda C. West (née Williams), was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager.
West was raised in a middle-class environment, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as a Fulbright Scholar. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but he settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. West crossed paths with producer No I.D., who became West's friend and mentor. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes. Shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. At age 20, he dropped out to pursue his musical career. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university, although she would later accept the decision.
Musical career
After dropping out of college, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums including Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He peaked the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival" (2024).
West's second and third studio albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), both debuted atop the Billboard 200, the latter becoming West's most commercially successful to date. Three of his subsequent albums, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and The Life of Pablo (2016), were certified triple platinum, and Yeezus (2013) was certified double platinum. While not as well-received critically as his previous efforts, Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) continued West's series of consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard 200.
On August 25, 2023, West was reported to be in the process of recording his eleventh studio album, with two sources close to him stating that the release of new music was "imminent". On October 13, Billboard reported that West had finished recording a collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign and was in the process of shopping the album to distributors, adding that the album was originally intended for an official release that day but was ultimately pushed back for unknown reasons and expected to drop within the coming weeks. On October 23, Ty Dolla Sign announced that he and West would be holding a "multi-stadium listening event" on November 3 to promote their collaborative project. On November 22, 2023, West and Ty Dolla Sign released the song "Vultures", featuring Bump J.
Musical style
West's musical career is defined by frequent stylistic shifts and different musical approaches.
On his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), West formed the constitutive elements of his style, described as intricate hip-hop beats, topical subject matter, and clumsy rapping laced with inventive wordplay. The record saw West diverge from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop in favor of more diverse, topical lyrical subjects, including higher education, materialism, self-consciousness, minimum-wage labor, institutional prejudice, class struggle, family, his struggles in the music industry, and middle-class upbringing. Over time, West has explored a variety of music genres, encompassing and taking inspiration from chamber pop on his second studio album, Late Registration (2005), arena rock and europop on his third album, Graduation (2007), synth-driven electropop on his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), acid-house, drill, industrial rap and trap on Yeezus (2013), gospel and Christian rap on The Life of Pablo (2016), Jesus is King (2019) and Donda (2021), and psychedelic music on Kids See Ghosts (2018).
Other ventures
Fashion
Early in his career, West made clear his interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. He launched his own clothing line in spring 2006, and developed it over the following four years before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In January 2007, West's first sneaker collaboration was released, a special-edition Bapesta from A Bathing Ape. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, becoming the first non-athlete to be given a shoe deal with the company. In January 2009, he introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoewear for Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti.
In fall 2009, West moved to Rome, where he interned at Italian fashion brand Fendi, giving ideas for the men's collection. In March 2011, West collaborated with M/M Paris for a series of silk scarves featuring artwork from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In October 2011, West premiered his women's fashion label at Paris Fashion Week. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews. In March 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. Critics deemed the sophomore effort "much improved" compared to his first show.
On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts. In 2015, West unveiled a Yeezy clothing line, premiering in collaboration with Adidas early that year. In June 2016, Adidas announced a new long-term contract with Kanye West that extended the Yeezy line to a number of stores, planning to sell sports performance products like basketball, football, and soccer, although Adidas terminated the partnership with West in October 2022. In May 2021, West signed a 10-year deal linking Yeezy with GAP to create Yeezy Gap, however, in September 2022, West announced that he was ending the deal.
Business ventures
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. West, alongside then-unknown Ohio singer John Legend and fellow Chicago rapper Common were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park.
In January 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company Donda, named after his late mother. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; Donda would operate as a "design company" with a goal to "make products and experiences that people want and can afford". In stating Donda's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout Donda creative projects.
West expressed interest in starting an architecture firm in May 2013, saying "I want to do product, I am a product person, not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture ... I make music but I shouldn't be limited to one place of creativity" and then later in November 2013, delivering a manifesto on his architectural goals during a visit to Harvard Graduate School of Design. In May 2018, West announced he was starting an architecture firm called Yeezy Home, which will act as an arm of his already successful Yeezy fashion label. In June 2018, the first Yeezy Home collaboration was announced by designer Jalil Peraza, teasing an affordable concrete prefabricated home as part of a social housing project.
In March 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Sixteen artist stakeholders including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.
Philanthropy
West, alongside his mother, founded the Kanye West Foundation in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year. In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened The Dr. Donda West Foundation. The foundation ceased operations in 2011. In 2013, Kanye West and friend Rhymefest founded Donda's House, Inc., a program aimed at helping at-risk Chicago youth.
West has contributed to hurricane relief in 2005 by participating in a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert after the storm had ravaged black communities in New Orleans and in 2012 when he performed at a Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. In January 2019, West donated $10 million towards the completion of the Roden Crater by American artist James Turrell. In June 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the following protests, he donated $2 million between the family of Floyd and other victims of police brutality.
Acting and filmmaking
West made cameo appearances as himself in the films State Property 2 (2005) and The Love Guru (2008), and in an episode of the television show Entourage in 2007. West provided the voice for "Kenny West", a rapper, in the animated sitcom The Cleveland Show. In 2009, he starred in the Spike Jonze-directed short film We Were Once a Fairytale (2009), playing himself. West wrote, directed, and starred in the musical short film Runaway (2010), which heavily features music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The film depicts a relationship between a man, played by West, and a half-woman, half-phoenix creature.
In 2012, West wrote and directed another short film, titled Cruel Summer, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in a custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens constructed for the film. The film was inspired by the compilation album of the same name. West made a cameo appearance in the comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) as a MTV News representative in the film's fight scene. In September 2018, West announced the starting of a film production company named Half Beast, LLC. A documentary shot over 21 years featuring footage of West's early days in Chicago through the death of his mother to his presidential run was announced to debut in 2021. Titled Jeen-Yuhs, it was acquired by Netflix for $30 million.
Presidential campaigns
Main article: Kanye West U.S. presidential campaigns
2020
On July 4, 2020, West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election. On July 7, West was interviewed by Forbes about his presidential run, where he announced that his running mate would be Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball, and that he would run as an independent under the "Birthday Party", explaining his decision of why he chose the name, saying, "Because when we win, it's everybody's 'birthday'." West also said he no longer supported Trump because he "hid in [a] bunker" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continuing, he said, "You know? Obama's special. Trump's special. We say Kanye West is special. America needs special people that lead. Bill Clinton? Special. Joe Biden's not special."
Various political pundits speculated that West's presidential run was a publicity stunt to promote his latest music releases. On July 15, 2020, official paperwork was filed with the Federal Election Commission for West, under the "BDY" Party affiliation amid claims that he was preparing to drop out. West held his first rally that weekend, on July 19. West aligned himself with the philosophy of a consistent life ethic, a tenet of Christian democracy. His platform advocated for the creation of a culture of life, endorsing environmental stewardship, supporting the arts, buttressing faith-based organizations, restoring school prayer, providing for a strong national defense, and "America First" diplomacy. In July 2020, West told Forbes that he is ignorant on issues such as taxes and foreign policy.
West conceded on Twitter on November 4, 2020. He received 66,365 votes in the 12 states he had ballot access in, receiving an average of 0.32%. Reported write-in votes gave West an additional 3,931 votes across 5 states. In addition, the Roque De La Fuente / Kanye West ticket won 60,160 votes in California (0.34%). According to Reuters, on January 4, 2021, a Kanye West-linked publicist pressured a Georgia election worker to confess to bogus charges of election tampering to assist Trump's claims of election interference. In December 2021, The Daily Beast reported that West's presidential campaign received millions of dollars in services from a secret network of Republican operatives, payments to which the committee did not report. According to campaign finance experts, this was done to conceal a connection.
2024
West has stated his intentions to run for president again in the 2024 presidential election. In November 2019, he said at an event, "When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk." He was met with laughter from the audience. On October 24, 2020, while running for president, West told Joe Rogan on his podcast that he would be open to running for Governor of California. On May 19, 2021, Fox News reported that it had obtained a letter concerning an RFAI (Request for further information) from the Federal Election Commission regarding an exploratory presidential committee. West's representatives stated, "Kanye West has not decided whether to become a candidate for president in the 2024 election, and the activity of the Kanye 2020 committee that prompted this RFAI is strictly exploratory." West said he approached former president Donald Trump and asked him if he would be interested in being his running mate. On subsequent interviews, merchandise, and in songs lyrics, West would repeatedly insinuate that he will indeed run. On November 20, 2022, Kanye announced his intention to run in 2024. In October 2023, an attorney for West said that he "is not a candidate for office in 2024".
Personal life
West's net worth was as high as $1.8 billion in 2021. In August 2021, West applied to have his legal name changed from "Kanye Omari West" to "Ye," with no middle or last name; he cited "personal reasons" for the change. The request was granted in October. West had alluded to wishing to change his name since 2018 and had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior, stating in a 2018 interview that "ye" () was the most commonly used word in the Bible: "In the Bible it means 'you'. So, I'm you. I'm us. It's us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye."
Relationships and family
Kim Kardashian
In April 2012, West began dating reality television star Kim Kardashian, with whom he had already been long-time friends. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married at Fort di Belvedere in Florence in May 2014. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with which West took issue. The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity".
West and Kardashian have four children: North West (born June 2013), Saint West (born December 2015), Chicago West (born in January 2018), and Psalm West (born in May 2019). In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James.
In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving back to Chicago to establish his Yeezy company headquarters there. This did not actually occur, and West instead went on to purchase two ranches near Cody, Wyoming, where he recorded his eighth solo studio album, Ye. Kardashian resides with their children in a home that the now-divorced couple owns in California, whereas West moved into a home across the street to continue to be near their children. In October 2021, West began the process of selling his Wyoming ranch.
In July 2020, West acknowledged the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce. A month later, Kardashian filed for divorce, with the couple citing "irreconcilable differences", agreeing to joint custody of their children, and declining spousal support from each other. The divorce settlement was finalized in November 2022, and West was ordered to pay $200,000 in monthly child support and be responsible for half of the children's medical, educational, and security expenses.
Other relationships
West began an on-and-off relationship with the designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. They ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. Phifer stated that the pair had split amicably and remained friends. West dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until mid-2010. In an interview following their split, West stated that he had to take "30 showers" before committing to his next relationship with Kim Kardashian.
In January 2022, actress Julia Fox confirmed in an Interview essay that she was dating West. West continued to say that he wanted his "family back" and publicly lashed out at Kardashian's new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson.
In January 2023, it was reported that West had informally married Australian architect Bianca Censori, who works for West's Yeezy brand, in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills. The ceremony had no legal standing; the couple did not file for a marriage license.
Musical impact
West is among the most critically acclaimed popular music artists of the 21st century, earning praise from music critics, industry peers, and cultural figures. In 2014, NME named him the third most influential artist in music.
Hip-hop artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Chance the Rapper have acknowledged being influenced by West. Several other artists and music groups of various genres have named West as an influence on their work.
Awards and achievements
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
West is the fourth-highest certified artist in the U.S. by digital singles (69 million). He had the most RIAA digital song certifications by a male artist in the 2000s (19), and was the fourth best-selling digital songs artist of the 2000s in the U.S. In Spotify's first ten years from 2008 to 2018, West was the sixth most streamed artist, and the fourth fastest artist to reach one billion streams. West has the joint-most consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 (9). He ranked third on Billboard's 2000s decade-end list of top producers and has topped the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll the joint-most times (four albums) with Bob Dylan.
West has been nominated for 75 Grammys, out of which he has won 24. He has been the most nominated act at five ceremonies, and has received the fourth-most wins overall in the 2000s. In 2008, West became the first solo artist to have his first three albums receive nominations for Album of the Year. West has won a Webby Award for Artist of the Year, an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker, International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards, a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience, and an honour by The Recording Academy. West is one of eight acts to have won the Billboard Artist Achievement Award. In 2015, he became the third rap act to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
West's first six solo studio albums were included on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Entertainment Weekly named The College Dropout the best album of the 2000s, Complex named Graduation the best album released between 2002 and 2012, 808s & Heartbreak was named by Rolling Stone as one of the 40 most groundbreaking albums of all time, The A.V. Club named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the best album of the 2010s, Yeezus was the most critically acclaimed album of 2013 according to Metacritic, and The Life of Pablo was the first album to top the Billboard 200, go platinum in the U.S., and go gold in the UK, via streaming alone.
Discography
Main articles: Kanye West albums discography, Kanye West singles discography, List of songs recorded by Kanye West, and Kanye West production discography
Videography
Main article: Kanye West videography
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2004)
Late Orchestration (2006)
VH1 Storytellers (2010)
Runaway (2010)
Jesus Is King (2019)
Jeen-Yuhs (2022)
Tours
Main article: List of Kanye West live performances
Books
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar (2007)
Thank You and You're Welcome (2009)
Through the Wire: Lyrics & Illuminations (2009)
Glow in the Dark (2009)
See also
In Spanish: Kanye West para niños
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Fun fact: Kanye always mentions MJ when he big-ups Geico.
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Will Ferrell
“See Me Now,” single: “First of all, we all know the beats is / Like a mix between Fergie and Jesus”
For his major return to rap music and the United States after absconding to Europe following 808s & Heartbreak and the Taylor Swift fiasco, Kanye announced his presence with a repurposed joke from Step Brothers, where Ferrell and John C. Reilly make the most of arrested development.
“Niggas in Paris,” Watch the Throne: Blades of Glory intro and interlude
When the pair were recording in France — before they moved to a beach estate in Australia — Kanye tweeted excitedly about the simple prospect of making an album with Jay Z. We imagine he pictures himself as the Jon Heder to Jay’s Will Ferrell; we also imagine that, in Kanye’s mind, that’s the highest compliment he can give two people.
Austin Powers
“Heartless,” 808s & Heartbreak: “How could you be so Dr. Evil?”
I know what you’re thinking: Kanye sure likes Will Ferrell movies — it’s odd he doesn’t seem as enthusiastic about Mike Myers’s collected works. It’s coming. Believe me, it’s coming.
“Power,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Colin Powells, Austin Powers”
Kanye famously (and questionably) claimed that more than 5,000 man-hours were spent on “Power.” They got a secretary of State’s name wrong and reference a Mike Myers movie.
Forrest Gump
“Hey Mama,” Late Registration: “Forrest Gump’s mama said, ‘Life is like a box of chocolates’ / My mama told me, ‘Go to school, get your doctorate’”
Kanye can talk all he wants about Forrest Gump, but we all know he’s partial to Big.
“All Day,” single: “Stupid niggas getting money, Forrest Gump right now / Shout out to Jackie Chan I need to stunt right now”
Ah, the classic two-for-one: recalling Tom Hanks as a shrimp entrepreneur and the image of Jackie Chan buying Maseratis. (This author once accidentally elbowed Chan in the stomach as he was turning around. Chan was a good sport about it, but certainly could have killed him.)
A Further Assortment of Cheesy Comedies
“Intro,” “Graduation Day (skit),” The College Dropout: The first voice you hear on Kanye West’s debut album — and the first verse on his sophomore effort — is that of comedian DeRay Davis, who does a passable Bernie Mac impression.
“Jesus Walks,” The College Dropout: “They be askin’ us questions, harass and arrest us / Saying, ‘We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast’ / ‘Huh? Y’all eat pieces of shit?’”
A long-running playground joke and possibly a reference to Happy Gilmore, betraying a limitless love of middlebrow comedies that would come to a head with Kanye’s loyalty to lesser Will Ferrell flicks (see above).
“School Spirit,” The College Dropout: “See, that’s how dude became the young Pootie Tang / ‘Tippy tow’”
Pootie Tang is a 2001 movie written and directed by Louis C.K., based off of a sketch from The Chris Rock Show. It’s available in full on YouTube for only $3, because the world is good and merciful.
“Wake Up Mr. West,” Late Registration: The fake Bernie Mac is back.
“Gone,” Late Registration: “Treat me like the Prince and this my sweet brother Numpsay”
The Golden Child, the 1986 Eddie Murphy vehicle that takes place mostly in a fantasy realm, has been frustratingly overlooked in his catalogue. Murphy’s character saying “Brother Numpsay” is one of the flick’s most iconic lines.
“Good Morning,” Graduation: “Good morning and look at the valedictorian / Scared of the future while I hop in the Delorean”
Though Kanye’s enthusiasm for the Back to the Future franchise is admirable, the pronunciation of “morning and” to rhyme with “Delorean” is curious at best.
“Good Life,” Graduation: “Have you ever popped Champagne on a plane, while getting some brain / Whipped it out, she said, ‘I never seen snakes on a plane’”
That Snakes on a Plane was made by a Hollywood studio continues to be one of the strongest arguments that we’re living in some sort of Matrix scenario where this is a computer program and we’re all being controlled by machines.
“Monster,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Know that motherfucker well / ‘What you gon’ do now?’ / ‘Whatever I wanna do, gosh, it’s cool now!’”
In a dramatic break from Austin Powers, West moves on to Napoleon Dynamite.
“Gotta Have It,” Watch the Throne: “Imma need a day off, I think I’ll call Ferris up”
Kanye probably forged a few sick notes in high school, but it’s doubtful he was on Ferris Bueller’s level of do-not-give-a-fuckery.
“New Slaves,” Yeezus: “I’m ’bout to wild the fuck out, I’m going Bobby Boucher”
Bobby Boucher is Adam Sandler’s character from The Waterboy, meaning that Kanye’s taste in film is nothing if not consistent.
More Movies
“Jesus Walks,” The College Dropout: “They said you could rap about anything except for Jesus / That means guns, sex, lies, videotape / But if I talk about God, my record won’t get played?”
Sex, Lies, and Videotape is the 1989 Steven Soderbergh film about a man who tapes women talking about their sex lives. It’s often cited as being important to the independent film movement of the ’90s, but was the subject of much moralizing hand-wringing when it came out. Nevertheless, it ended up being commercially successful, which speaks to Ye’s thesis.
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “Look how death missed his ass / Unbreakable — What, you thought they call me Mr. Glass?”
Unbreakable is the second major M. Night Shyamalan movie. Samuel L. Jackson plays Mr. Glass, a man with a rare disorder that makes his bones exceptionally fragile. Kanye West has never tried to kill Bruce Willis.
“Touch the Sky,” Late Registration: “Any girl I cheated on, sheets I skeeted on / Couldn’t keep it at home, thought I needed a Nia Long”
Long plays the femme fatale in The Best Man, a movie about how Taye Diggs should keep some things to himself.
“Gold Digger,” Late Registration: “You would see him on TV, any given Sunday / Win the Super Bowl and drive off in a Hyundai”
Any Given Sunday is that Oliver Stone football movie where “Gold Digger” guest-star Jamie Foxx gives hope to the city of Miami, a truly insurmountable feat.
“Good Morning,” Graduation: “You got D’s, motherfucker — D’s! Rosie Perez”
Though the line is a reference to the Spike Lee classic Do the Right Thing (in which she appeared), Rosie Perez took offense to the name-drop, calling the attention it drew to her breasts disrespectful.
“Champion,” Graduation: “We was sort of like Will Smith and his son / In the movie — I ain’t talking ‘bout the rich one”
It’s beautiful to imagine: Kanye, his co-producers and co-writers, maybe head of A&R, some hangers-on, a Thai-food delivery guy. No one in the room can think of The Pursuit of Happyness. The rough mix gets turned in: Everyone at Def Jam knows what he’s talking about (it’s on the tip of their tongues!) but can’t quite remember what it’s called. Four days after the album drops, someone finally Googles it.
“Everything I Am,” Graduation: “You see how I played a big role in Chicago like Queen Latifah”
In hindsight, if you ignore the fact that the album made him a global superstar, nothing Kanye did on Graduation goes quite as hard as “Cell Block Tango,” or even “We Both Reached for the Gun.”
“Big Brother,” Graduation: “And we know, New Jack City, got to keep my brother / But to be No. 1, I’ma beat my brother”
The 1991 movie New Jack City not only offers a window into cutthroat family relations, but presumably gives Kanye guidance for his sunglasses-wearing strategy.
“Robocop,” 808s & Heartbreak: “When did you become a RoboCop?”
I’ve searched high and low, and the bleakest thing on Wikipedia is the “Plot “section of the Wikipedia entry for the original RoboCop movie. It starts, “In a dystopian near-future Detroit, which is near bankruptcy …”
“That’s My Bitch,” Watch the Throne: “Twisted love story, True Romance”
We can’t even say definitively if Kanye is referring to the Quentin Tarantino–penned, Tony Scott–directed film, but if he is, he’d be right to call the central love story “twisted.” Rewatch this when you have a chance, if only for the Christopher Walken–Dennis Hopper scene.
“Black Skinhead,” Yeezus: “I keep it 300, like the Romans / 300 bitches, where the Trojans”
Fans have bent over backward in attempts to explain away this line, which incorrectly ties Spartans to Rome. It’s probably just a Chief Keef reference, not the movie 300.
“I’m in It,” Yeezus: “Time to take it too far now / Michael Douglas out the car now”
This alludes to Falling Down, the 1993 movie where Michael Douglas goes on an increasingly surreal criminal rampage after one bad commute too many. The CunninLynguists, an underground rap group from Kentucky who were a blog favorite in the 2000s, adapted the film to a song of the same name on their album SouthernUnderground.
“I’m In It,” Yeezus: “My mind move like a Tron bike”
I don’t have much to say here, but it’s funny to imagine Kanye imagining the inner workings of his brain as a light-up motorcycle.
“Guilt Trip,” Yeezus: “Star Wars fur, yeah I’m rocking Chewbacca”
Do you think Kanye felt personally victimized by new security measures at L.A. theatres that ban costumes from movie premieres?
“Bound 2,” Yeezus: “‘Walk around always mad’ reputation / Start a fight club, Brad reputation”
A little-known fact: Mr. Hudson is actually just a part of Kanye’s subconscious.
Tom Cruise As Wealthy Playboy
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “Looked like Tom Cruise on Vanilla Sky, it was televised”
Vanilla Sky is a 2001 movie where Tom Cruise plays a wealthy playboy whose face gets destroyed in a car accident and where Penélope Cruz morphs into Cameron Diaz. That’s Tom Cruise.
“Clique,” Cruel Summer: “That’s Tom Cruise” That’s Tom Cruise.
Hollywood Miscellany Unrelated to Tom Cruise
“The Glory,” Graduation: “Yeah, at the Grammys, I went ultra Travolta / Yeah, that tuxedo might have been a little guido”
Lest you think he’s learned humility, the following line is a hell of a qualifier.
“All Day,” single: “You a fake Denzel like the Allstate nigga”
Many have noted the similarities between Dennis Haysbert, the longtime Allstate insurance spokesman, and the Oscar-winning Denzel Washington. Which, if we’re being honest with ourselves, is not the worst person to be compared to.
“Facts,” single: “Do anybody feel bad for Bill Cosby? / Did he forget the names, just like Steve Harvey?”
After accusations levied by more than 50 women, Bill Cosby was finally arrested on sexual-assault charges the week “Facts” was released. Earlier in the month, Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner at the Miss Universe pageant, which he was hosting.
“Facts,” single: “I stuck to my Roots, I’m like Jimmy Fallon”
The Roots are the absurdly beloved house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Famous Russells
“Illest Motherfucker Alive,” Watch the Throne: Simmons, Brand, Crowe, et al.
Ageless Talk-Show Wonder Regis Philbin
“Jesus Walks,” The College Dropout: “I’m just trying to say, the way school need teachers—the way Kathie Lee needed Regis / That’s the way I need Jesus”
If you’re going to talk about your need for religious salvation, the best way to do it is to compare it to Regis Philbin’s undeniable onscreen magnetism.
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “I’ve been trying to be signed / Trying to be a millionaire — How I use two lifelines?”
Are you there, Regis? It’s me, God.
Television Judges
“On Sight,” Yeezus: “Don’t judge ‘em, Joe Brown”
The MC Shan to Judge Judy’s KRS-One.
TV Shows With Famous Black Cast Members
“Spaceship,” The College Dropout: “Lock yourself in a room doing five beats a day for three summers / That’s A Different World like Cree Summer’s / I deserve to do these numbers!”
Cree Summer played Freddie Brooks on the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World. Kanye is referring to the countless hours he spent honing his drums in sweltering Chicago basements, the result of which left him predicting world-beating sales for his debut. The College Dropout has now sold over 4 million copies and stands as his best-selling solo release; it debuted at No. 2 on the album chart behind Norah Jones, whom Ye name-checks a few tracks later (see “School Spirit”).
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” Graduation: “I’m just saying how I feel, man / I ain’t one of the Cosbys, I ain’t go to Hillman”
The Cosby Show was the first nationally successful prime-time sitcom to depict a black family of significant means. Kanye is the first Beanie Sigel–approved producer to hire Young Jeezy solely to ad-lib his song.
“Flashing Lights,” Graduation: “Feeling like Katrina with no FEMA / Like Martin with no Gina”
Comparing the botched response of the Bush administration to one of the worst natural disasters in American history to Martin is a risky move, but if anyone can balance the ledger, it’s Kanye “George Bush Doesn’t Care About Black People” West.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “I’m pop, the Barkers / I’m hood, the Parkers”
To editorialize for a second: I thoroughly enjoy Yeezus. I think it’s an album that tries to cut through dark clouds like lust and rage and reconcile them with domesticity. But wouldn’t the world be a better place if Kanye were still rattling off the names of short-lived reality shows indiscriminately? It’s unfortunate that The Parkers was the only Moesha spinoff available for Kanye to work into a rhyme.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “House on the hill, two doors from Tracee Ross / And I’m asking ‘bout her girlfriends”
Tracee Ellis Ross on Girlfriends is the one person in this world, fictional or otherwise, who would have the least patience for Kanye West.
“Dark Fantasy,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Too many Urkels on your team, that’s why your wins low”
Steve Urkel has probably transcended his show as much as any other character in the American canon, and certainly more than any other character in the spends-lavishly-on-suspenders canon.
“No Church in the Wild,” Watch the Throne: “Thinking ‘bout the girl in all leopard / Who was rubbing the wood like Kiki Shepard”
“Rubbing the wood” is a good-luck tradition on Showtime at the Apollo, of which Shepard is the longtime host.
“Otis,” Watch the Throne: “I adopted these niggas, Phillip Drummond them”
Phillip Drummond was the dad on Diff’rent Strokes. Is adoption a more humiliating form of rap ownership than biological fatherhood? Stay tuned.
“Who Gon Stop Me,” Watch the Throne: “Y’all Steve Urkel, I’m Oprah’s circle”
No matter what happens in the election this November, we know that Oprah’s contact list is the true seat of power in America.
“HAM,” Watch the Throne: “Historically, I’m kickin’ bitches out like Pam, nigga”
Some enterprising soul needs to put together the definitive supercut of Martin kicking Pam out of his apartment on Martin. [Ed. note: Of course it exists!]
“Illest Motherfucker Alive,” Watch the Throne: “I got my fur on, feelin’ like Jerome”
And here we have back-to-back references to Jerome, the character from Martin who taught us all how to dress.
“Bound 2,” Yeezus: “Step back, can’t get spunk on the mink / I mean, damn, what would Jeromey Romey Romey Rome think?”
You’d be hard-pressed to find a show better-represented in rap than Martin.
TV-Show-Related Beefs
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Choke a South Park writer with a fish stick”
This is at least more lighthearted than the Saturday Night Live vitriol on the next track.
“Power,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Fuck SNL and the whole cast”
It’s hard to believe Lorne let Kanye back into 30 Rock after their long-running feud, but there he was, getting weird at SNL 40.
Ray Romano
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “And I was almost famous / Now everybody love Kanye, I’m almost Raymond”
To be honest, Kanye is more of a Debra.
Sexual Hangups Kanye Has Because of Usher’s Confessions and Its Subsequent Tour
“Gold Digger,” Late Registration: “From what I heard, she got a baby by Busta / My best friend say she used to fuck with Usher”
This is one of two lines on the album dedicated to love, loss, and Usher, and while Confessions was huge, there might be something going on behind the scenes that’s too hot for TV.
“Gone,” Late Registration: “Aaron love to raw dog, when will he learn? / Caught something on the Usher tour, he had to let it burn”
There might be something poetic about catching an STD on the Confessions tour. Probably not. But maybe.
Michael Jackson
“Slow Jamz,” The College Dropout: “She got a light-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson / Got a dark-skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson”
The crack about the legendary singer’s complexion served as West’s first signature moment as a rapper. It wouldn’t be the last time he compared himself to Michael.
“Hey Mama,” Late Registration: “And you would give me anything in this world / Michael Jackson leather and a glove, but didn’t give me no curl”
And in some ways, isn’t this the kindest thing a parent could do?
“All of the Lights,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “MJ gone, our nigga dead”
The original version of the song, which leaked earlier in 2010 (and featured a brief appearance from Drake), heard Kanye say, “MJ gone, that nigga dead,” but the phrasing was deemed too harsh.
“Lost in the World,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Mamase Mamasa Mamakusa / Lost in this plastic life”
In early versions of this song — like the one he performed at the Facebook offices the summer before the album dropped — his echo of the coda to Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Something” ended, “Mamase, mamasa, mama Donda’s son.”
“Don’t Like (Remix),” Cruel Summer: “The media crucify me like they did Christ / They wanna find me not breathing like they found Mike”
A reference to Michael Jackson’s 2009 death, officially the result of respiratory failure. Many supporters attribute the singer’s demise more broadly to the scrutiny he faced and the toll it took on his health.
“I Am a God,” Yeezus: “The only rapper compared to Michael”
Kanye’s fixation on Jackson is well documented, and the rapper is on record saying one of his greatest regrets in life is that he’ll never be in the audience at his own shows. The Yeezus tour was a spectacle to behold, but Ye has a ways to go until he does Thriller numbers, or has the iconic stage show Jackson did.
Dead Idols Who Aren’t MJ
“Never Let Me Down,” The College Dropout: “But I can’t complain about what the accident did to my left eye / ‘Cause look what an accident did to Left Eye / First Aaliyah, now Romeo Must Die? / I know I got angels watching me from the other side”
As is detailed in “Through the Wire,” Kanye’s career and life nearly ended in an October 2002 car crash. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, from TLC, had died that April in another auto accident. Romeo Must Die was a 2000 film starring the famous singer Aaliyah, who died the following year in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
“New God Flow,” Cruel Summer: “’Til we drown all these haters, rest in peace to Whitney Houston”
The legendary singer’s cause of death was technically drowning in the bathtub, though cocaine and heart disease were contributing factors.
“Facts,” single: “So let’s celebrate the life of Timbuck2”
The innovative Chicago DJ passed away after a battle with cancer the month “Facts” was recorded.
Roc-A-Fella
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “Brains, power, and muscle like Dame, Puffy, and Russell”
In August of 2005, the month Late Registration hit stores, Sway asked Kanye if he felt he had been disloyal in siding with Damon “Dame” Dash over Jay in the then-fresh Roc-A-Fella split. He paused for a second, considered the question, then said, “Yeah,” in light of the fact that Dash had supported Kanye’s rapping career early on. More recently, Ye’s confessed that he feels more similar to the hotheaded co-founder and hopes to learn to emulate Jay’s collectedness.
“Crack Music,” Late Registration: “Dreams of being Hova / Went from being a broke man to being a dopeman / To being the president — ‘Look, there’s hope, man!’”
For as effortlessly cool as he has often seemed, Jay’s stint as the president of Def Jam was laborious and generally disappointing. Of course, fewer than 18 months after Late Registration dropped, Jay was back in the booth with Kingdom Come. (A few songs later, Nas will rap, “‘Cause rappers be deprived / Of executive 9-to-5s.”)
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” Late Registration: “You know the next question, dawg: ‘Yo, where Dame at?’ / This track the Indian dance to bring our reign back”
In 2005, there were plenty of observers who believed that the Jay-Dame rift was temporary and would eventually be forgotten.
“Big Brother,” Graduation: “I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay / Next thing I know, he got a song with Coldplay”
Kanye might have set up the studio session first, but it was Jay and Bey who became best buds with Chris and Gwyneth, at least until the conscious uncoupling.
West Coast Rappers
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “The ‘All Around the World’ Digital Underground ‘Pac”
Before he went to prison in 1995, 2Pac was known largely for his politically and socially conscious works: “Keep Ya Head Up,” “Brenda’s Got a Baby,” et al. But before 2Pacalypse Now, starting in 1990, Pac worked as roadie and backup dancer for the Oakland group Digital Underground. It was on their “Same Song” that he made his recorded debut.
“Bring Me Down,” Late Registration: “Since ‘Pac passed away / Most of you rappers don’t even deserve a track from me”
Kanye produced “Bonnie and Clyde ‘03,” the single from Jay’s The Blueprint 2 that’s a spiritual successor to Pac’s “Me and My Girlfriend.”
Southern Rappers
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “Nice as Bun B when I met him at the Source Awards / Girl he had with him, ass could’ve won the horse awards”
Bun B is widely known as one of the most gregarious figures in hip-hop, and has made an effort to work with up-and-comers from the southern states and beyond.
“Drive Slow,” Late Registration: “See back (back) then (then) if you had a car / You was the Chi-Town version of Baby”
“Baby” is in reference to Bryan Williams, the founder and still-CEO of Cash Money and the most famous living person who has an oil derrick tattooed on his skull. In the years since Late Registration, an old Chicago-based collaborator of Kanye’s named Mikkey Halsted has told the story of Kanye nearly signing to Cash Money. Halsted would seem to be the rapper Ye references on Dropout’s “Last Call,” who signed directly with another label (Cash Money) without cutting his old collaborator in on the deal.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “I’m like Gnarls Barkley meets Charles Barkley”
If CeeLo and Charles Barkley ever meet each other, no one in a half-mile radius will be able to get a word in edgewise, and the kitchen staff at every Cheesecake Factory within driving distance will be put on notice.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “The hood love to listen to Jeezy and Weezy / And oh yeah, Yeezy!”
The fall of 2007 was nearly the top of the crescendo for Wayne, who would see his commercial peak the following June with Tha Carter III.
“Blood on the Leaves,” Yeezus: “Fuck them other niggas ‘cause I’m down with my niggas”
The hook (and a version of TNGHT’s original beat, and Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” for what it’s worth) is derived from C-Murder’s “Down 4 My Niggas.”
New York Rappers
“We Don’t Care,” The College Dropout: “And they DCFS, some of ‘em dyslexic / They favorite 50 Cent song ’12 Questions’”
Kanye and 50 Cent are forever tied together due to their 2007 sales battle (see: “Good Life” from Graduation). But when West’s solo debut dropped, 50 had been a massive mainstream star for over a year; the Nate Dogg–assisted “21 Questions” had been one of the signature songs from the Queens rapper’s breakthrough album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
“Breathe In Breathe Out,” The College Dropout: “I gotta apologize to Mos and Kweli / Is it cool to rap about gold if I told the world I copped it from Ghana and Mali?”
Kanye was hardly the first rapper to examine the ethics of his flossing, but he was the first to do it from inside the system, and at such a commercial platform. He also helped make Common, Kweli, Mos, and their ilk fashionable during the mid-2000s. Bless Dave Chappelle.
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “If you would feel how my face felt, you would know how Mase felt”
Mase was famously punched in the jaw by Ghostface Killah’s associate I-Cham, after Mase allegedly dissed the Wu-Tang Clan during a concert.
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “The fans want the feeling of A Tribe Called Quest / But all they got left is this guy called West / That’ll take Freeway, throw him on tracks with Mos Def”
It’s interesting that after West moved on from his original mission statement (to bring the New York and Chicago undergrounds’ conscious ranks to the mainstream), he’s continued to put seemingly disparate collaborators together. Freeway and Mos are one thing, but Justin Vernon and Chief Keef — really?
“Champion,” Graduation: “Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion / I wish her heart still was in rhymin’”
In what was pitched as a clash of two diametrically opposed stars, Graduation and 50 Cent’s Curtis went head-to-head on September 11, 2007. While West won the sales battle (sadly, 50 reneged on his promise to quit rap if he lost), the Queens-bred 50 has the better — or at least more plaintive — line about missing the old Ms. Lauryn: “Used to listen to Lauryn Hill and tap my feet / Then the bitch put out a CD, it didn’t have no beats.”
“Good Life,” Graduation: “50 told me, ‘Go ‘head, switch the style up / ‘And if they hate, then let ’em hate, and watch the money pile up”
Those who remember 50 Cent’s 2003 breakthrough hit “In Da Club” (which should be all of us) remember that it was actually Lloyd Banks who gave 50 this advice. Rap’s wisest game of telephone.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “I hear people compare themselves to Big a lot / You know: Big and Pac, you to get it hot / I guess after I live, I wanna be compared to Big / Anyone — Big Pun, Big L, or Notorious”
Before Lil was the prefix du jour, you couldn’t rap in the five boroughs without a “Big” in front of your name. Maybe that explains how a certain Sean from Detroit keeps getting release dates.
“Dark Fantasy,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “I’m just a Chi-town nigga with a Nas flow”
Kanye has gone from a goofy producer-rapper to one of the most important and innovative artists of the last few decades; he does not, in any sense, rap as well as Nas.
“Devil in a New Dress,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Don’t leave while you’re hot, that’s how Mase screwed up / Throwing shit around, the whole place screwed up / Maybe I should call Mase and he could pray for us”
The first line here is an important credo for anyone in any walk of life. That said, it might fall short as the best Mase reference in rap, at least in comparison to Cam’ron’s “You get jammed with them jammers, blammed with them blammers / It’s hot here, ask Mase, he ran to Atlanta.”
“Send It Up,” Yeezus: “This the craziest shit in the club / Since ‘In Da Club’”
It’s unfortunate that “Send It Up” didn’t chart better, because King Louie’s verse is one of the decade’s slickest concoctions of fear and gloating.
Miscellaneous Hip-Hop
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “My money was thinner than Sean Paul’s goatee hair / Now Jean Paul Gautier cologne fill the air”
This is after Sean Paul and Beyoncé filmed the video for “Baby Boy,” and after Jay Z reportedly felt the singer was getting a little too friendly with his wife-to-be.
“Roses,” Late Registration: “Feel like Amerie, it’s just one thing / When they say that she made it, you see they eyes gleam”
Amerie’s “1 Thing” peaked at No. 8 in 2005, and while it’s a great song in its own right, it has one of the most wonderfully bizarre remix histories: Aside from the official redux with a razor-sharp contribution from Eve, there’s the Fabolous version (because this was 2005 and New York is going to be New York), and one that pairs her vocals with B.G. from the Hot Boyz. Then Juelz Santana tried his hand at the song, and it was bronzed forever.
“Everything I Am,” Graduation: “Common passed on this beat, I made it to a jam”
Kanye has said that while he was making Late Registration, he kept the tracklist for Common’s Be taped on a studio wall to keep him motivated. Now using an album you helmed as your bar for success is a distinctly Kanye thing to do, but it also speaks to where his head was at in 2007, and how drastically he had shifted two years later – Graduation aims at nearly every turn for the back rows of stadium seating.
“Illest Motherfucker Alive,” Watch the Throne: “Feelin’ like Hype Williams shooting a nigga”
Hype Williams was not only the premier rap video director at the turn of the century — he’s famous for his photography and his lavish setpieces — but helmed the classic film Belly.
“Facts,” single: “Facts” serves as a de facto cover of “Jumpman,” from Drake and Future’s joint album What a Time To Be Alive. Metro Boomin produced both songs; Michael Jordan has commented on neither.
Music Your Parents Listened To (That You Should Listen To, Too)
“I’ll Fly Away,” The College Dropout: Kanye enlists a series of vocalists to reinterpret the Albert E. Brumley gospel standard.
“Slow Jamz,” The College Dropout: This song, which was included both here and on Twista’s Kamikaze, shouts out a litany of soul and R&B stars, including, well: Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Ready for the World, New Edition, Minnie Ripperton, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Freddie Jackson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Al Green, the Isley Brothers, Evelyn “Champagne” King, the Whispers, the Spinners, Earth Wind & Fire, Keith Sweat, Maze, the Temptations, Jodeci, Teddy Pendergrass.
“Heard Em Say,” Late Registration: “So this is in the name of love like Robert say”
A reference to R. Kelly, the now-embattled R&B superstar from West’s hometown.
“Drive Slow,” Late Registration: “Al. B Sure! nigga with the hair all wavy”
Do you realize that “Nite and Day” was Al B. Sure!’s only No. 1 hit? That and three others topped the R&B charts, but as for the overall honor, yeah, now you can win your office pool.
“Champion,” Graduation: “I guess I cleaned up my act like Prince would do”
When Prince found religion as a Jehovah’s Witness in 2001, he would occasionally sanitize some of his older songs when he played them live.
“Stronger,” Graduation: “New gospel, homie, Take 6”
Take 6 is a gospel group, not a discontinued candy bar.
“Stronger,” Graduation: “You know how long I’ve been on ya / Since Prince was on Apollonia / Since O.J. had Isotoners”
What do you think Johnnie Cochran thought of Purple Rain? The classic Prince film is set in the O.J. lawyer’s native Minneapolis, doesn’t sample Daft Punk.
“Everything I Am,” Graduation: “I’ll never be picture-perfect Beyoncé / Be light as Al B or black as Chauncey / Remember him from Blackstreet? He was black as the street was”
The latter half of this line is quintessentially goofy, but the real story is that Al B. Sure! makes an appearance on his second consecutive West record.
“Dark Fantasy,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Look like a fat booty Celine Dion / Sex is on fire, I’m the King of Leon-a Lewis”
Kanye has taken to referring to Dark Fantasy as an apology of sorts to his fans, a play for the middle after 808s and the Taylor Swift incident at the 2009 VMAs alienated him to many. Playing fast and loose with the radio dial is one way to do that. Also, shout-out to “Sex on Fire,” one of the few great Kings of Leon songs.
“Guilt Trip,” Yeezus: “I hit her with Jamaican dick, I’m the new, Shabba!”
Shabba Ranks is the dancehall pioneer with indeterminate dick skills.
“Send It Up,” Yeezus: “It’s so packed I might ride around / On my bodyguard back like Prince in the club”
Prince used to ride around on his bodyguard because he’s a national treasure.
Norah Jones
“School Spirit,” The College Dropout (2004): “I got a Jones like Norah, for your soro”
Perhaps the only half-successful abbreviation of sorority in recorded history. Norah Jones had won the 2003 Grammy for Best New Artist; two years later, West would lose to Maroon 5.
Politics and World Affairs
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” Late Registration: “Good morning, this ain’t Vietnam still”
As great as the “Diamonds” remix is, the best remix of a Kanye West–produced single that includes a Jay Z verse and opens with a rapper shouting the line from is actually the reprise of Talib Kweli’s “Get By.”
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” Late Registration: “Little was known of Sierra Leone / And how it connect to the diamonds we own”
The story goes that Kanye recorded the original “Diamonds From Sierra Leone” before he was aware of the conflict that gave it its final title. The time gap explains the lack of reference to the African diamond trade in the song’s lyrics, but the allusions to it in its Prague-based video.
“Power,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “They say I was the abomination of Obama’s nation”
You know you’ve made it when the president repeatedly calls you a “jackass.”
“So Appalled,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Donald Trump, taking dollars from y’all”
We imagine the 2015 primary-season update of the song would play a little differently.
“Niggas in Paris,” Watch the Throne: “Prince William ain’t do it right if you ask me / If I was him I would’ve married Kate and Ashley”
The idea here is to shoehorn in the first names of the Olsen twins, which is a linguistic problem we all wrestle with from time to time.
“New Day,” Watch the Throne: “I might even make him be Republican / So everybody know he love white people”
Kanye’s hypothetical fathering strategy stands as pretty accurate demographic research, considering how badly the GOP is butchering the push for immigration reform.
“Clique,” Cruel Summer: “I’m talking George Tenet, I seen him the other day”
Kanye imagines that the CIA director turned Wall Street honcho rents his Maybach despite his enormous wealth.
“All Day,” single: “Just talked to Farrakhan, that’s sensei, nigga”
The religious and civil-rights leader Louis Farrakhan was in the news in 2015 for organizing the 20th-anniversary redux of the Million Man March. He met with several rappers to garner their support.
Race in America
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “And just imagine how my girl feel / On the plane, scared as hell that her guy look like Emmett Till” Kanye has a long history of making regular (or at least semi-regular) references to Civil Rights icons. Till was the 14-year-old boy who, in 1955, was brutally murdered (and whose body was dumped in a river) for the crime of whistling at a white woman. His mother famously insisted on an open-casket funeral; pictures of Till’s dismembered face made national headlines.
“Good Morning,” Graduation (2007): “I’m like the fly Malcolm X: Buy any jeans necessary / Detroit Red cleaned up”
As utterly eye-rolling as the first half of this line is, throwing X’s pre-prison Harlem nickname in the mix helps even things out.
“Everything I Am,” Graduation: “So say good-bye to the NAACP award / Good-bye to the India Arie award”
Kanye is often at his best when he’s wrestling with his own competing impulses: to wild out on national TV, or to do right by his community.
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Got caught with 30 rocks, the cop look like Alec Baldwin”
Speaking of Nas flow, you could make a convincing case that 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin could rap more like the Queens legend than Kanye does. I’ve never heard him, but it’s probably a safe bet.
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “I treat the cash the way the government treats AIDS / I won’t be satisfied ’til all my niggas get it — get it?”
Along with “And I know the government administer AIDS” (from Late Registration’s “Heard Em Say”), this betrays a deep distrust of government that is hardly unique to Kanye among rappers. (See: Pharoahe Monch’s “I believe they put the virus in the latex / Condoms that they sell us, call it ‘safe sex.’”)
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “What’s a black Beatle anyway, a fucking roach? / I guess that’s why they got me sitting in fucking coach”
What do you think Kanye and Paul McCartney think flying commercial is like? Regardless, this stands as perhaps Kanye’s most iconic line from the album, outside of the “Runaway” hook.
“On Sight,” Yeezus: “And I know she like chocolate men / She got more niggas off than Cochran”
Kanye’s then-fiancée, Kim Kardashian, is the daughter of Robert Kardashian, the entrepreneur who dusted off his law license to assist with Johnnie Cochran’s defense of O.J. Simpson.
“Black Skinhead,” Yeezus: “My leather black jeans on / My ‘by any means’ on”
A more fittingly militant Malcolm X reference than the one on “Good Morning.”
“Black Skinhead,” Yeezus: “They see a black man with a white woman at the top floor they gon’ come to kill King Kong”
An undeniable truth about how black Americans are treated in our national conversation, especially with respect to when white men feel romantically threatened by black men.
“New Slaves,” Yeezus: “Meanwhile the DEA teamed up with the CCA / They trying to lock niggas up, they trying to make new slaves”
I was at both of the Yeezus tour dates in Los Angeles in 2013. After the second show, I was milling around on the floor as people filed out of Staples Center, when a man approached me, maybe sensing I was a reporter. (I only go outside in thrifted His Girl Friday costumes.) He was in his 40s, seemed to be on his own, and — despite the imposing figure he cut — looked ecstatic. He asked me what I thought of the show, then he asked me what I thought of “New Slaves.” I told him I thought it was the best and most powerful song on the record, and that the criticism of the private prison industry in particular was refreshing to hear. The man grabbed me by the shoulders and shouted, “YES!” It turned out he was a corrections officer from a federal prison in the western United States (he asked me that night not to identify him) who had traveled to L.A. for the show. Over his decade in prisons, he’s seen exponentially more nonviolent offenders broken and demoralized by their time than he’s seen actual criminals rehabilitated. The rest of our conversation wouldn’t fit in this space, but suffice it to say that the second verse of “New Slaves” is one of the most important moments of Kanye’s career, and continues the political bent he developed studying song craft under Dead Prez.
“Blood on the Leaves,” Yeezus: “Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees”
For all the controversial moving parts on Yeezus, the one that raised the most eyebrows was the sample of the Nina Simone version of “Strange Fruit.” For all his talk of artful appropriation, repurposing a song about lynchings in the American South for a molly-fueled breakup bloodletting pushed the envelope too far for many listeners.
Suburban Restaurant Chains
“School Spirit,” The College Dropout: “This nigga graduated at the top of our class / I went to Cheesecake, he was a motherfucking waiter there”
At least, that’s what the song intended to say. Every official version of The College Dropout features a censored version of “School Spirit,” because that was Aretha Franklin’s condition for clearing the “Spirit in the Dark” sample. Perhaps the most iconic reference to the Cheesecake Factory since Outkast’s “We Luv Deez Hoez.”
“Gone,” Late Registration: “Says she want diamonds, I took her to Ruby Tuesdays / If we up in Fridays, I still have it my way”
The love for mid-level chain restaurants is matched only by Kanye’s deep, unbridled passion for the Will Ferrell canon.
Other Food and Drink
“The New Workout Plan,” The College Dropout: “What’s scary to me / Is Henny make girls look like Halle Berry to me”
In many ways, The College Dropout — and Kanye’s rapid rise as a solo artist — can be attributed to careful editing. Lots of songs from his pre-album mixtapes (and even from the advance that leaked months early) presented a brasher, harsher West, who moved in and out of the Benz-and-a-backpack mold. “I Need To Know” features a crasser version of the line: “Henny make hoes look like Halle Berry to me.”
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “I drink a Boost for breakfast / An Ensure for dessert”
When my very healthy grandfather’s body suddenly fell apart due to esophageal cancer, he only drank Boost and Ensure. Ye made that a little easier to swallow.
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “Killin’ y’all niggas on that lyrical shit / Mayonnaise-colored Benz, I push Miracle Whips”
As he details during the song’s extended toast of an outro, this is the first line that made Jay’s ears perk up.
“Addiction,” Late Registration: “Roll up the doja / Henny and the Coca-Cola”
The three vices: drugs, alcohol, and name-brand capitalism.
“Celebration,” Late Registration: “So go ‘head, pop some Cristal for my newborn child”
Now that Kanye and Kim’s second child, Saint, has been born, fans are probably encouraged to toast — only not with Cristal, which Jay Z and hip-hop at large disowned after the owner of its parent company scoffed at his product’s popularity in hip-hop. (There’s also Wayne’s “Don’t drink Cristal no more, just pour it on white bitches’ heads,” from Da Drought 3.) Hopefully a flute of Ace of Spades can distract from that uncomfortable tangent about Kanye’s future son being well-endowed.
“Late,” Late Registration: “We about to get real unprofessional / Like them Eskimos — ‘What would you do for a Klondike? / ‘Or two dykes that look Christina Milian-like?’”
It would be interesting to see if those Klondike commercials were resurrected for Christina Milian’s reality show on E!, but no one will ever know.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “Off that Bacardi Limon and Corona, I’m zonin’”
This is up there with “I’m beasting off the Riesling” from Jay Z’s “Run This Town” as the most threatening thing you can say about the least threatening alcoholic beverage.
Nightclub Owners With Whom Kanye Is Apparently Trying to Curry Favor
“On Sight,” Yeezus: “Took her to the ‘Bleau, she tried to sip the fountain / That’s when David Grutman kicked her out / But I got her back in and put my dick in her mouth”
Here, Kanye falls just short of the standard Cam’ron set on “Bout It Bout It Pt. 3”: “Bouncin’ through, an ounce or two / Crib look like the Fountainbleau / A fountain, too — no water, strictly pumpin’ Mountain Dew.”
The World of Fashion
“Last Call,” The College Dropout: “I’m Kan, the Louis Vuitton Don / Bought my mom a purse, now she Louis Vuitton Mom”
Kanye’s love for Donda was well-documented even by this point — a demo version of Late Registration’s “Hey Mama” was available before Dropout hit stores.
“Touch the Sky,” Late Registration: “Back when they thought pink Polos would hurt the Roc / Before Cam got the shit to pop / The doors closed, I felt like Bad Boy’s street team / I couldn’t work the LOX”
A brief history of bright clothes in New York rap: When Kanye started hanging out around Baseline Studios at the turn of the century, the Roc uniform was relatively simple: jerseys, army jackets, a dress tie, and a fitted cap if you promised not to mention Young Chris. Bright colors were mostly out, as were any other collars. But Cam’s post–Come Home With Me fashion choices indirectly opened some doors for the Louis Vuitton don.
“Touch the Sky,” Late Registration: “Back when Gucci was the shit to rock / Back when Slick Rick got the shit to pop”
Slick Rick was rapping about Gucci boxers all the way back on “La Di Da Di,” a full decade and a half before “This Can’t Be Life” put Kanye on the national map.
“Gone,” Late Registration: “You sweat her, and I ain’t talking ‘bout a Coogi / You a big L, and I ain’t talking ‘bout Cool J”
Coogi sweaters have long been synonymous with your uncle who is simultaneously the best- and worst-dressed person at your parents’ Christmas party. Also, duh, Biggie.
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” Late Registration: “Vegas on acid, seen through Yves St. Laurent glasses”
The earnest first few bars of “Diamonds” — which was the album’s first single, remember — has perhaps the first high-fashion name-drop that isn’t at least a little bit self-effacing.
“Stronger,” Graduation: “Let’s get lost tonight / You could be my black Kate Moss tonight”
As outlandish as West has been throughout his public life, very few of his non-telethon quotes rival “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” or “I won’t get out of bed for less than $10,000.”
“Stronger,” Graduation: “The Christian in Christian Dior”
Three years later, Kanye would tap Pusha T, Lloyd Banks, Kid Cudi, Ryan Leslie, and John Legend for “Christian Dior Denim Flow,” from the G.O.O.D. Fridays series that served as an extended bit of promo for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
“Stronger,” Graduation: “Especially in my Pastel, on my Bape shit”
In 2007, Bape was the go-to choice for rappers who wanted clothes that were both gaudy and obviously expensive. At the time, Kanye was designing a clothing line called Pastel, all while he was donning a series of increasingly garish Technicolor dream fits. In an interview with the New York Times in 2013, Kanye says “kill self” when asked what he would say to his 2007 counterpart.
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” Graduation: “So if the devil wear Prada, Adam, Eve wear nada / I’m in between but way more fresher”
Please tell us on Twitter whether Kanye would relate to Emily Blunt or Anne Hathaway more.
“Everything I Am,” Graduation: “I’ll never rock a mink coat in the wintertime like Killa Cam / Or rock some mink boots in the summertime like will.i.am”
Just because Kanye didn’t have the courage to dress like Cam’ron doesn’t mean you should be discouraged. Buy that $70 Dipset hoodie. Buy it.
“Dark Fantasy,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “And my chick in that new Phoebe Philo / So much head I woke up in Sleepy Hollow”
I suppose Sleepy Hollow is its own fantasy world of sorts; Philo is the Paris-born fashion designer and creative director of Céline.
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “I need more drinks and less lights / And that American Apparel girl in just tights”
Between this and the line about meeting at Borders on “All of the Lights,” Kanye is really taking it to now-insolvent companies.
“Devil in a New Dress,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “The Lyor Cohen of Dior Homme / That’s Dior Homme, not Dior, homie / The crib Scarface, could it be more Tony?”
Is there anything flossier than clarifying your last bar to make sure people understand how expensive your life is? Lyor Cohen is the record executive who headed up Def Jam before jumping to Warner and eventually to his new venture, 300 Entertainment. He was largely responsible for breaking artists like DMX, Ja Rule, and the Roc-A-Fella roster as a whole.
“Hell of a Life,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “What party is we going to on Oscar day? / Especially if she can’t get that dress from Oscar de / la Renta”
One has to imagine that Kanye’s future wife-to-be being turned down by a famous designer spoke to his feelings as an outsider in the fashion world.
“Niggas in Paris,” Watch the Throne: “What’s that jacket, Margiela?”
For his “Niggas in Poorest” remake, the then-newly-minted Yasiin Bey asked, “Who the fuck is Margiela?”
“I Am a God,” Yeezus: “But everybody know you brought real rap back / Nobody had swag, man, we the Rat Pack / Virgil Pyrex, Don C snapback / Ibn Diamond, Chi-Town shining”
By contrast, this is Kanye putting himself in the company of friends and members of his entourage. Which is somehow more surreal, because then you have to imagine trying to design a sock collection while Kanye keeps showing ‘em clips from Step Brothers on his laptop.
“New Slaves,” Yeezus: “Spending everything on Alexander Wang”
I was recently in Barneys with my girlfriend, who pointed to an Alexander Wang display at the front of the store and said that it would have been at the back before “New Slaves.” I have no idea if this is true, because I didn’t know Barneys existed until four minutes before that conversation.
“Hold My Liquor,” Yeezus: “Yeezys all on your sofa / These the Red Octobers”
The Red Octobers never got their proper rollout, which was probably the last straw in his relationship with Nike (see: “Facts”).
“Bound 2,” Yeezus: “Rock Forever 21 but just turned 30”
We would like a comprehensive list of Kanye’s cutoff ages for all mid-level fashion retailers.
“Facts,” single: Most of “Facts” serves as a screed against Nike, the company he partnered with to make the first few runs of Yeezys. In it, Kanye lambasts Nike for relying on cheap, exploitative labor sources, a practice Adidas wouldn’t dream of.
Basketball
“Heard Em Say,” Late Registration: “From the Chi, like Tim — it’s a harder way”
Tim Hardaway is the Chicago-bred former NBA point guard who caused tremendous controversy in 2007 with some violently homophobic remarks. (He’s since atoned, even publicly campaigning for a 2014 midterm election ballot initiative to allow same-sex marriage in Florida.)
“Drive Slow,” Late Registration: “Bulls jacket with his hat broke way off”
Kanye is 38, which means he graduated high school 20 years ago. That would mean that the events of “Drive Slow” probably take place right in the middle of the Bulls’ first three-peat.
“The Glory,” Graduation: “Two years, Dwayne Wayne became Dwyane Wade”
Going from the goofy guy on A Different World to running the backcourt in Miami isn’t the worst thing a kid from Chicago could do.
“Devil in a New Dress,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Hood phenomenon, the LeBron of rhyme / Hard to be humble when you stuntin’ on a Jumbotron”
If you saw Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck, you know that LeBron James is a bizarrely talented actor. If you’ve seen Kanye’s shelved faux–Curb Your Enthusiasm pilot, you know he isn’t.
“New God Flow,” Cruel Summer: “Went from the most hated to the champion God flow / I guess that’s a feeling only me and LeBron know”
When LeBron James announced that he was taking his talents (via free agency) to the Miami Heat, some Cavs fans burned his jerseys in the streets of Cleveland. King James would go on to win back-to-back titles for South Beach before returning to his native northeast Ohio. Similarly, Kanye returned from a self-imposed exile in Europe after Swiftgate and the divisive 808s & Heartbreak with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the most acclaimed record of his career. (A note: It seems now that the vocal sample on “New God Flow” of Ghostface Killah’s “Mighty Healthy” was inspired by the Madlib beat on Kanye’s new song “No More Parties in L.A.”)
“Don’t Like,” Cruel Summer: “Shout-out to Derrick Rose, man that nigga nice”
…and we’ve now arrived at the single most dated reference in this list.
“I’m in It,” Yeezus: “They be ballin’ in the D-League”
In the same Times interview cited earlier, Kanye laments the time he “hit every free-throw, every lay-up” in try-outs but was still cut from his eighth-grade basketball team. So if we’re going to get technical, Kanye wasn’t even balling in high school, never mind the NBA’s developmental ranks.
“All Day,” single: “Got a middle finger longer than Dikembe”
People remember Dikembe Mutombo as the towering NBA center famous for his finger-wagging after he blocked an opponent’s shot; since he hung it up, however, he’s become a world-class humanitarian.
“Facts,” single: “James Harden, Swaggy P, runnin’ up the budget”
Nick “Swaggy P” Young, the eccentric guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, cited “Facts” as the reason the woeful Lakers would beat the Golden State Warriors to extend a rare, brief winning streak. It didn’t pan out.
Magic Johnson as a Barometer for Socioeconomic Self-Image
“Roses,” Late Registration: “You know the best medicine go to people that’s paid / If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS / And all the broke motherfuckers passed away”
When Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from basketball in November 1991, the diagnosis seemed to many Americans like a death sentence. More than two decades later, Magic’s thriving as a philanthropist and commentator.
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” Graduation: “And you can live through anything if Magic made it”
It’s interesting to contrast this reference to Magic Johnson’s HIV diagnosis to the one on “Roses”: Here, the Lakers great is a source of inspiration, where he was once the symbol of a broken health-care system.
Other Sports
“Gold Digger,” Late Registration: “My psychic told me she’ll have an ass like Serena / Trina, Jennifer Lopez, four kids”
As impressive as it is that Kanye’s been relevant for so long, consider that Jennifer Lopez and Serena Williams have just as much cultural import today as they did in 2005.
“Barry Bonds,” Graduation: “Fresh off the plane, ‘Konnichiwa, bitches’”
Graduation was the height — the entirety, really — of Kanye’s public interest in Japanese art and culture. As for the song’s title: Earlier this month, Ken Griffey Jr. was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame with near-unanimity. You’d be hard-pressed to argue that the still-unenshrined Bonds — even pre-steroid, Pittsburgh-dwelling Bonds — has a less impressive résumé.
“Who Gon Stop Me,” Watch the Throne: “Got a little freaky like Marvin Albert / ‘Yes!’ tell Howard Cosell”
The news that Marv Albert engaged in some questionable and likely illegal sexual behavior with a girlfriend definitely ruined the image of the sportscaster as a chaste fixture in your living room.
“Facts,” single: “On the field I’m overreckless, I’m like Odell Beckham”
Shortly before “Facts” was released on New Year’s Eve of 2015, the New York Giants’ All-Pro receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was suspended for his Week 16 game against the Minnesota Vikings for an on-field incident.
Famous Boxers Who May or May Not Have Revolutionized Grilling Techniques the Whole Family Can Enjoy
“Family Business”,” The College Dropout: “You ain’t gotta get heated at every housewarmin’ / Sitting here, grilling people like George Foreman”
One of the greatest punch lines in hip-hop history that hinges on health-conscious meat preparation.
“Gorgeous,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Remind me: When they tried to have Ali enlisted / If I ever wasn’t the greatest, nigga, I must’ve missed it”
Can you imagine if Muhammad Ali’s interviews took place in an era when they could have been livetweeted?
References to Geico, the Insurance Firm Owned and Operated by a Gang of Geckos
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “It’s been an accident like Geico / Thank God I was burnt up like Pepsi did Michael”
Perusing the age-old question of the insurance liability in the infamous Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial catastrophe that set his hair on fire.
“Gold Digger,” Late Registration: “She walk around, looking like Michael with your money / Should’ve got that insured Geico for your money”
Just imagine how labyrinthine the West-Kardashian prenup is.
Possibly Corrupt Watch-Vendors
“All Falls Down,” The College Dropout: “But I ain’t even gon’ act holier than thou / ‘Cause fuck it — I went to Jacob with 25 thou / Before I had a house and I’d do it again / ‘Cause I wanna be on 106 & Park, pushing a Benz’”
A long, long time ago, BET’s 106 & Park and MTV’s TRL were the chief barometers for the viability of commercial rap songs. Similarly, Jacob Arabo, better known as Jacob the Jeweler, was once the go-to accessory adviser for any rapper worth his advance money. He would later serve two years in prison after a money-laundering scheme involving the Black Mafia Family came to light. The recession hit everyone, y’know?
“Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix),” Late Registration: “These ain’t conflict diamonds / Is they, Jacob? Don’t lie to me, man”
Ironically, “Is they, Jacob? Don’t lie to me, man” is lifted directly from the transcripts of the jeweler’s money-laundering trial.
Kanye’s Tumultuous Relationship With Toyota
“Holy My Liquor,” Yeezus: “When I park my Range Rover / Slightly scratch your Corolla / Okay, I smashed your Corolla”
Kanye’s relationship with Toyota is probably beyond repair, between this and “What you think I rap for? To push a fucking RAV4?” on Jay’s “Run This Town.”
Books
“Hey Mama,” Late Registration: “Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni / Turn one page and there’s my mommy”
Before she left to dedicate her time to Kanye’s career and charitable efforts, Donda West was — though not one of the leading African-American literary voices of her time — the head of the English department at Chicago State University.
“Robocop,” 808s & Heartbreak: “Who knew she was a drama queen / That would turn my life to Stephen King”
Though surely unintentional, saying your ex turned your life into a story by the most celebrated horror author of our time might actually be drama queen 101.
“All of the Lights,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Public visitation, we met at Borders”
Borders closed for good in 2011, which dates Dark Fantasy in a way that not even Fergie can.
Misuses of Cellular Technology
“Power,” My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: “Motherfucker we rollin’ / With some light-skinned girls, and some Kelly Rowlands”
I can only assume this means Kanye is trying to text people from the Microsoft Excel app on his Sidekick.
“Blood on the Leaves,” Yeezus: “She Instagram herself like, Bad Bitch Alert / He Instagram his watch like Mad Rich Alert”
A more with-it Rap Dad line than when Nas rapped, “The social network said Nas, come and get your kid.”
Social Networks That Aren’t Really a Thing Anymore
“Get Em High,” The College Dropout: “Now, who the hell is this? / Emailing me at 11:26 / Telling me that she 36-26 / Plus double-D — You know how girls on Black Planet be, when they get bubbly”
References to the proto-social-networking site Black Planet do almost as much to date the song as Kanye does when he tries to pull girls by claiming to know Talib Kweli.
Diseases That Aren’t Really a Thing Anymore
“The New Workout Plan,” The College Dropout: “Oh, girl, your breath is harsh / Cover your mouth up like you’ve got SARS”
Just think — what if you had invested in face-mask futures like Cam’ron did?
A Very Kanye Khristmas
“Through the Wire,” The College Dropout: “Look back on my life like the ghost of Christmas past / Toys-R-Us, where I used to spend that Christmas cash”
Kanye is not noted for his Dickens scholarship, but alas.
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Born 08 June, 1977 (46 years old).
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Kanye WestWest in 2009BornKanye Omari West
June 8, 1977
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Other namesYeezy Ye Saint PabloEducationPolaris High School
Chicago State UniversityOccupationRapper songwriter record producer fashion designer politicianYears active1996âpresentOrganizationDONDANet worth$6.6 billionPolitical partyIndependent
Birthday PartySpouseKim Kardashian â ââChildren4RelativesTony WilliamsAwardsFull listMusical careerOriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.GenresHip hop pop experimentalInstrumentsVocals sampler keyboards drum machineLabelsGOOD Roc-A-Fella Def JamAssociated actsChild Rebel Soldier Kids See Ghosts Sunday Service Choir Big Sean Common Consequence Jay-Z John Legend Mike Dean No I.D. Pusha T Rihanna Ty Dolla SignWebsitekanyewest.com
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and politician. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to critical and commercial success, and founded the record label GOOD Music. He experimented with a variety of musical genres on subsequent acclaimed studio albums, including Late Registration , Graduation , and 808s & Heartbreak . Drawing inspiration from maximalism and minimalism, respectively, West's fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and sixth album Yeezus were also critical successes. He went on to release The Life of Pablo , Ye , and Jesus Is King . West's discography also includes the full-length collaborations Watch the Throne and Kids See Ghosts with Jay-Z and Kid Cudi, respectively.
West's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant media attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows, on social media, and in other public settings, as well as for his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, and race. In 2020, he ran an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that advocated for a consistent life ethic. His Christian faith, as well as his marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian, have also been a source of media attention. As a fashion designer, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, and A.P.C. on both clothing and footwear, and have most prominently resulted in the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013. He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA.
West is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with more than 20 million albums and 140 million singles sold worldwide. He has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. Among his other awards include the Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Six of his albums have been included on Rolling Stone's 2020 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list; the same publication named him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. West is the tied holder for the most albums topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.
In 2021, Bloomberg estimated Westâs net worth to be US$6.6 billion.
Early life
Most biographies and reference works state that West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, although some sources give his birthplace as Douglasville, a small city west of Atlanta. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Dr. Donda C. West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University, before retiring to serve as his manager. West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as part of an exchange program. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled that she first took notice of West's passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. Accompanying him to the studio and despite discovering it being "a little basement studio" where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger, West's mother nonetheless supported and encouraged him. West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No I.D. soon became West's mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at age 15.:557 After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes; shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. He soon realized that his busy class schedule was detrimental to his musical work, and at 20 he dropped out of college to pursue his musical dreams. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university. She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life ... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you.":558
Personal life
Relationships and family
West was married to Kim Kardashian from 2014 until their divorce in 2021.
West began an on-and-off relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. West subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. In April 2012, West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married on May 24, 2014, at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with West taking issue with the couple's portrayal in the media. They have four children: North "Nori" West , Saint West , Chicago West , and Psalm West . In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James. Kim, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm were all baptized four years later on October 7, 2019, at Holy Etchmiadzin, the mother church of the Armenian Church.
The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity."
In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving to Chicago and would establish his Yeezy company headquarters in the city. This did not actually occur, instead, West went on to move to Wyoming , purchasing two ranches near Cody, Wyoming. West owns these two ranches, and still actively owns a home in California, where his wife and children reside.
In July 2020, during a presidential campaign rally of his, West revealed that he had previously wanted his first child aborted, but Kardashian refused. West made the comment acknowledging the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage because of it. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. He separately wrote that the Kardashian family was attempting "to lock me up."
In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce, and on February 19, 2021, Kardashian officially filed for divorce.
Mother's death
Donda West in August 2007
On November 10, 2007, West's mother Donda West died at age 58. In January 2008 the Los Angeles County coroner's office said that the rapper's mother had died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from, or as a consequence of, liposuction and mammoplasty.
West played his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.
Legal issues
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit claimed infringement on Knievel's trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claimed that the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. The suit sought monetary damages and an injunction to stop distribution of the video. West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."
In 2014, after an altercation with a paparazzo at Los Angeles Airport, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for a misdemeanor battery conviction, and was required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service, and pay restitution to the photographer.
Religious beliefs
After the success of his song "Jesus Walks" from the album The College Dropout, West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. And I will say that I fall short every day." In a 2008 interview with The Fader, West stated that "I'm like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector."
In a 2009 interview with online magazine Bossip, West stated that he believed in God, but at the time felt that he "would never go into a religion."
In 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during one of his concerts.
In January 2019, West re-affirmed his Christian faith on Twitter. His wife Kim Kardashian described West's Christian new birth experience in September 2019: "Kanye started this to really heal himself and it was a really personal thing, and it was just friends and family ... He has had an amazing evolution of being born again and being saved by Christ." In October 2019, West said with respect to his past, "When I was trying to serve multiple gods it drove me crazy" in reference to the "god of ego, god of money, god of pride, the god of fame", and that "I didn't even know what it meant to be saved" and that now "I love Jesus Christ. I love Christianity." During a surprise appearance at Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his album Jesus Is King, West was asked by Kimmel if he would consider himself to be a Christian music artist now that he had committed himself fully to Christianity, and he replied, "I'm just a Christian everything."
Mental health
In his song "FML" and his featured verse on Vic Mensa's song "U Mad", he refers to using the antidepressant medication Lexapro, and in his song "I Feel Like That", which has not been officially released, he mentions feeling many common symptoms of depression and anxiety. These songs had all been recorded during West's recording sessions for The Life of Pablo.
On November 20, 2016, soon before abruptly ending a concert prematurely, he said, "Jay-Zâcall me, bruh. You still ain't called me ... Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head. Just call me. Talk to me like a man." The following day, he was committed to the UCLA Medical Center with hallucinations and paranoia. Contrary to early reports, however, West was not actually taken to the hospital involuntarily; he was persuaded to do so by authorities. While the episode was first described as one of "temporary psychosis" caused by dehydration and sleep deprivation, West's mental state was abnormal enough for his 21 cancelled concerts to be covered by his insurance policy; he was reportedly paranoid and depressed throughout the hospitalization, but remained formally undiagnosed. Some have speculated that the Paris robbery of his wife may have triggered the paranoia. On November 30, West was released from the hospital.
In an 2018 interview, West declared that he became addicted to opioids when they were prescribed to him after he got liposuction. The addiction may have contributed to his nervous breakdown in 2016.
West said that he often has suicidal ideation. In a 2019 interview with David Letterman, West stated that he has bipolar disorder.
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Kanye West, also known as Ye, is an American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential hip-hop musicians of all time, as well as one of the best musicians of his generation. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West rose to prominence as a Roc-A-Fella Records producer in the early 2000s, producing singles for a variety of artists and pioneering the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. He released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success, to pursue a solo career as a rapper. Later that year, West established his record label GOOD Music.
On the albums, Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and 808s & Heartbreak (2008), West experimented with orchestral arrangements, synthesisers, and autotune (2008). His fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and sixth album, Yeezus (2013), were both critically and commercially successful, drawing inspiration from maximalism and minimalism, respectively. West broadened his musical palette with The Life of Pablo (2016) and Ye (2018), and explored Christian and gospel music with Jesus Is King (2019). Donda (2021), his highly anticipated tenth album, was released after a series of delays to continued commercial success but mixed critical reception. A few months later, he released its sequel, Donda 2 (2022), exclusively through his tie-in audio speaker service. West's discography also includes the full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z and Kids See Ghosts (2018) with Kid Cudi.
West's outspoken opinions and life outside of music have received extensive media coverage. He has been a frequent source of controversy due to his behaviour on social media, at award shows, and in public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, US politics, race, and slavery. His Christian faith, estranged marriage to Kim Kardashian, and mental health have all received additional media attention. As a fashion designer, he has collaborated on clothing and footwear with Nike, Louis Vuitton, The Gap, and A.P.C., and he leads the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas. He is also the founder and CEO of the creative content company Donda. In 2020, West ran an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign, primarily advocating for a consistent life ethic.
West, one of the world's best-selling music artists with over 160 million records sold, has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint tenth-most of all time and the joint-most Grammy awards of any rapper, along with Jay-Z. Among his other honours are the Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Six of West's albums were named to Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the magazine also named him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He holds the joint record (with Bob Dylan) for the most albums (4) that have topped the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll, and he has the fifth most Billboard Hot 100 appearances (133 entries). In 2005 and 2015, Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $2 billion by 2022, making him the world's wealthiest musician.
Early Life
West grew up in a middle-class family, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in Oak Lawn, Illinois, after growing up in Chicago. West moved to Nanjing, China, with his mother when he was 10 years old, where she was a Fulbright Scholar teaching at Nanjing University. West was the only foreigner in his class, according to his mother, but he fit in well and quickly picked up the language, though he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his high school grades, West stated, "I got A's and B's." West showed an early interest in the arts, beginning with poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled first noticing West's interest in drawing and music when he was in third grade. West began rapping in the third grade and began writing music in the seventh grade, eventually selling it to other artists. At thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" (the title of a best-selling Dr Seuss children's book) and convinced his mother to pay for studio time.
Career
Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, primarily creating beats for emerging local artists in his area, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records. His first official production credits came at the age of nineteen, when he produced eight tracks on Grav's 1996 debut album, Down to Earth. West worked as a ghost producer for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie for a time. West could not release a solo album due to his association with D-Dot, so he formed and became a member and producer of the Go-Getters, a late-1990s Chicago rap group comprised of him, GLC, Timmy G, Really Doe, and Arrowstar.
Under the management firm Hustle Period, his group was led by John Monopoly, Don Crowley, and Happy Lewis. The Go-Getters released their first and only studio album World Record Holders in 1999, following a series of promotional photo shoots and radio appearances. Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Miss Criss, and Shayla G were among the other Chicago rappers featured on the album. Meanwhile, West, Arrowstar, Boogz, and Brian "All Day" Miller handled the production.
West was the first person signed to management-production company Hip Hop in 1998 by Gee Roberson and Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshuato Since 1978. West spent a significant portion of the late 1990s producing records for various well-known artists and music groups. West had the third track on Foxy Brown's second studio album Chyna Doll. Her sophomore album became the first hip-hop album by a female rapper to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart in its first week of release.
West co-produced three tracks on Harlem World's debut album, The Movement, with Jermaine Dupri and the production duo Trackmasters. Rappers Nas and Drag-On, as well as R&B singer Carl Thomas, appeared on his songs. West co-produced the ninth track from World Party, the final Goodie Mob album to feature the rap group's four founding members before their breakup, with his manager Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. West produced six songs for Tell 'Em Why U Madd, an album released by D-Dot under the alias of The Madd Rapper at the end of the millennium; West's songs featured guest appearances from rappers such as Ma$e, Raekwon, and Eminem.
West's big break came in the year 2000, when he began producing for Roc-A-Fella artists. With his contributions to Jay-2001 Z's album The Blueprint, West rose to prominence and is often credited with revitalising Jay-career. Z's The Blueprint is consistently ranked among the greatest hip-hop albums, and the album's critical and financial success sparked significant interest in West as a producer. West worked as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, producing music for artists such as Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and Cam'ron. In addition, he wrote hit songs for Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson. West's true ambition, despite his success as a producer, was to be a rapper. Even though he had been rapping for a long time before he began producing, West found it difficult to be accepted as a rapper, and he struggled to land a record deal.
Multiple record labels passed him up because he did not embody the 'gangsta image' popular in mainstream hip hop at the time. West was denied an artist deal after a series of meetings with Capitol. On October 23, 2002, while driving home from a California recording studio after working late, West fell asleep at the wheel, causing a head-on collision with another car. He suffered a shattered jaw in the crash, which had to be wired shut during reconstructive surgery. The other driver's legs were broken in the collision. West was inspired by an accident, and two weeks after being admitted to the hospital, he recorded a song at the Record Plant Studios while his jaw was still wired shut.
"Through the Wire" expressed West's experience following the accident and helped lay the groundwork for his debut album, as "all the better artists have expressed what they were going through," according to West. West went on to say that "working on the album was my medicine," as it distracted him from his pain. "Through the Wire" first appeared on West's Get Well Soon... mixtape, which was released in December 2002. Simultaneously, West announced that he was working on an album titled The College Dropout, the overall theme of which was to "Make your own choices. Don't let society tell you, 'You have to do this.'
In November 2007, West's mother, Donda West, died due to complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction. Months later, West and fiancée Alexis Phifer called it quits on their engagement and their long-distance relationship, which began in 2002. The events had a profound impact on West, who embarked on his 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour shortly after. West decided to sing using the voice audio processor Auto-Tune, which would become a central part of his next effort, allegedly because his emotions could not be conveyed through rapping. West had previously used the technology in the background vocals of "Jesus Walks" and "Never Let Me Down" on his debut album, The College Dropout.
West announced his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed its lead single, "Love Lockdown," which was primarily recorded in Honolulu, Hawaii, in three weeks. Music fans were taken aback by the unusual production style and the presence of Auto-Tune, which typified the record's pre-release reaction.
808s & Heartbreak, which features extensive use of the eponymous Roland TR-808 drum machine and themes of love, loneliness, and heartbreak, was released by Island Def Jam in November 2008 to capitalise on Thanksgiving weekend. Positive reviews were received, though they were slightly more mixed than his previous efforts. Despite this, the album's singles performed exceptionally well on the charts. The lead single, "Love Lockdown," debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a "Hot Shot Debut," while the follow-up single, "Heartless," performed similarly and became his second consecutive "Hot Shot Debut," debuting at number four. Despite initial criticism, 808s & Heartbreak significantly impacted hip-hop music, inspiring other rappers to be more creative.
West's controversial incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards the following year sparked widespread outrage in the music industry. During the ceremony, West stormed the stage and grabbed Taylor Swift's microphone during her acceptance speech for "Best Female Video," proclaiming that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," which was nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time." As a result of his actions, he was removed from the rest of the show. In response to the controversy, West's Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga was cancelled. Billboard named West the Top Male Artist of 2009 in 2009.
To widespread media attention, West and television personality Kim Kardashian announced the birth of their first child, North, in June 2013 and their engagement in October. West announced in November that he was starting work on his next studio album, which he hopes to release by mid-2014, with production by Rick Rubin and Q-Tip. Adidas announced in December 2013 the start of their official apparel collaboration with West, which would debut the following year. West and Kardashian married in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy, in May 2014, with a number of artists and celebrities in attendance. In December, West released the single "Only One," which featured Paul McCartney.
Politics
West gave $1,000 to Barack Obama's re-election campaign in September 2012, and $2,700 to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign in August 2015. In October 2014, he also gave $15,000 to the Democratic National Committee.
West announced his intention to run for President of the United States in 2020 in September 2015. He later hinted on Twitter that he plans to run for president in 2024 as a result of Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 elections. West later confirmed this in an interview in September 2018, saying that his primary political concern in the United States is health care. West met with President-elect Trump on December 13, 2016. "I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues," West said. Bullying, teacher support, curriculum modernization, and violence in Chicago were among the issues addressed. If we truly want change, I believe we need a direct line of communication with our future President."
West previously stated that if he had voted, he would have supported Trump. However, in February 2017, West deleted all of his tweets about Trump due to his alleged dislike of the new president's policies, particularly the travel ban. In an April 2018 text to Ebro Darden, West reiterated his support for Donald Trump, writing, "I love Donald Trump... I love Donald Trump." West also shared a photo of himself wearing a Make America Great Again hat, as well as a series of tweets defending President Trump. Later, Trump retweeted several of West's tweets. West returned to Twitter in April 2018, tweeting, "I love the way Candace Owens thinks." Owens, a proponent of black conservatism, hailed President Trump as the "Savior of the Free World" and slammed the Black Lives Matter movement. Some of West's followers were outraged by the tweet.
West reaffirmed his support for Trump in 2019. That year, he spoke out against abortion and condemned those who sought to remove religion from the public square. In a January 2020 interview with GQ, West hinted that he would vote for President Trump. Months later, in September, he expressed his support for Armenia during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but his fans urged him to make a financial contribution to the country.
West has declared his intention to run for president again in the 2024 election. "When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk," he said at an event in November 2019. The audience erupted with laughter. While running for president on October 24, 2020, West told Joe Rogan on his podcast that he would be open to running for Governor of California. On May 19, 2021, Fox News reported that it had received a letter from the Federal Election Commission regarding an RFAI regarding an exploratory presidential committee.
Achievements and Awards
West has received numerous honours. A Webby Award for Artist of the Year, an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker, International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards, a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience, and an honour from The Recording Academy are among them. West is one of eight artists to have received a Billboard Artist Achievement Award. He has a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and is one of only three artists to have won the award in consecutive years. He became the first artist to win Best Male Hip-Hop Artist three times at the BET Awards in 2011, and he is the male artist with the most Video of the Year wins at the ceremony. He is also the only person to have received the Visionary Award at The BET Honors.
West has received the most MTV Video Music Awards nominations for Best Hip-Hop Video (nine), as well as the second-most nominations for Best Male Video (seven). He was the third rap act to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2015. West has the second most Grammy wins (21) and nominations (68) of any rapper (both behind Jay-Z). He was the most nominated act at five ceremonies, and he won the most Grammys by a male artist, as well as the fourth most overall in the decade of the 2000s. West became the first solo artist to have his first three albums nominated for Album of the Year in 2008. West is one of the world's best-selling digital artists. He is the seventh most certified artist in the United States based on digital singles (69 million). He had the most RIAA digital song certifications of any male artist in the 2000s, and he was the fourth best-selling digital songs artist in the United States during the 2000s. From 2008 to 2018, West was the sixth most streamed artist on Spotify and the fourth fastest to reach one billion streams. West has the joint-most consecutive number-one studio albums on the Billboard 200.
West had the two highest first-week album sales in the United States between August 2005 and June 2008, and was the only act to sell more than 800,000 in an opening week. Graduation and Watch the Throne both had record-breaking first-week digital and iTunes album sales in the United States. West has the joint-fifth most number-one singles in New Zealand (six), as well as the third most on the Hot Rap Songs chart (nine). He has the third-most top-ten singles by a rapper in the UK (20) and the joint-second-most platinum singles by a rapper in the UK (eight). West is one of seven artists with 100 or more Billboard Hot 100 entries. West is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop producers of all time. He appeared on Complex's "Best Producers of Every Year Since 1979" list the most times (five).
West was ranked third among top producers on Billboard's 2000s Decade-end charts. West has appeared on The Guardian's "The Best Albums of the Twenty-First Century" list four times more than any other act and has topped the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll the joint-most times (four albums). He was the first non-athlete to sign a shoe deal with Nike in 2009. NME named him the third most influential artist in music in 2014. West became the second rapper to headline Glastonbury Festival in 2015. Kanye West won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2021 Grammys. At the 2021 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards, he was named Songwriter of the Year.
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Kanye West's grandfather was born in Delmar and later moved to Wilmington.
West's father attended the University of Delaware and lived in Delaware for quite a while.
And now West has a First State girlfriend.
Should we just go ahead and make Ye an honorary Delawarean at this point?
With long-established Delaware family roots, which include cousins who still live here, West has been spotted many times over the years aside from his Delaware performances at both Newark's Bob Carpenter Center and Wilmington;s Kahunaville and in 2004.
Sightings include his visit to UD's Delaware Stadium in 2011 for a family member's college graduation, causing plenty of tweets from stunned grads who spied West.
CELEBS IN DELAWARE: 'Hi, I'm in Delaware!' From LeBron and JFK to Kim and Kanye, they were in the First State
Three years later, he surfaced in Wilmington twice: once for a summer family wedding at Wilmington's University and Whist Club with Kim and daughter North and again in the winter for a family birthday at the Riverfront's Stratosphere Trampoline Park.
While he's been detected upstate plenty of times, it's downstate where he's found his latest love.
For the past two months, West has had one woman on his arm and she's University of Delaware graduate Chaney Jones.
That was Jones in the tabloids only a few days ago as they breathlessly reported on West buying Jones a $275,000 Hermès Birkin bag from Privé Porter.
"We’re told West, 44, watched the bag, which is silver metallic Chèvre leather with palladium hardware, be delivered to Jones, 24, in Houston Tuesday night via FaceTime," the New York Post reported. "Our sources also tell us that Jones, who put in the request first, wanted this exact version of the bag, as it is 'very very rare' and not in circulation anymore."
And that was the Dover native on TMZ last month being asked about her resemblance to West's soon-to-be ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
Approached on a Los Angeles International Airport sidewalk by a cameraman, Jones seemed much more shy than reality star Kardashian.
ATLANTA, DELAWARE: 'Atlanta' is back on TV, and it's leaning on this Delaware artist to spread the word
"What do you make of people comparing you to Kim, the way you guys look?" she was asked.
Jones laughed and responded, "I don't really want to speak on that," before adding that she doesn't see the resemblance.
The suddenly famous Jones is a graduate of Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, where she was a honor roll student and played softball and field hockey.
DELAWARE'S OWN: 'I love this man': Jimmie Allen makes Twitter thirsty at the Grammy Awards
Currently, she is listed as the chief operation officer of First State Behavioral Health in Camden, where her father, Avon, is the chief executive officer. On the website for the counseling services company, Jones writes that she's working on her master's degree in counseling at Wilmington University.
Jones, her father, former coaches and school officials did not respond to requests to speak for this article.
Before landing at UD, she had also attended Bryant University in Rhode Island, playing softball for the school.
Jones, who has been dubbed "Kim Klone" by some entertainment websites for her Kardashian-style look, was first attached to West when they were seen leaving a "Donda 2" listening party at Nobu in Malibu, California, on Feb. 6.
Ever since, they've seemingly been everywhere together.
They turned heads at the Hollywood premiere of the Netflix documentary "Jeen-Yuhs," sat courtside at both Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat home basketball games and have paparazzi scrums on Miami shopping trips.
Even though they seem to be everywhere, they haven't been to Delaware yet, as far as we know.
It is here in Delaware where the West family history runs deep and perhaps previewed West's provocative nature.
West's father Ray famously landed on the front page of The Review, the UD student newspaper, in April 1970.
The article, headlined "Blacks Liberate Lounge; Trabant Tried For Racism," focused on how Ray West and 24 others took over a student lounge and held a mock trial, sentencing former UD President E.A. Trabant to death for "racism, lying, hypocrisy and stabbing people in the back."
Fifty-two years later, his son is still making headlines — and winning Grammy Awards. (He won two on Sunday, bringing his grand total to 24.)
With his own family state connections already set, maybe Jones will whisper sweet Delaware nothings in West's ear and we can get the superstar to make his first Firefly appearance.
After all, Jones' Camden workplace is only about 6 miles south of Firefly's home.
It's been 18 years since Old Kanye brought his "College Dropout" tour to the Bob. It's time for New Kanye to wow The Woodlands.
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Born in Atlanta, Kanye West and his mother, Donda West, relocated to Chicago, when he was 3 years old, following his parents’ divorce.
West’s debut album, The College Dropout, was released in 2004 and marked a turning point in his career. West has since released nine more studio albums, including Donda in 2021. West has racked up 24 Grammy Award wins through the years.
After expressing an interest in fashion early on in his career, West premiered his women’s fashion line, DW by Kanye West, at Paris Fashion Week in 2011. The launch of his Yeezy Season 1 line, which he created in collaboration with Adidas in early 2015, helped cement his place in the industry. Season 2 dropped later that year and Season 3 debuted in February 2016.
West is no stranger to sparking controversy. He has publicly feuded with many celebrities, including Taylor Swift, who he famously interrupted during her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. In December 2022, West was suspended from Twitter (now X) after posting antisemitic content, which led to Adidas and other major brands to cut ties with the rapper.
West married Kim Kardashian in 2014. The pair share four children: daughter North (born in June 2013), son Saint (born in December 2015), daughter Chicago (born in January 2018, via surrogate) and son Psalm (born May 2019, via surrogate). After nearly seven years of marriage, Kim filed for divorce in February 2021. The proceedings were finalized in November 2022.
Us confirmed in June 2021 that West was dating model Irina Shayk, but the pair called it quits by August 2021. West briefly dated actress Julia Fox and model Chaney Jones in 2022. He later moved on with Yeezy architectural designer Bianca Censori. Us confirmed in October 2023 that the two had tied the knot “for religious reasons.”
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One of the most infamous names to be spoken about in the media for his notoriously outrageous comments and actions that stun the public is no other than, Kanye West. The world famous hip-hop producer, rapper, fashion designer and visionary is well known for being an egocentric hothead who lacks the ability to control himself, but under the facade created by the media, is an incredibly intelligent and influential man who has the drive to positively change the world as we know it. Kanye West is a renaissance man who is influential through his music, his inspirational comments and his overall success in his wide range of endeavors.
Despite living such a lavish life, Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8th, 1977 into an unstable family where his parents divorced when he was only three years old. After the divorce his mother, Donda West took the young Kanye to live in Chicago, Illinois. Kanye showed an interest towards rapping, art, and poetry at the age of three and was writing raps by the third grade. Ever since Kanye was a child, his mother had always been there to support him through all of his ambitions and was his biggest fan. His father also played a role in his life but he would only see him during the summer when he would leave Chicago. Kanye’s more unique approach to music production began in the seventh grade when his mother bought him an Amiga computer in order to help kickstart his passion for video games. As Kanye says;
“I found myself running home to use this sound program that allowed me to place a note, it would stay, place another note, it would stay, place another note and it would stay. And that's how I learned how to produce.”
This simple yet unique approach to music production is what allowed him to become immediately distinguishable from other hip-hop artists when he was first recognized for his talents.
After graduating high school in 1997, Kanye received a scholarship to the Chicago's American Academy of Art but shortly transferred to Chicago State University to study English. After realizing that college was nothing more than an obstacle holding him back from his musical aspirations, he decided to drop out of college. This greatly disappointed his mother, but after Kanye released his album, College Dropout she stated;
“It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you."
Once West had left college, he had already made his way to the Big Apple in order to progress in his music career. Once in New York, Kanye needed money to support himself and pay rent and took a job as a telemarketer and even thought about working in the adult film industry, until his fiance at the time convinced him to avoid that. During the late 90s, Kanye worked on various producing gigs but none stood in comparison to his opportunity with Roc-A-Fella Records to become a producer on Jay-Z's The Blueprint.
Kanye’s production style was incredibly important to the album as he produced seven out of the thirteen tracks. After his success with Jay-Z's album, he worked on some more higher end production work but it was not enough for Kanye. He was determined to become the frontman and asked the executives at Roc-A-Fella Records to give him some studio time. After much begging, the executives reluctantly signed him a deal and gave him some studio time.
In 2002 while leaving a recording studio in Los Angeles at night, Kanye fell asleep behind the wheel and got into a head-on car crash that nearly cost him his life. Kanye was rushed to the hospital and in order to fix his jaw, a metal plate was put inside his mouth that removed his ability to talk normally. While in the hospital, Kanye was still eager to produce more for his debut album and requested a drum machine to be brought to him to continue his work. While his mouth was wired shut through the metal plate, he rapped on his track Through the Wire while his mouth was still wired shut. In 2004, his debut album The College Dropout was released and was a huge success. In the United States, the album was certified triple platinum, he received ten Grammy nominations which led to three wins for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best R&B Song.
Shortly after releasing his album he founded the record label and production company, GOOD Music. Under his own label, in the future, he worked on seven more studio albums that have all been critically acclaimed and have also won many awards. During the time off in between the release of The College Dropout and the present day, Kanye has gone through many phases and has progressed his personality in a unique way. As a fresh artist, Kanye was known for sampling soul music and adjusting the tempo to chipmunk speed. In his next album, Kanye wanted to widen his musical horizon even more so, he decided to take the album in an orchestral direction while working with popular film composers to give off a cinematic experience. Some notable events from Kanye’s life as he progressed in his career are his most emotional album’s being Graduation and 808’s and Heartbreak which touch on his love life and the struggle of dealing with his mother, Donda West’s passing in 2007.
After the passing of his mother, he collaborated with Nike in 2009 to create the Air Yeezy. The collaboration between Nike and Kanye West was the first time that Nike has worked with a hip-hop artist and it paid off as the launch of the sneaker was a huge success. Kanye was only praised for only a short while as his limelight took a dark turn when he interrupted Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech during the 2009 VMA’s. The comments that he made had stirred up a tremendous amount of controversy and the incident led to him into a dark place where it was him against the world. He decided to focus on fashion until he began to work on his redemption album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The stakes were high for Yeezus, as he knew that this album would either save or destroy his career.
Fortunately, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was an overwhelming success. Kanye West won three Grammy awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. After the success of his album and most of the world back on his side, he collaborated with Nike again in 2012 to create the Air Yeezy 2. This time was an even bigger success but would only last a while until Kanye became fed up with Nike and moved to Adidas where they announced a collaboration with him in 2013.
While working with Adidas, West released his album Yeezus and within two years released his line of apparel with the Adidas which included three waves of high-end fashion apparel as well as three sneaker silhouettes. Both his fashion apparel and sneakers released under Adidas were extremely successful as every item sold out in minutes when released online and attracted blocks of crowds to each boutique release. It was the dawn of Yeezy Season. Leapfrogging of his gain in popularity from his fashion endeavors, Kanye released his latest album, The Life of Pablo which refers to how he felt like Pablo Picasso while designing his line of apparel with Adidas.
As apparent as it is, Kanye West is an incredibly talented man who has had his hand in many pieces of work and is someone who is constantly striving to innovate whether it be in his music, his apparel or with his ideas to help the world. Kanye has always focused on improving his sound and experimenting with his production. Whether or not the listener is interested in hip-hop or rap, his production and attention to detail is impossible to ignore and it is beautiful to observe how carefully he treats the tracks that he produces. This video by Vox demonstrates how Kanye challenged the fundamentals in sound production by using the human voice as his ultimate weapon;
As a musical artist, Kanye West has been one of the most influential artists of the new generation and has sculpted an entirely new sound in hip-hop. With his unique sonic taste and refined production, Kanye became well known for influencing mainstream artists such as The Weeknd and Drake. While he isn't known for being a clean lyricist, he is credited for popularizing rap music that did not discuss or endorse violence or drugs.
Despite Kanye’s outrageous comments and extremely questionable remarks when being interviewed, he does have a very intellectual side to him that he reveals every so often. In an interview with Time Magazine, Kanye says
“ I don't care about having a legacy. I don’t care about being remembered cause the most important thing to me is like, while I'm here, while we're having fun, while we're going to sleep and breathing oxygen, and living life, and falling in love, and having pain, and having joy, is like what can I do? What can I do with my voice? What can we do for each other to make life easier? To make life doper for our kids, you know, as they grow? You know, we were born into a broken world and we’re like the clean up crew, you know?”
Yeezus illustrates how compassionate he is of the human race and its development. Despite his thoughts being very sporadic, he has pure intentions for the world and has great insight as to what our purpose is in this world.
Kanye has always had loving support from his mother Donda and it is evident when he says;
“My mother made me believe in me”.
This confidence that his mother gave to him is what allows him to always dive into new experiences without looking back and is what allows him to make a splash in any industry that he touches. Ever since Kanye has entered the high fashion industry with his Yeezy Season line, modern fashion and street fashion has evolved to mimic his style of clothing. When Kanye began to use the 808 bass drum in production as opposed to the better, more expensive drum, he completely changed the recording studio’s favorite and most used bass drum. Regardless of what Kanye decides to put his hand in, he can start to create waves within the industry just through him thinking about working in that industry.
Kanye West has inspired past generations and will continue to inspire future generations with his ideology about life and about the individual. Kanye is determined to make every person he meets inspired to do whatever it is that they are passionate about. He believes that we should pursue a thought process outside of the norm and to challenge the restrictions we are given. He wants the youth and those willing to innovate to push boundaries in life. Even though Kanye West may not be humble or friendly, he is certainly a man who has strong character and has the ability to lead the future generation to become independent and creative in whatever field they want to pursue.
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Kanye West, rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977 to Donda and Ray West. Donda was an English professor, and Ray, a former Black Panther, was an award winning photojournalist. West’s parents divorced when he was three, and … Read MoreKanye West/Kanye Omari West (1977- )
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Kanye West, rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977 to Donda and Ray West. Donda was an English professor, and Ray, a former Black Panther, was an award winning photojournalist. West’s parents divorced when he was three, and he moved to Chicago’s south side with his mother when she took a job at Chicago State University. He spent summers in Atlanta with his father. As a teen, West immersed himself in the Chicago, Illinois hip-hop scene, writing lyrics and learning production techniques.
Following his graduation from Polaris High School in 1995, West briefly enrolled at the American Academy of Art in Chicago before transferring to Chicago State University where his mother was the Chair of the English Department. In 1997 West dropped out of college to pursue a full-time music career.
After producing and performing with a variety of local artists in Chicago, West moved to New York City where he was recruited as an in-house producer for Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records. He produced hits for numerous artists including Common, Ludicrous, and Beanie Sigel before being tapped to work on songs for Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint (2001). West’s goal, however, remained being a rapper and soon he was set to record for Roc-A-Fella Records, even though label executives Jay-Z and Damon Dash were skeptical as to whether West could make the transition from producer to artist.
In 2002 West was involved in a serious car accident in Los Angeles, California. Among his injuries was a broken jaw which required reconstructive surgery. Drawing on his near-death experience, he wrote and recorded his breakout hit “Through the Wire” only weeks after the accident, and with his jaw still wired shut. The song’s success convinced Roc-A-Fella executives of West’s potential, and they arranged for him to record his debut album The College Dropout (2004), which sold nearly 450,000 copies in its first week, eventually went platinum multiple times, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), also won Grammys for Best Rap Album. West also won a Grammy Award in 2006 in the Best R&B Song category as a writer and producer for Alicia Keys’ hit “You Don’t Know My Name.”
Overall, West has had more than 50 Grammy nominations, and has taken home over 20 trophies. In 2005 alone he was nominated 10 times. From awards, to records sold, to critical acclaim, he is one of the most recognized, successful, and celebrated rap artists in music history.
West is no stranger to controversy, whether from saying “[President] George Bush doesn’t care about black people!” in 2005 on a live television broadcast for Hurricane Katrina relief, or from interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2007 West’s mother Donda died suddenly at 58 of heart disease after complications from plastic surgery. West acknowledged her unwavering support in the face of both success and criticism, performing his song “Hey Mama” at his first concert following her death.
Kanye West married celebrity personality Kim Kardashian in 2014. The couple have four children, North, Psalm, Saint, and Chicago. In September, 2019, the couple purchased two ranches and commercial property totaling nearly 10,000 acres in and around Cody, Wyoming indicating that they would move their family and all of their businesses to the area.
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Kanye West took the holiday spirit to a new level with the drop of his new album with his Sunday Service collective, Jesus Is Born, on Christmas day.
West released his latest gospel offering, Jesus Is Born, a 19-track extension of the work he and his band and choir have been putting in with Sunday Service, the semi-regular weekend sermon he’s been hosting and producing since January 2019. West revealed that Jesus Is Born would be arriving on Christmas back in October in a conversation with Zane Low. (This is the first official release from Sunday Service, as Jesus Is King was released under West’s name.)
Jesus Is Born is West’s second gospel effort; his first, Jesus Is King, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart following its release Oct. 25. With Jesus Is King, his ninth chart-topper, West tied the record previously held by Eminem for most consecutive No. 1 albums. Every single song on Jesus Is King hit the Hot 100 in its first tracking period as well, with “Follow God” premiering at the highest point at No. 7 on that chart.
In recent weeks, West has introduced gospel-based operas into his live repertoire, always with the Sunday Service choir by his side: he brought Mary to New York City’s Lincoln Center (on Dec. 22) and Miami (on Dec. 8), and introduced Nebuchadnezzar at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles back in November.
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AKA Kanye Omari West
Born: 8-Jun-1977
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Music Producer, Rapper
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The College Dropout
Born in Atlanta to a photojournalist and an English teacher, Kanye West was raised primarily in Chicago, where his interests in poetry and visual arts were given ample encouragement. By his early teens West's rhyming skills were being channeled towards hip-hop, and he began spending most of his free time experimenting with beats and honing his keyboard skills; this eventually led to an association with Chicago producer NO I.D., who assumed the role of mentor for the young rapper, allowing him to learn through visits to his basement studio during sessions for artists such as Common. After high school West found himself trapped in a succession of dead-end jobs, motivating him to enroll in Columbia College to further his training in the visual arts, with the hopes of escaping this discouraging situation. A break into the music industry unexpectedly arrived in 1998 when producer Jermaine Dupri bought one of West's beats for use on his Life In 1472 release, and West promptly dropped out of college in order to fully pursue this opportunity. His contribution to Dupri's track duly attracted the attention of the hip-hop community, and, after relocating to the East Coast in 2001, West began to build a career as a producer in his own right.
Between 1999 and 2000, West had already earned some production credits on albums by rappers such as The Madd Rapper, Trina and Tamara, and Lil' Kim. In the years following his move East, this list broadened to include work on successful singles by Jay-Z, Trina, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, Talib Kweli and even Britney Spears (contributing his skills to her album of remixes for Me Against The Music). Despite his succes as a producer, West still had ambitions to establish a career as a solo performer; to this end he submitted a demo tape to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2002 and (with the support of sometime collaborator Jay-Z) he soon found himself with a record contract. This second career was nearly finished before it began: in October of 2002, with work on his debut still underway, West was almost fatally injured in a car accident while returning to a Los Angeles hotel in the early morning hours. A severely fractured jaw required him to have his mouth wired shut, but he continued work on his album regardless. The subsequent single Through The Wire (completed during this period) showed that his sense of humor survived the accident fully intact.
Kanye West's debut effort The College Dropout finally materialized in 2004, immediately earning an enthusiastic reception from both critics and fans. The positive themes of his songs, combined with samples culled from old soul records, appealed to hip-hop listeners that had become weary of the "gangsta" mire in which the genre had long been wallowing. All three singles from the album -- Through The Wire, Jesus Walks, and All Falls Down -- reached the mainstram top 20, with the album itself climbing to #2 on the mainstream charts and reaching the top position on the rap charts. As a result, West would receive 10 nominations at the following year's Grammy awards.
Father: Ray West (photojournalist)
Mother: Donda West (English teacher, later Kanye's manager, d. 2007 complications from plastic surgery)
Girlfriend: Alexis Phifer (broken engagement)
Girlfriend: Amber Rose (model, together 2008-10)
Wife: Kim Kardashian (socialite, together since 2012, m. 24-May-2014, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: North West (b. 15-Jun-2013)
Son: Saint West (b. 5-Dec-2015)
Daughter: Chicago West (via surrogate, b. 15-Jan-2018)
Son: Pollokshaws West (name likely facetious, via surrogate, b. 10-May-2019)
Conservatory: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
University: Chicago State University (dropped out)
Kanye West
Endorsement of Nike (2011)
Endorsement of Megaupload (2011)
Endorsement of Pepsi
Battery Los Angeles, CA (arrested 19-Jul-2013; charged 13-Sep-2013)
Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It" List Producer
Risk Factors: Depression, Marijuana
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Zoolander 2 (4-Feb-2016)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (24-Nov-2013)
12-12-12 (1-Nov-2013) · Himself
Made in America (5-Sep-2013) · Himself
Bad 25 (31-Aug-2012) · Himself
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (21-Jan-2012) · Himself
The Love Guru (20-Jun-2008)
Beef IV (18-Sep-2007) · Himself
We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (26-Nov-2006) · Himself
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (16-Aug-2006) · Himself
Block Party (12-Sep-2005) · Himself
State Property 2 (13-Apr-2005)
Fade to Black (5-Nov-2004) · Himself
Official Website:
http://www.kanyewest.com/
Selected albums:
The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2005)
Graduation (2007)
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Yeezus (2013)
The Life of Pablo (2016)
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American educator and mother of Kanye West (1949–2007)
Donda C. West (née Williams; July 12, 1949 – November 10, 2007) was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of the American rapper Kanye West.
West was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Lucille (née Eckles)[1] and Portwood Williams Sr., a civil rights activist.[2][3][4] She attended Douglass High School, graduating in 1967.[5][6] She earned her bachelor's degree in English from Virginia Union University in 1971 and her doctoral degree from Auburn University in 1980.[7] On August 19, 1958, she and her father took part in the Katz Drug Store sit-in in Oklahoma City.[8]
She began her teaching career in the early 1970s at Morris Brown College in Atlanta and began working at Chicago State University in 1980. West taught English at Nanjing University for a year as a scholar through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. In all, West spent 27 years at Chicago State, in head of the department of English, communications, media and theater. A statement from the university recalled West's role in establishing the university's Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing "as an academic focus to teach writings of African-American authors and poets while fostering new literary talent."[9]
West raised Kanye in the Chicago area along with her husband, Ray, from whom she separated when Kanye was 3.[10] She retired in 2004 and moved to California to work full-time for her son. She was often seen at his side at parties and award shows. She was also a firm defender of her son's controversial comments. West stated that she "trained her son for greatness." "There is no room for shyness. I raised him that way, to think critically and analytically and not be afraid to voice what you feel. I helped shape that. I think leaders are people who must do that."[11] She was also chief executive of West Brands, the parent company of her son's businesses.[12]
West was tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education.[13] The Foundation's first initiative, Loop Dreams, challenged at-risk students to learn how to write and produce music while simultaneously improving their academic skills. In 2007, the foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign.[14][15] In 2008, the foundation was renamed to the Dr. Donda West Foundation following her death.[16] The Dr. Donda West Foundation was committed to providing high-quality programs in partnership with community organizations such as Challengers Boys & Girls Club in South Central Los Angeles, California. The foundation ceased operations in 2011.[17]
In 1973, Donda married photographer Ray West. Their son Kanye was born in 1977. The couple divorced in 1980.[18]
On November 10, 2007, Donda West died at age 58.[19] In January 2008, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said that she had died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from cosmetic surgery.[20] Authorities in Los Angeles launched an investigation into her death after learning the doctor who operated on her, Jan Adams, had convictions for alcohol-related offenses and at least two major malpractice settlements.[21]
Kanye played his first concert following her funeral at the O2 Arena in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama," as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark Tour.[22]
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the "Donda West Law" in 2009. This legislation makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.[23]
West's memoir, Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Star, was published in 2009.[24] West wrote in her book that she always wanted her son to go to college, but after witnessing his passion for hip hop and his talent producing beats, she later supported his decision to pursue music.[25]
Kanye's writing partner and friend, Rhymefest, lamented West's death in an appearance on Chicago radio station WCGI. "She was everyone's mom," Rhymefest said. "A spirit never dies, a spirit lasts forever."[26] Kanye and Rhymefest founded the non-profit Donda's House in 2013, a free music writing program with the goal of helping at-risk Chicago youth. It is aimed at students between 15 and 24, and includes lessons on how to write and record music. Their curriculum is based on the teaching philosophy and pedagogy of West with a focus on collaborative and experiential learning.[27] Born Che Smith, Rhymefest grew up in Chicago, with Donda mentoring him as an educator.[28] Donda's House was renamed Art of Culture, Incorporated after a contentious split between Rhymefest and Kanye.[29]
In 2019, Garrard McClendon published Donda's Rules: The Scholarly Works of Dr. Donda West – Mother of Kanye West.[30] McClendon is an associate professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Chicago State University. In 2013, McClendon enlisted the students in his Philosophy of Education classes to help him mine various archives for Donda West's full body of work: "The students did a wonderful job helping me find all of this archival material. We're talking her scholarly works, her dissertation, her master's thesis. We found personal notes of hers, poems of hers, hundreds of hours of her audio speeches. So in those six years, we're compiling, we're editing, and having conference calls with Kanye," McClendon recounted.[31]
Mahalia Ann Hines, Common's mother, said, "Donda was beautiful. She was intelligent, patient, and generous. Her words were written with power and this book proves it."[32] Brenda M. Greene, professor and mother of recording artist Talib Kweli, said, "Donda and I were kindred spirits as sisters in the network of hip-hop mothers. She was an unsung leader who infused culture and 'knowledge of self' into the curriculum. Donda loved her students."[33]
She is the subject of Kanye's song "Hey Mama", which appeared on his 2005 album Late Registration. On "Touch the Sky" from the same album, Kanye thanks his mom for always supporting him during the lean times, especially when she drove him to New York from Chicago in a rented U-Haul van.
On January 5, 2012, Kanye announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his mother.[34]
Kanye also named his tenth studio album, released in 2021, Donda, after his mother.[35] Kanye donated student tickets to Chicago State University for the listening session of the album.[36]
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"How old is Chicago West?" is a question that has been asked by many people, as she is a celebrity child who is often in the news. Chicago West is the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, and she was born on January 15, 2018. This makes her 5 years old as of 2023.
Chicago West is a popular figure on social media, and she often appears in her parents' posts. She is also known for her unique fashion sense. In addition to her fame as a celebrity child, Chicago West is also known for her philanthropy. She has worked with various charities, including the Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the Red Cross.
Chicago West is a bright and beautiful child who is sure to continue to make headlines in the years to come. She is a role model for many young people, and she shows that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.
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Chicago West, born on January 15, 2018, is the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The question "how old is chicago west" has gained significant attention due to her celebrity status and public appearances.
Age: 5 years old (as of 2023)
Birth Date: January 15, 2018
Parents: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Siblings: North West, Saint West, Psalm West
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Mixed (African-American, Armenian, Dutch, Irish, English, Scottish)
Religion: Christianity
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Parents
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Zodiac Sign
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Question 1: How old is Chicago West?
Chicago West was born on January 15, 2018, making her 5 years old as of 2023.
Question 2: When was Chicago West born?
Chicago West was born on January 15, 2018.
Question 3: Who are Chicago West's parents?
Chicago West's parents are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
Question 4: How many siblings does Chicago West have?
Chicago West has three siblings: North West, Saint West, and Psalm West.
Question 5: What is Chicago West's zodiac sign?
Chicago West's zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Question 6: Where was Chicago West born?
Chicago West was born in Los Angeles, California.
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Born 08 June, 1977 (46 years old).
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Kanye WestWest in 2009BornKanye Omari West
June 8, 1977
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Other namesYeezy Ye Saint PabloEducationPolaris High School
Chicago State UniversityOccupationRapper songwriter record producer fashion designer politicianYears active1996âpresentOrganizationDONDANet worth$6.6 billionPolitical partyIndependent
Birthday PartySpouseKim Kardashian â ââChildren4RelativesTony WilliamsAwardsFull listMusical careerOriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.GenresHip hop pop experimentalInstrumentsVocals sampler keyboards drum machineLabelsGOOD Roc-A-Fella Def JamAssociated actsChild Rebel Soldier Kids See Ghosts Sunday Service Choir Big Sean Common Consequence Jay-Z John Legend Mike Dean No I.D. Pusha T Rihanna Ty Dolla SignWebsitekanyewest.com
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and politician. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to critical and commercial success, and founded the record label GOOD Music. He experimented with a variety of musical genres on subsequent acclaimed studio albums, including Late Registration , Graduation , and 808s & Heartbreak . Drawing inspiration from maximalism and minimalism, respectively, West's fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and sixth album Yeezus were also critical successes. He went on to release The Life of Pablo , Ye , and Jesus Is King . West's discography also includes the full-length collaborations Watch the Throne and Kids See Ghosts with Jay-Z and Kid Cudi, respectively.
West's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant media attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows, on social media, and in other public settings, as well as for his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, and race. In 2020, he ran an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that advocated for a consistent life ethic. His Christian faith, as well as his marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian, have also been a source of media attention. As a fashion designer, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, and A.P.C. on both clothing and footwear, and have most prominently resulted in the Yeezy collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013. He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA.
West is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with more than 20 million albums and 140 million singles sold worldwide. He has won a total of 22 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. Among his other awards include the Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Six of his albums have been included on Rolling Stone's 2020 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list; the same publication named him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. West is the tied holder for the most albums topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.
In 2021, Bloomberg estimated Westâs net worth to be US$6.6 billion.
Early life
Most biographies and reference works state that West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, although some sources give his birthplace as Douglasville, a small city west of Atlanta. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Dr. Donda C. West, was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University, before retiring to serve as his manager. West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as part of an exchange program. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled that she first took notice of West's passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. Accompanying him to the studio and despite discovering it being "a little basement studio" where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger, West's mother nonetheless supported and encouraged him. West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No I.D. soon became West's mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at age 15.:557 After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes; shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. He soon realized that his busy class schedule was detrimental to his musical work, and at 20 he dropped out of college to pursue his musical dreams. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university. She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life ... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you.":558
Personal life
Relationships and family
West was married to Kim Kardashian from 2014 until their divorce in 2021.
West began an on-and-off relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. West subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. In April 2012, West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married on May 24, 2014, at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with West taking issue with the couple's portrayal in the media. They have four children: North "Nori" West , Saint West , Chicago West , and Psalm West . In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James. Kim, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm were all baptized four years later on October 7, 2019, at Holy Etchmiadzin, the mother church of the Armenian Church.
The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity."
In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving to Chicago and would establish his Yeezy company headquarters in the city. This did not actually occur, instead, West went on to move to Wyoming , purchasing two ranches near Cody, Wyoming. West owns these two ranches, and still actively owns a home in California, where his wife and children reside.
In July 2020, during a presidential campaign rally of his, West revealed that he had previously wanted his first child aborted, but Kardashian refused. West made the comment acknowledging the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage because of it. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. He separately wrote that the Kardashian family was attempting "to lock me up."
In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce, and on February 19, 2021, Kardashian officially filed for divorce.
Mother's death
Donda West in August 2007
On November 10, 2007, West's mother Donda West died at age 58. In January 2008 the Los Angeles County coroner's office said that the rapper's mother had died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from, or as a consequence of, liposuction and mammoplasty.
West played his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.
Legal issues
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky." Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit claimed infringement on Knievel's trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claimed that the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. The suit sought monetary damages and an injunction to stop distribution of the video. West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."
In 2014, after an altercation with a paparazzo at Los Angeles Airport, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for a misdemeanor battery conviction, and was required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service, and pay restitution to the photographer.
Religious beliefs
After the success of his song "Jesus Walks" from the album The College Dropout, West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. And I will say that I fall short every day." In a 2008 interview with The Fader, West stated that "I'm like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector."
In a 2009 interview with online magazine Bossip, West stated that he believed in God, but at the time felt that he "would never go into a religion."
In 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during one of his concerts.
In January 2019, West re-affirmed his Christian faith on Twitter. His wife Kim Kardashian described West's Christian new birth experience in September 2019: "Kanye started this to really heal himself and it was a really personal thing, and it was just friends and family ... He has had an amazing evolution of being born again and being saved by Christ." In October 2019, West said with respect to his past, "When I was trying to serve multiple gods it drove me crazy" in reference to the "god of ego, god of money, god of pride, the god of fame", and that "I didn't even know what it meant to be saved" and that now "I love Jesus Christ. I love Christianity." During a surprise appearance at Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his album Jesus Is King, West was asked by Kimmel if he would consider himself to be a Christian music artist now that he had committed himself fully to Christianity, and he replied, "I'm just a Christian everything."
Mental health
In his song "FML" and his featured verse on Vic Mensa's song "U Mad", he refers to using the antidepressant medication Lexapro, and in his song "I Feel Like That", which has not been officially released, he mentions feeling many common symptoms of depression and anxiety. These songs had all been recorded during West's recording sessions for The Life of Pablo.
On November 20, 2016, soon before abruptly ending a concert prematurely, he said, "Jay-Zâcall me, bruh. You still ain't called me ... Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head. Just call me. Talk to me like a man." The following day, he was committed to the UCLA Medical Center with hallucinations and paranoia. Contrary to early reports, however, West was not actually taken to the hospital involuntarily; he was persuaded to do so by authorities. While the episode was first described as one of "temporary psychosis" caused by dehydration and sleep deprivation, West's mental state was abnormal enough for his 21 cancelled concerts to be covered by his insurance policy; he was reportedly paranoid and depressed throughout the hospitalization, but remained formally undiagnosed. Some have speculated that the Paris robbery of his wife may have triggered the paranoia. On November 30, West was released from the hospital.
In an 2018 interview, West declared that he became addicted to opioids when they were prescribed to him after he got liposuction. The addiction may have contributed to his nervous breakdown in 2016.
West said that he often has suicidal ideation. In a 2019 interview with David Letterman, West stated that he has bipolar disorder.
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Kanye West (born Kanye Omari West in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977) is a rapper, movie director, and fashion designer. In 1998, he began producing tracks for several rappers such as Gravs, Foxy Brown, Jermaine Dupri and later Jay-Z. Kanye began his own career as a rapper in 2004, releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. His following albums include Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010, Yeezus (2013), and The Life of Pablo (2016). He developed his own record label, GOOD Music, which features artists such as John Legend and Kid Cudi. He developed his own fashion line, DW Kanye West, as well as a shoe line for Louis Vuitton, in 2009, and has been collaborating with Adidas for Yeezy shoes and clothing lines since 2013. MTV voted Kanye “MTV Man of the Year” in 2010, and Time ranked him as one of the most influential people in the world. In 2015, Kanye received an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Throughout his career, Kanye has found himself at the center of controversy, most notably, when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s Video Music Awards acceptance speech in 2009.
Best Known For:
His catchy lyrics, synthpop songs, and disruptions at music award events.
Personal Life:
Kanye was engaged to designer Alexis Phifer for 18 months. He then dated Amber Rose from 2008-2010, and finally linked up with Kim Kardashian in April 2012, after her split from Kris Humphries. On New Years’ Eve 2012, Kanye announced that Kim was pregnant with their first child. North West was born on June 15, 2013, and Kanye proposed Oct. 2013. They got married in Italy in May 2014. The couple had their second child, Saint West, on December 5, 2015, and their third child, Chicago West, via surrogate on January 15, 2018.
Charitable Causes:
Kanye founded the Kanye West foundation, later renamed The Dr. Donda West Foundation after his late mother, in 2003 to decrease dropout and illiteracy rates. He has also done work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Millions More Movement and 100 Black Men of America.
YES!!! Kanye West’s new album cover is out for ‘The Life Of Pablo’ and he’s making it VERY clear as to what the album’s title is. The art features the title written over and over again in black print against and orange backdrop, with a small photo of a wedding included.
Leave it to Kanye West to make sure his new album’s cover is literally a work of art, as he turned to Belgian artist Peter De Potter to create the visuals for his precious baby. Either Peter is a pretty fast worker or Kanye had the alternate title in mind for The Life Of Pablo as Ye only just released the new name on Feb. 10, a day ahead of its release and his big fashion show during NYFW. Read on for the details about his brand new cover and what it may mean!
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Driving the 101 Freeway from Silver Lake to Calabasas, California, I kick around in my head the literary references I could use to describe this stretch of road bounded by the Sherman Oaks Galleria to the south and the turnoff for the Ronald Regan Presidential Library to the north. Charles Bukowski’s pulp and grit was left back in Hollywood, we’ve crossed out of Reyner Banham’s ecologies, and the hills that so famously burn in Joan Didion’s Letter from Los Angeles are farther east. There’s probably a German term for this landscape of rolling hills, Starbucks, and Lexus dealerships. Certainly Adorno coined some phrase in his critique of the culture industry, written while living in exile in the Pacific Palisades.
It’s tempting to say that we are on the edge — the edge of culture, the edge of suburbia, the edge of rural California and all the narratives that go with it. (The Western High Noon was shot at Warner Bros. Ranch, which is now the Calabasas Golf Club.) But if we leave behind old-fashioned geography and look at our pin on the media map, we find that this is the territory of E!: a pop-cultural space populated by people whose names often start with K.
Which is why, when I meet Kanye West’s collaborator Willo Perron in the parking lot of a tech business park shaded by pepper trees, it makes sense that he references the Postmodern duo Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. This isn’t Las Vegas, or even Hollywood, but it is the site of the Yeezy Headquarters. In our somewhat placeless media age, it is possible for Calabasas to broadcast West’s growing empire as any spectacle-driven city. “It’s post-core as core,” explains Perron, vaulting over hardcore or normcore trends. “It’s about looking at the mundane things of everyday and re-appropriating the strip mall or re-contextualizing things that we once thought of as ugly.”
We enter a 1970s-era two-story concrete office building; its corrugated formwork and black-mirrored glass is nearly identical to the half dozen or so nearby. Inside, just past security, is command central for West’s Gesamtkunstwerk, to find the German term for his all-encompassing endeavor which is unconstrained by any conventional notion of brand. Perron designed the new HQ and has worked with West for more than a decade, creating everything from album covers to stage sets. He describes their process as a twelve-year-long circular conversation that loops in and out of each of their lives. As such, the design approach brings together overlapping and sometimes competing influences: Brutalism, essentialism, utilitarianism, and Postmodernism.
In the library, monolithic bookshelves made of out black-stained wood line the walls (I glimpse the spine of more than one monograph on Le Corbusier alongside museum catalogues and volumes on fashion). Matching black worktables march down a polished concrete floor. The effect is beautiful and austere, but free of any minimalist morality. The whole space is washed in the glare of the kinds of fluorescent light fixtures you might find in a supermarket. “How do you get so far away from cool, you know, from your neighborhood, from chasing the newest thing, to be able to land something really honest?” asks Perron.
West’s vision for Yeezy is as grand as it is sincere. The 14,390-square-foot retrofitted office building is conceived as a think tank, and includes offices, a sewing room for making samples, and a recording studio. The centerpiece is a large double-height volume, which serves as an atelier and event space. Its scale and design hint at its aspirations — there’s an oversized 30-foot-long sofa that could probably seat twice the whole Last Supper guest list. Long black-stained wood benches flank another set of functional worktables, and black pin-up boards stand sentry around the room. All furniture — bookshelves, tables, benches, and couches — was custom made by an Italian luxury retail builder according to West and Perron’s exacting specifications.
In photographs, these elements seem totemic, untouchable in their Donald Judd severity, but everything was in active use when Perron and I toured the space: fabric samples and photographs pinned to boards, books and clothing piled on tables. The couch, which is made up of three wheeled sections, had been split apart and redeployed in a more informal arrangement. According to Perron, this deep interest in utility is driven by West’s desire for things to be the most useful; to be better; to be the best. Inspiration for the pieces comes from utterly utilitarian sources. For example, the thick table legs resemble I-beam flanges but are actually made out of MDF and wood veneer — a Postmodern put-on. The shape of the cast-concrete coffee tables is the conceptual love child of the supports of highway overpasses combined with Styrofoam packaging for electronic equipment. Perron muses on how, after the recent hurricane in Houston, only the freeway survived the floodwaters. In interviews, West often brings up the subject of utopia. Because the topic is candy for architecture critics, I’m compelled to ask Perron if Yeezy HQ is an idealized outpost. “This is the very beginning of the utopia,” he explains. “I think that most people that have (Kanye’s) level of energy, and are that inspired, eventually try to figure out the utopia.”
But don’t mistake Yeezy utopia for Paolo Soleri’s desert domes or Frank Lloyd Wright’s low-slung Usonia. What is taking place in a concrete warehouse in a Calabasas office park is stripped down, systematic, and brutal — an aesthetic born of suburban wasteland and off-ramps. “The weird thing about all the fancy shit, all this fragile shit, is everything is going to go,” says Perron, imagining the aftermath of a natural or manmade environmental crisis. “Like, all your beautiful mahogany, it’s going to go. The outer coating of a lot of this stuff is going to go and what remains is elemental.” Meanwhile, the Yeezy cast-concrete benches will survive any disaster.
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Kanye West biography contains huge variety of accomplishments. Kanye is an outspoken Grammy Award-winning rapper, record producer, and fashion designer, has made his mark on the music industry. Kanye West biography showcased his own abilities as a rapper with his 2004 debut, College Dropout, and cemented his place atop the hip hop world via such chart-topping albums as Late Registration (2005), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Yeezus (2013), and Ye (2018).
Kanye West Net Worth
Kanye West net worth is $400 million. Kanye West net worth includes cash, real estate, the value of his music catalog, and a 5% stake in his ex-wife Kim Kardashian West’s shapewear brand Skims.
Kanye West Wife
Kanye West wife was Kim Kardashian from 2014 to 2021. After his split from Kim, he reportedly tied the knot with Bianca Censori.
Kanye West New Wife
Kanye West’s new wife is Bianca Censori. Bianca Censori is an Australian architect who works for West’s company Yeezy and allegedly married him in a private ceremony in 2023.
Kanye West Height
Kanye West height stands tall at 5 feet 8 inches tall. Despite his larger-than-life star power, some fans might be surprised by the Knaye West’s height.
Kanye West Kids
Kanye West kids are from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Kanye West have four children together Kim Kardashian: North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm. The couple agreed to joint physical and legal custody of their four children after their divorce.
What is the age of Kanye West?
Kanye West age is 47 Years, his date of birth Jun 08, 1977, horoscope Gemini , place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States, nationality as American and residence Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
What is the Profession of Kanye West?
Kanye West is an American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer by profession.
Who is Kanye West's wife?
Kanye West wife or spouse name is Bianca Censori, Kim Kardashian.
Who is Kanye West's Parents?
Kanye West father name is Ray West and mother name Donda West.
Who is Kanye West's siblings?
Kanye West siblings name is Aliya Jones, Hal Carmichael, Kanye Omari West (step- siblings).
What is the net worth of Kanye West?
Kanye West net worth is $410 million.
What is Kanye West education?
Kanye West education is Graduated.
What is the height of Kanye West?
Kanye West height is 5 feet 8 inches.
What is the weight of Kanye West?
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West finally moved in to their unfinished Hidden Hills compound in Calabasas, just across the street from Kris Jenner's new home
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It’s been three years since Kim Kardashian and Kanye West paid over $20 million for their dream home in Hidden Hills, and it’s now being reported that the couple is finally moving in.
The Wests, who are expecting their third child via surrogate early next year, have been in the midst of a major renovation to the 3.5-acre compound. The extensive remodel is not completed just yet, according to People, but Kardashian and West have moved in, as it’s “safe for the kids.”
It’s hardly a surprise that the Calabasas renovation is taking a while, especially considering how much time and effort the pair spent on the Bel Air home they recently flipped—they redid every single inch of the 9,000-square-foot house, transforming it into a contemporary, minimalist residence. After deciding it wasn’t the right fit for raising their growing family, Kardashian and West proceeded to sell the mansion to Marina Acton for $17.8 million last month.
Kardashian and West will be “spending the holidays in LA so they can be close to the surrogate,” per People, so they’re working on making the place ready for the whole family. And if there are any issues and they need to a place to stay at any time, they don’t need to go far.
Kris Jenner bought a 9,400-square-foot home right by Kardashian and West; she paid $9.93 million for the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom estate, which is located less than half a mile from her other Calabasas abode.
It wouldn’t be the first time Kardashian and West crashed with Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian empire. In 2013, the couple stayed with Jenner in the months leading up to and after their daughter North was born, while they remodeled the aforementioned Bel Air mansion—it actually ended up being a two-year stay, most of which was well-documented on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
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DONDA—A view of 1625 Tierra Rejada Road in unincorporated Ventura County. Kanye West is looking to open his own private school there. It would be named in honor of his mother. RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers Music and fashion mogul Kanye West announced earlier this year his intentions to open a small private school in Southern California.
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Music and fashion mogul Kanye West announced earlier this year his intentions to open a small private school in Southern California.
The Acorn learned Tuesday that the billionaire celebrity plans to bring the school to a 4-acre parcel on Tierra Rejada Road in the unincorporated area between Moorpark and Simi Valley.
The school will be named Donda, in honor of his late mother, Donda West, who died in 2007. “Donda” is also the name of West’s latest album.
According to an Aug. 30 permit report issued by Ventura County’s Building and Safety division, Donda Academy Inc. has requested a change of occupancy for the former Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School property at 1625 Tierra Rejada Road.
The property was listed for lease by Santa Clarita-based Re/Max Crissman Commercial Services.
Tim Crissman, the lead broker, referred all questions about the property to the agent representing Donda Academy, Tyrone
McKillen with the Los Angeles-based Plus Real Estate Group.
McKillen told the Acorn that the school’s name is Donda.
The property includes a 5,728-square-foot school with classrooms, labs, offices, kitchen, restrooms, storage, a basketball court and an open field, according to the lease information posted by Crissman.
According to a September report from MTV News, Donda will be a tuition-free private school that will serve 60 students from kindergarten through high school. West’s goal, MTV said, is to honor his mother’s legacy in academia.
Donda West was a professor in the English department at Chicago State University.
While the school’s website is mostly blank, it does include a mission statement: “Finding the intersection between faith and the innovation of the future, Donda Academy is focused on equipping students with an education that will last in the ever-changing world.”
Attempts to reach Beulah McLoyd, who is listed on the website as the school’s educational consultant, have been unsuccessful.
Simi Valley Stoneridge Preparatory School closed in the early 2010s after operating on Tierra Rejada Road for many years.
Stoneridge had been in existence since 1965. It started in Calabasas as the Marie Cutler School before moving to Tarzana and finally settling in Simi Valley.
Once a member of the California Interscholastic Federation, Stoneridge became an independent prep school after repeated problems with rule violations related to its basketball program, which attracted some of the nation’s top recruits to the tiny campus with fewer than 50 students.
West has homes in Hidden Hills and Cody, Wyoming. According to reports, he recently bought a home in Malibu. The father of four has a net worth of more than $1 billion, according to Forbes.
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Ye[3] (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977), known professionally as just Kanye West, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer from Chicago, Illinois.[4][5][6] In 2020, West ran for President of the United States, under his own political party, the Birthday Party. He changed his name to Ye in late 2021.[3]
He rose to fame in the mid 2000s. His first three albums, The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation received many awards,[7][8] critical acclaim,[9] and commercial success. In 2008, he released his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak. In 2010, he released his fifth album, titled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In 2013, he released his sixth album, Yeezus. Yeezus obtained great reviews from many music critics. In 2016, he released his seventh album, The Life of Pablo. In 2018, he released his eighth album, Ye. West explored Christian and gospel music on his 2019 album Jesus Is King. His tenth album Donda was released in 2021. West's discography also includes three full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) (with Jay-Z), Kids See Ghosts (2018) (with Kid Cudi) and Vultures 1 (2024) (with Ty Dolla Sign).
Early life[change | change source]
Kanye Omari West was born at Grady Memorial Hospital; in Atlanta, Georgia. He was from a middle-class African-American family.[10] He moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois when he was three years old. During the same time, his mother and father divorced. He started writing poetry at the age of five.[11] Kanye moved with his mother to Nanjing, China when he was 10. In 1997 West started taking painting classes at Chicago's American Academy of Art. After a short time he changed to Chicago State University to major in English. When he was 20 he left college to focus on music.
Career[change | change source]
West started his music career as a producer creating beats for local Chicago artists. He was well known in these beats to take samples of old and popular soul songs, speed them up, raise the pitch and put these samples in his beats to enhance the sound. This is called Chipmunk Soul. In the late 1990s, West became a member of the amateur rap group called Go-Getters with GLC, Timmy G, and Really Doe. In 1999 they released their only album, World Record Holders.
In 2003 West released his first mixtape, Get Well Soon....[12] In Get Well Soon.... He rapped on an instrumental from Twista's single "Slow Jamz". In 2004. West's first album The College Dropout was released by Roc-A-Fella. It entered the Billboard 200 at number two. Five singles were released from the album. That year West started a record label called GOOD Music. John Legend is signed to the label. West was nominated for three American Music Awards.[13]
In 2005 West's second album Late Registration was released. Five singles were released from the album. The second single "Gold Digger" was nominated for Record of the Year at the 2006 Grammy Awards. West was also nominated for Best New Artists. Other rappers on the album included Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Mos Def. In 2005 West released his first fashion line. West's third album Graduation was released in 2007. The album was nominated for eight Grammy Awards.[14] Five singles were released from the album. The album's first single "Stronger" won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
In 2008, West's fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak was released. The album was sung instead of rapped by West. It sold 450,145 copies in its first week. West acted in the 2008 movie The Love Guru.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was released on Roc-A-Fella Records in 2010. Music critics gave it great reviews. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 10/10.[15] Pitchfork rarely gives a 10/10 rating, so this was a big achievement. Rolling Stone gave it five out of five stars.[16] Four singles were released from the album.
In 2011 West released an album with Jay-Z called Watch the Throne. In 2011 "All of the Lights" was released as the fourth single from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Rihanna sang in it.
On May 23, 2012 a short movie made by West called Cruel Summer was shown for the first time at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The movie was given good reviews. The movie's name came from an album West released called Cruel Summer on his record label GOOD Music.
On June 18, 2013 West's sixth studio album Yeezus was released. The album got very good reviews from music critics. In November 2013 West gave a lecture at Harvard University.[17] On November 15, 2013 Busta Rhymes' single "Thank You" was released. West rapped on it with Lil Wayne and Q-Tip. On November 24, 2013, West said in an interview that he is making his seventh album.[18] "New Slaves" was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2014 Grammy Awards.[19] On June 27, 2015, West headlined Glastonbury Festival 2015 to much controversy.
On February 14, 2016, West released The Life of Pablo on Tidal, Jay-Z's online music service. On April 1, 2016, West released The Life Of Pablo on other music services, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play.
On June 1, 2018, West released Ye, an album about his mental health struggles.[20]
In 2018 West released a collaboration album with Kid Cudi called Kids See Ghosts.[21]
On October 25, 2019, West released Jesus is King, a religious hip-hop album.[22] It became the first to top the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Rap Albums, Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts at the same time.[23]
West released a single called "Wash Us in the Blood" on June 30, 2020, featuring rapper and singer Travis Scott. "Wash Us in the Blood" serves as the first single from West's tenth studio album Donda.[24]
On August 29, 2021, after a long roll out, West released Donda.[25]
In 2022, West released Donda 2 only on a music listening device known as the Stem Player.
Personal life[change | change source]
West married Kim Kardashian in 2014. They have a daughter, North "Nori" West, who was born on June 15, 2013.[26] They also have a son, Saint West, who was born on December 5, 2015.[27] Their third child, daughter Chicago West, was born on January 15, 2018. They had their fourth child on May 9, 2019, a son named Psalm West. In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce.[28] On February 19, 2021, the couple officially filed for divorce.[29] The divorce became official in 2022.[30]
In January 2023, it was reported that West had informally married Australian architectural designer Bianca Censori in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills, California.[31][32] The ceremony had no legal standing; the couple did not file for a marriage license.[33] West said Censori is his muse.[34]
2020 presidential campaign[change | change source]
See the main article: Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign
In August 2015 during MTV Video Music Award, West announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election.[35]
In September 2015, West announced that he intends to run for President of the United States in 2020.[36][37][38] He later implied on Twitter that he intends to run for President in 2024 due to Donald Trump's win in the 2016 election.[39][40] On December 13, 2016, West met with President-elect Trump[41] to discuss (according to West) "bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago."[42]
On July 4, 2020, West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election,[43][44] although it's unclear if he has filed official paperwork to appear on ballots.[45]
Discography[change | change source]
Studio albums[change | change source]
Kanye West has released 10 studio albums:
Year Album 2004 The College Dropout 2005 Late Registration 2007 Graduation 2008 808s & Heartbreak 2010 My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2013 Yeezus 2016 The Life of Pablo 2018 Ye 2019 Jesus Is King 2021 Donda
Collaborative albums[change | change source]
Year Album 2011 Watch the Throne 2018 Kids See Ghosts 2024 Vultures 1 (with Ty Dolla Sign as ¥$)
Demo album[change | change source]
Year Album 2022 Donda 2
Controversies[change | change source]
On October 9, 2022, West said on Twitter that he would be “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE", seemingly a misspelling of DEFCON 3. This suggested he was anti-semitic. He also said he supported Adolf Hitler and denied the existence of the Holocaust.[46][47][48]
Related pages[change | change source]
List of poets from the United States
References[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
KanyeWest.com Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
Kanye Talk Archived 2014-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
Kanye West at Rocafella Records
Kanye West's iTunes Celebrity Playlist[permanent dead link]
Kanye West at People.com
Allmusic.com artist page
Kanye West on IMDb
Kanye West Tabs at Homemusician.net Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
Tiny Mix Tapes on Kanye Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
Kanye's new album, Graduation, at Power 105.1 - NYC Archived 2008-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
30 Days Fasting Archived 2022-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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Ye ( yay; born Kanye Omari West KAHN-yay; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. One of the most prominent figures in hip hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary.
One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the joint 11th-most of all time and most awarded for any hip hop artist along with Jay-Z. His other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist, and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. West holds the joint record (with Bob Dylan) for most albums (4) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. West's first six solo albums were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020, with the same publication naming him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
Early life
West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray later became a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland, with startup capital from his son. West's mother, Donda C. West (née Williams), was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager.
West was raised in a middle-class environment, attending Polaris School for Individual Education in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as a Fulbright Scholar. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but he settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. West crossed paths with producer No I.D., who became West's friend and mentor. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes. Shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. At age 20, he dropped out to pursue his musical career. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university, although she would later accept the decision.
Musical career
After dropping out of college, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area. As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums including Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist. West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), was met with critical acclaim and yielded the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He peaked the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "E.T." (2011, as a featured artist), and "Carnival" (2024).
West's second and third studio albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), both debuted atop the Billboard 200, the latter becoming West's most commercially successful to date. Three of his subsequent albums, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and The Life of Pablo (2016), were certified triple platinum, and Yeezus (2013) was certified double platinum. While not as well-received critically as his previous efforts, Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) continued West's series of consecutive number one debuts on the Billboard 200.
On August 25, 2023, West was reported to be in the process of recording his eleventh studio album, with two sources close to him stating that the release of new music was "imminent". On October 13, Billboard reported that West had finished recording a collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign and was in the process of shopping the album to distributors, adding that the album was originally intended for an official release that day but was ultimately pushed back for unknown reasons and expected to drop within the coming weeks. On October 23, Ty Dolla Sign announced that he and West would be holding a "multi-stadium listening event" on November 3 to promote their collaborative project. On November 22, 2023, West and Ty Dolla Sign released the song "Vultures", featuring Bump J.
Musical style
West's musical career is defined by frequent stylistic shifts and different musical approaches.
On his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), West formed the constitutive elements of his style, described as intricate hip-hop beats, topical subject matter, and clumsy rapping laced with inventive wordplay. The record saw West diverge from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop in favor of more diverse, topical lyrical subjects, including higher education, materialism, self-consciousness, minimum-wage labor, institutional prejudice, class struggle, family, his struggles in the music industry, and middle-class upbringing. Over time, West has explored a variety of music genres, encompassing and taking inspiration from chamber pop on his second studio album, Late Registration (2005), arena rock and europop on his third album, Graduation (2007), synth-driven electropop on his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), acid-house, drill, industrial rap and trap on Yeezus (2013), gospel and Christian rap on The Life of Pablo (2016), Jesus is King (2019) and Donda (2021), and psychedelic music on Kids See Ghosts (2018).
Other ventures
Fashion
Early in his career, West made clear his interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. He launched his own clothing line in spring 2006, and developed it over the following four years before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In January 2007, West's first sneaker collaboration was released, a special-edition Bapesta from A Bathing Ape. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, becoming the first non-athlete to be given a shoe deal with the company. In January 2009, he introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoewear for Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti.
In fall 2009, West moved to Rome, where he interned at Italian fashion brand Fendi, giving ideas for the men's collection. In March 2011, West collaborated with M/M Paris for a series of silk scarves featuring artwork from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. In October 2011, West premiered his women's fashion label at Paris Fashion Week. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews. In March 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. Critics deemed the sophomore effort "much improved" compared to his first show.
On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts. In 2015, West unveiled a Yeezy clothing line, premiering in collaboration with Adidas early that year. In June 2016, Adidas announced a new long-term contract with Kanye West that extended the Yeezy line to a number of stores, planning to sell sports performance products like basketball, football, and soccer, although Adidas terminated the partnership with West in October 2022. In May 2021, West signed a 10-year deal linking Yeezy with GAP to create Yeezy Gap, however, in September 2022, West announced that he was ending the deal.
Business ventures
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. West, alongside then-unknown Ohio singer John Legend and fellow Chicago rapper Common were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park.
In January 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company Donda, named after his late mother. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; Donda would operate as a "design company" with a goal to "make products and experiences that people want and can afford". In stating Donda's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout Donda creative projects.
West expressed interest in starting an architecture firm in May 2013, saying "I want to do product, I am a product person, not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture ... I make music but I shouldn't be limited to one place of creativity" and then later in November 2013, delivering a manifesto on his architectural goals during a visit to Harvard Graduate School of Design. In May 2018, West announced he was starting an architecture firm called Yeezy Home, which will act as an arm of his already successful Yeezy fashion label. In June 2018, the first Yeezy Home collaboration was announced by designer Jalil Peraza, teasing an affordable concrete prefabricated home as part of a social housing project.
In March 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Sixteen artist stakeholders including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.
Philanthropy
West, alongside his mother, founded the Kanye West Foundation in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year. In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened The Dr. Donda West Foundation. The foundation ceased operations in 2011. In 2013, Kanye West and friend Rhymefest founded Donda's House, Inc., a program aimed at helping at-risk Chicago youth.
West has contributed to hurricane relief in 2005 by participating in a Hurricane Katrina benefit concert after the storm had ravaged black communities in New Orleans and in 2012 when he performed at a Hurricane Sandy benefit concert. In January 2019, West donated $10 million towards the completion of the Roden Crater by American artist James Turrell. In June 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the following protests, he donated $2 million between the family of Floyd and other victims of police brutality.
Acting and filmmaking
West made cameo appearances as himself in the films State Property 2 (2005) and The Love Guru (2008), and in an episode of the television show Entourage in 2007. West provided the voice for "Kenny West", a rapper, in the animated sitcom The Cleveland Show. In 2009, he starred in the Spike Jonze-directed short film We Were Once a Fairytale (2009), playing himself. West wrote, directed, and starred in the musical short film Runaway (2010), which heavily features music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The film depicts a relationship between a man, played by West, and a half-woman, half-phoenix creature.
In 2012, West wrote and directed another short film, titled Cruel Summer, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in a custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens constructed for the film. The film was inspired by the compilation album of the same name. West made a cameo appearance in the comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) as a MTV News representative in the film's fight scene. In September 2018, West announced the starting of a film production company named Half Beast, LLC. A documentary shot over 21 years featuring footage of West's early days in Chicago through the death of his mother to his presidential run was announced to debut in 2021. Titled Jeen-Yuhs, it was acquired by Netflix for $30 million.
Presidential campaigns
Main article: Kanye West U.S. presidential campaigns
2020
On July 4, 2020, West announced on Twitter that he would be running in the 2020 presidential election. On July 7, West was interviewed by Forbes about his presidential run, where he announced that his running mate would be Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball, and that he would run as an independent under the "Birthday Party", explaining his decision of why he chose the name, saying, "Because when we win, it's everybody's 'birthday'." West also said he no longer supported Trump because he "hid in [a] bunker" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continuing, he said, "You know? Obama's special. Trump's special. We say Kanye West is special. America needs special people that lead. Bill Clinton? Special. Joe Biden's not special."
Various political pundits speculated that West's presidential run was a publicity stunt to promote his latest music releases. On July 15, 2020, official paperwork was filed with the Federal Election Commission for West, under the "BDY" Party affiliation amid claims that he was preparing to drop out. West held his first rally that weekend, on July 19. West aligned himself with the philosophy of a consistent life ethic, a tenet of Christian democracy. His platform advocated for the creation of a culture of life, endorsing environmental stewardship, supporting the arts, buttressing faith-based organizations, restoring school prayer, providing for a strong national defense, and "America First" diplomacy. In July 2020, West told Forbes that he is ignorant on issues such as taxes and foreign policy.
West conceded on Twitter on November 4, 2020. He received 66,365 votes in the 12 states he had ballot access in, receiving an average of 0.32%. Reported write-in votes gave West an additional 3,931 votes across 5 states. In addition, the Roque De La Fuente / Kanye West ticket won 60,160 votes in California (0.34%). According to Reuters, on January 4, 2021, a Kanye West-linked publicist pressured a Georgia election worker to confess to bogus charges of election tampering to assist Trump's claims of election interference. In December 2021, The Daily Beast reported that West's presidential campaign received millions of dollars in services from a secret network of Republican operatives, payments to which the committee did not report. According to campaign finance experts, this was done to conceal a connection.
2024
West has stated his intentions to run for president again in the 2024 presidential election. In November 2019, he said at an event, "When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that I'm not going to run, I'm going to walk." He was met with laughter from the audience. On October 24, 2020, while running for president, West told Joe Rogan on his podcast that he would be open to running for Governor of California. On May 19, 2021, Fox News reported that it had obtained a letter concerning an RFAI (Request for further information) from the Federal Election Commission regarding an exploratory presidential committee. West's representatives stated, "Kanye West has not decided whether to become a candidate for president in the 2024 election, and the activity of the Kanye 2020 committee that prompted this RFAI is strictly exploratory." West said he approached former president Donald Trump and asked him if he would be interested in being his running mate. On subsequent interviews, merchandise, and in songs lyrics, West would repeatedly insinuate that he will indeed run. On November 20, 2022, Kanye announced his intention to run in 2024. In October 2023, an attorney for West said that he "is not a candidate for office in 2024".
Personal life
West's net worth was as high as $1.8 billion in 2021. In August 2021, West applied to have his legal name changed from "Kanye Omari West" to "Ye," with no middle or last name; he cited "personal reasons" for the change. The request was granted in October. West had alluded to wishing to change his name since 2018 and had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior, stating in a 2018 interview that "ye" () was the most commonly used word in the Bible: "In the Bible it means 'you'. So, I'm you. I'm us. It's us. It went from being Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye."
Relationships and family
Kim Kardashian
In April 2012, West began dating reality television star Kim Kardashian, with whom he had already been long-time friends. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married at Fort di Belvedere in Florence in May 2014. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with which West took issue. The couple's high-profile status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity".
West and Kardashian have four children: North West (born June 2013), Saint West (born December 2015), Chicago West (born in January 2018), and Psalm West (born in May 2019). In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James.
In September 2018, West announced that he would be permanently moving back to Chicago to establish his Yeezy company headquarters there. This did not actually occur, and West instead went on to purchase two ranches near Cody, Wyoming, where he recorded his eighth solo studio album, Ye. Kardashian resides with their children in a home that the now-divorced couple owns in California, whereas West moved into a home across the street to continue to be near their children. In October 2021, West began the process of selling his Wyoming ranch.
In July 2020, West acknowledged the possibility of Kardashian ending their marriage. Later that month, West wrote on Twitter that he had been attempting to divorce Kardashian. In January 2021, CNN reported that the couple were discussing divorce. A month later, Kardashian filed for divorce, with the couple citing "irreconcilable differences", agreeing to joint custody of their children, and declining spousal support from each other. The divorce settlement was finalized in November 2022, and West was ordered to pay $200,000 in monthly child support and be responsible for half of the children's medical, educational, and security expenses.
Other relationships
West began an on-and-off relationship with the designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. They ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. Phifer stated that the pair had split amicably and remained friends. West dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until mid-2010. In an interview following their split, West stated that he had to take "30 showers" before committing to his next relationship with Kim Kardashian.
In January 2022, actress Julia Fox confirmed in an Interview essay that she was dating West. West continued to say that he wanted his "family back" and publicly lashed out at Kardashian's new boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson.
In January 2023, it was reported that West had informally married Australian architect Bianca Censori, who works for West's Yeezy brand, in a private ceremony in Beverly Hills. The ceremony had no legal standing; the couple did not file for a marriage license.
Musical impact
West is among the most critically acclaimed popular music artists of the 21st century, earning praise from music critics, industry peers, and cultural figures. In 2014, NME named him the third most influential artist in music.
Hip-hop artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and Chance the Rapper have acknowledged being influenced by West. Several other artists and music groups of various genres have named West as an influence on their work.
Awards and achievements
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West
West is the fourth-highest certified artist in the U.S. by digital singles (69 million). He had the most RIAA digital song certifications by a male artist in the 2000s (19), and was the fourth best-selling digital songs artist of the 2000s in the U.S. In Spotify's first ten years from 2008 to 2018, West was the sixth most streamed artist, and the fourth fastest artist to reach one billion streams. West has the joint-most consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 (9). He ranked third on Billboard's 2000s decade-end list of top producers and has topped the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll the joint-most times (four albums) with Bob Dylan.
West has been nominated for 75 Grammys, out of which he has won 24. He has been the most nominated act at five ceremonies, and has received the fourth-most wins overall in the 2000s. In 2008, West became the first solo artist to have his first three albums receive nominations for Album of the Year. West has won a Webby Award for Artist of the Year, an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker, International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards, a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience, and an honour by The Recording Academy. West is one of eight acts to have won the Billboard Artist Achievement Award. In 2015, he became the third rap act to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
West's first six solo studio albums were included on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Entertainment Weekly named The College Dropout the best album of the 2000s, Complex named Graduation the best album released between 2002 and 2012, 808s & Heartbreak was named by Rolling Stone as one of the 40 most groundbreaking albums of all time, The A.V. Club named My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the best album of the 2010s, Yeezus was the most critically acclaimed album of 2013 according to Metacritic, and The Life of Pablo was the first album to top the Billboard 200, go platinum in the U.S., and go gold in the UK, via streaming alone.
Discography
Main articles: Kanye West albums discography, Kanye West singles discography, List of songs recorded by Kanye West, and Kanye West production discography
Videography
Main article: Kanye West videography
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2004)
Late Orchestration (2006)
VH1 Storytellers (2010)
Runaway (2010)
Jesus Is King (2019)
Jeen-Yuhs (2022)
Tours
Main article: List of Kanye West live performances
Books
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar (2007)
Thank You and You're Welcome (2009)
Through the Wire: Lyrics & Illuminations (2009)
Glow in the Dark (2009)
See also
In Spanish: Kanye West para niños
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Close Your Eyes And Imagine…
“I’m depressed,” says Kanye West.
Strange, perhaps, for a 28-year-old who is arguably the most important creative force in hip-hop music today, recently named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, but West – the perpetual underdog - is still fighting for his life, currently pitched in heated battle with the latest 800-pound gorilla in the corner: Himself. “It’s hard when people are depending on you to have an album that’s not just good, but inspired,” continues West. “I mean, my music isn’t just music – it’s medicine. I want my songs to touch people, to give them what they need. Every time I make an album, I’m trying to make a cure for cancer, musically. That stresses me out!”
If “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” the stunning first single from Late Registration, Kanye’s forthcoming sophomore effort on Roc-A-Fella Records, is any indication, the gorilla should be stressed.
“Diamonds” is signature Kanye West: Over a heavy groove and sped-up soul sample, courtesy of Shirley Bassey’s classic “Diamonds Are Forever,” Kanye’s unusual, conversational flow sounds sharper than ever, weaving his offbeat witticisms into a paean, a love-letter for The R.O.C. Sweeping and cinematic, the track’s rich instrumentation – a product of his collaboration with producer-extraordinaire Jon Brion – and dense subject matter is a unexpected first look into West’s new project. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Kanye West – the self-proclaimed ‘International Asshole”- has been inviting, confronting, and overcoming challenge since the beginning.
Y’all Feel A Way About K, But At Least Y’all Feel Somethin’…
No matter who you are or where you lived in 2004 - if you owned a radio, television, computer or CD player, you felt Kanye West’s presence. Since the release of his 3 million selling, critically acclaimed-debut The College Dropout, the Chicago-born 27 year old rapper/producer/hip-hop icon has been at the top of the charts and at the top of his game. From the red carpet of the 47th Grammys - where he topped all nominees with a historic ten nods and took home awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best R&B song - to the millions of albums sold, a sold-out stadium tour with Usher, and his ubiquitous presence on MTV, BET, CNN, and radio stations nationwide, West grew from being an artist to watch to an artist you experience.
Since stepping out from behind the production booth that birthed chart-topping hits like “Izzo (H.O.V.A.), “Get By”, “Stand Up” and “You Don’t Know My Name” for marquee artists such as Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Ludacris and Alicia Keys to focus on his tremendous talents as a lyricist and songwriter, West has proven himself to be the most vital artist in hip-hop today.
What If Somebody From The Chi That Was Real Got A Deal On The Hottest Rap Label Around…
After co-producing tracks for Harlem World and the Mad Rapper at the tender age of 20, West caught his break when the heads of A&R at Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records – Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua and G. Roberson - were blown away by his soulful approach to hip-hop production. Even back then, West’s unique talent made him stand out above the crowd. His use of vintage R&B samples and live instrumentation gave his work a warmth and emotional honesty that wasn’t to be found anywhere else at the time.
While his early work suggested greatness, it was on Jay-Z’s now-classic The Blueprint that West first achieved it in a major way. Drawing from the Jackson 5 (“Izzzo (H.O.V.A)), the Doors (“Takeover”) and the Temptations’ David Ruffin (“Never Change”), West created the soulful yet gritty sound behind Jay’s best tracks that his imitators (whose numbers would grow with each release) are still trying to copy today. But like any true original, West was in a league of his own—creating the future of hip-hop as he dug back in time with his unique samples to connect the past with the present in a brand new way. Before long, West was being hailed as the future of hip-hop.
When It All Falls Down…
West’s groundbreaking work with Jay-Z made him the most in-demand producer in the game and as word spread of the “wonderkid from Chi-town,” he would produce hits for some of its biggest stars: Talib Kweli, Cam’ron, Scarface - the list went on and on. Already having signed Kanye to their production company, Hip-Hop Since 1978 (formerly Roc The World), Hip-Hop and G secured a deal at Roc-A-Fella for West as a recording artist. Now recognized as a fiercely talented producer and MC, it seemed as though nothing could stop West - until an auto accident in October of 2002 turned his world, and the hip-hop world he was conquering one hit at a time, upside down.
History In The Makin’, Man…
While driving back to his hotel in Los Angeles, West was involved in a near-fatal auto accident that left his jaw fractured in three places. “I have flashbacks of what happened every day,” says West. “And anytime I hear about any accident my heart sinks in and I thank God that I’m still here. I found out how short life is and how blessed you are to be here.” Surviving the accident had been a miracle, and West - down but not out - used the experience as inspiration for his breakthrough single as an MC, the haunting and triumphant “Through The Wire,” in which he chronicled the painful experience through a jaw literally wired shut.
With “Through The Wire” simmering at radio, West defied the industry, the media, and the odds. He financed and shot his own video, delivering it to MTV and BET himself. The track became a breakout hit, and Kanye again went against the script by giving away the single rights to “Slow Jamz” – a track he originally recorded for Dropout with Jamie Foxx and Twista. “Slow Jamz” became a #1 on hit for Twista, and ratcheted up the buzz on Kanye to deafening. Finally, with Dropout’s debut at the top of the album charts with a stunning 440,000 copies sold in its first week, Kanye delivered his penultimate coup d’etat.
If I Talk About God, My Records Won’t Get Played, Huh?
“I’m trying to break radio, not make radio,” West was fond of saying in the press, and “Jesus Walks” was the hammer. Following his self-conscious smash “All Falls Down,” an unlikely hit single about consumerism in the black community, West released “Jesus Walks” as his third single and went on to shoot three controversial videos to the provocative track. The rest, as they say, is history; the months that followed were a whirlwind of live performances, awards ceremonies and press junkets. The College Dropout was awarded the Grammy for Best Rap Album of the year and “Jesus Walks” the Grammy for Best Rap Song. Dropout was named Album of the Year by The New York Times, Time Magazine, Blender, Rolling Stone, GQ, Spin, The Source, XXL and nearly every other major national publication.
And after a year filled with unimaginable fame and success, it would have been easy for Kanye to rest on his impressive laurels. But that’s just not who he is. West is many things - a producer, a tastemaker, a rapper, a video director, the CEO of his new label Getting Out Our Dreams (G.O.O.D.) - but first and foremost, he is an artist with an uncompromising vision. That’s what keeps him making music, and that’s what sent him back for the countless hours spent in the studio working on new material, the best of which has found its way onto his highly anticipated new album, Late Registration.
You Know What This Is? It’s A Celebration…
With Late Registration, Dr. West has indeed delivered the medicine. And once again, he did the only way he can: with honesty, humor and his conviction in continuing to prove himself by making great music. Enlisting composer/producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann) to lend his skills to the album’s production, West’s newest offering is a big album in every sense of the word. His trademark sample-based arrangements have expanded to include live instrumentation. West has always been an artist who challenges not only himself, but his audience and his fellow musicians with new ideas and new ways of expressing the joys and sorrows of life through music. Late Registration does just that as it takes down avenues and alleyways filled with sound and vision.
With a line up of guests that includes Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Brandy, Paul Wall, Cam’ron, Adam Levine of Maroon Five and his longtime friend and collaborator John Legend - West has widened his scope since The College Dropout. There are new flavors and voices in the mix, but it’s still 100% Kanye, still the voice of the underdog tackling the highs and lows of everyday life through pointed lyrics and emotionally charged music.
Eschewing cliché for reality, Late Registration addresses a litany of topics that range from the personal to the political and all that falls in between. The fist pumping “Crack Music”, which features a one-line hook from superstar MC the Game, looks at the effects of drugs on the black community and offers that at the end, “the music is medicine.” A similar thread runs though “Addiction”, a song that has West asking why it is that “everything that’s supposed to be bad makes me feel so good?” On “Bring Me Down,” Brandy gives a mournful voice to Kanye’s barbed cynicisms as he raps “If you ever wanted to ever be anything, there’ll always be somebody that’ll shoot down any dream.”
While tracks such as these show West’s rage, he’s not one to dwell on the negative. He’d rather examine it and turn it into something positive. This introspection finds its way onto tracks like his breezy and harmonious collaboration with Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, “Heard ‘Em Say”, where the two stress the importance of being honest with yourself in a world that’s anything but.
Kanye’s not one to limit himself, and lets his humor shine through on tracks like “Drive Slow” featuring Paul Wall and the return of GLC, and “Gold Digger,” his reunion with Jamie Foxx, a cautionary tale for those who confuse love with the love of somebody’s wallet.
Throughout, Late Registration’s sheer depth of musicality is what’s most impressive. Dark and eerie at times, uplifting in others - tracks like “Touch The Sky” and “Celebration” come to mind – the album finds Kanye at once madly in love with hip-hop music, and fighting with it like a lover scorned - trying to push it’s boundaries, to see how far it will go. A daunting task, indeed. But it seems as though West – as stressed as he is – is more than up to the task.
American Music Awards
West has been nominated five times at the annual American Music Awards.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Favorite Breakthrough Artist Nominated
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Nominated
The College Dropout Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nominated
2006 Kanye West Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Nominated
2008 Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Graduation) Won
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Won
BET Awards
The annual BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. West has received seven awards from 13 nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 "All Falls Down" Viewer's Choice Nominated
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Best New Artist Won
"Slow Jamz" Best Collaboration Nominated
2005 "Jesus Walks" Video of the Year Won
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Won
"Jesus Walks" Best Gospel Artist Nominated
2006 "Gold Digger" Video of the Year Won
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Collaboration Won
2008 Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Collaboration Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Video of the Year Nominated
(2006). 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards. About.com. Accessed November 19, 2007.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2006 Kanye West Producer of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Live Performance Nominated
Late Registration Hip Hop CD of the Year Nominated
2007 Kanye West Lyricist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Producer of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Live Performance Won
"Stronger" Best Hip-Hop Video Won
2008 Kanye West Best Live Performer Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Hip-Hop Video Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Hip-Hop Collabo Nominated
Kanye West Best Lyricist Nominated
Kanye West MVP of the Year Nominated
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Track of the Year Nominated
Graduation CD of the Year Nominated
"Put On" (with Young Jeezy) People's Champ Award Nominated
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the R&B/hip-hop and rap charts.[8] West has won two awards from eight nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West Top Producer Nominated
2006 Late Registration Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Nominated
"Gold Digger" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Nominated
Kanye West Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Top Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist Nominated
Late Registration Top Rap Album Won
"Gold Digger" Hot Rap Track of the Year Won
[edit] BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards were founded by the British Phonographic Industry. It is an annual pop music award ceremony held in the United Kingdom. West has won one award from four nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West International Breakthrough Act Nominated
Kanye West International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2006 Late Registration International Album Nominated
Kanye West International Male Solo Artist Won
GQ Awards
The annual GQ Men of the Year awards gives GQ magazine's 800,000 readers the chance to vote for the most influential figures in a variety of fields over the past year.[14] West has won one award
Year Nominated work Award Result
2007 Kanye West International Man of the Year (UK) Won
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. West has won ten awards from twenty-four nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 The College Dropout Album of the Year Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Song of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best New Artist Nominated
"You Don't Know My Name" Best R&B Song Won
"Slow Jamz" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"All Falls Down" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Through the Wire" Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Best Rap Song Won
The College Dropout Best Rap Album Won
2006 Late Registration Album of the Year Nominated
"Gold Digger" Record of the Year Nominated
"Unbreakable" Best R&B Song Nominated
"They Say" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Rap Solo Performance Won
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Best Rap Song Won
Late Registration Best Rap Album Won
2008 Graduation Album of the Year Nominated
"Stronger" Best Rap Solo Performance Won
"Southside" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Won
"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
"Good Life" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" Best Rap Song Nominated
"Good Life" Best Rap Song Won
Graduation Best Rap Album Won
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. West has received five awards from twelve nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Artist Won
"All Falls Down" Best Video Nominated
Kanye West Best Producer Won
"Talk About Our Love" Best Collaboration Nominated
"Slow Jamz" Best Collaboration Nominated
"All Falls Down" Best Single Nominated
The College Dropout Best Album Won
2006 Kanye West Best International Male Nominated
Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
2007 Kanye West Best International Artist Nominated
Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Won
"Stronger" Best Video Won
[edit] MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. West has won one award from seven nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Nominated
2005 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Nominated
2006 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Won
Kanye West Best Male Artist Nominated
"Touch the Sky" Best Video Nominated
2007 Kanye West Ultimate Urban Nominated
"Stronger" Video Star Nominated
2008 Kanye West Ultimate Urban Won
[edit] MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. West has won two awards from eleven nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 "Jesus Walks" Video of the Year Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Best Male Video Won
"Jesus Walks" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
2006 "Gold Digger" Best Male Video Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
"Gold Digger" Ringtone of the Year Nominated
2007 "Stronger" Video of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Quadruple Threat of the Year Nominated
2008 "Homecoming" Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
"Good Life" Best Special Effects in a Video Won
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards are presented annually by the Fox Broadcasting Company and Global Television Network. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, and television as voted by teenagers aged twelve to nineteen. West has been nominated three times.[31]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West Choice Rap Artist Nominated
2006 Kanye West Choice Rap Artist Nominated
Kanye West Choice Male Artist Nominated
Vibe Awards
The Vibe Awards are hosted annually by Vibe magazine. West has won two awards from ten nominations.[32][33][34]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 "Jesus Walks" Hottest Hook Nominated
"Slow Jamz" Coolest Collabo Nominated
"All Falls Down" Reelest Video Nominated
Kanye West Artist of the Year Nominated
2005 "Gold Digger" Coolest Collabo Nominated
Kanye West Artist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Rapper Won
Late Registration Album of the Year Nominated
2007 Kanye West VStyle Nominated
Can't Tell Me Nothing Mixtape of the Year Won
[edit] World Music Awards
The World Music Awards, founded in 1989, is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. West has received one nomination.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2007 Kanye West Best-Selling Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
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With acres of real estate spanning California, Wyoming and beyond, Ye's property portfolio was once the stuff of dreams. The star once expressed his goal of becoming the 'world's biggest real estate investor'. But since his much-publicised divorce from Kim Kardashian and subsequent loss of lucrative business deals following his controversial outbursts and anti-semitism, plus a number controversial lawsuits, there are signs that Kanye’s investments are turning into a no-man’s land of nightmares. Meanwhile, his public displays with new 'wife' Bianca Censori have proved a paparazzi's fantasy. Click or scroll to find out more...
There’s never a dull moment when Kanye West is around. The rapper and new Aussie 'wife' Bianca Censori have been causing quite a stir on their travels in Europe this summer, not least due to some bizarre outfit choices. Allegedly, according to LBC the couple has been banned by a Venice boat company after what was described as their “lewd” behaviour on board. The couple married in a private ceremony in January 2023 following Kanye’s divorce from Kim Kardashian, although their union is not believed to be legally binding as the pair have not filed a marriage certificate.
After months of living out of a suitcase, the couple are reported to have moved into a two-bedroom luxury apartment in West Hollywood costing $20,000 (£16.5k) per month. The pair, who met when designer Censori came to work for Yeezy in 2020, had been staying at the Nobu Ryokan in Malibu, where room rates start at $2,000 (£1.6k) per night. The new pad boasts a private cinema and pool and is a short drive from his new headquarters on Melrose Avenue.
Censori's thrust into the spotlight has also drawn attention to her inner circle, particularly her family’s alleged crime links. According to the Daily Mail, her Italian-born father, Elia 'Leo' Censori was jailed for heroin and firearms possession. Her uncles also have quite a reputation: Eris Censori, a notorious gangland murderer, was nicknamed the ‘Al Capone of Melbourne' while the eldest brother, Edmondo is known as 'Eddie Capone' and has a number of convictions including assaulting police and theft.
Meanwhile, Ye is dealing with a few property challenges of his own. Work has stalled on the $57 million (£47m) Malibu beachfront mansion he bought in 2021. The cube-like structure has been left to rot and its future is uncertain The Sun says after the star was forced to close down Yeezy Construction Inc, which was handling the project. In September, NBC News reported that a lawsuit filed in September against the rapper alleges that he fired Tony Saxon, a project manager and property caretaker, for refusing to remove all windows and electricity from the home, in order to create a "bomb shelter" or "Bat Cave". The lawsuit alleges violations of multiple labour codes, including dangerous working conditions and unpaid wages. Saxon, who reportedly lived and slept in the home while he was working on it, described the conditions as “miserable”.
Kanye's Malibu house is not the only property to be at the centre of a court case. His somewhat secretive and controversial Donda Academy school and the predecessor Yeezy Christian Academy, have been the subject of two lawsuits. Allegations have been made by three former teachers and an ex-assistant principal which have been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court – one claiming wrongful termination and discrimination and another alleging breach of contract. Reportedly, the school secretly moved to Los Angeles, according to emails and state Department of Education documents obtained by Insider, perhaps that explains why this site looks in disrepair. In the lawsuit, which is set to go to trial in April 2025, the two former teachers alleged a number of bizarre rules. These include a ban on chairs and allege that the school only had one item on the menu: sushi. In a separate suit, the former assistant principal said that when the school opened in August 2021, it had no electricity or glass in its windows and lessons were taught using generators.
Malibu isn't the only building project to have been put on the back burner. Recent photos show several of his estates covered in rubble and deserted building materials, as reported by the Daily Mail. The 'Monster Lake' ranch in Wyoming and his California estate seem to have fallen into shocking disrepair, with discarded waste and overgrown greenery everywhere. West lost valuable deals following his bouts of hate speech, including with Adidas, GAP and Balenciaga, and reports say his net worth plummeted from $2 billion (£1.6bn) to less than $400 million (£330m).
West’s Calabasas ranch was also set to host an ambitious new 'city' of affordable dome houses, based on the fictitious planet of Tatooine from Star Wars. Referred to as his ‘Yecosystem’, Kanye had been busy building the dome-topped structures from 2019 onwards to be launched via the architectural branch of Yeezy, Yeezy Home. However, the Yecosystem dream soon collapsed, as its shaky foundations were unearthed in 2019. Seen here via KCAL News, the ambitious dome homes are filmed being torn down, so is this an end to his grand plans?
Having reportedly failed to apply for a building permit and telling inspectors the structures were temporary (though laid over concrete), Ye was forced to demolish the 50-foot dome developments in September 2019. By the following July, Ye had started works again on a different iteration of the dome network, described as YZY shelters. Captured under construction here in 2020, the unfinished structures featured curved floor plans and domed metalwork. However the ambitious dome 'city' never reached completion, with structures currently left abandoned and the concrete foundations are all that appears to be left today.
Kanye has always courted controversy but his growing extremism, including promoting clothing with the much-criticised slogan ‘White Lives Matter’, has damaged not only his reputation but his business ventures and personal fortune. In late 2022, he found himself suspended from Twitter for a second time for inciting violence, according to the BBC. In March 2023, after being banned from Instagram for antisemitic content the previous December, Ye resurfaced on the social media site to declare that he “like(d) Jewish people again” continuing, “no one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people.”
Kanye is known to have been a big supporter of Trump in the past. Seen here at the White House in 2018, he hit headlines again late last year when he announced that he intended to run in the 2024 presidential election. He even paid a visit to Mar-a-Lago in November 2022, with white nationalist Nick Fuentes in tow, to ask the former president to be his running mate. Trump dismissed Ye as “a seriously troubled man” and advised him not to run for office. And Ye seems to have taken his advice: reports say he is no longer interested in running for president and wants to focus on his family and creative endeavours instead.
That’s not a bad idea considering his financial concerns and the claims of bullying he is facing from employees, who accuse him of creating a “toxic and chaotic environment” at work, according to a Rolling Stone report. According to TMZ, the star is said to be on the brink of releasing a new album with music and themes that will be closer to the “old Kanye” sound, which made him an icon in the first place. Yet, even this hasn't been without drama. In September Ye filed a breach of contract lawsuit over leaked material on Instagram and X. Let’s hope he can put his life and empire back on track…..
With a stellar career as a successful musician, fashion designer and businessman, despite his recent fall from grace, it's no surprise that he has some impressive real estate under his belt. Having split from Kim Kardashian in January 2021, Ye went on a bit of a property spree the following year, purchasing the previously discussed home in Malibu in September 2021 and a Hidden Hills home across the street from his ex-wife in December of the same year, as well as reportedly snapping up a home in Antwerp Belgium. However, he hasn't always had so many palatial properties to choose from...
Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 8 June 1977. When his parents, Donda and Ray, divorced when he was just three, the young star and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. At the age of 10, Kanye moved to China (pictured) for a year with Donda, where she taught at Nanjing University as part of an exchange programme.
After returning to the US, Kanye and Donda moved back to Chicago and the pair lived in this modest timber home in the middle-class South Shore neighbourhood of the Windy City. The rapper recreated his childhood home inside Chicago's Soldier Field Stadium for the third and final listening event of his last album, Donda. His mother, who was an English professor at Chicago State University and also the star's manager, sadly passed away in November 2007.
Built in 1900, the home sits on a 7,000-square-foot plot and is awash with period features that are in dire need of renovation. From the vaulted ceilings to the hardwood floors and carved wooden doors, the forlorn structure could easily become a beautiful home again once the old house is restored to its former glory.
After moving back to Chicago, Kanye become interested in the music scene and eventually managed to gain a mentor in DJ and producer No I.D. West graduated from Polaris High School and won a scholarship to study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago in 1997, before transferring to Chicago State University to study English. However, he soon dropped out of college to pursue his music career.
His childhood home was sold in 2003, but the property has been on and off the market several times over the years at varying price tags. Then in January 2019, Kanye bought the home back for $225,000 (£185k) under a limited liability company he set up under his mother's name, Donda Services. According to The Sun, it has since been totally renovated with a new roof and staircase, and Ye has erected a black steel fence around the property with the initials DH, which stands for Donda's House.
After working with local artists in Chicago, Kanye upped sticks to New York in 2001 and got his big break working on the production of the hit track 'This Can't Be Life' by Jay-Z, as well as the star's later album Blueprint. Determined to pursue his own music career, Kanye signed with Roc-A-Fella Records, but shortly after, he shattered his jaw in a car crash. Not one to pass up on an opportunity, he decided to record a song about the experience – 'Through The Wire', which he rapped with his jaw still wired closed. West's first album was released in February 2004 and sold 2.6 million copies, finally making West a star in his own right.
In 2003, just as West emerged as a solo rap artist and producer, collaborating with Jamie Foxx on the single 'Slow Jamz', his very first chart-topping single, he took his first steps on the property ladder and splashed out on this minimalist home in the Hollywood Hills for just shy of $1.8 million (£1.5m). The sleek home was just the start of Kanye's property journey, but it set the scene for the minimalist and sophisticated interior style that he has since become known for.
Elsewhere there are three bedrooms, including the master suite which boasts an ensuite bathroom complete with a bath that sits next to the picture window. After 15 years, Kanye sold the home for just shy of $3 million (£2.5m) in 2017. It recently returned to the market with a price tag of $3.7 million (£3m).
As his debut album hit the airwaves in 2004, Kanye decided to purchase an apartment on the fourth floor of this apartment block in the trendy Soho area of New York. In 2004 he reportedly bought a 1,500-square-foot unit for just shy of $1.9 million (£1.5m), and in 2006 went on to buy the apartment next door for just under $1.3 million (£1m).
With two bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms, the city pad squeezes lots of luxury finishes into its compact floor plan. The spacious master suite has a hallway lined with full-height wardrobes, a bathroom with heated flooring and a stone island that includes a bath and a sink. In 2011, having been friends since the late 2000s, Kanye started dating reality star Kim Kardashian and the two went on to spend plenty of time together in the Soho loft.
In January 2013, not long after Kanye announced that Kim was pregnant with their first child during a New Year's Eve performance in Atlantic City, the couple purchased their first piece of real estate together. They chose to spend their money on this Bel Air mansion, which cost them $9 million (£7.4m). The celebrity couple renovated the property to match their minimalist style and then went on to sell it at a much higher price in 2017 for $17.8 million (£14.6m).
After marrying Kim in an extravagant ceremony in Italy in 2014, the newlyweds snapped up their Hidden Hills mansion. The pair splashed out $20 million (£16.2m) on the home, plus an additional $20 million (£16.5m) on extensive renovations to meet Kanye's minimal aesthetic. The renovations took a whopping three years, so Kim and Kanye set up home at Kris Jenner's mansion across the street until they could move in.
While Kanye imposed a filming ban in the mansion during the production of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the pair gave us glimpses inside the home through their social media channels. Described as a 'futuristic monastery', Kanye spent time working with Belgian architect Axel Vervoordt on the new design. The living room, which features a plush cream carpet, minimalist fireplace and soft white sofas, was said to be one of Kim's favourite rooms.
With not one, but two kitchens, there was plenty of space for mealtimes with their four children; North, Chicago, Pslam and Saint. Fitted out with a walk-in pantry complete with a frozen yoghurt machine, we're sure that the home is a big hit with the kids. Spotted on Kim's Instagram, this picture shows the family having breakfast – shortly after it was posted, the power couple announced that they would be going their separate ways.
After news of his divorce broke in February 2021, Kanye fled to his private Wyoming ranch to escape the spotlight. Following in the footsteps of a number of celebrities who own farms and ranches, he snapped up the rural retreat back in September 2019. Known as Monster Lake Ranch, the property was said to be a peaceful place for the rapper to unwind away from the bright lights of LA.
Kanye listed the sprawling property for $11 million (£9m) with DBW Realty in October 2021, two years after purchasing it. He then removed it from the market in September 2022, due to insufficient offers, although some say the move was in response to Kim's split from comedian Pete Davidson, which occurred around the same time. Kanye had hoped that Kim would move to the 3,888-acre ranch full-time during their marriage, so maybe he held out hopes of getting back together.
The ranch, which is also known as 'Yeezy Campus', is flanked by the dramatic Absaroka Range mountains and tranquil shorelines, making it the ultimate escape from the world's media. Before their split, it was reported that Kanye and Kim planned to build a brand new 52,000-square-foot home and two underground garages on the land. Sadly, the project never came to be and the land has now fallen into disuse.
It's not hard to see why Kanye was originally enchanted by this blissful rural oasis in the remote northwest town of Cody. The ranch itself contains two large fully stocked freshwater lakes, ideal for trophy trout fishing. With plenty of development potential, the lot could make an ideal holiday destination for city dwellers longing for a slice of the good life, or perhaps the land could be farmed commercially once more.
Not content with just one ranch, in November 2019, the billionaire bought a second ranch for $14.5 million (£11.8m) to extend his already huge property portfolio. Located near Greybull, Wyoming and located around an hour away from his first ranch, the new property is surrounded by stunning landscapes. Described as 'Kanye's therapy ranch' by the New York Post, it's where he spent time holed up writing lyrics in the wake of his split from Kim.
During the same trip in June, the Wests along with members of the extended Kardashian clan tested out the ranch's go-karting track, which seemed to prove a particular hit with the younger generation. However, in more recent months, Kanye sought solitude in the wilds of Wyoming, where he wrote his latest album, Donda, named after his late mother.
Both ranches were rumoured to be earmarked as sites for his technology, design and innovation epicentre, but it’s looking unlikey that these plans will go ahead in the wake of his divorce settlement and loss of lucrative business deals. Kanye and Kim were announced officially single in March 2022, agreeing financial and custodial matters in November 2022. According to Rolling Stone, a two-day trial was set to begin on 14 December 2022, but the former couple reached a settlement, averting the trial.
As well as spending time at his Wyoming ranches, Kanye was said to have been laying low at his charming Los Angeles ranch amid divorce proceedings. The rapper used the home as a base and HQ for his Sunday Service since buying it in 2018 for $2.2 million (£1.8m) and is thought to have retreated here in the aftermath of his controversial outbursts, until he reappeared in early 2023 with new 'wife', Censori in Los Angeles.
It would have been the perfect place for Kanye to be close to his children while they live with Kim in their Hidden Hills mansion. Inside, the home boasts four bedrooms and a cosy living room with a floor-to-ceiling stacked fireplace. More rustic than Kanye's usual taste, the décor also features hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings and walls of windows that overlook the back garden.
Set on just over one acre of land, there are also two guesthouses on the property, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms overall. The notoriously private rapper has made sure to keep trespassers and the world's press away by putting up a white tarpaulin perimeter around the home.
As previously reported, the Calabasas house was also where Kanye first tried his hand at affordable housing. The designer built the four low-cost domed homes in 2019, which were torn down in September of that year after they were found to have violated building codes. West reportedly suggested that the structures were temporary, but having been built on concrete foundations, he was asked to secure a building permit or face demolition. As stated earlier, although Ye attempted to build his dome city in July 2020, the ambitious project never reached completion, with structures currently left abandoned.
Kanye made headlines in 2021 when he reportedly paid $57.3 million (£47.2m) in an off-market deal for this home in Malibu. West is said to have snapped up the home through his company, Shore Drive Holdings, which is registered to the same address as his clothing line. Part house, part sculpture, it was designed by Tadao Ando. Kanye has reportedly been obsessed with the award-winning architect since visiting Naoshima, also known as 'art island' in Japan, which was designed by Ando.
The home was originally on the market for $75 million (£61.5m) in 2020, but Kanye managed to shave almost $18 million (£14.8m) off the old asking price. Art dealer Richard Sachs snapped up the land way back in 2003 for just $1.9 million (£1.6m) and spent millions transforming it into a three-storey house. Not as private as Kanye's other retreats, the 3,665-square-foot concrete bunker-style home sits on a busy street, just feet away from neighbouring homes. Inside, the lower floor features three ensuite bedrooms, while the middle level is home to the main living areas, which include the lounge, kitchen and a bathroom.
However, the best part of the modern property is the top floor, which is reserved entirely for the owner's suite. It features a lavish bedroom and a rooftop terrace with breathtaking views out over the tranquil ocean. With renovations now halted and his construction company quietly dissolved last year, there is now a question mark over whether it will ever be completed.
The single-storey estate was built in 1955 and is a far cry from Kim or Ye's minimalist aesthetic, with a country-style kitchen that was last updated in 2005. The property is in need of extensive renovation, unless of course, Kanye decides to sell it on in the not-so-distant future.
The wood-panelled family room features a traditional fireplace and sliding doors overlooking the one-acre estate. Meanwhile, his ex-wife has also been getting rid of property in the area, including a Hidden Hills ranch the couple shared in happier times. Their 1950s pad, which was bought for $1.6 million (£1.3m) in 2019 was listed for $5.3 million (£4.4m) in September 2022.
Ye's presence in the neighbourhood may be unnerving for Kim, who distanced herself from Ye following his racist rant and was keen to finalise their divorce. The settlement reached in November 2022 marked the start of a more harmonious, if separate, relationship between the two however, and earlier this year his former wife said on her show The Kardashians: "Our ultimate goal no matter what is just happiness..."
The divorce settlement reached in November 2022, saw Kim taking ownership of their main Hidden Hills as well as the neighbouring house that the couple bought together in 2019 according to TMZ. They couple now share joint custody of their four children, with Ye paying Kim $200,000 (£165k) a month in child support while they will split the cost of their children's security, schooling and university fees. Neither will pay the other spousal support and they will each pay their own debts.
Meanwhile, Ye has moved on and kicked off 2023 by "getting hitched" to Yeezy designer Bianca Censori in a private ceremony, reports the Daily Mail. The pair were spotted wearing matching rings, which sources say are “a symbol of their commitment together”, but the marriage isn't said to be legal because they do not appear to have filed a marriage certificate. The 28-year-old Australian, who bears a striking resemblance to Kim, joined Yeezy in November 2020 and is now listed as the Head of Architecture.
The Daily Mail reported that Kanye swept Bianca away to a five-star luxury resort in Utah in early January 2023. Could this have been the couple's honeymoon after their unofficial nuptials? The hotel they’re rumoured to have stayed in is the Amangiri, an upscale resort with 34 suites and one four-bedroom retreat. Spread over 600 acres in Utah's Grand Circle of National Parks and Monuments, it looks like the perfect remote spot for a private getaway. But it don't come cheap with overnight stays starting from $3,300 (£2.7k).
It remains to be seen if his latest ‘marriage’ can stay the course. The rapper has had a tumultuous past year, during which he has been condemned by celebrities, politicians and the general public alike. So, let’s see what's in store for the remainder of 2023 and beyond. One thing’s for sure: whether it’s property, politics or his personal life, it looks like it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride. Stay tuned….
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Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. West was born in Atlanta, Georgia to parents Ray West and Donda C. West (nee Williams). After his parents divorced when he was three years old he moved with his...
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Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.
Early Life
West was born in Atlanta, Georgia to parents Ray West and Donda C. West (nee Williams). After his parents divorced when he was three years old he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. His father, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Ray West was later a Christian counsellor and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland with start-up capital from his son. West's mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as his manager. West was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois, after living in Chicago. At the age of 10, West moved with his mother to Nanjing, China, where she was teaching at Nanjing University as part of an exchange program. According to his mother, West was the only foreigner in his class, but settled in well and quickly picked up the language, although he has since forgotten most of it. When asked about his grades in high school, West replied, "I got A's and B's. And I'm not even frontin'."
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled that she first took notice of West's passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. Accompanying him to the studio and despite discovering it being "a little basement studio" where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger, West's mother nonetheless supported and encouraged him. West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No I.D. soon became West's mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at age 15. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes, but shortly after transferred to Chicago State University to study English. He soon realized that his busy class schedule was detrimental to his musical work, and at 20 he dropped out of college to pursue his musical dreams. This action greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university. She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you."
Career
1996-2002
Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, creating beats primarily for burgeoning local artists, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records. His first official production credits came at the age of nineteen when he produced eight tracks on Down to Earth, the 1996 debut album of a Chicago rapper named Grav. For a time, West acted as a ghost producer for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. Because of his association with D-Dot, West wasn't able to release a solo album, so he formed and became a member and producer of the Go-Getters, a late-1990s Chicago rap group composed of him, GLC, Timmy G, Really Doe and Arrowstar. His group was managed by John "Monopoly" Johnson, Don Crowley, and Happy Lewis under the management firm Hustle Period. After attending a series of promotional photo shoots and making some radio appearances, The Go-Getters released their first and only studio album World Record Holdersin 1999. The album featured other Chicago-based rappers such as Rhymefest, Mikkey Halsted, Miss Criss, and Shayla G. Meanwhile, the production was handled by West, Arrowstar, Boogz, and Brian "All Day" Miller.
West spent much of the late 1990s producing records for a number of well-known artists and music groups. The third song on Foxy Brown's second studio album Chyna Doll was produced by West. Her second effort subsequently became the very first hip-hop album by a female rapper to debut at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in its first week of release. West produced three of the tracks on Harlem World's first and only album The Movement alongside Jermaine Dupri and the production duo Trackmasters. His songs featured rappers Nas, Drag-On and R&B singer Carl Thomas. The ninth track from World Party, the last Goodie Mob album to feature the rap group's four founding members prior to their break-up, was co-produced by West with his manager Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. At the close of the millennium, West ended up producing six songs for Tell 'Em Why U Madd, an album that was released by D-Dot under the alias of The Madd Rapper; a fictional character he created for a skit on The Notorious B.I.G.'s second and final studio album Life After Death. West's songs featured guest appearances from rappers such as Ma$e, Raekwon and Eminem.
West got his big break in the year 2000, when he began to produce for artists on Rock-A-Fella Records. West came to achieve recognition and is often credited with revitalizing Jay-Z's career with his contributions to the rap mogul's influential 2001 album The Blueprint. The Blueprint is consistently ranked among the greatest hip-hop albums, and the critical and financial success of the album generated substantial interest in West as a producer. Serving as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, West produced records for other artists from the label, including Beanie Sigel Freeway and Cam'ron. He also crafted hit songs for Ludacris, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson.
Despite his success as a producer, West's true aspiration was to be a rapper. Though he had developed his rapping long before he began producing, it was often a challenge for West to be accepted as a rapper, and he struggled to attain a record deal. Multiple record companies ignored him because he did not portray the 'gangsta image' prominent in mainstream hip hop at the time. After a series of meetings with Capitol Records, West was ultimately denied an artist deal.
According to Capitol Record's A&R, Joe Weinberger, he was approached by West and almost signed a deal with him, but another person in the company convinced Capitol's president not to. Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records. Jay-Z later admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that many saw him as a producer first and foremost, and that his background contrasted with that of his labelmates.
West's breakthrough came a year later on October 23, 2002, when, while driving home from a California recording studio after working late, he fell asleep at the wheel causing a head on crash with another car. The crash left him with a shattered jaw, which had to be wired shut in reconstructive surgery. The crash broke both legs of the other driver. The accident inspired West; two weeks after being admitted to the hospital, he recorded a song at the Record Plant Studios with his jaw still wired shut. The composition, "Through the Wire" expressed West's experience after the accident, and helped lay the foundation for his debut album, as according to West "all the better artists have expressed what they were going through". West added that "the album was my medicine", as working on the record distracted him from the pain. "Through The Wire" was first available on West's Get Well Soon... mixtape, released December 2002. At the same time, West announced that he was working on an album called The College Dropout, whose overall theme was to "make your own decisions. Don't let society tell you, 'This is what you have to do.'"
2003-2006
West recorded the remainder of the album in Los Angeles while recovering from the car accident. Once he had completed the album, it was leaked months before its release date. However, West decided to use the opportunity to review the album, and The College Dropout was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before being released. As a result, certain tracks originally destined for the album were subsequently retracted, among them "Keep the Receipt" with Ol' Dirty Bastard and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" with Consequence. West meticulously refined the production, adding string arrangements, gospel choirs, improved drum programming and new verses. West's perfectionism led The College Dropout to have its release postponed three times from its initial date in August 2003.
The College Dropout was eventually issued by Roc-A-Fella in February 2004, shooting to number two on the Billboard 200 as his debut single, "Through the Wire" peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks. "Slow Jamz" his second single featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx, became an even bigger success: it became the three musicians' first number one hit. The College Dropout received near-universal critical acclaim from contemporary music critics, was voted the top album of the year by two major music publications and has consistently been ranked among the great hip-hop works and debut albums by artists. "Jesus Walks", the album's fourth single, perhaps exposed West to a wider audience; the song's subject matter concerns faith and Christianity. The song nevertheless reached the top 20 of the Billboard pop charts, despite industry executives' predictions that a song containing such blatant declarations of faith would never make it to radio. The College Dropout would eventually be certified triple platinum in the US, and garnered West 10 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, and Best Rap Album (which it received). During this period, West also founded GOOD Music, a record label and management company that would go on to house affiliate artists and producers, such as No I.D. and John Legend. At the time, the focal point of West's production style was the use of sped-up vocal samples from soul records. However, partly because of the acclaim of The College Dropout, such sampling had been much copied by others; with that overuse, and also because West felt he had become too dependent on the technique, he decided to find a new sound. During this time, he also produced singles for Brandy, Common, John Legend and Slum Village.
Beginning his second effort that fall, West would invest two million dollars and take over a year to craft his second album. West was significantly inspired by Roseland NYC Live, a 1998 live album by English trip hop group Portishead, produced with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Early in his career, the live album had inspired him to incorporate string arrangements into his hip-hop production. Though West had not been able to afford many live instruments around the time of his debut album, the money from his commercial success enabled him to hire a string orchestra for his second album Late Registration. West collaborated with American film score composer Jon Brion, who served as the album's co-executive producer for several tracks. Although Brion had no prior experience in creating hip-hop records, he and West found that they could productively work together after their first afternoon in the studio where they discovered that neither confined his musical knowledge and vision to one specific genre. Late Registration sold over 2.3 million units in the United States alone by the end of 2005 and was considered by industry observers as the only successful major album release of the fall season, which had been plagued by steadily declining CD sales.
While West had encountered controversy a year prior when he stormed out of the American Music Awards of 2004 after losing Best New Artist, his first large-scale controversy came just days following Late Registration's release, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina victims. In September 2005, NBC broadcast A Concert for Hurricane Relief, and West was a featured speaker. When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script. Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." West's comment reached much of the United States, leading to mixed reactions; President Bush would later call it one of the most "disgusting moments" of his presidency. West raised further controversy in January 2006 when he posed on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns.
2007-2009
Fresh off spending the previous year touring the world with U2 on their Vertigo Tour, West felt inspired to compose anthemic rap songs that could operate more efficiently in large arenas. To this end, West incorporated the synthesizer into his hip-hop production, utilized slower tempos, and experimented with electronic music and influenced by music of the 1980s. In addition to U2, West drew musical inspiration from arena rock bands such as The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin in terms of melody and chord progression. To make his next effort, the third in a planned tetralogy of education-themed studio albums, more introspective and personal in lyricism, West listened to folk and country singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash in hopes of developing methods to augment his wordplay and storytelling ability.
West's third studio album, Graduation, garnered major publicity when its release date pitted West in a sales competition against rapper 50 Cent's Curtis. Upon their September 2007 releases, Graduation outsold Curtis by a large margin, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and selling 957,000 copies in its first week. Graduation continued the string of critical and commercial successes by West, and the album's lead single, "Stronger", garnered his third number-one hit. "Stronger", which samples French house duo Daft Punk, has been accredited to not only encouraging other hip-hop artists to incorporate house and electronica elements into their music, but also for playing a part in the revival of disco and electro-infused music in the late 2000s. Ben Detrick of XXL cited the outcome of the sales competition between 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation as being responsible for altering the direction of hip-hop and paving the way for new rappers who didn't follow the hardcore-gangster mould, writing, "If there was ever a watershed moment to indicate hip-hop's changing direction, it may have come when 50 Cent competed with Kanye in 2007 to see whose album would claim superior sales."
West's life took a different direction when his mother, Donda West, died of complications from cosmetic surgery involving abdominoplasty and breast reduction in November 2007. Months later, West and fiancée Alexis Phifer ended their engagement and their long-term intermittent relationship, which had begun in 2002. The events profoundly affected West, who set off for his 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour shortly thereafter. Purportedly because his emotions could not be conveyed through rapping, West decided to sing using the voice audio processor Auto-Tune, which would become a central part of his next effort. West had previously experimented with the technology on his debut album The College Dropout for the background vocals of "Jesus Walks" and "Never Let Me Down." Recorded mostly in Honolulu, Hawaii in three weeks, West announced his fourth album, 808s & Heartbreak, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, where he performed its lead single, "Love Lockdown". Music audiences were taken aback by the uncharacteristic production style and the presence of Auto-Tune, which typified the pre-release response to the record.
808s & Heartbreak, which features extensive use of the eponymous Roland TR-808 drum machine and contains themes of love, loneliness, and heartache, was released by Island Def Jam to capitalize on Thanksgiving weekend in November 2008. Reviews were positive, though slightly more mixed than his previous efforts. Despite this, the record's singles demonstrated outstanding chart performances. Upon its release, the lead single "Love Lockdown" debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a "Hot Shot Debut", while follow-up single "Heartless" performed similarly and became his second consecutive "Hot Shot Debut" by debuting at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. While it was criticized prior to release, 808s & Heartbreak had a significant effect on hip-hop music, encouraging other rappers to take more creative risks with their productions.
West's controversial incident the following year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards was arguably his biggest controversy, and led to widespread outrage throughout the music industry. During the ceremony, West crashed the stage and grabbed the microphone from winner Taylor Swift in order to proclaim that, instead, Beyonce's video for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently withdrawn from the remainder of the show for his actions. West's Fame Kills tour with Lady Gaga was cancelled in response to the controversy.
2010-2012
Following the highly publicized incident, West took a brief break from music and threw himself into fashion, only to hole up in Hawaii for the next few months writing and recording his next album. Importing his favourite producers and artists to work on and inspire his recording, West kept engineers behind the boards 24 hours a day and slept only in increments. Noah Callahan-Bever, a writer for Complex, was present during the sessions and described the "communal" atmosphere as thus: "With the right songs and the right album, he can overcome any and all controversy, and we are here to contribute, challenge, and inspire." A variety of artists contributed to the project, including close friends Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Pusha T, as well as off-the-wall collaborations, such as with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, West's fifth studio album, was released in November 2010 to widespread acclaim from critics, many of whom considered it his best work and said it solidified his comeback. In stark contrast to his previous effort, which featured a minimalist sound, Dark Fantasy adopts a maximalist philosophy and deals with themes of celebrity and excess. The record included the international hit "All of the Lights", and Billboard hits "Power", "Monster", and "Runaway", the latter of which accompanied a 35-minute film of the same name directed by and starring West. During this time, West initiated the free music program GOOD Fridays through his website, offering a free download of previously unreleased songs each Friday, a portion of which were included on the album. This promotion ran from August 20 – December 17, 2010. Dark Fantasy went on to go platinum in the United States, but its omission as a contender for Album of the Year at the 54th Grammy Awards was viewed as a "snub" by several media outlets.
2011 saw West embark on a festival tour to commemorate the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy performing and headlining numerous festivals including; SWU Music & Arts, Austin City Limits, Oya Festival, Flow Festival, Live Music Festival, The Big Chill, Essence Music Festival, Lollapalooza and Coachella which was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time", West released the collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay Z in August 2011. By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart, Watch the Throne became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak. "Niggas in Paris" became the record's highest charting single, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. The co-headlining Watch the Throne Tour kicked off in October 2011 and concluded in June 2012. In 2012, West released the compliation album Cruel Summer, a collection of tracks by artists from West's record label GOOD Music. Cruel Summer produced four singles, two of which charted within the top twenty of the Hot 100: "Mercy" and "Clique". West also directed a film of the same name that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens.
2013-2015
Sessions for West's sixth solo effort begin to take shape in early 2013 in his own personal loft's living room at a Paris hotel. Determined to "undermine the commercial", he once again brought together close collaborators and attempted to incorporate Chicago drill, dancehall, acid house and industrial music. Primarily inspired by architecture, West's perfectionist tendencies led him to contact producer Rick Rubin fifteen days shy of its due date to strip down the record's sound in favour of a more minimalist approach. Initial promotion of his sixth album included worldwide video projections of the album's music and live television performances. Yeezus, West's sixth album, was released June 18, 2013, to rave reviews from critics. It became his sixth consecutive number one debut, but also marked his lowest solo opening week sales. Def Jam issued "Black Skinhead" to radio in July 2013 as the album's lead single.
In September 2013, Kanye West announced he would be headlining his first solo tour in five years, to support Yeezus, with fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar accompanying him as supporting act. The tour was met with rave reviews from critics. Rolling Stone described it as "crazily entertaining, hugely ambitious, emotionally affecting (really!) and, most importantly, totally bonkers." Writing for Forbes, Zack O'Malley Greenburg praised West for "taking risks that few pop stars, if any, are willing to take in today's hyper-exposed world of pop," describing the show as "overwrought and uncomfortable at times, but [it] excels at challenging norms and provoking thought in a way that just isn't common for mainstream musical acts of late."
In June 2013, West and television personality Kim Kardashian announced the birth of their first child, North, and their engagement in October to widespread media attention. In November, West stated that he was beginning work on his next studio album, hoping to release it by mid-2014, with production by Rick Rubin and Q-Tip. In December 2013, Adidas announced the beginning of their official apparel collaboration with West, to be premiered the following year. In May 2014, West and Kardashian were married in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy, with a variety of artists and celebrities in attendance. West released a single, "Only One", featuring Paul McCartney in December.
"FourFiveSeconds", a single jointly produced with Rihanna and McCartney, was released in January 2015. West also appeared on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, where he premiered a new song entitled "Wolves", featuring Sia Furler and fellow Chicago rapper, Vic Mensa. In February 2015, West premiered his clothing collaboration with Adidas, entitled Yeezy Season 1, to generally positive reviews. This would include West's Yeezy boost sneakers. In March 2015, West released the single "All Day" featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney. West performed the song at the 2015 Brit Awards with a number of US rappers and UK grime MC's including: Skepta, Wiley, Novelist, Fekky, Krept & Konan, Stormzy, Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London and Vic Mensa. He would premiere the second iteration of his clothing line, Yeezy Season 2, in September 2015 at New York Fashion Week.
Having initially announced a new album entitled So Help Me God slated for a 2014 release, in March 2015 West announced that the album would instead be tentatively called SWISH. On May 11, West was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for his contributions to music, fashion, and popular culture, officially making him an honorary DFA. The next month, West headlined at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK, despite a petition signed by almost 135,000 people against his appearance. Toward the end of the set, West proclaimed himself: "the greatest living rock star on the planet." Media outlets, including social media sites such as Twitter, were divided on his performance. NME stated, "The decision to book West for the slot has proved controversial since its announcement, and the show itself appeared to polarise both Glastonbury goers and those who tuned in to watch on their TVs." The publication added that "he's letting his music speak for and prove itself." The Guardian said that "his set has a potent ferocity, but there are gaps and stutters, and he cuts a strangely lone figure in front of the vast crowd." In September 2015, West performed 808s & Heartbreak in its entirety two nights in a row to rave reviews at Hollywood Bowl. The performance featured a 60-person orchestra, a live band, guests from the album and 70 plus dancers. In December 2015, West released a song titled "Facts".
2016-2017
West announced in January 2016 that SWISH would be released on February 11, and later that month, released new songs "Real Friends" and a snippet of "No More Parties in LA" with Kendrick Lamar. This also revived the GOOD Fridays initiative in which he releases new singles every Friday. On January 26, 2016, West revealed he had renamed the album from SWISH to Waves, and also announced the premier of his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at Madison Square Garden. In the weeks leading up to the album's release, West became embroiled in several Twitter controversies and released several changing iterations of the track list for the new album. Several days ahead of its release, West again changed the title, this time to The Life of Pablo. On February 11, West premiered the album at Madison Square Garden as part of the presentation of his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line. Following the preview, West announced that he would be modifying the track list once more before its release to the public, and further delayed its release to finalize the recording of the track "Waves" at the behest of co-writer Chance the Rapper. He released the album exclusively on Tidal on February 14, 2016, following a performance on SNL. Following its official streaming release, West continued to tinker with mixes of several tracks, describing the work as "a living breathing changing creative expression" and proclaiming the end of the album as a dominant release form. Although a statement by West around The Life of Pablo's initial release indicated that the album would be a permanent exclusive to Tidal, the album was released through several other competing services starting in April.
In February 2016, West stated on Twitter that he was planning to release another album in the summer of 2016, tentatively called Turbo Grafx 16 in reference to the 1990s video game console of the same name. In June 2016, West released the collaborative lead single "Champions" off the GOOD Music album Cruel Winter, which has yet to be released. Later that month, West released a controversial video for "Famous", which depicted wax figures of several celebrities (including West, Kardashian, Taylor Swift, businessman and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, comedian Bill Cosby, and former president George W. Bush) sleeping nude in a shared bed. In August 2016, West embarked on the Saint Pablo Tour in support of The Life of Pablo. The performances featured a mobile stage suspended from the ceiling. West postponed several dates in October following the Paris robbery of several of his wife's effects. On November 21, 2016, West cancelled the remaining 21 dates on the Saint Pablo Tour, following a week of no-shows, curtailed concerts and rants about politics. He was later admitted for psychiatric observation at UCLA Medical Center. He stayed hospitalized over the Thanksgiving weekend because of a temporary psychosis stemming from sleep deprivation and extreme dehydration. Following this episode West took an 11 month break from Twitter, and the public in general.
2017-present
It was reported in May 2017 that West was recording new music in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with a wide range of collaborators. In April 2018, West announced plans to write a philosophy book entitled Break the Simulation, later clarifying that he was sharing the book "in real time" on Twitter and began posting content that was likened to "life coaching". Later that month, he also announced two new albums, a solo album and self-titled collaboration with Kid Cudi under the name Kids See Ghosts, both of which would be released in June. Additionally, he revealed he would produce upcoming albums by GOOD Music label-mates Pusha T and Teyana Taylor, as well as Nas. Shortly thereafter, West released the non-album singles "Life Yourself" a "strange, gibberish track" featuring nonsensical lyrics, and "Ye vs. the People" in which he and T.I. discussed West's controversial support of Donald Trump.
Pusha T's Daytona "the first project out of Wyoming", was released in May to critical acclaim, although the album's artwork, a photograph of deceased singer Whitney Houston's bathroom that West paid $85,000 to license, attracted some controversy. The following week, West released his album, Ye. West has suggested that he scrapped the original recordings of the album and re-recorded it within a month. The week after, West released a collaborative album with Kid Cudi titled Kids See Ghosts, named after their group of the same name. West also completed production work on Nasir and K.T.S.E..
In August 2018, West released the non-album single "XTCY" which was originally slated to be included in Ye. On September 7, 2018, West released a collaboration with American rapper Lil Pump titled "I Love It" On September 9, 2018, West announced via Twitter that Watch the Throne 2 would be coming soon. Later that month, West also announced his ninth studio album Yandhi to be released by the end of the month and a collaborative album with Chicagoan rapper Chance the Rapper titled Good Ass Job. West also announced in September that he would be changing his stage name to "Ye". Yandhi was originally set for released on September 29, 2018 but was postponed to November 23, 2018. West later postponed the album again in November 2018 with no new release date set.
Later in 2018, West began collaborating with other new acts besides Lil Pump. West appeared as a guest feature on the tracks "Kanga" and "Mama" with Nicki Minaj on American rapper 6ix9ine's debut album Dummy Boy. West is also the sole feature on XXXTentacion's first posthumous album Skins. 6ix9ine and XXXTentacion are both slated to be included on Yandhi. In January 2019, West pulled out of headlining the years Coachella festival, after negotiations broke down due to discord regarding stage design.
Musical Style
West's musical career has been defined by frequent stylistic shifts and different musical approaches. In the subsequent years since his debut, West has both musically and lyrically taken an experimental approach to crafting hip-hop music while maintaining pop sensibilities. He has incorporated new musical elements into his sonic palette with each album and explored a variety of music genres encompassing soul, baroque-pop, stadium rock, electro, house-music, indie rock, synth-pop, progressive rock, industrial, punk and gospel. He also surveys and analyses lyrical trends in the evolving landscape of hip-hop culture, often changing his approach to rhyming couplets for his song writing and delivery. West's early sound was largely influenced by 1990s hip-hop music, particularly that of East Coast. West claims that he used to make tracks reminiscent of record producer DJ Premier, with an emphasis on looped samples and dense drum beats or percussion channelled through modern record productio. He subsequently developed a hip-hop production style driven by melodic and rhythmic hooks derived from samples of classic soul records. West incorporates live instruments, manipulated vocal samples and dramatic arrangements to supplement his beats. Later musical works increasingly relied on the application of digital audio workstations and computerized synths, bass, and drums.
Lyrically, West admits his rapping ability is not as dexterous as peers Jay Z, Eminem and Nas, so he compensates with subject matter. He elaborates, "the songs offer melody and message. That's the main goal. I saw it as a simple math project: If I can rap 70 to 80 percent as good as the beats are, I'll be successful." West drew influence from mainstream rappers such as Mase and his Roc-A-Fella labelmates Jay-Z and Cam'ron in conjunction with underground hip-hop artists like Mos Def, Talib Kweli and dead prez. Kanye stated that dead prez in particular helped him discover a style of making "raps with a message sound cool." West imparts that he's conscious of the circumstances of his surroundings and strives to speak in an inclusive manner in which groups from different racial and gender backgrounds can comprehend his lyrics, saying he desired to sound "just as ill as Jadakiss and just as understandable as Will Smith."
Asked about his early musical inspirations in 2008, he named artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, George Michae, LL Cool J, Phil Collins and Madonna. Other musicians West has invoked as general inspirations include David Bowie, Miles Davis and Gil-Scott Heron. West was formatively mentored by Chicago producer No I.D., who introduced him to hip hop productions in the early 1990s, allowing a teenage West to sit in on recording sessions. West has cited Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA as a prominent influence on his style. He stated, "Me and my friends talk about this all the time... We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the [production] style I use, RZA has been doing that." On his part, RZA has responded favourably to comparisons between him and West. He said, "All good. Kanye West, I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings. He had a lot to say about things I did. ... It's like when I met Isaac Hayes. For people to say Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say: 'Wu-Tang is forever."
Early in his career, West pioneered a style of hip-hop production dubbed "chipmunk-soul" His method of sampling technique is reminiscent of record production from the 1990s, involving the manipulation of tempo in order to chop and stretch pitched-up samples from soul songs. This is done on an Akai MPC or an Ensoniq ASR-10 and combined with his own instrumentation. West further developed his style on his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004). On the album, West formed the constitutive elements of his style: intricate hip-hop beats, topical subject matter, and inventive wordplay. His song writing and vocal delivery places an emphasis on lyricism laden with transformative and slant rhymes often altering the pronunciations of his words. After a rough version was leaked, West meticulously refined the production, adding string arrangements, gospel choirs and improved drum programming. The album saw West diverge from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop in favour of more diverse, topical lyrical subjects including higher education, materialism, self-consciousness, minimum-wage labor, institutional prejudice, family, sexuality, and his personal struggles in the music industry.
For his second album, Late Registration (2005), he collaborated with film score composer Jon Brion and drew influence from non-rap influences such as English trip hop group Portishead. Blending West's primary soulful hip hop production with Brion's elaborate chamber pop orchestration, the album experimentally incorporated a wide array of different genres and prominent orchestral elements, including string arrangements, piano chords, brass flecks, and horn riffs, amid a myriad of foreign and vintage instruments. Critic Robert Christgau wrote that "there's never been hip-hop so complex and subtle musically." With his third album, Graduation (2007), West moved toward a more atmospheric, rock-tinged, electronic-influenced style, drawing on European Britpop and Euro-disco, American alternative and indie-rock, and his native Chicago house. West retracted much of the live instrumentation that characterized his previous album and replaced it with distorted, gothic synthesizers, house beats, electro-disco rhythms, and a wide array of modulated electronic noises and digital audio-effects. In addition, West drew musical inspiration from arena rock bands such as The Rolling Stones, U2 and Led Zeppelin. In comparison to previous albums, Graduation is more introspective, exploring West's own fame and personal issues.
West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), marked a radical departure from his previous releases. He largely abandoned rapping over hip-hop beats in favour of emotive, melodic singing and a stark synth-driven electropop soundscape. On 808s, West juxtaposed Auto-Tuned sung vocals and the distorted Roland TR-808 drum machine with droning synthesizers, lengthy strings, sombre piano, and tribal rhythms. Prior to its release, West cited inspiration from 1980s synthpop artists such as Phil Collins, Gary Numan and Boy George and confessed an affinity with the work of post-punk and new wave groups such as Joy Division, The Police and TJ Swan. He would later describe 808s & Heartbreak as "the first black new wave album." Discussing the album's subsequent influence on popular music, journalist Matthew Trammell for Rolling Stone described 808s as "Kanye's most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant." West recorded his fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), with a wide range of collaborators. The album engages with themes of excess, celebrity, and decadence, has been noted by writers for its maximalistic aesthetic and its incorporation of elements from West's previous four albums. Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson noted that such elements "all recur at various points", namely "the luxurious soul of 2004's The College Dropout, the symphonic pomp of Late Registration, the gloss of 2007's Graduation, and the emotionally exhausted electro of 2008's 808s & Heartbreak." In a positive review, Andy Gill of The Independent called it "one of pop's gaudiest, most grandiose efforts of recent years, a no-holds-barred musical extravaganza in which any notion of good taste is abandoned at the door".
Describing his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013) as "a protest to music," West embraced an abrasive style that incorporated a variety of unconventional influences. Music critic Greg Kot described it as "a hostile, abrasive and intentionally off-putting" album that combines "the worlds of" 1980s acid-house and contemporary Chicago drill music, 1990s industrial music and the "avant-rap" of Saul Williams, Death Grips and Odd Future. The album also incorporates elements of trap music, as well as dancehall, punk and electro. Inspired by the minimalistic designs of Le Corbusier and primarily electronic in nature, Yeezus also continues West's practice of eclectic and unusual samples. Rolling Stone called the album a "brilliant, obsessive-compulsive career auto-correct". West's seventh album The Life of Pablo was noted for its "raw, occasionally even intentionally messy, composition" in distinction to West's previous album. Rolling Stone wrote that "It's designed to sound like a work in progress." Carl Wilson of Slate characterized the album as creating "strange links between Kanye's many iterations, soul-sample enthusiast, heartbroken Auto-Tune crooner, hedonistic Avant-pop composer, industrial-rap, shit-talker." West initially characterized the release as "a gospel album." Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune wrote in his review of The Life of Pablo, "West's version of gospel touches on some of those sonic cues, heavy organ, soaring choirs, but seems more preoccupied with gospel text and the notion of redemption."
Other Ventures
Fashion
Early in his career, West made clear his interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry. In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006, claiming "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and Late Registration is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring." The line was developed over the following four years, with multiple pieces teased by West himself – before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, with a second version released in 2012. He became the first non-athlete to be given a shoe deal with Nike. In January 2009, he introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoe wear for Bape and Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti. In fall 2009, West moved to Rome and did an internship at Italian fashion brand Fendi where he gave ideas for the men's collection. In March 2011, West collaborated with M/M Paris for a series of silk scarves featuring artwork from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaia and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews, ranging from reserved observations by Style.com to excoriating commentary in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the International Herlad Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others. On March 6, 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.
On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. After months of anticipation and rumours, West confirmed the release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts. In 2015, West unveiled his Yeezy Season clothing line, premiering Season 1 in collaboration with Adidas early in the year. The line received positive critical reviews, with Vogue observing "a protective toughness, a body-conscious severity that made the clothes more than a simple accessory." The release of the Yeezy Boosts and the full Adidas collaboration was showcased in New York City on February 12, 2015, with free streaming to 50 cinemas in 13 countries around the world. An initial release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts was limited to 9000 pairs to be available only in New York City via the Adidas smartphone app; the Adidas Yeezy Boosts were sold out within 10 minutes. The shoes released worldwide on February 28, 2015, were limited to select boutique stores and the Adidas UK stores. He followed with Season 2 later that year at New York Fashion Week. On February 11, West premiered his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with the previewing of his album The Life of Pablo. In June 2016, Adidas announced a new long-term contract with Kanye West which sees the Yeezy line extend to a number of stores and enter sports performance products. The Yeezys will be seen in basketball, football, soccer, and more.
In February 2017, West unveiled the Yeezy Season 5 collection to favourable responses from critics. In May 2017, West, alongside wife Kim Kardashian, launched a clothing line for children titled "Kids Supply". A second collection was released in July 2017. In February, West tweeted ""Yeezy is no longer a fashion company we should be referred to as apparel or clothing or simply YEEZY."
West's Yeezy shoe line is considered one of the most influential sneaker brands in the world.
Business Ventures
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. John Legend, Common, and West were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.
In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park. Later that year, the remaining Beverly location also was shuttered.
On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his late mother Donda West. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; DONDA would operate as "a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers in a creative space to bounce their dreams and ideas" with the "goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. In stating DONDA's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel.". Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout DONDA creative projects.
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro in the first quarter of 2015. Sixteen artist stakeholders in Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake. The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry, and to rival other streaming services such as Spotify, which have been criticised for their low pay out of royalties. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.
On June 6, 2016, West announced the Yeezy Season 2 Zine. The Adidas Yeezy Boost 750 sneakers were released to retailers the following week, on June 11. They are high-top shoes with a glow in the dark sole. In an interview with Vogue, he stated that there will be Yeezy stores, with the first located in California.
In an interview with Fader in September 2018, West announced that he was considering plans of opening an automobile factory in Chicago with the focus of developing a flying car with the help of Tesla alums.
Philanthropy
West, alongside his mother, founded the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, the West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year.
In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation." The foundation ceased operations in 2011. Kanye West and friend, Rhymefest also founded "Donda's House, Inc". Got Bars is the Donda's House signature music/lyric composition and performance program. Participants are selected through an application and audition process. Got Bars is a free music writing program with the goal of helping at-risk Chicago youth. It is aimed at students between 15 and 24 and includes lessons on how to write and record music. Their curriculum is based on the teaching philosophy and pedagogy of Dr. Donda West with a focus on collaborative and experiential learning.
West has additionally appeared and participated in many fundraisers, benefit concerts, and has done community work for Hurricane Katrina relief, the Kanye West Foundation, the Millions More Movement, 100 Black Men of America, a Live Earth concert benefit, World Water Day rally and march, Nike runs, a Hurricane Sandy benefit concert, and an MTV special helping young Iraq War veterans who struggle through debt and PTSD a second chance after returning home.
In January 2019, West donated $10 million towards the completion of the Roden Crater by American artist James Turrell.
Acting and Filmmaking
West made cameo appearances as himself in the films State Property 2 (2005) and The Love Guru (2008) and in an episode of the television show Entourage in 2007. West provided the voice for "Kenny West", a rapper, in the animated sitcom The Cleveland Show. In 2009, he starred in the Spike Jonze-directed short film We Were Once A Fairytale (2009), playing himself acting belligerently while drunk in a nightclub. West wrote, directed, and starred in the musical short film Runaway (2010), which heavily features music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The film depicts a relationship between a man, played by West, and a half-woman, half-phoenix creature. In 2012, West wrote and directed another short film, titled Cruel Summer, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival in custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens constructed for the film. The film was inspired by the compilation album of the same name. West made a cameo appearance in the comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) as a MTV News representative in the film's fight scene. In September 2018, West announced starting of film production company named Half Beast, LLC.
Architecture
West expressed interest in starting an architecture firm in May 2013, saying "“I want to do product, I am a product person, not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture... I make music but I shouldn't be limited to once place of creativity" and then later in November 2013, delivering a manifesto on his architectural goals during a visit to Harvard Graduate School of Design. In May 2018, West announced he was starting an architecture firm which will act as an arm of his already successful Yeezy fashion label. West announced the decision on his Twitter account, tweeting "we’re starting a Yeezy architecture arm called Yeezy home. We’re looking for architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better."
In June 2018, the first Yeezy Home collaboration was announced by designer Jalil Peraza, teasing an affordable concrete prefabricated home as part of a social housing project.
Politics
In September 2015, West announced that he intended to run for President of the United States in 2020. He later implied on Twitter that he intends to run for President in 2024 due to Donald Trump's win in the 2016 elections. West later confirmed this in an interview in September 2018, saying that his main political concern is health care in the United States On December 13, 2016, West met with President-elect Trump. According to West, "I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues. These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago. I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change."
West previously stated he would have voted for Trump had he voted. In February 2017, however, West deleted all of his tweets about Trump in purported dislike of the new president's policies, particularly the travel ban. West reassured his support for Donald Trump in April 2018 in a text to Ebro Darden where he said "I love Donald Trump... I love Donald Trump." West also posted a picture wearing a Make America Great Again hat alongside a series of tweets defending President Trump. Trump later retweeted several of West's tweets.
Following his return to Twitter in April 2018, West tweeted "I love the way Candace Owen thinks." Owens, who promotes black conservatism, praised President Trump as the savior of the Free World and criticized the Black Lives Matter movement. The tweet was met with controversy among some of West's fans.
In May 2018, West said in an interview with radio host Charlamagne tha God that he had been asked by a friend "What makes George Bush any more racist than Trump?”, possibly alluding to his previous controversial condemnation of Bush as not caring about black people. West said "racism isn't the deal breaker for me. If that was the case, I wouldn't live in America."
During an interview with Fader in September 2018, West said he was visiting Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to possibly start a school building project.
On October 11, 2018, West visited the Oval Office for a meeting with President Trump to discuss a range of issues. He and several other musicians watched Trump sign the Music Modernization Act. Later in October 2018, West and his wife visited the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, a noted Trump supporter, and said they held "fruitful discussions" about promoting tourism and the arts.
The same month, West donated $73,540 to progressive Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. The donation was the exact amount Enyia needed to pay a fine she received for not filing campaign finance reports during her abbreviated 2015 mayoral run.
In October 26, President Trump praised West during his speech at the Young Black Leadership Summit, adding "I think Kanye may be the most powerful man in all of politics", referring to a story on West's effect on African-Americans.
In October 2018, West was reported to have given his support to the Blexit movement, a campaign by Owens to encourage black Americans to abandon the Democratic Party and register as Republicans. Media reports suggested West had advised on the design of the campaign's logo, and branded merchandise, including T-shirts. However, West denied being the designer and disavowed the effort.
In January 2019, West re-affirmed his support for President Trump.
Controversies
General Media
West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers, and two U.S. presidents. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC (A Concert for Hurricane Relief), he deviated from the prepared script to criticize the media's portrayal of, and the federal response to, black victims of the hurricane. He criticized President George W. Bush for not "caring about black people". Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency. In November 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long," argued Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons.
In 2008 he said he will go down in history as "the voice of this generation", a comment that was widely ridiculed, notably in the South Park episode "Fishsticks".
In September 2013, West was widely rebuked by human rights groups for performing in Kazakhstan, which has one of the poorest human rights records in the world, at the wedding of authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson. Other notable Western performers, including Sting, have previously cancelled performances in the country over human rights concerns. West was reportedly paid $3 million for his performance. West had previously participated in cultural boycotts, joining Shakira and Rage Against the Machine in refusing to perform in Arizona after the 2010 implementation of stop and search laws directed against potential illegal aliens.
During a November 26, 2013, radio interview, West explained why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people...We ain't Jewish. We don't got family that got money like that." In response to his comments, the Anti-Defamation League stated: "There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government." On December 21, 2013, West backed off of the original comment and told a Chicago radio station that "I thought I was giving a compliment, but if anything it came off more ignorant. I don't know how being told you have money is an insult."
In February 2016, West again became embroiled in controversy when he posted a tweet seemingly asserting Bill Cosby's innocence in the wake of over 50 women making allegations of sexual assault directed at Cosby.
In May 2018, West caused controversy when he said, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... for 400 years? That sounds like a choice. You were there for 400 years and it's all of y'all. It's like we're mentally imprisoned." during an appearance on TMZ. West responded to the controversy on Twitter stating, "Of course I know that slaves did not get shackled and put on a boat by free will. My point is for us to have stayed in that position even though the numbers were on our side means that we were mentally enslaved" and "The reason why I brought up the 400 years point is because we can't be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years. We need free thought now. Even the statement was an example of free thought. It was just an idea. Once again I am being attacked for presenting new ideas". Later on August 29, 2018, West offered up an emotional apology for his slavery comment during a radio interview with 107.5 WGCI Chicago.
Over the course of his career, West has been known to compare himself to various influential figures and entities in art and culture, including Kurt Cobain, Leonardo da Vinci, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Google, Jimi Hendrix, Thierry Hermes, Howard Hughes, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, Ralph Lauren, Michelangelo, Jim Morrison, Nike, Pablo Picasso, Axl Rose, William Shakespeare, Socrates, David Stern, Donald Trump, William Wallace, Andy Warhol, Anna Wintour and Willy Wonka.
Award Shows
In 2004, West had his first of a number of public incidents during his attendance at music award events. At the American Music Awards of 2004 West stormed out of the auditorium after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson. He later commented, "I felt like I was definitely robbed. I was the best new artist this year." After the 2006 Grammy nominations were released, West said he would "really have a problem" if he did not win the Album of the Year, saying, "I don't care what I do, I don't care how much I stunt, you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. I don't want to hear all of that politically correct stuff." On November 2, 2006, when his "Touch the Sky" failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented to Justice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends" and argued that he should have won the award instead. Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane. He later spoofed the incident on the 33rd-season premiere of Saturday Night Live in September 2007.
On September 9, 2007, West suggested that his race had something to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favour of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin's not right." West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all five awards that he was nominated for, including Best Male Artist and Video of the Year. After the show, he was visibly upset that he had lost at the VMAs two years in a row, stating that he would not come back to MTV ever again. He also appeared on several radio stations saying that when he made the song "Stronger" that it was his dream to open the VMAs with it. He has also stated that Spears has not had a hit in a long period of time and that MTV exploited her for ratings.
On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me". West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyonce's video for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions. When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech. West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass". In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes. He posted a Tweet soon after the event where he stated, "Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real." He then posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident, and the other the following day, when he also apologized during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show. After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology. In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that, and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself. However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, he seemed to recant his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.
On February 8, 2015, at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, West walked on stage as Beck was accepting his award for Album of the Year and then walked off stage, leaving the audience to think he was joking. After the awards show, West stated in an interview that he was not joking and that "Beck needs to respect artistry, he should have given his award to Beyoncé". On February 26, 2015, he publicly apologized to Beck on Twitter. On August 30, 2015, West was presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. In his acceptance speech, he stated, "Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder did he smoke something before he came out here?' And the answer is: 'Yes, I rolled up a little something. I knocked the edge off.’ “At the end of his speech, he announced, "I have decided in 2020 to run for president." At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards West was given four minutes to do "whatever he wanted". He chose to debut his new music video for "Fade", but first, delivered a speech in which he discussed recent shootings in Chicago, why he included Ray J and Donald Trump in his "Famous" video, the Taylor Swift situation, his love of Beyonce and Steve Jobs amongst others.
Petitions
Music fans have turned to Change.org around the globe to try and block West's participation at various events. The largest unsuccessful petition has been to the Glastonbury Festival 2015 with 133,000+ voters stating they would prefer a rock band to headline. On July 20, 2015, within five days of West's announcement as the headlining artist of the closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games, Change.org user XYZ collected over 50,000 signatures for West's removal as headliner, on the grounds that the headlining artist should be Canadian. In his Pan American Games Closing Ceremony performance, close to the end of his performance, West closed the show by tossing his faulty microphone in the air and walked off stage.
Personal Life
West began an on-and-off relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2008.
He then subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010.
West has been married once to television personality Kim Kardashian and together they have three children: North West (born 2013), Saint West (born 2015) and Chicago West (born 2018).
In September 2018, West announced that he will be permanently moving to Chicago and will establish his Yeezy company headquarters in the city.
Mother's Death
On November 10, 2007, West's mother Donda West died at age 58. In January 2008 the Los Angeles County coroner's office said that West had died of coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors from, or as a consequence of, liposuction and mammoplast.
West played his first concert following the funeral at The O2 in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama", as well as a cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger subsequently signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to receive medical clearance through a physical examination before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.
Legal Issues
In December 2006, Robert "Evel" Knievel sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "Touch the Sky". Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit claimed infringement on Knievel's trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claimed that the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. The suit sought monetary damages and an injunction to stop distribution of the video. West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the First Amendment. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."
In 2014, after an altercation with a paparazzo at Los Angeles Airport, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for a misdemeanour battery conviction, and was required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service, and pay restitution to the photographer.
Religious Beliefs
After the success of his song "Jesus Walks" from the album The College Dropout. West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Saviour. And I will say that I fall short every day." In a 2008 interview with The Fader, West stated that "I'm like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector."
In a 2009 interview with online magazine Bossip, West clarified that he believed in God, but "would never go into a religion," explaining that "I feel like religion is more about separation and judgment than bringing people together and understanding. That's all I'm about." However, in 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during one of his concerts. In 2019, West re-affirmed his Christian faith on Twitter.
Mental Health
In his song "FML" and his featured verse on Vic Mensa's song "U Mad", he refers to using the antidepressant medication Lexapro, and in his song "I Feel Like That", which has not been officially released, he mentions feeling many common symptoms of depression and anxiety. These songs had all been recorded during West's recording sessions for The Life of Pablo.
On November 20, 2016, soon before abruptly ending a concert prematurely, he said, "Jay-Z, call me, bruh. You still ain't called me. Jay-Z, I know you got killers. Please don't send them at my head. Please call me. Talk to me like a man." The following day, he was committed to the UCLA Medical Center with hallucinations and paranoia. Contrary to what early reports said, however, West was not actually taken to the hospital involuntarily; he was persuaded to do so by authorities. While the episode was first described as one of "temporary psychosis" caused by dehydration and sleep deprivation. West's mental state was abnormal enough for his 21 cancelled concerts to be covered by his insurance policy; he was reportedly paranoid and depressed throughout the hospitalization, but remains formally undiagnosed. Some have speculated that the Paris robbery of his wife may have triggered the paranoia. On November 30, West was released from the hospital.
In an interview in 2018, West declared that he became addicted to opioids when they were prescribed to him after he got liposuction. The addiction may have contributed to his nervous breakdown in 2016.
On the album Ye, West implied that he had bipolar disorder and compared it to a "superpower"; these allusions followed rumours that West was diagnosed with the disorder. West stated that he was diagnosed with a "mental condition" at age 39. West later claimed, when speaking with Donald Trump, that he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder and was in fact just sleep deprived. West said he often has suicidal ideation.
Name "Ye"
On September 29, 2018, West announced on Twitter that being “formally known as Kanye West," he was now "YE." He had been using that name for some time as a nickname and as an album title.
Legacy
West is among the most critically acclaimed artists of the twenty-first century, receiving praise from music critics, fans, fellow musicians, artists, and wider cultural figures for his work. Over the course of his career, West has been responsible for cultural movements and musical progressions within mainstream hip-hop and popular music at large. AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier writes of his impact, "As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West shattered certain stereotypes about rappers, becoming a superstar on his own terms without adapting his appearance, his rhetoric, or his music to fit any one musical mould." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said that West has been "a frequent lightning rod for controversy, a bombastic figure who can count rankling two presidents among his achievements." Village Voice Media senior editor Ben Westhoff dubbed him the greatest hip hop artist of all time, writing that "he's made the best albums and changed the game the most, and his music is the most likely to endure," while Complex called him the 21st century's "most important artist of any art form, of any genre." In 2016, The Guardian compared West to David Bowie within the "modern mainstream", arguing that "there is nobody else who can sell as many records as West does while remaining so resolutely experimental and capable of stirring things up culturally and politically."
Rolling Stone credited West with transforming hip hop's mainstream, "establishing a style of introspective yet glossy rap", and called him "as interesting and complicated a pop star as the 2000s produced, a rapper who mastered, upped and moved beyond the hip-hop game, a producer who created a signature sound and then abandoned it to his imitators, a flashy, free-spending sybarite with insightful things to say about college, culture and economics, an egomaniac with more than enough artistic firepower to back it up." West's middle-class background, flamboyant fashion sense and outspokenness have set him apart from other rappers. Early in his career, he was among the first rappers to publicly criticize the preponderance of homophobia in hip-hop. The sales competition between rapper 50 Cent's Curtis and West's Graduation altered the direction of hip hop and helped pave the way for new rappers who did not follow the hardcore-gangster mould. Rosie Swash of The Guardian viewed the sales competition as a historical moment in hip-hop, because it "highlighted the diverging facets of hip-hop in the last decade; the former was gangsta rap for the noughties, while West was the thinking man's alternative." West's 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak polarized listeners upon its release, but was commercially successful and impacted hip hop and pop stylistically, as it laid the groundwork for a new wave of artists who generally eschewed typical rap braggadocio for intimate subject matter and introspection, including Drake, Frank Ocean, Future, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino, Chief Keef and The Weeknd. According to Ben Detrick of XXL magazine, West effectively led a new wave of artists, including Kid Cudi, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, Kidz in the Hall and Drake, who lacked the interest or ability to rap about gunplay or drug-dealing. In 2013, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Spin described West as fronting a "new art-pop era" in contemporary music, in which musicians draw widely on the visual arts as a signifier of both creative exploration and extravagant wealth.
A substantial number of artists and other figures have professed admiration for West's work, including hip hop artists Rakim, RZU of Wu-Tang Clan, Chuck D of Public Enemy and DJ Premier of Gang Starr. Experimental rock pioneer and Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed said of West that "the guy really, really, really is talented. He's really trying to raise the bar. No one's near doing what he's doing, it's not even on the same planet." Musicians such as Paul McCartney and Prince have also commended West's work. Famed Tesla Motors CEO and inventor Elon Musk complimented West in a piece for Time's 100 most influential people list, writing that: “Kanye West would be the first person to tell you he belongs on this list. The dude doesn't believe in false modesty, and he shouldn't. He fought for his place in the cultural pantheon with a purpose. In his debut album, over a decade ago, Kanye issued what amounted to a social critique and a call to arms (with a beat): "We rappers is role models: we rap, we don't think." But Kanye does think. Constantly. About everything. And he wants everybody else to do the same: to engage, question, push boundaries. Now that he's a pop-culture juggernaut, he has the platform to achieve just that. He's not afraid of being judged or ridiculed in the process. Kanye's been playing the long game all along, and we're only just beginning to see why.”
Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert and Casey Veggies have acknowledged being influenced directly by West. He has been cited as a direct influence by artists and musical groups outside of hip-hop as English singer-songwriters Adele and Lily Allen, New Zealand artist Lorde, American electropop singer Halsey, English rock band Arctic Monkeys, Sergio Pizzorno of English rock band Kasabian and the American indie rock bands MGMT, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Fall Out Boy have cited West as an influence. Experimental and electronic artists such as James Blake Daniel Lopatin and Tim Hecker have also cited West's work as an inspiration.
Achievements
All of West's studio albums have gone platinum, and he holds the record for having the most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. His albums have received numerous awards and courted consistent critical acclaim. Additionally, West holds the record for most appearances on MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game list as well as the most wins. West has had six songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of December 2012 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. West has the fourth most RIAA singles certificates in history with 68 and is the highest selling rapper in the Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum list's. On top of that he has sold over 50 million singles in the United States making him the second highest male and sixth highest selling artist of all time in singles sales.
As of 2017, West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards making him eleventh in the list of most awarded artists of all time and sixth for most Grammy nominations with 68. West is one of five artists to receive three consecutive Grammy nominations for Album of the Year along with Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand and Lady Gaga. Additionally, West and Gaga are the only solo artists to receive this nomination for their first three albums. In 2015, West became only the second rapper after LL Cool J to be presented the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for his lifetime contributions to MTV culture through performing arts.
About.com ranked West eighth on their "Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers" list. Billboard ranked him third on their list of Top 10 Producers of the Decade. West is tenth on the list of most Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits. Furthermore, he is tied with Bob Dylan for having topped the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll the most number of times ever, with four number-one albums each. West has also been included twice in the Time 100 annual lists of the most influential people in the world as well as being listed in a number of Forbes annual lists. In 2014, NME named him the third most influential artist in music and was only rapper to make the top 30.
In its 2012 list of 500 Greatest Albums of all Time, Rolling Stone included three of West's albums: The College Dropout at number 298, Late Registration at number 118 and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at number 353. Pitchfork ranked My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy as the world's best album of the decade "so far”, between 2010 and 2014, on August 19, 2014, while Yeezus was ranked in the eighth position of a list of 100 albums. During the same week, the song "Runaway" was ranked in the third position in the publication's list of the 200 "best tracks" released since 2010. According to Acclaimed Music, a site which aggregates critics' reception, West is the 15th most celebrated artist in popular music history and its seventh most celebrated solo artist. In 2017, West became the first recording artist to have an album go Platinum and Gold in the United States and the United Kingdom respectively from streaming alone with The Life of Pablo.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role 2004 Fade to Black Himself 2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party Himself 2005 State Property 2 Himself 2008 The Love Guru Himself 2009 We Were Once a Fairytale Himself 2010 Runaway Griffin 2012 Cruel Summer Ibrahim 2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues J.J. Jackson of MTV News
Television
Year Title Role 2007 Entourage Himself 2007 The Sunday Night Project Himself 2010-2012 The Cleveland Show Kenny West 2018 Celebrity Family Feud Himself
Discography
See Also: Kanye West Albums Discography and Kanye West Singles Discography
Studio Albums
The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2005)
Graduation (2007)
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Yeezus (2013)
The Life of Pablo (2016)
Ye (2018)
Yandhi
Collaborative Albums
Watch the Throne (with Jay Z) (2011)
Kids See Ghosts (with Kid Cudi) (2018)
Compliation Albums
Cruel Summer (as GOOD Music) (2012)
Videography
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2004)
Late Orchestration (2006)
VH1 Storytellers (2010)
Tours
Headlining Tours
School Spirit Tour (2004)
Touch The Sky Tour (2005)
Glow in the Dark Tour (2008)
Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga (cancelled) (2009-2010)
Watch the Throne Tour (with Jay Z) (2011-2012)
The Yeezus Tour (2013-2014)
Saint Pablo Tour (2016)
Supporting Tours
Truth Tour (with Usher) (2004)
Vertigo Tour (with U2) (2005-2006)
A Bigger Bang (with The Rolling Stones) (2006)
Bibliography
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar (2007)
Thank You and You're Welcome (2009)
Through the Wire: Lyrics & Illuminations (2009)
Glow in the Dark (2009)
Family
Parents
Ray West (Father)
Donda C. Williams (Mother; deceased)
Wives and Partners
Alexis Phifer (Ex-Fiancé; 2002-2008)
Amber Rose (Ex-Girlfriend; 2008-2010)
Kim Kardashian-West (Wife; 2014-present)
Children
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After the rapper purchased a concrete beach house in Malibu, designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando, he hired Tony Saxon to demolish parts of the structure, guided by Bianca Censori. Ian Parker reports.
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Tony Saxon is a wiry, tattooed man in his early thirties who is proud of what he calls his “Jersey gonzo” work ethic—that is, “I’ve got a guy, or I’ll get a guy.” His legal surname is Netelkos, but he prefers the one that his father adopted while performing as a lounge singer with an Elvis-inspired act. The younger Saxon had a sometimes chaotic and druggy youth; he now sustains himself with Red Bull and can talk loudly and without interruption—but still with some charm—for four or five hours. When we recently met in Boyle Heights, in East Los Angeles, he arrived in a 1963 Ford Thunderbird convertible.
Four years ago, Saxon moved to California from northern New Jersey and sublet an apartment in North Hollywood. He worked on TV commercials and as a handyman; he played in bands and recorded music. In September, 2021, a woman who introduced herself as Bianca inquired about his availability for construction work. He was available. A few days later, she texted, asking him to come to Malibu immediately. In a response that eventually led to a lawsuit against Ye, formerly Kanye West—the music and fashion star who in the past two years has become known for his public antisemitism and admiration of Hitler—Saxon said that he’d get his tools.
He drove down to the Santa Monica Pier, then headed northwest on the Pacific Coast Highway. For about ten miles, the road follows the ocean’s edge: if you live on the beach, you also live next to a four-lane highway. But just past the Malibu Pier the highway and the ocean separate, and for a few miles the beachfront properties line a calm residential street, Malibu Road, with speed bumps and dog-walkers. Stan Laurel used to live here.
The houses stand shoulder to shoulder, allowing little more than a glimpse of sky between them. Saxon pulled up to a two-story façade of smooth gray concrete. On the upper floor, the surface was interrupted only by an arrow-slit window; at street level, there was a wooden garage door, and a front door and a window, both made of milkily opaque glass.
A few months earlier, when the house had had a different owner, a visitor would have entered a little gallery-like space, with concrete walls and gray limestone floor tiles, filled with contemporary art. The house withholds its big Pacific reveal, and the clouded glass casts the gallery in pale light. The art here once included photographs of nuclear-weapons-test clouds and a life-size statue of a man, no longer in his youth, with his fists in a boxer’s pose. The sculpture, cast in aluminum and painted blue, is by the French artist Xavier Veilhan. It is a likeness of Tadao Ando, the Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect.
Ando, who had a brief boxing career, designed the house. Now eighty-two, he has kept his practice small. He has one office, in his home city of Osaka, and has never employed more than thirty people. He works on only a few designs each year. Some are museums; many are houses; nearly all, including the house on Malibu Road—finished in 2013, for Richard Sachs, a former money manager—are made of concrete, poured on-site, and left unclad and unpainted, indoors and out. In what has become an Ando signature, the concrete’s velvety surface is marked by evenly spaced holes—small and shallow enough to be plugged by, say, a marshmallow.
The Malibu Road house has about four thousand square feet of indoor space. Another property of this scale, on this street, might sell for twenty million dollars. When Sachs put his house on the market, in 2020, he asked for seventy-five million. Sachs’s price, like his aluminum statue, suggests the extent to which an appreciation of Ando can take the form of veneration. For very wealthy people who spend some of their wealth on art, no living architect seems more likely to make them feel that they’re buying not just a fine home but the work of a major modern artist. An Ando house will require expensive and exacting construction; it will have a controlled, sober beauty that photographs well and that plainly communicates contemporary, if not avant-garde, taste. And it will be rare. The client will receive personal validation of the most tangible, bombproof kind. Ando has said that, after being introduced to potential clients, “my decision to accept their projects depends mainly on their personality and aura.” An American real-estate agent who has had some interactions with Ando recently told the Wall Street Journal that “it was like working with God.”
Saxon was let into the Malibu Road house by Bianca Censori, the woman who had texted him; she was in her twenties. The house is a box partially embedded in the continent’s last, low step of land. The structure then stretches over the sand, propped up by four pillars at about the high-tide mark. (The beach here is narrow.) Although the house appears from the street to be two stories, the front door is on the middle of three floors—the main floor. A short corridor leads from the gallery to an open living area where the house delivers its vast, binary view of sky and ocean, through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Censori mentioned that the house, which was empty of furnishings, had a new owner, but she didn’t name him. A few other people were around; they had ladders and tools. One or two were identified as co-workers of Censori’s and, like her, were dressed all in black. Others, like Saxon, had been summoned that day. Walking around, Saxon registered bathroom walls lined in marble—“gorgeous black-and-white marble, like something in a New York hotel in the nineteen-twenties,” he told me—and custom wooden cabinetry that, he estimated, had cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Downstairs, the ceilings were lower than on the main floor. Three rooms, each with a little bathroom, had ocean views. There was also a laundry, and a room where Saxon saw devices that controlled the house’s heating and other systems. On the upper floor, two extravagantly wide staircases—more suggestive of a college library than of a beach house—descended to the main floor. One staircase was inside, one was outside: they ran alongside each other, separated by a wall built partly of glass. At the bottom of the outdoor staircase was a courtyard with a fire pit. At the top was a concrete hot tub. The top floor was mostly terrace, with the primary bedroom opening onto it. Sachs once kept a sculpture of the Incredible Hulk, by Jeff Koons, midway up the indoor staircase. In this area, Saxon noticed, Censori’s black-clad colleagues were doing something involving large blocks of foam. He remembered being told that they were turning the stairs into a slide.
Later—as the house’s interior was dismantled—Saxon would spend nights here, sleeping on a mattress on the floor, surrounded by Clif Bars and Red Bulls, and bothered by seagulls. Later still, Censori would become a fixture of the paparazzi-oriented media, as the romantic partner of the house’s owner: Ye. For nearly a year, Censori, who is Australian and had studied architecture at the University of Melbourne, had been working for him on various design projects, alongside other young architects. Saxon saved her number on his phone under “Bianca architect.” (Censori did not respond to requests for comment.)
In the fall of 2021, Ye was forty-four, and his wealth was estimated to be nearly two billion dollars, thanks in part to fashion deals with Adidas and the Gap. That February, his wife, Kim Kardashian, had filed for divorce. Saxon, who’s unimpressed by most music recorded after 1969, now takes some pride in having been oblivious of whom Censori meant when she referred to “the owner,” and why there was some hubbub in the street and a security guard posted outside. People paying closer attention to Ye’s life might have read a TMZ story, published a few days before Saxon’s visit, headlined “Kanye West Drops A Whopping $57.3 Million for Malibu Home/Sculpture.”
Censori asked Saxon to paint over the shelves, cabinets, and closets—along with the bathroom marble—in a shade that would disguise the boundaries between these surfaces and the untreated concrete of the walls. She said of the owner, “He doesn’t want any of the wood to show.” Saxon had a moment’s pause: the paint would look bad (and soon peel off). But he likes to contrast his pluck with what he perceives to be uniform lassitude among Californians, and he didn’t protest. He gave Censori a quote and drove off to buy paint samples.
That afternoon, Saxon did some test-painting on sections of wood. Censori sent photographs of these to the owner. They waited. Censori then told Saxon to remove all the wood; she allowed him to call a friend to help. That day, Saxon recalled, he and his colleague “ripped the cabinets out, we ripped the entire laundry-room wood out.” They worked all night, filling the garage with splintered pieces. Saxon eventually went home to sleep.
A few hours later, Censori woke him with a call: “Do you think you could come help me get the foam off the stairs?” She meant now. “And he wants to meet you,” she added.
In 2001, Tom Ford, the fashion designer and filmmaker, bought twenty-two thousand acres of land in northern New Mexico. He asked his preferred architect, Ron Radziner, of the L.A. firm Marmol Radziner, to design some buildings for the new property. But, as Radziner recently recalled, Ford also requested permission to stray, architecturally: “Tom said, ‘I’m not going to do this if you really don’t want me to. But how would you feel if I hired Tadao Ando to do the horse facility?’ ” Radziner, who admires Ando—it’s always “Mr. Ando,” in his telling—approved, and offered to become Ando’s local “executive architect” (in charge of permits and planning) and general contractor.
To secure Ando’s blessing, Radziner flew to Japan. Ando’s career had been founded, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, on ingenious single-family homes, often on tight city lots in Osaka. After Ando won the Pritzker, in 1995, his practice became increasingly international. Kulapat Yantrasast, a Thai-born architect, joined Ando’s firm in 1996, and came to spend much of his time overseas, frequently on projects for fashion-world figures. In France, he worked on a house, never built, for Karl Lagerfeld. In Italy, he oversaw the construction of a theatre in Milan for Giorgio Armani. Yantrasast, who now has his own practice, told me that such clients often have feelings of awe, touched with envy, for the rooted solidity of an Ando building. The work “is mysterious, it’s anchored, it has such a quiet presence,” Yantrasast said. “Whereas fashion and music are about dynamics and movement and change.”
Ando once wrote that it would be hard for him to build a house in America, because he wasn’t “familiar with Americans.” But by the time Radziner visited Osaka, in 2001, things had changed. Ando had designed a house in Chicago for Fred Eychaner, a media entrepreneur, and two institutional buildings: the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, in St. Louis, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, where a reflecting pool generates a mirrored double of the concrete-and-glass façade.
Ando’s Osaka studio is about the size of a large town house, and is organized around an atrium. Alex Iida, an American architect who joined Ando’s staff in 2010, has described the studio as “five stories up, two stories down, and one big void in the middle,” adding, “So, pretty much, we can hear everything that’s going on.” Radziner recalled that, during his visit, he witnessed an impromptu staff meeting. Ando’s usual workstation, at the bottom of the void, put him right by the office’s only phones. That day, Ando had overheard a staff member’s phone conversation that didn’t sit right with him, and he had called the meeting to say so. He stood at the bottom, making his complaint to employees arranged above.
That scene of staff supervision, or surveillance, has an analogue in the way an Ando work is meant to be experienced. With a client’s assent, an Ando house makes unignorable decisions about how people, and light, should behave in it. Ando has stressed the importance of a “coexistence” between humans and nature, and his designs often try to thwart a too sharp division between indoor and outdoor life, to the extent that a client’s art collection allows. A famous early house in Osaka was unheated, and obliged its inhabitants to cross a courtyard to reach the bathroom. Ando has said that when the client “came to me and asked me what he would do when it became too cold in the house, I told him to wear a sweater. When he asked me what would happen if it got even colder, I told him to wear many sweaters.”
Some contemporary architects foreground the idea of a building’s future flexibility. Ando isn’t one of them. Yantrasast, in explaining his decision to leave Ando’s studio, in 2003, told me that he wanted to explore a less “controlling” architecture. He said that he’d once shared with Ellsworth Kelly, the artist, a worry that people might dismiss his post-Ando designs, which have often used concrete, as mere offsprings. Kelly, reassuring him, contrasted what he described as the prescribed severity of Ando’s spaces with the more “open-minded” aesthetic of Yantrasast’s.
Ando’s method for casting a concrete wall on-site is unremarkable in its fundamentals. A contractor fashions a narrow rectangular mold from plywood sheets. One way of helping the mold withstand the weight of wet concrete is to pass metal rods, known as form ties, horizontally through the width of the box. Each tie has two nuts on it that are tightened against the plywood mold’s interior. The concrete is then poured in, typically over a forest of vertical rebar. After the concrete dries, the contractor removes the wood, the ends of the ties, and the nuts—leaving little holes, which can be filled in or not.
Ando requires contractors to do all this with unusual precision, and he carefully manages the effect of the lines where one sheet of plywood meets another, and the pattern of the tie holes. But, as Radziner came to realize when he visited numerous Ando projects in Japan, the result isn’t immaculate. “They’re striving for perfection, but it’s not about actual perfection,” he said. The concrete may dip a little around the tie holes, like around the button of a mattress; it will have tiny cracks and variations in color. “And that’s what makes concrete concrete,” Radziner said. “You feel the nature of it, the strength of it.” He has wondered whether some of Ando’s international clients miss the point when they decide to use white cement in the concrete mix: “You think, Oh, that could be plaster.” Radziner is confident that Ando’s preference is for uncolored concrete, whose hue of gray is determined, in part, by local materials.
Radziner began work on the Tom Ford project. Ando’s designs came to include a low house and a reflecting pool. (Ford dropped the idea of building a mausoleum for the future remains of himself, his husband, and their fox terriers.) Construction wasn’t quite done when, in 2007, Radziner first heard from Richard Sachs, who had retired in his forties after working at such firms as Bear Stearns and Salomon Brothers. Ando had agreed to design him a house in Malibu, and had recommended Radziner as executive architect.
At Radziner’s office, in West L.A., he showed me photographs of the Sachs House under construction. The process required many times as much concrete as a more ordinary American house of the same size. The walls and floors were made of thick concrete. Twelve concrete caissons were built, reaching sixty feet beneath the dirt—or the sand, on the ocean side. “You do it at low tide,” Radziner explained. “But you’re still pumping water out as the concrete’s dropping in.” Underground, the caissons are cylindrical, but, where they are visible, holding the house about fifteen feet above the beach, they’re square in section. That’s a pain to do. But such effort “is all about the look,” Radziner told me. During construction, which began in 2009, technical drawings, sometimes annotated by Ando, were in constant transmission between Osaka and L.A. An Ando lieutenant visited Malibu Road every few months; Ando himself made perhaps half a dozen visits.
“Mr. Ando is brilliant in an almost cinematic way,” Radziner told me. Ando stages an interior like a director: “As you turn, you experience another view. Maybe the ceiling is a little low—you feel the weight of that—and then you move through, and, suddenly, the ceiling pops up, and there’s this expansive space.” We looked at images of the wide staircases. “To do that on a small site in Malibu is a bold move,” Radziner said, adding that it’s unusual to find a client who will value “the experience of space more than how much quote-unquote usable floor space he has.” (Asked about how accepting Sachs was of the wabi-sabi flaws in the concrete, Radziner smiled, then said, “Pretty good.”)
The house was finished in 2013. From the kitchen, which had stainless-steel surfaces, one could survey the ocean over a glass-topped dining table with blue-cushioned chairs. Above the table, Sachs hung a painting of a nude figure by the New York-based artist George Condo. (While the house was under construction, Condo painted five alternative covers for Ye’s 2010 album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”)
By 2013, Ando had executed fewer than ten commissions in the U.S. So it’s an odd coincidence that, while the Sachs House was being built, another team was putting up another Ando house in Malibu, just four miles west. As Radziner phrased it, “We were working on the Little Ando, and that was the Big Ando.”
The Big Ando was designed for Maria and Bill Bell, whose wealth derives, in part, from TV soap operas created by Bill’s parents, including “The Young and the Restless.” These clients had first shown Yantrasast their site in early 2003: eight acres on a bluff overlooking the Pacific.
In Yantrasast’s favorable description, an Ando museum can have the air of a home that has expanded to accept institutional duties. Ando was now increasingly being asked to flip that equation, and design homes built on a museum-like scale for members of what Yantrasast calls the “art-collecting communities.” Ando designed more than thirty thousand square feet of space for the Bells, including a gallery that could comfortably display a ten-foot-high Koons sculpture, on a plinth, representing piled-up lumps of Play-Doh.
Yantrasast calls the Big Ando, finished in 2015, “one of the best houses in America.” Radziner agrees that it’s remarkable. But, he noted, “it’s white concrete. That’s all about perfection.” The Little Ando, he said, was more special. “I love this house,” he said. “It’s the classic gray. So I think that Mr. Ando really loves it, too.”
In 2007, several years after Ye’s career had taken off—first, as a producer for Jay-Z and other hip-hop stars, then with his own albums—Ye started a blog largely about art, design, and architecture. As a child, in Chicago, Ye would read Architectural Digest in a local Barnes & Noble; he was briefly enrolled at Chicago’s American Academy of Art. On the blog, he added approving captions to images found online; they showed work by, among others, the architects Moshe Safdie, Rem Koolhaas, and Ando. Beneath a photograph of a cable-railway station in Austria designed by Zaha Hadid, he wrote, “I want my future now!” Ye, who declined to participate in this article, sometimes relaxed into a Martha Stewart-like idiom. A photograph of three dozen rounded gray cushions piled on a floor, like a rock slide, was captioned with a warning that the visual impact of such an arrangement would be diminished by, say, “a 6 year old Ikea coffee table with a stack of 30 magazines and some hard back books with the old paper covers still on em which, sidebar, should have been removed.” In the three years that Ye maintained the blog, images of architectural spectacle—a tree house resembling an eyeball, the world’s largest swimming pool—increasingly shared space with examples of residential minimalism in Scandinavia and Japan.
Ye and Kim Kardashian began a romantic relationship in 2012. Ye seems to have often taken the design lead in the partnership—a scene in “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” from that year shows him gently urging her to toss out much of her wardrobe. They worked together on readying a house for themselves, in Bel Air, that was neither futuristic nor minimalist. Its terra-cotta-tiled roof and ochre outer walls suggested Portofino (or “Curb Your Enthusiasm”). Oana Stănescu, the Romanian architect, was speaking as a Ye design adviser when she told W magazine that the Bel Air mansion was “so bad, seriously—it couldn’t be any worse.” The same article, from 2013, describes Ye working on new songs while Googling modernist legends. (“How do you spell Mies van der Rohe?”) That fall, he visited the Harvard Graduate School of Design, at the invitation of students. “The world can be saved through design,” he told them. “And everything needs to actually be architected.” Stănescu helped strip away the ornamentation on the Bel Air house, giving it an oddly denuded, shaved-cat silhouette.
Kardashian and Ye didn’t stay long. In 2014, the year of their wedding, they bought a much larger house in Hidden Hills, a gated community northwest of L.A., which posed similar design challenges: the listing called it a “French Country pièce de résistance”; Ye has called it a McMansion. With this house, Ye, whose music career was founded on an unmatched ability to make something beguiling and new out of music recorded years earlier, undertook what could be thought of as an attempt to test the limits of remodelling. Could some version of minimalism be jammed into a suburban mansion with such farm-housey details as shutters and exposed beams? The makeover was executed by Stănescu and Axel Vervoordt, the Belgian interior designer, among others. Ye aptly characterized the resulting look as “futuristic Belgian monastery.” A client drawn equally to spareness and to architectural bravura ended up with a sprawling interior so relentlessly off-white that judging distances must have been a challenge. It’s minimalism, but it’s also a lot. In 2018, Kardashian, who at that point had three children with Ye—their fourth was born the following year—spoke to Architectural Digest about living with them in a house furnished largely with pale blobs: “I run around the house with towels. You do have to just take a deep breath and say, ‘Okay, it’s going to happen.’ ”
That year, Ye invited “architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better” to work with him on a new venture, Yeezy Home. An Instagram post by one of his designers indicated that the mission would include making affordable housing with precast concrete. By then, Ye had built a spectacularly successful mass-market fashion career, in partnership with Adidas. (He’d also aligned himself with President Donald Trump and suggested that slavery in the U.S. had been consensual.) The progress of Yeezy Home, which lacked a multinational corporate partner like Adidas, was hard to discern; it had to be inferred, in part, from drone photographs of experimental domed structures that Ye had erected in Calabasas, California, and in Cody, Wyoming. But the consistent suggestion was that Ye’s reach in music and fashion could be replicated in the built environment. “I’m going to be one of the biggest real-estate developers of all time,” he said.
One evident influence was James Turrell, best known for his monumental and still unfinished land-art project at Roden Crater, in Arizona. For decades, Turrell has moved hundreds of thousands of tons of earth at the site, building chambers, connected by tunnels, that frame views of sky. Ye once told GQ that, the first time he and Turrell spoke, on the phone, “I was literally screaming at the top of my lungs about how important it was for us to work together.” (This conversation likely occurred after the summer of 2015, when Drake—with whom Ye developed a long beef—shot the video for his hit “Hotline Bling” inside an uncredited imitation of Turrell’s work.) Turrell, now in his eighties, has kept people away from his crater during its remodelling, but he has made exceptions for potential donors to the project. In 2018, he gave Ye what he recently remembered as a “full day and night tour.” To Turrell’s surprise, Ye later made good on an offer to contribute ten million dollars. On Ye’s birthday the next year, Turrell gave him a sketched design of a house.
By this point, Ye had publicly discussed a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Documentary footage shot in 2018 and 2019, leaked online but never released as a film, shows behavior that one could reasonably connect to that diagnosis. In one sequence, Ye, wearing a maga hat, forces a political seminar on captive employees at a private-jet terminal in Chicago, shortly before flying off for an Oval Office meeting with Trump. (Later that day, in D.C., Ye is seen telling Jared Kushner by phone that he’ll keep his appointment at the White House only if he can enter the building “the exact way that a foreign dignitary would.”) The footage also shows Ye urging employees to build what he calls a “Turrell space” in four months, and enthusing about a proposed foam object that could be “a toilet and a bathtub and a shower and a couch.” He inspects a prototype dome, with a hole in the roof, and says that it could equally serve as a homeless shelter or an orphanage.
Ye appears to have been working toward a space in which he and his family could live—in one scene from the documentary, Kardashian advises him that her closet area should include a bathroom—as well as a larger community around him, and a housing template that could satisfy millions. On a monitor, a fly-through animation reveals various enormous Turrell-like structures while a narrator describes “a community of the future . . . a new way of life for the entire universe.” The camera catches the moment when the minimalist architect Claudio Silvestrin, who had once renovated a SoHo apartment for Ye, first sees an architectural drawing of the imagined community. The scale dawns on Silvestrin: there are dozens of circles on the page, each representing a separate structure. “I didn’t realize it was so big,” he says. Then, collecting himself, “O.K. So you would like a proposal.” (Ye and various collaborators, including the Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati, have spoken of building a city in the Middle East or an underground campus in Wyoming.)
The documentary underlines an obvious point: it’s hard to do architecture in bursts of enthusiasm and grandiosity. Ye is serious about buildings—we see him flicking through a book about Archigram, the experimental British architectural group of the nineteen-sixties and seventies—and he has unusual reserves of creative insight and energy, as he has at times himself observed. (“I am Warhol. . . . I am Shakespeare in the flesh.”) His urgency can be attractive; as he once said, in a conversation with a design publication, “I don’t want to be dead when the world starts getting good.” When Olgiati worked with him, he praised Ye’s radicalism and called him “probably the most interesting client that an architect can have.” But the path from an idea to a built thing is long, expensive, collaborative, and difficult to reverse. You can’t prototype a dozen city blocks, as you can a dozen sneakers or songs, and then pick the one that works best. And it’s hard not to think that, with Turrell, Ye started in the wrong place. Ye once tweeted, “We all will live in Turrell spaces.” More accurately: we won’t. Turrell’s hallmark Skyspace installations, of which there are more than eighty around the world, are exposed to the elements. Their acoustics can be challenging. There’s certainly nowhere to cook or wash. These are places that allow people to reset their sense of space and time—an eclipse-like experience, without the eclipse. Yet, even in the world’s most benign climates, they don’t point to a new paradigm of shelter.
The documentary shows that, in what appears to be less than two years, Ye met, separately, with several of the world’s best-known architects, including David Adjaye, Toyo Ito, and Jacques Herzog, of the firm Herzog & de Meuron. (As Ye clarified, with a laugh, in his 2018 track “Kids See Ghosts,” “Herzog and de Meuron, in an office out in Basel / No, not Miami—Switzerland.”) And, on a trip to Japan, Ye and Kardashian visited the island of Naoshima, where the Chichu Art Museum, a largely underground structure designed by Ando, includes a Turrell Skyspace. (Ye has rapped about being “in Japan with Tadao Ando.”)
Ye’s interactions with famous architects in this period—echoing his tendency to enlist a multitude of collaborators to contribute to an album—included reaching out to at least one other major international figure. In a recent conversation, this architect, who requested anonymity, told me that some of his senior partners met with Ye in L.A. (The architect couldn’t join.) Ye insisted on flying everyone, that evening, to Roden Crater, where he acted as a guide. “My guys came back to me with more questions than answers,” the architect said, dryly. He added, “My understanding is that he’ll ask one architect, and then another, and they would not know that the other was working on the same thing.” In the Arizona desert, Ye had been “full of visions,” but “the feeling was that there is something about architecture that requires a little bit of contemplation. And, maybe, a little bit of patience.”
Ye has described Ando as the world’s “greatest living architect” and “the Ye of all the architects.” He and Kardashian often visited the Big Ando in Malibu. In 2019, the year before Ye ran for President, Kardashian bought some land in La Quinta, California, southeast of Palm Springs. Later, after the couple separated, she applied for permits to build a house on this land, designed by Ando. In 2023, Kardashian posted photographs of herself in the Osaka studio, sitting with Ando and his colleague Alex Iida at a desk on which were strewn renderings of the house. Designs posted online show a form that, from above, resembles a guitar pick with a hole at its center. “Met with the master himself,” Kardashian wrote. “So deeply honored and incredibly humbled to have the opportunity to work with him.” (The house reportedly will have a footprint exceeding half an acre.)
In June, 2021, Ye and the model Irina Shayk, whom he was said to be dating, visited Château La Coste, an estate in southern France that is dotted with sculptural and architectural works by Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and others. He was photographed walking next to a concrete Ando wall that runs alongside a little lake into which an Ando pavilion juts.
The next month, Ye gave a concert at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, in Atlanta, to preview likely tracks on an impending album, “Donda.” Then he stayed. For several weeks, at a reported cost of a million dollars a day, he lived and recorded in the stadium. His accommodations were both minimal and imperial: he slept in a narrow bed in the corner of a small, windowless, harshly lit room of painted cinder blocks, in a building that seats seventy thousand people, with a roof that can open to form a circle against the sky.
Later that summer, after a second concert in Atlanta and one in Chicago—where the centerpiece of the staging was a replica of the sixteen-hundred-square-foot house in which he’d spent much of his childhood—Ye released “Donda.” (The album was named for his late mother.) He also bought the Sachs House.
His intention, always, was to reimagine it. Up to then, Ye’s architectural achievements had been mixed. Despite his design literacy, his access to half of the world’s best architects, and his almost limitless funds, he had never built an enduring, finished structure from the ground up. (And in September, 2019, he demolished the prototype domes in Calabasas after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works started asking about permits.) But he was pleased with what he’d been able to do in Hidden Hills. There, playing the role of producer, or curator, he’d shaped “an iconic home that informs a lot of other people’s homes,” as he put it in 2020. (That’s fair: Kardashian has three hundred and sixty-two million Instagram followers.) Ye admired Ando, and wanted an Ando, for reasons that at the time may have included spousal competitiveness, but he didn’t love this Ando. Kulapat Yantrasast, who later discussed the matter with Ye, told me, “To be honest, he did not like the house—he did not like the interior.”
Soon after Ye bought the house, someone representing him called Ron Radziner. Ye wanted to meet on Malibu Road the next day. Radziner was unavailable, so he dispatched two colleagues. The house they saw that morning was just as they’d left it, eight years earlier. Ye welcomed them and introduced them to James Turrell, who has a long white beard. According to the visitors, Turrell, describing the house as a work of art, said, “There’s nothing for me to do here.”
But Ye detailed improvements that he wanted Radziner’s firm to make. These included removing the cabinetry and replacing the stairs with ramps. Radziner told me that, when he heard of these directives, he said to himself, “This is crazy. If someone wants everything different, just go build something else.” Radziner knew Turrell a little and e-mailed him. Turrell called right back. Radziner recalled Turrell saying, “Kanye’s capable of doing good work. But I think what you have to do is just put it to him: ‘These are the things we’re willing to do. And these are the things we’re not.’ ”
Radziner told Ye that his firm would happily take out the cabinetry but was unable to do much more. Ye didn’t reply.
When Censori summoned Saxon back to the house, a few hours after he’d left it, he was exhausted. “I stink, I haven’t showered for two days,” he recalled. “I’m a lunatic.”
He drove back to Malibu, arriving in the early afternoon. Ye was at the house; it had been a few weeks since his rebuff by Radziner. According to Saxon, Ye told him, “I’ve heard a lot about you. You’re like a hurricane! I like you. I like your style.” As they walked through the stripped rooms, Ye kept asking, “You got this out? You did this?”
He began to describe his plans for the house. Saxon asked, “Are you telling me this hypothetically, or do you want me to do it?” Ye wanted him to do it. As Saxon saw it, “He was so sick of everyone around him.” Saxon demurred; he didn’t have a company or a license. He was just a dude with a minivan and some stamina. “But he goes, ‘You can do it! Don’t give me that. You can do this! Don’t say no!’ ” Recalling this, Saxon laughed. “Some inspiring shit!”
Saxon warmed to Ye, and not just because of the flattery. “I’m not in any way familiar with his music,” he told me. “But I kind of got him. We are very similar in a lot of ways.” Saxon had been given his own bipolar diagnosis and detected in Ye some similar behaviors. Later, after they got to know each other a little, Saxon brought this up. “I’m, like, ‘Are you on medication for it? I just started taking it a couple of months ago, and it fucking helped me.’ ”
Ye suggested that Saxon wear black and told him to be discreet: there were no permits for work on the house. Saxon’s storytelling, like Ye’s, can digress, and his experience on Malibu Road, which lasted about six weeks, is now the subject of his lawsuit, which centers on alleged underpayment and a back injury. But the outline of events is clear, and many of the details are confirmed by photographs and messages archived on Saxon’s phone. Within a few days of that first meeting, Saxon had become something much closer to a project leader than to a day laborer. He helped assemble a small crew by enlisting people he knew and a few outside contractors who’d been working at the house when he showed up. Starting on the day he met Ye, Saxon didn’t go home for several weeks. He found a mattress at the house; a friend later brought him some clothing in a trash bag, and his guitar. Saxon began taking the house apart.
A coffee-table survey of Ando’s houses, to which Ando supplied a foreword, has the Sachs House on its cover. The photograph was taken at the top of the wide outdoor staircase. The photographer, facing the sea, was perhaps standing in the concrete hot tub. Below, on the house’s main level, is the little courtyard. To the left, two cylindrical stainless-steel chimney pipes, serving an indoor fireplace, run up the side of the house, rising several feet above the upper terrace. The chimneys seem to quote a similar crowning gesture at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
Saxon’s videos include one in which he’s helping topple one of the chimneys. Another shows someone swinging a hammer at a bathroom’s black-and-white marble walls. A third demonstrates how a handsome glass balustrade, the kind you’re almost bound to find in a modern museum, shatters into windshield fragments when you tap its corner with a sledgehammer. In a fourth, Saxon and another man are demolishing the hot tub with two jackhammers. “There was so much rebar in the concrete,” Saxon told me. “It was absolutely brutal.”
Saxon had been hired to carve an oceanside Turrell out of an angular fifty-seven-million-dollar Ando. Ye revealed to Saxon—although not all at once—that he wanted no kitchen, bathrooms, A.C., windows, light fixtures, or heating. He was intent on cutting off the water and the power (and removing the house’s cable and wiring, which ran through the concrete in plastic tubes). He talked of clarity, simplicity, and a kind of self-reliance. “He wanted everything to be his own doing,” Saxon told me. In one cheerful text from Ye to Saxon, in response to a report of the day’s demolition, he wrote, “Let’s gooooo . . . Simple fresh and cleeeeeean.”
Saxon says that he negotiated a fee of twenty thousand dollars a week and agreed to disburse additional funds to pay colleagues and buy materials. Initially, he slept in a corner of the main floor, beneath where the Condo once hung. The glass on the staircase side was gone, but the big ocean-facing windows were still intact, and the weather was mild. The spot gave him a view of the front door. Saxon felt exposed to possible intruders. Once, he had to chase out a couple of young Ye fans, who appeared to be live-streaming.
On Instagram, Saxon posted giddy, look-at-my-life content. In one such video, he sits on the wide indoor staircase, accompanying himself on the guitar in a resonant rendition of Smiley Lewis’s 1955 hit, “I Hear You Knocking.” A caption reads, “Acoustics are too good at my new friend’s house.” Another video is captioned, “I take rich people showers now.” His impulse to amass half-ironic selfies, taken against a preposterous backdrop of ocean and concrete, is understandable, and it’s one that he shared with the occupants of the Big Ando nearby. (Maria Bell, posting on Instagram around the same time: “Another album cover . . . My solo is entitled ‘Girl Brush your Hair.’ ”)
At first, Saxon saw a fair amount of Ye. One morning, before dawn, Ye drove Saxon and another worker to Home Depot, and then to McDonald’s, in a Lamborghini S.U.V. Some hours later, Ye announced that he was offended by how Saxon looked and smelled after a long day of labor, and took him to the Nobu hotel, in Malibu, where he had a room. He gave Saxon some clothes and ran a bath for him. “My jaw is, like, on the floor,” Saxon recalled. “He’s drawing the water. He goes, ‘You will never forget this moment.’ I said, ‘Damn right I will not.’ We were cracking up.”
On another day, Kardashian visited Malibu Road, with some of the children, or perhaps all four—Saxon isn’t sure. He recalled helping the kids find foam blocks, from the ramp project, to play with. He also said that one of his colleagues, arriving at the house, glanced at Kardashian and said, distractedly, “Oh, hello, Bianca.” (There is a resemblance.) After the family had left, Ye put his forehead on Saxon’s shoulder and groaned, “Why would your boy say that? She’s the most famous woman on earth!” Saxon, apologizing, said of his friend, “He’s old.” (A few weeks later, Kardashian hosted “Saturday Night Live,” which led to a relationship with the cast member Pete Davidson. Ye later threatened Davidson with violence.)
Over the next weeks, even as Saxon’s experience rewarded him with moments of exhilaration, as well as a considerable income, his sense that he could handle anything was increasingly tested. Before long, there was no kitchen in the house and nowhere else to keep food. Dust got into everything. Saxon and his colleagues knocked out all five bathrooms. Nighttime temperatures dropped. He had to placate the neighbors, who, he was relieved to learn, were rarely at home during the week, and he tried to remain invisible to city authorities: he couldn’t have a dumpster out front, and when the bathrooms were gone he had to hide a porta-potty. As Censori once patiently explained to Ye, in a group text where he’d shown impatience, “No permitting increases caution.” Saxon told me, “I was functioning like the sick-raccoon rock-and-roller that I am—just living off of Ensure and Red Bull.” (He contends that Ye insisted he stay at the house; others say that it was his choice.) Saxon felt trapped by his night-watchman role and slept poorly. A big wave would crash, he recalled, “and I’d think somebody was breaking into the house.” A seagull pecked at him. He recalled once waking to Ye standing over him and saying, “I thought you’d be working.”
By the end of October, demolition was largely complete. The process had been interrupted by only occasional moments of confusion. Once, Saxon thought that he was following Ye’s instructions by smashing up the fire pit in the courtyard. He sent Ye a photograph of the pit reduced to a circular stump. “This is not a good job brother,” Ye texted. He’d wanted Saxon to take out the living-room fireplace instead. It hardly mattered: all of it had to go.
The project was now starting to focus on additions and enhancements. Saxon found this phase more fraught; it required engineering—and some planning. What did Ye want? Writing to Censori, Saxon observed how odd it was that, “no matter how tight we are with Ye,” they remained unsure of his intentions. He added, “It’s always an adventure.” Censori replied, “LMAOOO I know isn’t it crazy.” Saxon developed a solidarity with Censori born of these conditions. He encouraged Ye to have her take on a larger role at Malibu Road; in turn, she helped Saxon compose texts to Ye, who had complained of verbiage. (“I don’t read long text,” he texted.) Saxon and Censori once had a jokey exchange about marrying, to allow her to stay in the U.S. legally. Censori: “I’ll get the best wedding dress.” She added a bride emoji. Saxon: “Fine but we need to have an Elvis impersonator.” Censori: “Obviously!!!!”
Ye could become distracted. On the visit to Home Depot to buy tools, he’d spent an age trying to learn who had lined up plant pots in an appealing way. A sales assistant shrugged. “Well, I want their number,” Ye said, according to Saxon. “That’s how I want my plants to look.” (They didn’t buy any tools.) While the Sachs House was being transformed, Ye was busy: making post-release changes to “Donda”; running a fashion empire; preparing to open a private school, the Donda Academy, west of L.A.; and reviving his Sunday Service concerts, built around a gospel choir, which he’d begun a few years earlier. On October 28th, the Friday before the first of these concerts, which was to be held at a downtown warehouse that had been rented for Ye’s Gap business, Censori texted Saxon, “Wowwww so I’m on a 17 hour car ride from Portugal to Paris with Ye.” (Ye has said that he couldn’t fly directly to Paris that week because he’d received only one covid vaccination shot.) The road trip was “slightly torture,” she said, but she was grateful to have been included. She asked Saxon whether he knew anyone who could procure a “giant sphere.” A new text: “By Sunday.” She meant for the L.A. concert. She then sent a photograph of “Unseen Seen,” by James Turrell, installed in a museum in Tasmania. It’s a sphere that accommodates two people at a time: after signing a waiver, they lie on their backs and are bombarded by colored light. That weekend’s Sunday Service—attended by, among others, Marilyn Manson, Justin Bieber, and Tony Saxon—appears to have been held without a sphere.
A few weeks earlier, Saxon had shown Ye a part of the Malibu Road house that he’d never seen before. In the garage, Saxon opened a hatch in the floor, then led Ye down a ladder into a space that, although on the same level as the laundry and the lower-floor bedrooms, couldn’t be accessed from there, and was basement-like in its lack of natural light. As Saxon recalled it, he explained to Ye, “Look, there’s your water purifier. There’s your A.C. systems, there’s your boiler, there’s your water softener. You know, this is the guts of the house.” Ye, looking around, replied, “This is going to be my bomb shelter. This is going to be my Batcave.”
Ye’s hopes for the house, at least at this moment, call to mind the Atlanta stadium setup. There’d be a cell-like capsule to provide for some basic human needs, from which one could emerge into a big, semipublic space that was open to the sky. This was a vision less of a home than of a refuge within a striking concrete art work. One of the people on the project had discussions with disaster-proofing specialists. Ye sent Saxon various drawings showing an arrangement of amenities within a small space. One image contained spherical and ovoid objects—“cooker,” “pump,” “fridge”—but no mattress. Another included three crates, a “flat pack shower,” and a “robot platform.” Ye wrote, “Let’s make this in real life.” Saxon texted, “I love this—it’s genius,” but he had no idea what he was meant to do. There were similarly desultory exchanges about recycling rainwater and cutting a hole in the floor to make a toilet.
Ye remained adamant about disconnecting the house from the grid; he also opposed installing solar panels. In Saxon’s view, it would be unpleasant (and loudly indiscreet) to operate tools like concrete mixers using gas or diesel generators. Ye was unsympathetic. His usual boosterish tone—“What’s up, brother? Good morning. I love you. Let’s get this shit done,” in Saxon’s summary—gave way to peevishness: “Why is there still power here?”
By the start of November, no work had begun on the ramps, or slides, that had always been a part of Ye’s conception. Although Ye had been open to the idea that paint could blur the difference between concrete and wood, Saxon recalled him recognizing that the foam had looked shoddy on the stairs. Saxon had then asked an acquaintance to design a ramp scheme. A rendering, which Saxon forwarded to Ye, featured new walls and a slide made of stainless steel, like in a playground. Ye didn’t like it. On November 5th, Censori sent, in a chat, three renderings of a concrete ramp with Ando-style tie holes. Ye, in another chat, wrote, “When will this be done? I’ve been asking for this for over a month.”
He had bought a house designed by an architect with a history of staircase panache. The Big Ando has a dazzling, thirty-six-foot-wide outdoor staircase on which you could reënact “Battleship Potemkin.” But, in 2023, a lawsuit brought by former teachers at the Donda Academy, which shut down soon after it opened, claimed that Ye had discouraged the use of the second floor—because he was “afraid of stairs.” That may not be true, but he certainly had no regard for stairs. On what may be the only occasion when Ye has publicly mentioned events at Malibu Road, he told a pair of podcasters that he was “really big on outlawing stairs,” adding, “Everything should be designed like an old folks’ home.”
The ramps that Ye proposed for Malibu Road appeared to be at least four times as steep as any allowed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and they would have ended not far from the edge of a terrace that, during the demolition process, lost its balustrade. Someone descending the ramp from the primary bedroom on, say, a skateboard, could expect to shoot off the edge and land some thirty feet below, on the beach.
Another rendering, sent along with the concrete-ramp images, showed a room turned into an unambiguously Turrell-like space, with a large hole cut into its ceiling. By this point, Saxon was feeling unwell and unhappy: he says that his payments had stopped arriving and that his co-workers were maneuvering to sideline him. It seems possible that Ye had come to recognize that Saxon, for all his virtues, was unqualified to run an ill-defined project in experimental engineering. On November 5th, Saxon shared with Ye a link to a 1958 recording of “When I’ve Done My Best,” by the Harmonizing Four. Not long after, Saxon drove to meet Ye at the Gap building downtown. (Ye would later be sued for changes he’d allegedly made to this rental: according to the suit, bathrooms had been removed, and a ramp and a tunnel added.) Ye and Saxon had a fight—about money, electricity, and Saxon’s apparent reluctance to take out the ocean-facing windows in the living room. In Saxon’s memory, Ye said, “If you don’t do what I asked you to do, I’m not going to be your friend anymore. You’re not going to work for me anymore. And you’re only going to see me on TV.” Saxon told Ye that he didn’t watch TV. “And then I walked the fuck out.”
When Ye’s fifth studio album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” was released, in 2010, it was almost universally received as a masterpiece. A few years later, Ye gave an interview to BBC Radio 1. “ ‘Dark Fantasy’ could be considered to be perfect,” he said. “I know how to make perfect, but that’s not what I’m here to do. I’m here to crack the pavement and make new grounds sonically and in society—culturally.”
If Ye’s decision-making on Malibu Road shows evidence of incomplete thinking about, among other things, certificates of occupancy, toilets, and the challenge of being a global celebrity in a windowless house on a public beach, it also doesn’t look like a project of heedless destruction. One can allow that not every aesthetic rebellion yields art of value, and also recognize that a jackass is sometimes just a jackass—to borrow President Obama’s appraisal of Ye—and not an iconoclast. But Malibu Road was at least an attempt at radical design. In 2021, Ye had a core architectural team of three people—Censori, Tanil Raif, and Abe Salman—all of whom were still in their twenties. Ye spent much of his time with them, travelled with them, and talked with them about developing an architecture of “primitive futurism” or “neo-primitivism.” He was a student among recent students. Ye’s circumstances were, of course, weird: other architectural apprentices experiment with 3-D-modelling software; he did his experimenting on a three-story Ando. Yet his public remarks, as well as his actions, have the strengths, and weaknesses, of a spirited young designer. “I’m very into architecture, but I’m not into the class system,” Ye said in 2021. Housing, he observed, was just another form of control; the idea of being “homeless on purpose” interested him. Speaking to the podcasters in 2022, Ye said that he’d wanted to “look at the bones” of the Sachs House—to strip away “compromises” that he supposed had been forced on Ando by his client. “To get this house, and be able to just take everything out—it was, you know, extremely therapeutic.” He once told Saxon, “Ando would love this. I can’t wait to show him everything we did. He would love this.” (A representative of Ando’s recently told me that Ando “does not like to talk much about the House in Malibu” and declined further comment.)
A few months after Saxon left, Ye met with Kulapat Yantrasast, the former Ando architect, and took him to Malibu Road. Work had continued for a while after Saxon left—Ye persuaded someone to remove the big windows—but then everything had stopped. (The City of Malibu recently acknowledged that, on December 21st, it issued the first of three stop-work orders on the house, because construction had been done without permits.)
Yantrasast approved of what he saw. Or, at least, he didn’t mourn what had been lost. “The classics cannot stay stable for too long—they become complacent,” he told me. Ye soon became a client of Yantrasast’s. In the following months, they talked of other projects, and Ye expressed interest in buying the Big Ando. Yantrasast and Ye returned to Malibu Road several times. “He wanted to understand how this concrete structure could be enhanced,” Yantrasast said. “Not brought back to how it was, but become completely different, in a way that was very raw.”
He went on, “I have to say, I really admire what Ye was trying to do.” As Yantrasast saw it, Ye had used Ando “as a base to build his own language of architecture.” Inside the Hidden Hills house, Ye had worked to “reduce and reduce and reduce,” and had then understood “that the next step is to really go to the primal rawness.” Yantrasast said that he’d been reminded of the end of Robert Altman’s film “Prêt-à-Porter,” when a fashion designer sends naked models out on the runway.
Toward the end of 2022, Ye made the antisemitic and pro-Nazi remarks that destroyed his business empire. Adidas dropped him, describing his comments as “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.” (Ye eventually released a general statement of apology, in Hebrew.) According to estimates made by Forbes, his net worth fell from two billion dollars to four hundred million. He could no longer afford the Big Ando.
In December, 2022, Ye posted on Instagram a song called “Censori Overload.” (It included a sample from an interview he’d just given to Alex Jones, of Infowars, in which he’d praised Hitler.) The next month, Ye and Censori were photographed out together, as an apparent couple. It was later reported that they had already married. Censori has since become known to tabloids in part for a wardrobe whose near-nude minimalism also brings to mind Altman’s concluding scene. Last year, she and Ye were seen with Turrell, waiting for valet parking outside a lobster restaurant in Santa Monica. They were also photographed at Ando’s Chichu Art Museum, on Naoshima.
In May, 2023, the Bells sold the Big Ando to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, for a hundred and ninety million dollars—the most ever paid for a house in California. A Ye-oriented Reddit thread introduced that news by quoting from “Big Brother,” Ye’s 2007 track about the mixture of rivalry and respect in his relationship with Jay-Z: “I told Jay I did a song with Coldplay / Next thing I know he got a song with Coldplay.”
Architectural fame doesn’t guarantee respect. Americans have demolished houses by Frank Lloyd Wright and Marcel Breuer. Last year, Chris Pratt, the actor, and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, a self-help writer, bought a house in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles designed by Craig Ellwood, an admired mid-century architect. They knocked it down and began building something five times as large. In the nineties, a Pacific Palisades house designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen—working together, as part of the now celebrated mid-century Case Study experiment in residential architecture—was sold to a man who built a mansion inches from its face. The Case Study house lost its wide view of the ocean, becoming an annex joined to its blocky new neighbor by a corridor.
It’s hard, however, to think of another esteemed house that’s been left exposed to the elements, and to the public’s gaze, after being jackhammered halfway to ruins. Saxon told me, “It’s funny—and not funny, in a way—to say, ‘I’m the man who single-handedly destroyed this architectural masterpiece.’ But I pretty much did.”
Ron Radziner recalled the first time he saw photographs of the changes made to the Sachs House. “We were all devastated,” he said. “It was this beautiful piece of architecture, and it’s really destroyed.” Toward the end of last year, he heard again from Ye’s office. In Radziner’s recollection, he was asked “to put it all back together.” He expressed interest. He told me, “I’d be thrilled to have the opportunity to bring it all the way back.”
Radziner gave Ye an estimate. (He declined to share the figure with me, beyond acknowledging that it exceeded ten million dollars.) As before, Ye didn’t reply. “The next thing we heard is the house was on the market.”
In December, the news broke that the Malibu Road house was being listed by the Oppenheim Group, which is both a real-estate brokerage and the setting of the hit reality show “Selling Sunset,” on Netflix. The Oppenheim Group listing used the same photographs that Sachs had used when selling it: balustrades, sun loungers, windows. Ye’s asking price was fifty-three million dollars.
In February, I spoke to Jason Oppenheim, who runs the company with his twin brother, Brett. Jason gamely tried to close the gap between that imagery and the cavernous reality. Stress-testing real-estate rhetoric, he argued that an Ando structure is “ninety per cent concrete” and that what has been lost on Malibu Road is “just, really, finish work,” which was already a decade old and ripe for replacement. “So you’re going to be getting, essentially, a brand-new Ando.”
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Kanye West, rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977 to Donda and Ray West. Donda was an English professor, and Ray, a former Black Panther, was an award winning photojournalist. West’s parents divorced when he was three, and … Read MoreKanye West/Kanye Omari West (1977- )
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Kanye West, rapper, singer, producer, and entrepreneur was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977 to Donda and Ray West. Donda was an English professor, and Ray, a former Black Panther, was an award winning photojournalist. West’s parents divorced when he was three, and he moved to Chicago’s south side with his mother when she took a job at Chicago State University. He spent summers in Atlanta with his father. As a teen, West immersed himself in the Chicago, Illinois hip-hop scene, writing lyrics and learning production techniques.
Following his graduation from Polaris High School in 1995, West briefly enrolled at the American Academy of Art in Chicago before transferring to Chicago State University where his mother was the Chair of the English Department. In 1997 West dropped out of college to pursue a full-time music career.
After producing and performing with a variety of local artists in Chicago, West moved to New York City where he was recruited as an in-house producer for Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records. He produced hits for numerous artists including Common, Ludicrous, and Beanie Sigel before being tapped to work on songs for Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint (2001). West’s goal, however, remained being a rapper and soon he was set to record for Roc-A-Fella Records, even though label executives Jay-Z and Damon Dash were skeptical as to whether West could make the transition from producer to artist.
In 2002 West was involved in a serious car accident in Los Angeles, California. Among his injuries was a broken jaw which required reconstructive surgery. Drawing on his near-death experience, he wrote and recorded his breakout hit “Through the Wire” only weeks after the accident, and with his jaw still wired shut. The song’s success convinced Roc-A-Fella executives of West’s potential, and they arranged for him to record his debut album The College Dropout (2004), which sold nearly 450,000 copies in its first week, eventually went platinum multiple times, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His next two albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), also won Grammys for Best Rap Album. West also won a Grammy Award in 2006 in the Best R&B Song category as a writer and producer for Alicia Keys’ hit “You Don’t Know My Name.”
Overall, West has had more than 50 Grammy nominations, and has taken home over 20 trophies. In 2005 alone he was nominated 10 times. From awards, to records sold, to critical acclaim, he is one of the most recognized, successful, and celebrated rap artists in music history.
West is no stranger to controversy, whether from saying “[President] George Bush doesn’t care about black people!” in 2005 on a live television broadcast for Hurricane Katrina relief, or from interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2007 West’s mother Donda died suddenly at 58 of heart disease after complications from plastic surgery. West acknowledged her unwavering support in the face of both success and criticism, performing his song “Hey Mama” at his first concert following her death.
Kanye West married celebrity personality Kim Kardashian in 2014. The couple have four children, North, Psalm, Saint, and Chicago. In September, 2019, the couple purchased two ranches and commercial property totaling nearly 10,000 acres in and around Cody, Wyoming indicating that they would move their family and all of their businesses to the area.
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Looking for help with today's New York Times Wordle? Here are hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today's Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.
Here’s Why Biden Says He Dropped Out—In First Speech Since Leaving 2024 Race
Biden said “I revere this office, but I love my country more,” in his first public address since his historic decision to drop out of the 2024 race.
Eminem Forms An Unusual Pairing As He Ties Barbra Streisand
Eminem ties Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, and Ye (formerly Kanye West) with his new No. 1 on the Billboard 200, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
Who Is Lauren Pisciotta? Kanye West’s Ex-Assistant Suing Him For Sexual Harassment.
The former assistant claimed West had sent her explicit photos and text messages and masturbated while the two were on the phone.
Summer 2024 In Europe: Kanye West And Bianca Censori Return To Italy
For the second summer, Kanye West and Bianca Censori have chosen Tuscany as a hub. What they did there last summer remains problematic for them, and for the Italians.
‘The Lion King,’ North West And The ‘Nepo Baby’ Debate, Explained
Nepo baby discourse has returned to TikTok after a video clip of North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, singing on stage went viral.
Ye–Formerly Kanye West–Replaces Taylor Swift At No. 1 On A Billboard Chart
Ye's Vultures 1, featuring Ty Dolla $ign, debuts at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart, dethroning Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department.
Will Kanye West Actually Release Oft-Delayed ‘Vultures 2’ Tomorrow? Here’s What We Know.
Like its predecessor record “Vultures 1,” Kanye West’s upcoming album with Ty Dolla $ign “Vultures 2” has suffered from several delays.
Kanye West Says ‘Vultures 2’ Drops Next Week—But Will He Stick To It After Series Of Messy Rollouts?
The collaborative project with Ty Dolla $ign will reportedly feature a posthumous verse from Takeoff, who was a member of the rap group Migos.
Everyone Involved In The Drake And Kendrick Lamar Beef—As Kanye West Says He’s Energized For The ‘Elimination Of Drake’
Kanye West said in an interview Monday he and his “Like That” collaborators were “energized” about the “elimination of Drake.”
Kanye West Paid $57 Million For A Malibu Mansion, Then Gutted And Abandoned It. Now, Nobody Wants It.
Kanye West is facing an $18 million loss on an abandoned Malibu property he’s trying to sell without completing the extensive renovations he’d planned.
Ariana Grande Outperforms Kanye West With The Year’s Largest Debut
Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 227,000 units, setting the year's largest debut and stealing that record from Kanye West.
Kanye West Matches One Of Michael Jackson’s Chart Records
Kanye West's "Carnival" marks his return to the top of the Hot 100 after 13 years, joining chart legends Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John.
Kanye West Headlined A Festival–But Did He Actually Perform?
Kanye West's anticipated performance at Rolling Loud 2024 disappointed fans as he and Ty Dolla $ign barely performed, leaving many feeling let down.
Kanye West Vs. Ariana Grande: Who Will Hit No. 1?
Kanye West and Ariana Grande have new albums scheduled to drop on Friday, March 8. Assuming both projects actually arrive on time, who would win that race to No. 1?
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West is expected to unveil his 10th studio album, “Donda” during a listening event Thursday night at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
His album was named after his mother, Donda West, who died at the age of 58 following plastic surgery complications in 2007.
The sold-out event will be livestreamed on Apple Music.
The rapper-producer is mostly associated with Chicago, but he was born in Atlanta - a Georgia city where there are no restrictions against large gatherings.
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Full Name: Kanye Omari West
Birthday: 8 June 1977
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Height: 1.73m / 5ft 8 in
Debut Single: 'Through The Wire' (2003)
Debut Album: 'The College Dropout' (2004)
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Close Your Eyes And Imagine…
“I’m depressed,” says Kanye West.
Strange, perhaps, for a 28-year-old who is arguably the most important creative force in hip-hop music today, recently named to Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, but West – the perpetual underdog - is still fighting for his life, currently pitched in heated battle with the latest 800-pound gorilla in the corner: Himself. “It’s hard when people are depending on you to have an album that’s not just good, but inspired,” continues West. “I mean, my music isn’t just music – it’s medicine. I want my songs to touch people, to give them what they need. Every time I make an album, I’m trying to make a cure for cancer, musically. That stresses me out!”
If “Diamonds From Sierra Leone,” the stunning first single from Late Registration, Kanye’s forthcoming sophomore effort on Roc-A-Fella Records, is any indication, the gorilla should be stressed.
“Diamonds” is signature Kanye West: Over a heavy groove and sped-up soul sample, courtesy of Shirley Bassey’s classic “Diamonds Are Forever,” Kanye’s unusual, conversational flow sounds sharper than ever, weaving his offbeat witticisms into a paean, a love-letter for The R.O.C. Sweeping and cinematic, the track’s rich instrumentation – a product of his collaboration with producer-extraordinaire Jon Brion – and dense subject matter is a unexpected first look into West’s new project. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Kanye West – the self-proclaimed ‘International Asshole”- has been inviting, confronting, and overcoming challenge since the beginning.
Y’all Feel A Way About K, But At Least Y’all Feel Somethin’…
No matter who you are or where you lived in 2004 - if you owned a radio, television, computer or CD player, you felt Kanye West’s presence. Since the release of his 3 million selling, critically acclaimed-debut The College Dropout, the Chicago-born 27 year old rapper/producer/hip-hop icon has been at the top of the charts and at the top of his game. From the red carpet of the 47th Grammys - where he topped all nominees with a historic ten nods and took home awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best R&B song - to the millions of albums sold, a sold-out stadium tour with Usher, and his ubiquitous presence on MTV, BET, CNN, and radio stations nationwide, West grew from being an artist to watch to an artist you experience.
Since stepping out from behind the production booth that birthed chart-topping hits like “Izzo (H.O.V.A.), “Get By”, “Stand Up” and “You Don’t Know My Name” for marquee artists such as Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Ludacris and Alicia Keys to focus on his tremendous talents as a lyricist and songwriter, West has proven himself to be the most vital artist in hip-hop today.
What If Somebody From The Chi That Was Real Got A Deal On The Hottest Rap Label Around…
After co-producing tracks for Harlem World and the Mad Rapper at the tender age of 20, West caught his break when the heads of A&R at Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records – Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua and G. Roberson - were blown away by his soulful approach to hip-hop production. Even back then, West’s unique talent made him stand out above the crowd. His use of vintage R&B samples and live instrumentation gave his work a warmth and emotional honesty that wasn’t to be found anywhere else at the time.
While his early work suggested greatness, it was on Jay-Z’s now-classic The Blueprint that West first achieved it in a major way. Drawing from the Jackson 5 (“Izzzo (H.O.V.A)), the Doors (“Takeover”) and the Temptations’ David Ruffin (“Never Change”), West created the soulful yet gritty sound behind Jay’s best tracks that his imitators (whose numbers would grow with each release) are still trying to copy today. But like any true original, West was in a league of his own—creating the future of hip-hop as he dug back in time with his unique samples to connect the past with the present in a brand new way. Before long, West was being hailed as the future of hip-hop.
When It All Falls Down…
West’s groundbreaking work with Jay-Z made him the most in-demand producer in the game and as word spread of the “wonderkid from Chi-town,” he would produce hits for some of its biggest stars: Talib Kweli, Cam’ron, Scarface - the list went on and on. Already having signed Kanye to their production company, Hip-Hop Since 1978 (formerly Roc The World), Hip-Hop and G secured a deal at Roc-A-Fella for West as a recording artist. Now recognized as a fiercely talented producer and MC, it seemed as though nothing could stop West - until an auto accident in October of 2002 turned his world, and the hip-hop world he was conquering one hit at a time, upside down.
History In The Makin’, Man…
While driving back to his hotel in Los Angeles, West was involved in a near-fatal auto accident that left his jaw fractured in three places. “I have flashbacks of what happened every day,” says West. “And anytime I hear about any accident my heart sinks in and I thank God that I’m still here. I found out how short life is and how blessed you are to be here.” Surviving the accident had been a miracle, and West - down but not out - used the experience as inspiration for his breakthrough single as an MC, the haunting and triumphant “Through The Wire,” in which he chronicled the painful experience through a jaw literally wired shut.
With “Through The Wire” simmering at radio, West defied the industry, the media, and the odds. He financed and shot his own video, delivering it to MTV and BET himself. The track became a breakout hit, and Kanye again went against the script by giving away the single rights to “Slow Jamz” – a track he originally recorded for Dropout with Jamie Foxx and Twista. “Slow Jamz” became a #1 on hit for Twista, and ratcheted up the buzz on Kanye to deafening. Finally, with Dropout’s debut at the top of the album charts with a stunning 440,000 copies sold in its first week, Kanye delivered his penultimate coup d’etat.
If I Talk About God, My Records Won’t Get Played, Huh?
“I’m trying to break radio, not make radio,” West was fond of saying in the press, and “Jesus Walks” was the hammer. Following his self-conscious smash “All Falls Down,” an unlikely hit single about consumerism in the black community, West released “Jesus Walks” as his third single and went on to shoot three controversial videos to the provocative track. The rest, as they say, is history; the months that followed were a whirlwind of live performances, awards ceremonies and press junkets. The College Dropout was awarded the Grammy for Best Rap Album of the year and “Jesus Walks” the Grammy for Best Rap Song. Dropout was named Album of the Year by The New York Times, Time Magazine, Blender, Rolling Stone, GQ, Spin, The Source, XXL and nearly every other major national publication.
And after a year filled with unimaginable fame and success, it would have been easy for Kanye to rest on his impressive laurels. But that’s just not who he is. West is many things - a producer, a tastemaker, a rapper, a video director, the CEO of his new label Getting Out Our Dreams (G.O.O.D.) - but first and foremost, he is an artist with an uncompromising vision. That’s what keeps him making music, and that’s what sent him back for the countless hours spent in the studio working on new material, the best of which has found its way onto his highly anticipated new album, Late Registration.
You Know What This Is? It’s A Celebration…
With Late Registration, Dr. West has indeed delivered the medicine. And once again, he did the only way he can: with honesty, humor and his conviction in continuing to prove himself by making great music. Enlisting composer/producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann) to lend his skills to the album’s production, West’s newest offering is a big album in every sense of the word. His trademark sample-based arrangements have expanded to include live instrumentation. West has always been an artist who challenges not only himself, but his audience and his fellow musicians with new ideas and new ways of expressing the joys and sorrows of life through music. Late Registration does just that as it takes down avenues and alleyways filled with sound and vision.
With a line up of guests that includes Jay-Z, Jamie Foxx, Brandy, Paul Wall, Cam’ron, Adam Levine of Maroon Five and his longtime friend and collaborator John Legend - West has widened his scope since The College Dropout. There are new flavors and voices in the mix, but it’s still 100% Kanye, still the voice of the underdog tackling the highs and lows of everyday life through pointed lyrics and emotionally charged music.
Eschewing cliché for reality, Late Registration addresses a litany of topics that range from the personal to the political and all that falls in between. The fist pumping “Crack Music”, which features a one-line hook from superstar MC the Game, looks at the effects of drugs on the black community and offers that at the end, “the music is medicine.” A similar thread runs though “Addiction”, a song that has West asking why it is that “everything that’s supposed to be bad makes me feel so good?” On “Bring Me Down,” Brandy gives a mournful voice to Kanye’s barbed cynicisms as he raps “If you ever wanted to ever be anything, there’ll always be somebody that’ll shoot down any dream.”
While tracks such as these show West’s rage, he’s not one to dwell on the negative. He’d rather examine it and turn it into something positive. This introspection finds its way onto tracks like his breezy and harmonious collaboration with Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, “Heard ‘Em Say”, where the two stress the importance of being honest with yourself in a world that’s anything but.
Kanye’s not one to limit himself, and lets his humor shine through on tracks like “Drive Slow” featuring Paul Wall and the return of GLC, and “Gold Digger,” his reunion with Jamie Foxx, a cautionary tale for those who confuse love with the love of somebody’s wallet.
Throughout, Late Registration’s sheer depth of musicality is what’s most impressive. Dark and eerie at times, uplifting in others - tracks like “Touch The Sky” and “Celebration” come to mind – the album finds Kanye at once madly in love with hip-hop music, and fighting with it like a lover scorned - trying to push it’s boundaries, to see how far it will go. A daunting task, indeed. But it seems as though West – as stressed as he is – is more than up to the task.
American Music Awards
West has been nominated five times at the annual American Music Awards.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Favorite Breakthrough Artist Nominated
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Nominated
The College Dropout Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nominated
2006 Kanye West Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nominated
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Nominated
2008 Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Graduation) Won
Kanye West Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist Won
BET Awards
The annual BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. West has received seven awards from 13 nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 "All Falls Down" Viewer's Choice Nominated
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Best New Artist Won
"Slow Jamz" Best Collaboration Nominated
2005 "Jesus Walks" Video of the Year Won
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Won
"Jesus Walks" Best Gospel Artist Nominated
2006 "Gold Digger" Video of the Year Won
Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Collaboration Won
2008 Kanye West Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Collaboration Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Video of the Year Nominated
(2006). 2006 BET Hip-Hop Awards. About.com. Accessed November 19, 2007.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2006 Kanye West Producer of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Live Performance Nominated
Late Registration Hip Hop CD of the Year Nominated
2007 Kanye West Lyricist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Producer of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Live Performance Won
"Stronger" Best Hip-Hop Video Won
2008 Kanye West Best Live Performer Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Hip-Hop Video Won
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Best Hip-Hop Collabo Nominated
Kanye West Best Lyricist Nominated
Kanye West MVP of the Year Nominated
"Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) Track of the Year Nominated
Graduation CD of the Year Nominated
"Put On" (with Young Jeezy) People's Champ Award Nominated
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards reflect the performance of recordings on the R&B/hip-hop and rap charts.[8] West has won two awards from eight nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West Top Producer Nominated
2006 Late Registration Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Nominated
"Gold Digger" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Nominated
Kanye West Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Top Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
Kanye West Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist Nominated
Late Registration Top Rap Album Won
"Gold Digger" Hot Rap Track of the Year Won
[edit] BRIT Awards
The BRIT Awards were founded by the British Phonographic Industry. It is an annual pop music award ceremony held in the United Kingdom. West has won one award from four nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West International Breakthrough Act Nominated
Kanye West International Male Solo Artist Nominated
2006 Late Registration International Album Nominated
Kanye West International Male Solo Artist Won
GQ Awards
The annual GQ Men of the Year awards gives GQ magazine's 800,000 readers the chance to vote for the most influential figures in a variety of fields over the past year.[14] West has won one award
Year Nominated work Award Result
2007 Kanye West International Man of the Year (UK) Won
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. West has won ten awards from twenty-four nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 The College Dropout Album of the Year Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Song of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best New Artist Nominated
"You Don't Know My Name" Best R&B Song Won
"Slow Jamz" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"All Falls Down" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Through the Wire" Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Best Rap Song Won
The College Dropout Best Rap Album Won
2006 Late Registration Album of the Year Nominated
"Gold Digger" Record of the Year Nominated
"Unbreakable" Best R&B Song Nominated
"They Say" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Rap Solo Performance Won
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" Best Rap Song Won
Late Registration Best Rap Album Won
2008 Graduation Album of the Year Nominated
"Stronger" Best Rap Solo Performance Won
"Southside" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Won
"Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Nominated
"Good Life" Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Nominated
"Can't Tell Me Nothing" Best Rap Song Nominated
"Good Life" Best Rap Song Won
Graduation Best Rap Album Won
MOBO Awards
The MOBO Awards (an acronym for "Music of Black Origin") were established in 1996 by Kanya King. They are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any race or nationality performing music of black origin. West has received five awards from twelve nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Artist Won
"All Falls Down" Best Video Nominated
Kanye West Best Producer Won
"Talk About Our Love" Best Collaboration Nominated
"Slow Jamz" Best Collaboration Nominated
"All Falls Down" Best Single Nominated
The College Dropout Best Album Won
2006 Kanye West Best International Male Nominated
Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
2007 Kanye West Best International Artist Nominated
Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Won
"Stronger" Best Video Won
[edit] MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. West has won one award from seven nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Nominated
2005 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Nominated
2006 Kanye West Best Hip-Hop Act Won
Kanye West Best Male Artist Nominated
"Touch the Sky" Best Video Nominated
2007 Kanye West Ultimate Urban Nominated
"Stronger" Video Star Nominated
2008 Kanye West Ultimate Urban Won
[edit] MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. West has won two awards from eleven nominations.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 "Jesus Walks" Video of the Year Nominated
"Jesus Walks" Best Male Video Won
"Jesus Walks" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
2006 "Gold Digger" Best Male Video Nominated
"Gold Digger" Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
"Gold Digger" Ringtone of the Year Nominated
2007 "Stronger" Video of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Quadruple Threat of the Year Nominated
2008 "Homecoming" Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
"Good Life" Best Special Effects in a Video Won
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards are presented annually by the Fox Broadcasting Company and Global Television Network. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, and television as voted by teenagers aged twelve to nineteen. West has been nominated three times.[31]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2005 Kanye West Choice Rap Artist Nominated
2006 Kanye West Choice Rap Artist Nominated
Kanye West Choice Male Artist Nominated
Vibe Awards
The Vibe Awards are hosted annually by Vibe magazine. West has won two awards from ten nominations.[32][33][34]
Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 "Jesus Walks" Hottest Hook Nominated
"Slow Jamz" Coolest Collabo Nominated
"All Falls Down" Reelest Video Nominated
Kanye West Artist of the Year Nominated
2005 "Gold Digger" Coolest Collabo Nominated
Kanye West Artist of the Year Nominated
Kanye West Best Rapper Won
Late Registration Album of the Year Nominated
2007 Kanye West VStyle Nominated
Can't Tell Me Nothing Mixtape of the Year Won
[edit] World Music Awards
The World Music Awards, founded in 1989, is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. West has received one nomination.
Year Nominated work Award Result
2007 Kanye West Best-Selling Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
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In February 2015, Kanye West was approached by Tennessee-born Cameron Grey outside the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Grey, a hopeful rapper, performed for West on the spot – with Justin Bieber looking from the side – and asked to be given a chance. And it would seem Kanye West did just that.
According to TMZ, West called Grey for a meeting and gave him studio time and access to his own producer, Grammy Award winner Anthony Kilhoffer. The result is a debut album titled Cocaine Ferrari. There are no release dates yet but a first song titled ‘Never Bout Us’ was uploaded yesterday via YouTube, with a VR video.
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I went into Kanye West’s hometown version of his infamous "Sunday Service" performances with little expectations. I knew I was in for a unique experience, which is a given anytime you share a music venue with Kanye, but other than watching a few YouTube clips from Kanye’s Sunday Service sets at Coachella, I didn’t quite know what I was in for. Would the day be a Kanye West concert? A morning at church? Something in the middle – and if so, what does that even entail?
As a self-dubbed Kanye West superfan, I’ve seen him perform more times than I can count. From his critically acclaimed "Glow In The Dark," "Yeezus" and "Saint Pablo" tours, to most recently his co-headlining set with Kid Cudi at Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles, I will watch Kanye West perform as many times as my schedule and bank account will allow. Admittedly, though, my fandom has been more casual since his last tour, so I had the luxury of going into Sunday Service with limited knowledge of what I was about to experience.
From the price of admission to the service’s unique production, I found myself surprised in many ways by Kanye’s Sunday Service performance at the Huntington Bank Pavilion. Some surprises were great, a few left me relatively underwhelmed, but this past Sunday was definitely one that I won’t forget.
Here are the seven biggest surprises from Kanye West’s hometown Sunday Service at Chicago’s Northerly Island.
1. There was no stage
Like most, I learned about Kanye’s hometown Sunday Service on social media less than 24 hours before Kanye took the stage on Sunday. I say "took the stage" in a very liberal sense because, while the Huntington Bank Pavilion has a large stage for its lakefront concerts, Kanye decided to opt out of using the stage to perform. Rather, the "Jesus Walks" rapper and his huge gospel choir set up shop in the middle of the venue with fans circled around the performers.
While this was a unique choice and definitely made for a one-of-a-kind experience, I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen Kanye West on an actual stage. Last fall, I watched Kanye perform an entire concert for his Kids See Ghosts project with Kid Cudi in a clear shipping container suspended above a festival crowd. During Kanye’s last headlining tour, the "Saint Pablo Tour," he performed on a floating platform that moved throughout the biggest arenas in the country. Each performance is unlike the one before it, but I personally can’t wait to see Kanye return to an actual stage.
2. Chance The Rapper made a surprise appearance
Kanye wasn’t the only big league Chicago rapper to bless the crowd at Sunday Service, as Chance the Rapper was escorted to the performance circle to perform his verse from Kanye’s 2016 track, "Ultralight Beam." Chance was met with a warm welcome, and one highlight from the morning was when he belted his "I met Kanye West, I’m never going to fail" line from the record. If you missed Chance’s surprise appearance on Sunday, fear not as the "Sunday Candy" rapper is bringing his upcoming tour to Fiserv Forum on Oct. 30.
3. The event was entirely free
A special treat for those in attendance yesterday was that the event was entirely free. Although fans had to reserve tickets via Live Nation just a couple hours after the announcement (which sold out in minutes), with no collection plate, Kanye West’s Sunday Service was less expensive than your local church service. Considering Kanye booked one of the Windy City’s largest venues and flew out his massive gospel choir, yesterday’s production couldn’t have come cheap, which makes the low cost of admission especially surprising.
4. Kanye’s mic time was limited
One of the only underwhelming surprises from the morning was that Kanye West’s mic time was very limited during Sunday Service. If you went into the day expecting a Kanye concert, you may have been disappointed, because the day was more of a church service than a music concert. Kanye didn’t share many words with his hometown crowd, and his only musical number came with a memorable performance of his hit single "Jesus Walks," an appropriate selection for the service. While several other gospel versions of Kanye songs were performed by the choir throughout the morning, Kanye West mostly sat on the sidelines during the renditions.
5. The choir put a gospel spin on a Nelly Furtado song
Kanye West songs weren’t the only ones to receive a gospel remix on Sunday, as the choir put a religious twist on Nelly Furtado’s "I’m Like A Bird." The Sunday Service version changed the lyrics to from "I’m like a bird" to "trust the living word," and was an entirely unexpected cover for a Kanye West event. Maybe they’ll cover her song "Promiscuous" next time.
6. Kanye doesn’t need security in his hometown
With limited barricades and members of security to protect Kanye, Chance and the choir, the Sunday Service set-up looks like a liability and security nightmare on the surface. However, with fans feeling the holy spirit, the service went surprisingly smooth with no unruly fans attempting to make headlines.
Even as it was time for Kanye to exit the performance circle, the rapper and a lone member of his security team parted the sea of fans to exit the crowd. Even though Kanye is one of the biggest and most recognizable names in the world, when he’s back home in Chicago, he’s one of us (but with a few extra zeros in his bank account).
7. Fans were back home by the afternoon
When else can you see one of the biggest artists in music perform and be on your way home before lunchtime? With the 9 a.m. service starting close to the scheduled start time, fans were exiting the venue by 10:30 a.m. It’s not often that I line up for a performance at 6 a.m.; however, having the rest of my Sunday ahead of me after an already epic day was a real treat. Some fans celebrated the day with brunch and bloodys, others with naps. But everyone at Chicago’s Sunday Service had a blessed day.
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Name at birth: North West
North West, the daughter of reality show star Kim Kardashian and musician Kanye West, was born on 15 June 2013 amid frenzied eruptions of celebrity gossip. Kim Kardashian is the alpha wolf of the TV reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians; Kanye West is a record producer turned rapper whose solo albums include The College Dropout (2004) and Yeezus (2013). The pair began dating in the spring of 2012, and that fall Kardashian became pregnant. Her pregnancy figured heavily into storyline of that season's Keeping Up With the Kardashians, and the show's cameras were on hand when Kardashian went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in June of 2013 to give birth. The child, a daughter, was born on a Saturday morning, reportedly five weeks earlier than expected. The new baby was named North West -- an apparently play on the directional aspects of Kanye West's last name. The Daily Mail and other outlets reported that the baby is nicknamed "Nori." North West also has a brother named Saint, born on December 5, 2015 to Kardashian and West.
Extra Credit:
North West has no middle name, according to her birth certificate from 2013… She is the first child for both Kanye West and Kim Kardashian… After North West’s birth, rumors circulated that Vogue editor Anna Wintour had suggested the name to the couple. A week after the birth, E! Online quoted “a source” as saying that Wintour did not actually suggest the name, but had merely said she liked the idea during a New York City dinner with the couple a month before North West was born… Kim Kardashian was married but separated from her husband, NBA player Kris Humphries, when she and Kanye West begand dating. Kardashian and Humphries were married 72 days before separating, but their divorce was not legally finalized until 3 June 2013, just a few days before North West was born.
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Full archives of the gossip site's coverage of her birth and life
The NY Daily News covers the lighter side from 2013
People magazine has the breathless report on North West
The Daily Mail gets to the bottom of the rumor (maybe)
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In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of rapper, singer and producer, Kanye West.
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VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. He started off as a producer and then became a solo artist in his own right. Though he is well-known in the rap and hip hop worlds, he has experimented with several genres in his music. As such, his albums have won him multiple accolades in a fairly short time. West is also famous for publicly expressing his opinions with actions that are sometimes deemed controversial. In this video, http://www.WatchMojo.com takes a look at the life and career of Kanye West.
Producer Beginnings
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8th, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, and moved to Chicago at the age of three. While producing for local Chicago artists, West dropped out of university to focus on his music career. By 1998, he was already producing for well-known artists such as Jermaine Dupri and Foxy Brown.
Jay-Z and "The Blueprint"
Opportunity came knocking when West started producing for Roc-A-Fella Records in 2000. West ended up handling the majority of production on Jay-Z’s acclaimed 2001 record, The Blueprint, an album that spawned one of Jay-Z’s most popular singles, “IZZO (H.O.V.A.).”
Debut Record
A year later, West made his rap debut on Jay-Z's next album, The Blueprint Two: The Gift & The Curse. Though he initially had trouble signing a record deal, West released his first effort, The College Dropout, on Roc-A-Fella Records. The successful 2004 album generated several singles, including “Through the Wire,” which was inspired by a 2002 car crash that had almost taken West’s life. It also featured his first number one hit, “Slow Jamz,” and the Grammy-winning, “Jesus Walks.”
Sophomore Record
In 2005, West released his sophomore effort, Late Registration. With the help of film score composer Jon Brion, West constructed another critically and commercially successful album. Late Registration was later nominated for several Grammys, with the songs “Gold Digger” and “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” picking up a few of the accolades. While making his first two albums, West also continued producing for artists like Janet Jackson, Brandy, and Twista.
Hurricane Katrina
While Kanye West is well known for his musical talent, he is just as well known for his sometimes-controversial actions. In 2005, while presenting during a Hurricane Katrina relief fundraiser, West accused then-President George W. Bush of racism concerning the slow relief-efforts after the disaster.
MTV Europe Awards
In 2006, West graced the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine wearing a crown of thorns, evoking the image of Jesus. That same year, West took to the stage at the MTV Europe Music Awards while Justice and Simian were being presented the Best Video Award, and claimed his video for “Touch the Sky” merited the prize instead.
Album Number Three
West’s third album, Graduation, was released on September 11th, 2007, to coincide with the release of 50 Cent’s third record, Curtis. The much-publicized sales competition that resulted helped to bring West’s Graduation to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. Singles from the more introspective album include the Grammy-winning “Stronger” and “Flashing Lights.”
MTV Video Music Awards and Mother's Death
West kept up his high profile in 2007 with a number of television appearances. He had a cameo on the series Entourage, and also performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. However, West’s multiple losses, and the fact that he was not selected to open the awards ceremony caused him to publicly voice his anger. It was also around this time that West’s mother died due to complications from cosmetic surgery. Her death deeply affected the rapper, and influenced his actions and career for years to come.
50th Grammy Awards
Things started to turn around in 2008 at the fiftieth annual Grammy Awards, when West took home four statues and performed his song “Stronger” with Daft Punk.
Glow in the Dark and Fourth Record
Later in the year, West took the Glow in the Dark Tour around the world with artists like Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Nas. He debuted his track “Love Lockdown” on the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, which would be the first single from his forthcoming album, 808s & Heartbreak. This record ended up being quite a departure for West, who decided to sing rather than rap on most tracks. With its use of Auto-Tune and a more electronically-influenced sound, 808s & Heartbreak hit number one.
Paparazzi Incidents
West also got into two incidents involving paparazzi in 2008. The most notorious event happened when he and his road manager/bodyguard were arrested at the Los Angeles International Airport after breaking a photographer’s camera.
MTV Video Music Awards and Taylor Swift
And the controversy didn’t stop there. In 2009, West infamously stole Taylor Swift’s thunder as she accepted the Best Female Video Award during the MTV Video Music Awards. Taking the microphone from Swift, West proclaimed that Beyonce’s video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” was one of the best videos of all time. After being highly criticized for this outburst in the media, West subsequently apologized to Swift on multiple occasions.
Album Number Five
2010 saw the release of West’s fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, with guest appearances by Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi, and more. The record also produced the singles “Power” and “Runaway,” a track that was accompanied by a 35-minute short film that served as its music video.
Music, Fashion, Management and Production
Despite the controversies, Kanye West has made quite a mark in hip-hop in a very short time. While he has dabbled in fashion, has his own management and production company, and founded the Kanye West Foundation, it is his ambition and musical experimentation that have made him unique in the music business.
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