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American rapper (born 1977) Redirect|Kanye||Kanye (disambiguation)|and|Kanye West (disambiguation) pp-semi-indef|small=yes pp-extended|small=yes Use American English September 2021 Use mdy dates March 2024 Infobox person | name = Kanye West | image = Kanye West at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival (crop 2).jpg | caption = West in 2009 | birth_name = Kanye Omari West | birth_date = Birth date and age|1977/6/8 | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | occupation = flatlist| * Rapper * record producer * singer * songwriter * fashion designer | organization = Hlist|Donda (company)|Donda|Yeezy (brand)|Yeezy | years_active = 1996–present | other_names = flatlist| * Yeefn|name=name * Yeezy * Yeezus * Saint Pablo * Louis Vuitton Don | spouse = marriage|Kim Kardashian|2014|2022|reason=divorced | partner = Bianca Censori (2022–present)efn|West and Censori were reported to have married in a private ceremony in December 2022, though without an official marriage license. Censori has since been referred to as West's wife by media publications, as well as West himself.cite magazine https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/kanye-west-responds-to-fans-commenting-about-posting-wife Kanye West Responds to Fans Commenting About Posting His Wife Three Times: 'Leave the King the F*ck Alone'|magazine=Complex (magazine)|Complex|quote='I just wanted to tell everybody I posted my wife three times on purpose,' said Ye in a new video also shared on Monday from an airport. February 12, 2024 Ocho Alex February 13, 2024 February 13, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213041930/https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/kanye-west-responds-to-fans-commenting-about-posting-wifelive | children = 4, including North West (musician)|North | mother = Donda West | relatives = plainlist| * Devo Harris (cousin) * The WRLDFMS Tony Williams|Tony Williams (cousin) | awards = List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West|Full list | website = URL|yeezy.com | signature = Kanyewestsignature.svg | signature_size = 100px | module = Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = flatlist| * Hip-hop * progressive rap * Pop music|pop * art pop * Gospel music|gospel | discography = hlist|Kanye West albums discography Albums|Kanye West singles discography singles|List of songs recorded by Kanye West|songs|Kanye West production discography|production|List of unreleased projects by Kanye West|unreleased | origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | label = flatlist| * GOOD Music|GOOD * The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam * Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam * Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella * Yeezy (brand)|YZY | current_member_of = flatlist| * Sunday Service Choir * The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen * ¥$ | past_member_of = flatlist| * Child Rebel Soldier * Kids See Ghosts * The Throne (hip-hop duo)|The Throne ''Ye''efn|name=name|Ye has been his legal name since October 2021 Crossreference|selfref=no|(see section link||Name change). (IPAc-en|j|eɪ Respell|YAY; born ''Kanye Omari West'' IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑː|n|j|eɪ Respell|KAHN|yay; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop,cite web https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/arts/music/kanye-west-music-industry.html Can Kanye West Find Refuge, or Money, in Music? October 26, 2022|last1=Coscarelli|first1=Joe|last2=Sisario|first2=Ben The New York Times June 7, 2024 June 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240607175953/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/26/arts/music/kanye-west-music-industry.htmllive he is known for his varying musical stylecite news https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/ Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return October 26, 2022 Andrews Travis M.|newspaper=The Washington Post June 7, 2024 March 25, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325234523/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/25/kanye-west-career-future/live and polarizing cultural and political commentary.cite web https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/business/kanye-west-parler.html Kanye West to Buy Parler, Joining the Right-Wing Social Media Crowd October 17, 2022|last1=Hsu|first1=Tiffany|last2=Gross|first2=Jenny The New York Times June 7, 2024 April 4, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240404085215/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/business/kanye-west-parler.htmllive After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one single "Slow Jamz". He peaked the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger (Kanye West song)|Gold Digger" (2005, "Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger" (2007, "E.T. (song)|E.T." (2011, as a featured artist, and "Carnival (¥$ song)|Carnival" (2024). West's second and third studio albums, ''Late Registration'' (2005) and ''Graduation (album)|Graduation'' (2007, both debuted atop the Billboard 200|''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 RIAA certification|triple platinum, and ''Yeezus'' (2013) was certified double platinum. While not as well-received critically as his previous efforts, ''Ye (album)|Ye'' (2018, ''Jesus Is King'' (2019, and ''Donda'' (2021) continued West's series of consecutive number one debuts on the ''Billboard'' 200. West has also released the collaborative albums ''Watch the Throne'' (2011) with Jay-Z, ''Kids See Ghosts (album)|Kids See Ghosts'' (2018) with Kid Cudi, as well as ''Vultures 1'' and ''Vultures 2'' (2024) with Ty Dolla Sign. In fashion design, he has collaborated with Nike, Inc., Louis Vuitton, and Gap Inc. on clothing and footwear, and led the Adidas Yeezy|Yeezy collaboration with Adidas. One of the world's List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|joint 11th-most of all time and most awarded for any hip-hop artist along with Jay-Z.cite news Ellie Abraham Ellie July 19, 2021 Kanye West is rumoured to be dropping a new album this week – but not everyone's convinced |work=The Independent https://www.indy100.com/news/kanye-west-album-release-music-b1886485 July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210719130333/https://www.indy100.com/news/kanye-west-album-release-music-b1886485 live His List of awards and nominations received by Kanye West|other accolades include a Billboard Music Award#Artist Achievement Award|''Billboard'' Artist Achievement Award, a joint-record three Brit Awards for Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist|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 (magazine)|Time'' named him one of the Time 100|100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.Cite magazine Tyrangiel Josh April 18, 2005 The 2005 TIME 100 – Kanye West https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1972656_1972696_1973215,00.html |magazine=Time |issn=0040-781X November 12, 2021 October 30, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211030132152/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1972656_1972696_1973215,00.html live cite news Selby Jenn April 17, 2015 Emma Watson and Kanye West named in TIME 100 most influential people of 2015 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kanye-west-emma-watson-named-time-100-most-influential-people-2015-10182077.html November 12, 2021 |newspaper=The Independent November 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211112181615/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kanye-west-emma-watson-named-time-100-most-influential-people-2015-10182077.html live West's first six solo albums were included on ''Rolling Stone''s Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2020, with the same publication naming him one of the Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time|100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.Cite magazine 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters |magazine=Rolling Stone May 24, 2020 August 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150813101755/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-songwriters live West's Views of Kanye West|outspoken views have received significant media coverage. He has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media, at award shows and in public settings, as well as his comments on the Music industry|music and Fashion industry|fashion industries, Politics of the United States|U.S. politics, Race and ethnicity in the United States|race, and slavery in the United States|slavery. His Christian faith, high-profile marriage to Kim Kardashian, and mental health have also been topics of media attention.cite magazine October 8, 2022 Instagram Restricts Kanye West's Account and Deletes Content for Violating Policies https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-restricts-kanye-west-account-deletes-content-1235236269/ October 9, 2022 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter October 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221009000722/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-restricts-kanye-west-account-deletes-content-1235236269/ live cite magazine |last1=Graham |first1=Ruth Evangelicals Are Extremely Excited About Kanye's Jesus Is King https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/10/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-evangelical-biblical.html |magazine=Slate (magazine)|Slate October 29, 2019 October 28, 2019 October 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191029162030/https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/10/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-evangelical-biblical.html live cite magazine |last1=Schaffstall |first1=Katherine Kanye West Unveils New 'Jesus Is King' Album; Talks "Cancel Culture" and "Christian Innovation" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-cancel-culture-christianity-1250025 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter October 29, 2019 October 25, 2019 October 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191029144642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kanye-west-jesus-is-king-album-cancel-culture-christianity-1250025 live In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign|independent presidential campaign that advocated for a consistent life ethic. In October 2022, he was widely condemned and lost many sponsors and partnershipsemdashincluding his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciagaemdashafter Views of Kanye West#Antisemitism|making a series of antisemitic statements, including Holocaust denial|denying the Holocaust.