Born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 8, 1977, Kanye Omari West (/knje/; formerly known as Ye since October 2021) is an American rapper, song producer, official, and fashion designer.
The Birthday Party, West's political organisation, announced its candidacy for the 2020 US presidential election. He gained fame in the middle of the 2000s.
The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation, his first three albums, were commercial successes and garnered several honours.
Kanye West's fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was made available in 2010. His sixth album, Yeezus, was released in 2013.
Many music critics gave Yeezus five-star reviews. The Life of Pablo, his seventh album, was published in 2016.
Donda West is Kayne West's mother, and Ray West is his father. Donda West, the mother of rapper Kayne West, died unexpectedly on November 10, 2007,
at the age of 58, barely one day following plastic surgery. Due to a number of post-operative problems, heart failure ultimately resulted in death.
A belly tuck, a breast reduction, and liposuction were performed on Kayne West's mother. He wanted to help past drug users rather than because he was homeless.
Kanye West claims that his father once moved into a shelter for the destitute. His father reportedly moved into a homeless shelter once,
not because he was destitute himself, but rather because he wanted to help the former drug addicts, according to a 2013 BBC interview.
Kayne West's ex-wife was Kimberly Noel Kardashian. Since the two of them began dating, Chaney Jones, Kanye West's most recent girlfriend, has been the subject of media coverage.
West's parents split when he was just three years old, although he continued to live with his mother in Chicago.
West's ex-Black Panther father, Ray West, relocated to Maryland after their divorce and used his son's money to build a shop and cafe.
West started rapping in front of the class in the third grade, and in the seventh grade, he started performing live music.
He was given a scholarship and went in the American Academy of Art in Chicago in 1997 after finishing high school.
West stopped going to school when he was 20 to concentrate on his artistic aspirations.
Kanye stopped going to school when he was 20 years old to focus on his music career. After graduating, he improved his sound by making beats for nearby musicians.
The 1996 self-titled album Grave, a rapper from Chicago, released was West's debut as a producer. He worked along with Foxy Brown, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, and Harlem World at this time.
Up until the year 2000, Kanye West was involved in a number of little music projects. Together with Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, he composed music for regional performers.
Roc-A-Fella Records gave Kanye West a big break when he was still a producer, enabling him to collaborate with artists like Ludacris, Common, and Cam'Ron.
Although West initially enjoyed success as a producer, his primary aspiration was to become a rapper.
The release of his debut album, "The College Dropout," which sold 441,000 copies in its first week, marked a turning point in his rap career in 2004.
He released "Late Registration," an album in 2005 that was composed by Jon Brion. In the US, his debut album had already sold 2.3 million copies.
His third studio album, "Graduation," which debuted two years after its predecessor, peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and shifted almost 957,000 copies in its first week.