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Kanye West

WHEN WAS KANYE WEST BORN?

June 8, 1977

WHERE WAS KANYE WEST BORN?

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

WHAT IS KANYE WEST HOMETOWN?

Chicago, Illinois, USA

WHAT IS KANYE WEST NET WORTH?

$2 Billion (2022), $400 Million (2023)

WHAT MADE KANYE WEST FAMOUS?

Perhaps one of the most notable celebrities in contemporary culture, Kanye West is a producer, rapper, songwriter, record executive and fashion influencer who rose to prominence after producing Jay Z’s influential album The Blueprint in 2001.

After suffering a major car accident in 2002, West turned to rapping as a manner with which to recover; amassing in the release of College Dropout (in 2004) and Late Registration (2005) that kickstarted his career as a rapping sensation and led to many more critically acclaimed albums over the years.

Kanye has never been shy of controversy either, including comments about American politics and live interruptions at awards ceremonies.

It is safe to say that Kanye West’s entrepreneurial, political and creative legacy is distinctive, stating him as legendary within multiple industries.

WHERE IS KANYE WEST FROM?

West was born in Atlanta but raised in a middle-class household in South Shore, Chicago with his mother after his parents divorced at the age of 3.

His mother Donda was an English professor at Chicago State University, and his father Ray was an award-winning photojournalist-turned-pastor.

West studied at a Chicago suburb school and lived in China with his mother for a year at the age of 10 as part of a university exchange program she taught. After returning to Chicago, West became interested in the South Side hip-hop scene, which became a fundamental influence in his early musical career.

WHO IS KANYE WEST MARRIED TO?

West was married to reality star and business entrepreneur Kim Kardashian.

Most were convinced it was a publicity stunt when they started dating in 2012, until they shocked the world with their marriage in Italy in 2014.

Kardashian gave birth to their first daughter in 2013 and their first son in 2015, followed by two children via surrogacy pregnancy in 2018 and 2019.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian separated in 2021, with the divorce case continuing through 2022.

Now he is married to Bianca Censori.

WHO IS KANYE WEST'S GIRLFRIEND?

After separating from Kim Kardashian in 2021, Kanye West dated Julia Fox, Chaney Jones, and Juliana Nalu.

Now, his new wife is Bianca Censori.

HOW MANY SONGS DOES KANYE WEST HAVE?

The rapper and record producer has released over 138 singles, 4 promo singles and has similarly charted with 65 other songs as features.

West has sold over 100 million digital downloads worldwide, and 32.7 million albums.

By 2016, he achieved the tenth most top-40 hit records by a male artist in Billboard’s near-70 year history that amassed a total of forty visits to the top-40 charts as a lead and a featured artist.

IS YEEZY CLOTHING ADIDAS?

adidas YEEZY was a business collaboration between adidas and Kanye West. Ye owns YEEZY but YEEZY sneakers and clothes were made by adidas.

The first YEEZY sneaker was released in February 2015.

YEEZY sneakers sell out in minutes online and on release dates in-store and online. Sometimes, They’re resold by up to $1,000 by collectors online.

YEEZY shoes have garnered a lot of public attention within the sneaker industry and by various fashion outlets, with many stating that the success is a testament to Kanye West’s marketing skills as a public figure.

In 2022, Kanye split YEEZY from adidas and, after his anti-Semitic comments, adidas stopped making YEEZY.

NOTABLE COLLABORATORS

adidas, GAP, Off-White, Talib Kweli, RihannaDaft Punk, Paul McCartney, Jay ZKid Cudi, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj

WILL KANYE WEST EVER GO ON TOUR AGAIN?

Kanye has not confirmed official plans to tour again but as one of the world's most successful rappers of all time, it is unlikely that he will be packing in music all together.

1977

Kanye Omari West is born.

1994

Graduates from Polaris High School and receives a scholarship to American Academy of Art.

1998-1999

Creates GLC alongside Timmy G and Arrowstar to form the group called Go Getters.

2000

Tipping point of Kanye’s career as he begins producing for Roc-A-Fella Records artists such as Beanie Sigel and Jay Z.

2001

Kanye gains international notoriety due to his contributions to Jay Z’s Blueprint album.

2002

Kanye has a life-changing car crash.

2003

Get Well Soon mixtape and “Through the Wire” is released that transitions West into a multi-talented artist as a rapper and producer.

2004

The College Dropout is finally released.

2005

“George Bush doesn’t care about black people” comment on live television.

2006

“The Passion of Kanye West” issue of Rolling Stone receives controversy.

2007

Graduation tops Billboard 200 in its opening week, defeating 50 Cent’s Curtis.

2009

Interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at VMAs.

Partnership with Nike on the Air Yeezys

2010

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy wins Best Rap Album at 54th Grammy Awards.

2011

Jay Z and Kanye West collaboration Watch the Throne released to much success.

2013

Release of career-changing album Yeezus.

2014

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West marriage in Italy.

2016

The Life of Pablo released, becomes one of the most bootlegged albums ever.

West is hospitalized from exhaustion and his tour is cancelled towards the end of the year.

2017-2019

adidas Originals YEEZY 350 V2 sneaker released.

2020-2021

Netflix announces Kanye West documentary JEEN-YUHS.

Kanye West drops DONDA, arriving during a massive stadium-sized listening event.

YEEZY SOUND debuts with Abstract State’s Adult “Contemporary hip-hop“.

2022

Kanye beefs with adidas over fake YEEZY slides, eventually splitting YEEZY from adidas and ending his GAP contract.

West designs new packaging for McDonald’s.

Dates Julia FoxChaney Jones, and Juliana Nalu.

Releases “YEEZY GAP Engineered by Balenciaga,” a McDonald’s meal, and DONDA 2.

Kanye’s YEEZY GAP collection drops at GAP’s Times Square store but is eventually disowned by GAP after Ye’s anti-Semitic comments.

In October, Kanye wore a White Lives Matter T-shirt, made anti-Semitic statements, and was eventually kicked off of Twitter and Instagram, disowned by Balenciaga and adidas.

Kanye bought far-right social media platform Parler in response.

2023

A new Ye Documentary is in the making.

Kanye Quietly Unveiled YEEZY SEASON 10.

The new era in 2023 where Kanye seems to be just wearing socks, instead of shoes.

Kanye, despite the recent downfalls with adidas and other partners, is still one of the wealthiest artists in the world.

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