Post #8

Kanye West

                                 

"Kanye West"

     Most people know Kanye West for his most popular songs, which almost everyone has probably heard. These include Clique, Mercy, Gold Digger, Heartless, Stronger, and many more. Kanye West started producing music in the 90’s, getting his first production credits at age 19. He got big in 2000, when he began producing for artists on Roc-A-Fella records. In 2001 he got recognition for his contributions to Jay-Z’s influential album The Blueprint. 

Despite Kanye’s success as a producer, he aspired to be a rapper. He had begun rapping long before producing, but many record companies ignored him. Finally the head label of Roc-A-Fella records signed Kanye, though reluctantly.

In 2003, Kanye released his debut album The College Dropout, featuring Twista and Jamie Foxx, earning him 10 grammy nominations. Between 2005-2009, he released Late Registration, Graduation, and 808’s & Heartbreak, and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (collaborating with Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, and more). In 2013, Kanye produced his 6th album, Yeezus. This brought on his first tour in five years, with Kendrick Lamar accompanying him.

Kanye’s mother died in 2007, which he was pretty sad about. He and Kim Kardashian had their daughter North West in June 2013, and were married in May of 2014.

Though he is most famous for his music, he also appears in The Cleveland Show and Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

    Kanye West is full of himself and I don't like him, posting this has not changed that. He's good at producing, but not rapping in my opinion. Below are some pictures and gifs of Kanye: