Changes: Kanye West

Kanye West
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Birth name	Kanye Omari West
Also known as	Yeezy, Ye
Born	June 8, 1977 (age 46) ; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer, director, fashion designer, entrepreneur
Years active	1996-present
Label	Roc-A-Fella (2002-2011) ; Def Jam (2002-present) ; GOOD Music (2004-present)
Associated acts	Chance the Rapper, Child Rebel Soldier, Common, Consequence, GLC, Jay Z, Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts, Mike Dean, No I.D., Pusha T, Rhymefest, Talib Kweli, Vic Mensa

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Kanye Omari West (born 8 June 1977) is an American rapper, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. 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 his ambitions seriously and viewed him as a producer first and foremost.

West first gained prominence as a producer for his work at Roc-A-Fella Records; he produced songs on Jay-Z's 2001 album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. After signing to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to commercial and critical acclaim. West's background and style used on his debut album deviated from the then-dominant "gangsta" persona in hip hop, and he would later alter the genre stylistically as rappers became influenced by his alternative aesthetic. The baroque-inspired Late Registration followed in 2005, and Graduation in 2007. West switched rapping for singing on his emotive 2008 effort 808s & Heartbreak and embraced maximalism on 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Following several collaborations with other musicians (most notably Watch the Throne with Jay Z in 2011), West released his sixth album, Yeezus, to further critical praise in 2017. His seventh album, The Life of Pablo, was released in early 2016.

West is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 21 million albums and 66 million digital downloads. He has won a total of twenty-one Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time and the most Grammy-awarded artists of his age. An outspoken and controversial celebrity, West has often been the source of incidents involving paparazzi and at award shows. His interest in fashion has also attracted media attention and differentiates West from other musicians. West runs his own record label, GOOD Music, and has directed several short films.

Discography

Studio albums

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

Collaborative albums

2011: Watch the Throne (with Jay-Z)

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-'''Kanye Omari West''' (born 8 June 1977) is an American rapper, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. 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 his ambitions seriously and viewed him as a producer first and foremost.
+}}'''Kanye Omari West''' (born 8 June 1977) is an American rapper, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. 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 his ambitions seriously and viewed him as a producer first and foremost.
-West first gained prominence as a producer for his work at [[Roc-A-Fella Records]]; he achieved producing songs on [[Jay-Z]]'s 2001 album ''[[The Blueprint]]'', as well as hit singles for artists including Alicia Keys, [[Ludacris]] and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. After signing to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, West released his debut album ''[[The College Dropout]]'' in 2004 to commercial and critical acclaim. West's background and style used on his debut album deviated from the then-dominant "[[gangsta rap|gangsta]]" persona in hip hop, and he would later alter the genre stylistically as rappers became influenced by his [[alternative hip hop|alternative]] aesthetic. The baroque-inspired ''[[Late Registration]]'' followed in 2005, and ''[[Graduation]]'' in 2007. West switched rapping for singing on his emotive 2008 effort ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'', and embraced maximalism on 2010's ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]''. Following several collaborations with other musicians (most notably ''[[Watch the Throne]]'' with [[Jay Z]] in 2011), West released his sixth album, ''[[Yeezus]]'', in 2013.
+West first gained prominence as a producer for his work at [[Roc-A-Fella Records]]; he produced songs on [[Jay-Z]]'s 2001 album ''[[The Blueprint]]'', as well as hit singles for artists including Alicia Keys, [[Ludacris]] and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. After signing to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, West released his debut album ''[[The College Dropout]]'' in 2004 to commercial and critical acclaim. West's background and style used on his debut album deviated from the then-dominant "[[gangsta rap|gangsta]]" persona in hip hop, and he would later alter the genre stylistically as rappers became influenced by his [[alternative hip hop|alternative]] aesthetic. The baroque-inspired ''[[Late Registration]]'' followed in 2005, and ''[[Graduation]]'' in 2007. West switched rapping for singing on his emotive 2008 effort ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' and embraced maximalism on 2010's ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]''. Following several collaborations with other musicians (most notably ''[[Watch the Throne]]'' with [[Jay Z]] in 2011), West released his sixth album, ''[[Yeezus]]'', to further critical praise in 2017. His seventh album, ''[[The Life of Pablo]]'', was released in early 2016.
 West is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 21 million albums and 66 million digital downloads. He has won a total of twenty-one Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time and the most Grammy-awarded artists of his age. An outspoken and controversial celebrity, West has often been the source of incidents involving paparazzi and at award shows. His interest in fashion has also attracted media attention and differentiates West from other musicians. West runs his own record label, [[GOOD Music]], and has directed several short films.
 ==Discography==
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-''Main articles: [[Kanye West discography]] and [[Kanye West production discography]]''
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 *2005: ''[[Late Registration]]''
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 *2010: ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]''
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 *2013: ''[[Yeezus]]''
 *2016: ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''
+*2018: ''[[ye]]''
+*2019: ''[[Jesus Is King]]''
+===Collaborative albums===
+*2011: ''[[Watch the Throne]]'' (with [[Jay-Z]])
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Kanye West

Birth name	Kanye Omari West
Also known as	Yeezy, Ye
Born	June 8, 1977 (1977-06-08) (age 46) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer, director, fashion designer, entrepreneur
Years active	1996-present
Label	Roc-A-Fella (2002-2011) Def Jam (2002-present) GOOD Music (2004-present)
Associated acts	Chance the Rapper, Child Rebel Soldier, Common, Consequence, GLC, Jay Z, Kid Cudi, Kids See Ghosts, Mike Dean, No I.D., Pusha T, Rhymefest, Talib Kweli, Vic Mensa