Kanye West

Kanye West is an American rapper, record producer, fashion designer, and politician. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to critical and commercial success, and founded the record label GOOD Music. He experimented with a variety of musical genres on subsequent acclaimed studio albums, including Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and 808s & Heartbreak (2008). Born: June 8, 1977 Years active: 1996–present Studio albums The College Dropout (2004) Late Registration (2005) Graduation (2007) 808s & Heartbreak (2008) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) Yeezus (2013) The Life of Pablo (2016) Ye (2018) Jesus Is King (2019) Donda (TBA) Singles; "Through the Wire" 2003 "All Falls Down" 2004 (featuring Syleena Johnson) 2004 "Jesus Walks" 2004 "The New Workout Plan" 2004 "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" 2005 "Gold Digger" 2005 "Heard 'Em Say" 2005 "Touch the Sky" 2006 "Can't Tell Me Nothing" 2007 "Stronger" 2007 "Good Life" 2007 "Flashing Lights" 2007 "Homecoming" 2008 "Love Lockdown" 2009 "Heartless" 2009 "Amazing" 2009 "Paranoid" 2009 "Power" 2010 "Runaway" 2010 "All of the Lights" 2010