Talk:Kanye West/Archive 3

Update to Sept. 2008 paparazzi scuffle case
West's trial for his September 2008 fight with the paparazzi will be held on October 23, reported MTV News on Thursday. I just found out about it today. Details about the case should be in the Legal troubles section. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 23:31, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm leaving the editprotected template for now, but Andrew, do you mind writing the addition so I can just cut and paste it? tedder (talk) 00:58, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, seems like there would be an easier solution here. Congratulations for scaring off the willing contributors.  I know I can't wait to see how this article is coming along every time I check back...  ---Debollweevil (talk) 02:10, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Debollweevil, if you feel that strongly about it there is always requests for unprotection. Rambo's Revenge (talk)  10:34, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Nah, I'm taking a break from Wikipedia for now. Anyways, the people interested in this article have certainly been driven off by now.  Would you keep checking on an article that has been fully locked for some time now?  Just look at the talk page to see how the people's interest in this page plummeted suddenly at a certain point...  ---Debollweevil (talk) 15:59, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

Semi protection
Just a note to point that I have lifted the full protection. The article is now semi-protected for a few months. We'll see how it goes... -- Luk  talk 09:57, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems reasonable. I and other admins are watching this article (FWIW). -- Kanonkas : Talk  10:13, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Gayfish?
Maybe someone would like to get rid of the "Gayfish" sentence under Relationships? what??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.18.104 (talk) 09:55, 14 October 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅, I warned the user. Sorry about that :/ -- Luk  talk 16:30, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Why is there no mention of the South Park episode that created this. There should be at least some mention of it somewhere as a parody that created a large series of spamming of this page to get it locked down. OttoBerchtesgaden talk 17:16, 19 November 2009 (EST)

Gay fish episode can be added as appearance in popular culture or under criticism, controversy something. His big big ego and heavy use of Auto Tune was spoofed really good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.78.128.225 (talk) 08:27, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Luk is a wikipedian dickrider, anyways I agree that it should be added in the pop culture section Coolman1250 (talk) 21:03, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Good Grief (death rumor)
Is this death rumor notable enough to get a mention? I went to twitter, and after about thirty seconds it said there was 111 more tweets about it since I searched for it. Zazaban (talk) 08:09, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

I'd say that the twitter rumour doesn't have any place here. A lot of the twitter users are just inclding the term to plug their own products/feeds. In an case, the rumour is a hoax. If it were to achieve sustained high level media coverage it may warrant some sort of mention. It is curious to see the response of some twitterers to the hoax though Darigan (talk) 09:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd like to report that I've found some /b/tard (4chan) slogans in some of the tweets. Do you suppose they're behind this? Zazaban (talk) 09:38, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

This is all Kanye's doing. Just an elaborate publicity stunt to boost record sales. Perhaps we need a section for "Self-Generated Controversies." 05:43, 21 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.131.145.198 (talk)

Yup confirmation about 4 Chans involvement: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/21/kanye_west_scareware/ & http://www.darkreading.com/blog/archives/2009/10/kanye_west_car.html# - Back to the initial comment, probobly shouldn't include a reference to the rumours here, but does anybody fancy including this as an example of what 4 Chan members do on the 4 Chan entry? Darigan (talk) 12:35, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, I knew it as soon as I noticed that so many tweets were saying 'goodnight sweet prince'. Zazaban (talk) 20:21, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * And there probably should be a section on the 4chan article about the death hoaxes, they've been doing a lot of those lately. Gerard Way got it done to him a few months back. Zazaban (talk) 20:24, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I removed what was added to the 4chan article because it truly can't be sourced by these "journalists". You are weird. Do not follow in the footsteps of Kanye West. T-Swizzle for LIFE!! The rumour itself reportedly originated on notorious image board 4chan isn't solid in itself. Either way, 4chan always has fake death hoaxes, 90% of which fall through the cracks and are purged.  There' no reason that any one of them stick out above the rest. The source of this hoax was likely a collaboration of people using internet rumor-spreading sites, with Twitter being a very easy way to do so.  Just like the Jeff Goldblum hoax... it was some fake reporting website that people didn't read the fine print on.


 * Either way, this shouldn't be pinned on 4chan specifically, but I believe mention of very prominent hoaxes (that go so far as to be reported or shown in the media, like the Goldblum one was) should be added to the "victim's" article. Gpia7r (talk) 20:54, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

We need to put it on the page so people know that he is really alive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.11.9.98 (talk) 23:54, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * No we don't. Anyone with half a brain knows it was a hoax. It's not true, let it go. It's not relevant so it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. SE   KinG . User page.  Talk. 00:22, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, most people under 20 are so susceptible to mass panic of this nature that they probably are going to need a disclaimer for a week. Zazaban (talk) 04:34, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that was a highly unnecessary comment, and a little uncivil. Don't forget that you have editors like me that are under 20 and not necessarily susceptible to panic. Anyone, of any age, can be susceptible to a media scare. Remember the Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd scares? —Mr. E. Sánchez (that's me!)What I Do / What I Say 06:21, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Are we gonna put this up on the main article or not?Syler.mi4 (talk) 10:21, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I think we're probobly best not mentioning it, doesn't really have a place in an encyclopedic article. Interesting how quickly social media like twitter can propogate a rumour though Darigan (talk) 10:43, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I entirely agree. -- Luk  talk 15:09, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Kanye's associated acts?
I think it would be good to put Common under Kanye's associated acts. Kanye produces a LOT for Common these days. Mos Def should be given a thought or two also...(71.99.1.170 (talk) 00:28, 27 October 2009 (UTC))

Just to add, considering the number of artist Kanye West has worked with, the pitiful number in the actual section should be expanded greatly. Come on, West has worked with dozens of popular artists, they should be shown also. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.56.131.78 (talk) 23:47, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

VMAs
Is it worth noting that Beyonce was not even nominated for the award that Taylor won? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.28.173.134 (talk) 16:38, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Tour Cancelled
This should be included, as the backlash has led to cancellation of his tour. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.167.123.83 (talk) 16:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Is there a reliable source indicating the tour was cancelled due to the backlash? If not, artists cancel tours frequently, often with no reason. tedder (talk) 06:39, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Beyonce was nominated along side taylor Swift at the VMAs for best female music video —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.154.170.210 (talk) 07:18, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

PMG
For all the employees there, Kanye West & I are best friends. Look for a better source... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.17.17.249 (talk) 18:46, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Death?
Someone has vandalized the page, stating that he died, in controversies, and the start of the page.. Mrpengo88 (talk) 00:04, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah it's a little hilarious that it's actually been able to stay up, someone with enough power should change that, I'm sure there are lots of people who now think kanye west is dead... I guess that will probably help him out for his next albumn —Preceding unsigned comment added by Funzo22 (talk • contribs) 00:16, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

love songs
hi west,this message is coming from your lovely fan here in Nigeria ,i want you to know that i love tour songs so much please send me a mail ,bye and keep it up from nigeria —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.219.209.58 (talk) 13:29, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Kanye getting married to Amber Rose
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72.11.9.98 (talk) 23:15, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

LMFAO?
The abbreviation LMFAO is used as a proper noun in the last few sentences of the entry, without any explanation. It took me some time to figure out that LMFAO is some sort of musical act. Please fix LMFAO to link to the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMFAO_(band) or otherwise make these lines comprehensible to those of us who do not have the musical taste of a donkey. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.232.10.34 (talk) 04:02, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed. kollision (talk) 06:33, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

New album
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/?em3106=243939_-1__0_~0_-1_1_2010_0_0&em3298=&em3282=&em3281=&em3161=

Kanye is back in the studio so it's safe to assume that there will be a new album sometime around september to december period.The basic idea is that he doesn't want to get stale and wants his work to not only "represent whats happening now" but also be the truth and sincerity through written word when the "powers to be rewrite history".
 * You didn't propose an edit, but regardless - blogs are not considered reliable sources, especially when they are very closely associated with the subject. ~ Amory ( u •  t  •  c ) 04:39, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Someone please edit this page!
First sentence: "is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and actorAnd RACIST."

??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.252.229.197 (talk) 11:47, 15 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Fixed, it was vandalism. Thank you. kollision (talk) 12:59, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Genre additions
I believe the following genres should be added to the infobox: R&B (808s & Heartbreak), Electronica and Hipster hop. Thoughts?--Marcus Brute (talk) 20:47, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Since there are no objections I'm adding them.--Marcus Brute (talk) 22:16, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

He's not R&B or Pop he just did one R&B, Pop album —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prez Tybalt (talk • contribs) 04:40, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Kanye West no show at 2010 Grammys
Cirt (talk) 06:53, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

What is hipster hop —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prez Tybalt (talk • contribs) 13:04, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

KanJeezy Album
This is the only place that says this album exists is the Kanye West Wikipedia page. It has no reference link to prove it exists. I think it should be deleted. --96.246.55.43 (talk) 01:50, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Redirects
There should be a redirect here for KanYe, which is what west calls himself on his blog. There already is one for KanYe West and a link on the disambuigation page of Ye, but nothing for KanYe. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joinuseveryweek (talk • contribs) 01:23, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Good Ass Job Album Name
This is no longer the official name : The album is no longer called "Good Ass Job" I'm bouncing a couple of titles around now about 1 hour ago via web

from his twitter —Preceding unsigned comment added by Camkiani55 (talk • contribs) 19:28, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

i second this. also a change is going to be needed for links and whatnot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.60.1.28 (talk) 21:02, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Suggestion: Add name of Swift's video
In the Controversies section, after "her award for Best Female Video" add "for You Belong with Me". That section contains a lot of details, including (twice) the name of Beyoncé's video, so it makes sense to include the name of Swift's video. It's what Swift was accepting the award for. --82.171.70.54 (talk) 18:19, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Illuminati?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZj_PibtmMM&feature=player_embedded —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bdds14 (talk • contribs) 18:55, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, this video only presents one individual's perspective about Kanye's works. However, it would not be considered as reliable, or proof enough, that connects Kanye and the Illuminati. -- Esa nchez (Talk 2 me or Sign here) 19:54, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Criticism
...or the lack thereof... how come? Hearfourmewesique (talk) 13:40, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Doesn't the Controversies section make up for this? Flyer22 (talk) 19:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Also, Criticism sections by themselves for real-life people are typically avoided; the criticism is instead spread throughout sections of the article. Flyer22 (talk) 19:36, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Racism in controversies
The newest paragraph in controversies is cited to an unreliable essay from a next to illiterate know it all on urbandictionary.com, which could have been edited by anybody. also it is NOT relevant at all posting it now as it refers to an album made years ago. this has no place in this article and is much exaggerated so that it fits the editors opinion. PLEASE REMOVE IT. THANK YOU. —Preceding Hunterob comment added by 67.58.197.140 (talk) 23:19, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Early Life and Career
when did he "credit his feminine nature to living with his mother"? cite it or get rid of it, he isn't feminine and it looks like vandalism to me. Hunterob (talk) 23:27, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Picture
It would be nicer to have a more updated and a somewhat decent (he looks like a fool ) picture, maybe with some Louie Vutton stuff? Anik (talk) 04:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Album Title Decided
Kanye has said on his facebook and twitter "The name of my fifth album is and always was.... MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY" Can someone update this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.149.103.253 (talk) 21:58, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

GOOD                Music
Shouldn't the good music songs be mentioned? Also his Rnawy film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.88.144.87 (talk) 20:53, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

G.O.O.G. fridays mention
maybe mention that he is giving free tracks in anticipation of his album

Also, redirect Kanye here. not a lot of people want to see a city in botswana or some name. just like curtis jackson redirects to 50 cent and not the disambiguation page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.56.166.70 (talk) 08:04, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

official website
his official website is now www.kanyewest.com, this should be changed from the currently listed www.kanyeuniversity.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yizzzzz (talk • contribs) 17:34, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Feminine
This line may need an edit, or perhaps it has been 'edited' and it has been overlooked for a correction.

"Kanye credits his (feminine) nature with being raised by his mother." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.181.99.173 (talk) 22:32, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Kanye West and Korean band JYJ
The Korean group JYJ was scheduled to release their English-language global debut album, The Beginning, on October 12, led by the Kanye West produced single "Ayyy Girl".JYJ (JaeJoong, Yoochun, JunSu) flu to the United States to begin recording for their new album, which was released through a “well-known” music company in the States but with a focus on targeting Asian countries.Jae Chong, who has worked with artists such as BoA, Vaness Wu, and Uhm JungHwa has announced he is currently writing songs for JYJ. Chong describes the upcoming album as a “huge collaboration project featuring the biggest A listers in the US.it’s a huge collaboration project featuring the 3 guys from DBSK and the biggest A listers in the US…as of now…being Kanye West and Timbaland…To make the long story short…we’re working on the album as I type…and will fly to Hawaii to record at Kanye’s house…and then possibly go to LA or Miami to record with Timbaland…This is by far THE biggest budget project EVER in Asia" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jyjlove (talk • contribs) 13:00, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

i think this is a great step for the music industry in north america. as well, i think its awesome kanye west is helping a korean band make a north american debute. i think others will also open up to this and make the music industry more multicultural in north america. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jyjlove (talk • contribs) 13:06, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Msbossi3, 2 December 2010
In personal life it says Mr. West was engaged to Amber Rose which is false information, never engaged just dated.

Msbossi3 (talk) 21:43, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:57, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Thegrundrisse, 3 December 2010
The "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" section should mention cover versions of the song, for instance, the video posted on YouTube by Charlottesville, VA musician Shaun Cullen.

Thegrundrisse (talk) 08:08, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: because it's yours? Covers by non-notable artists aren't supposed to be mentioned on Wikipedia.   —  Jeff G.  ツ  09:15, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

It wasn't Obama who called West "jackass". I remember watxhing the video in which it was clearly seen that it was a man Obama talked to who said the word "jackass". Sadly, I don't remember where I saw that video and I don't know if it's still available on Internet, but I was sure it was a widely known fact by now that it wasn't Obama who said that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.30.132.63 (talk) 05:55, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, Obama did call Kanye West a jackass. He was right, too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.95.107 (talk) 00:24, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Right or not, it wasn't Obama. I saw the video and it was the man Obama talked to who called West "jackass". Unless I'm blind and deaf...? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.162.105.191 (talk) 13:56, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * It was Obama who said it. We could link to the video and show you right here. And in any case, I highly doubt all of the media would have said it was Obama if it wasn't, and would still be insisting such even now. Media mistakes happen, I know that, but this isn't one of them. Flyer22 (talk) 03:20, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

Watch the Throne (ERROR)
'Ye's collab album with Jay-Z is entitled Watch the Throne (as seen in interviews, videos, and elsewhere on wikipedia), not Watch my Throne. I don't have an account or I would fix it myself, but it looks stupid as is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.129.80 (talk) 07:19, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

did you forget Geyfish by southpark ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.2.185.198 (talk) 17:55, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.97.176.226, 3 January 2011
68.97.176.226 (talk) 11:38, 3 January 2011 (UTC) Illuminati
 * Please be more specific about what you want changed. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 13:25, 3 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Jatr1992, 10 January 2011
"GOOD music, home to artists such as Common, etc."

jatr (talk) 02:53, 10 January 2011 (UTC)


 * , thanks. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 11:19, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 58.9.110.153, 19 January 2011
Please change "808s & Heartbreak becoming his third consecutive #1 album in the U.S. upon release." because it needs to be updated. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 as well making it his fouth consecutive no.1 album, so it has to be changed to "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive #1 album in the U.S. upon release." Source : http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?chartDate=2010-12-11

58.9.110.153 (talk) 15:58, 19 January 2011 (UTC)


 * OK, done, thanks.  Chzz  ► 09:23, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

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Edit request from Melrocks50, 23 January 2011
I think it should also be noted that all 5 of his albums have been certified platinum selling more than a million copies each. I think this should be added in the first section.

Melrocks50 (talk) 05:50, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

DoneI concur--that seems like a pretty impressive achievement to me. I've added a note in the lead. I didn't cite the note, because it's fully cited for each album on Kanye West discography. If someone thinks the cites need to be here, too, you'd need to transfer all 5 cites to the end of that clause or sentence. Qwyrxian (talk) 15:13, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Melrocks50, 26 January 2011
I think it would be good to mention that that he is the rapper with the most grammys at 14 grammys. This information is from wikipedia itself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_records go to the "Most Grammy Awards won by a male artist" section. He won 14 grammys.

Melrocks50 (talk) 14:55, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * He doesn't have the most Grammy Awards Vladimir Horowitz does. It says so right here. Baseball   Watcher  21:51, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Thesupernatural, 29 January 2011
seeing as he confirmed that he is working on hes 6th studio album i think the title on the last section of hes biography should be changed to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Watch the Throne, Sixth Studio Album (2010–present) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thesupernatural (talk • contribs) 23:11, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Changes to section headings should conform with the guidelines of Wikipedia. Dan56 (talk) 00:21, 30 January 2011 (UTC)

He is the rapper that won the most grammy's with 14.
I meant that he is the "rapper" that won the most grammy's with 14 cumulative grammy's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_records

Melrocks50 (talk) 13:33, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Logan Talk Contributions 15:13, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Need Footnote Help
I'm sorry for all the edits. I'm having trouble with Footnote 102's link. Is there a way to check how a footnote will look while editing a section? They don't show up when you click "show preview." I tried three times, but the link to http://www.boycewatkins.net/ is still not correct. Would someone be willing to fix that and let me know what I did wrong?

Thank you,

Cellorelio (talk) 23:27, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from NOLABoY28, 17 February 2011


NOLABoY28 (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from NOLABoY28, 17 February 2011
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/WatchTheThrone2.jpg

NOLABoY28 (talk) 12:07, 17 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but I didn't understand what you want. Try reposting your edit request. :)  Banaticus (talk) 09:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request by EdGilmour, 1st april 2011
Will someone add Nicki Minaj and Rihanna as associated acts of Kanye West seeing as Rihanna is heavily featured on the song All Of The Lights and Nicki Minaj is on the song Monster and Dark Fantasy, all songs from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Songwriting credits
I watched the credits for Madden NFL 06 (a video game), and I saw that Kanye West co-wrote "Move Around" by Bump J. Is there any valid proof to my statement? (Note: This song was also in a McDonald's commercial.) 24.205.92.246 (talk) 16:20, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Sixth Studio Album
This page has a sixth studio album listed for 2011, as well as "Watch the Throne" being a collaboration album with Jay-Z. I was under the impression that Watch the Throne WAS his sixth album. Does anybody know? DanielDPeterson ( talk ) 01:14, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps specifying "solo" album/"overall" album? Dan56 (talk) 02:00, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * According to his Twitter, Kanye will be releasing "my new album" "this summer" (https://twitter.com/#!/kanyewest/status/29284243100147713), in addition to Watch the Throne (https://twitter.com/#!/kanyewest/status/29284243100147713) in "two months" (later pushed back). --108.40.58.173 (talk) 21:58, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

redirect
Kanye should redirect here wid a link to the disambiguation page on top. 99% of tha people who search kanye wanna get to tha kanye west page. curtis jackson n 50 cent redirect to 50 Cent —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.56.162.74 (talk) 17:26, 7 May 2011 (UTC)


 * If you type up Kanye in the search box, then Kanye West will come up. Curtis Jackson redirects to 50 Cent.  Tom  US  A   20:02, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

South Park episode
How can this Wikipedia article be considered authoritative on the man, if it doesn't even mention in passing the main thing he's known for outside the US: that South Park parody? 203.59.80.62 (talk) 03:36, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

I disagree. Kanye Is A well known musical artist outside of the US. And to say that the only thing he is known for is a scathing Parody.... is disrespectful to both the artist and his fans. But nonetheless, i still think the South Park episode is signifigant, to this page. Maybe it should be put under Controversies section?. --121.214.134.45 (talk) 05:26, 29 November 2011 (UTC) Lachie Bennett - Lewis

Please edit second paragraph
As it is now, the last line of paragraph 2 reads: As of May 2011, West currently has 4 songs above the 3 million mark with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,363,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000 and "E.T." selling 3,157,000 making him the top selling male digital artist of all time.[8][9]

It SHOULD end with "making him the top selling male digital artist of all time... OF ALL TIME.[8][9]" in reference to that hilarious business with taylor swift and beyonce. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.211.215 (talk) 22:31, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Grammer Mistake on his mother's paragraph
At the end it says, "She was 57 year old," This should read "She was 57 years old"

Done This has been fixed, yet it says now that she was 58 years old instead of 57 --Bobjonespie (talk) 02:23, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Small edit request
Kanye is mentioned on the alternative hip-hop page. Maybe someone can add it to genre, or remove Kanye from the alternative hip-hop page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bloodmaybe7 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 14 August 2011 (UTC)


 * When it comes to artist articles, Template:Infobox musical artist says "Aim for generality (e.g.  rather than  )." Dan56 (talk) 15:54, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Lead is way too long
There's no point in bombarding the reader with Kayne West's accolades right at the beginning of the article. Those are usually handled in an "Awards and Recognition" section. As it stands now, the lead is POV-pushing. 98.217.75.153 (talk) 15:31, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Agreed all the awards and accolades should be removed from the lead, anyone looking for that will just go to that section. P0PP4B34R732 (talk) 02:46, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

KANYE TO THE
-	KANYE TO THE? -	HE'S ALSO KNOWN AS 'KANYE TO THE' -	LIKE - 'IT'S YOUR BOY KANYE TO THE' -	hes actually referenced himself as such in song -	similar to soulya boy also sometimes refering to himself as SOULYA BOY TELL 'EM - anyway yah this needs a mention in the ALSO KNOWN AS in the bio bit up the top — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.43.236 (talk) 02:21, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The 'aliases' refers to the alternate stage names the artist has used. Nicknames are not added into the list. -- Esa nchez (Talk 2 me or Sign here) 23:30, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Genres
I Think The Following Genres Should Be Listed In Kanye's Genre Section: Hip hop, Alternative Hip Hop, alternative rock, neo-psychedelia.... or any of the genres mentioned in the opening statements of his wiki page.--121.214.134.45 (talk) 05:20, 29 November 2011 (UTC)Lachie Bennett - Lewis

keyne is a racist why removing it???
hes racist as i edited it why you changed it??--Kloos952 (talk) 17:17, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

Main picture request
XATChuna (talk) 05:27, 11 September 2016 (UTC) would suggest changing this https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Kanye_West_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg/800px-Kanye_West_at_the_2009_Tribeca_Film_Festival.jpg to this Https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2000/04/kanye-west-time-100-2015-titans.jpg
 * I do not see any indication that this photograph is released under a free license. We do not use nonfree media when free content is available. You could try contacting the copyright holder to see if they will release it under a free license like CC-BY-SA, but if they will not, we can't use it. Seraphimblade Talk to me 05:32, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: If the image isn't uploaded under a CC-BY-SA (or similar) license then it can't be uploaded so unless someone uploads a free-to-use image than the current image will have to stay as it is. – Davey 2010 Talk 16:05, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

glaring omission pointed out
There is no discussion in the article of the outcome of the 2008 misdemeanor charges. Was he convicted? Sentenced?96.82.3.60 (talk) 09:55, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

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Presidential campaign
Add something about his presidential candidacy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.91.99.69 (talk) 00:37, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2016
Please change 'presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump' to 'president-elect' because of recent election results. Pfederation (talk) 06:22, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done -- Dane 2007  talk 05:20, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

psychiatric emergency Nov 2016
No mention of his dr calling 911 and paramedics taking him to hospital due to 'psychosis'? maybe I missed it? Beaglemix (talk) 17:41, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Under Kanye West, there's this: "He was later admitted for psychiatric observation at UCLA Medical Center." There's already a citation for your suggested change that follows that sentence. If you want to put in the additional information, please be bold! Peaceray (talk) 18:05, 23 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Do we get to finally call him Kanye "Worst" now that he's been locked up in the psych ward for a week? He destroyed Taylor Swift's beautiful moment on stage, among instigating many other rude, attention-seeking situations, including numerous other attacks on artists as award shows claiming that Beyonce should've won.  Since he's comparing himself to Pablo Picasso for his "The Life of Pablo" album, why doesn't he just hack off his ear and proclaim he's the new Vincent van Gogh too?  With all the "purple drank" this "artist" is presumed to be drinking, self-mutilation should be no problem.  "What the [F-word] is he on?" said Snoop Dogg.  The end outcome of all great or "genius" artistic expression must be self-mutilation.  There is no other choice.  See Marilyn Manson.

2020 election

 * "He goes around saying 'Trump is my all-time hero,'" the Republican candidate said of West. "He says it to everybody. So, Kanye West, I love him."
 * Trump added that he might rescind his admiration for West if the 21-time Grammy winner follows through on his presidential ambitions.
 * "Now, maybe in a few years I will have to run against him, I don't know. So I'll take that back," he said.

Part of a video/NBC article of Trump talking about Kanye. He's liked him since at least September 2015. This could be used as a reference in the future. Emily Goldstein (talk) 00:02, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Much better. Thank you. Callmemirela  🍁  &#123;Talk&#125;   &#9809;  01:06, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Can we remove the part about Kanye's Concerts being covered by his insurance?
Think about this for a second. Imagine 100 years from now, someone reads this Wikipedia article. Do you really think anybody's going to care that an insurance policy covered the cancellation of 21 concerts? How in any way does that kind of information have any long standing relevance? You wouldn't say, "Kanye West broke his arm and luckily his insurance covered it". It's non pertinent information. It simply doesn't matter in a Wikipedia article. This is basically gossip that got confirmed and now it's suddenly extremely important information worthy of being posted on Wikipedia? I can't imagine why somebody felt the need to post that. Yes, it's probably very reassuring that 21 concerts got covered, but ask yourself, is it really necessary to put in a Wikipedia article? The answer is no, it's not. It's garbage information and should removed for the sake of toning down the irrelevant, unimportant BS. Bunch of kids must be keeping this Wikipedia page up to date.

TheyreOntoMe (talk) 21:17, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Hiding of information in Mental illness section.
I hid this: "In April 2015, Malik Yusef, a man who worked closely with Kanye West, reported, "He doesn't take his medication because he chooses not to, and I applaud him for that," and when asked what medication he was referring to he replied "Whatever they prescribe you for like bipolar or schizophrenia or whatever they diagnosed him as.""

This is contentious information that is unsourced. As per WP:BLP, "Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced – whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable – should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion." Once a reliable source is added to this information, feel free to un-hide it.  { MordeKyle }  &#9762; 21:28, 25 November 2016 (UTC)