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Kanye West Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977. At the age of three, Kanye moved to Chicago, Illinois. West is known for his career as a music producer, rapper, fashion designer, and for his outspoken political views. During the 2004 Billboard Music Awards and World Music Awards, West won “Best New Male Artist”. Kanye West has been displayed as a controversial figure, not only in the music industry but amongst political discussions as well. His most notable incident was at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. As Taylor Swift was granted an award for “Best Female Video”, West interrupted and made the claim, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!”.

Early Life and Education: At the early age of 10 years old, Kanye West moved to Nanjing, China with his mother, where she was offered a job opportunity. He eventually moved back to his hometown, Chicago, where he attended Polars High School. Once graduated, West was granted a scholarship to continue his education at a private University called American Academy of Art. He eventually relocated to Chicago State University, where he was an English major. At the age of 20, West dropped out of college to pursue his life-long dream of having a music career.

Work: Kanye West has worked on many projects over the years, therefore, here is a list of some of his work accomplishments. Since the year 1996, West has released 24 albums. In 2001, West gained some popularity for contributing to Jay-Z's album The Blueprint. In 2004, West sold around 441,000 copies of his album The College Dropout, during its first week of being released. In 2006, Kanye was awarded Best International Male at the Meteor Awards, and in 2011, Kanye and others founded Donda’s House, which is a charity created to support young innovative artists in Chicago. The foundation was named after West’s late mother Donda West. Kanye collaborated with Adidas and dropped his Yeezy shoe line in 2013. West won Shoe of the Year at the 2015 Footwear News Achievement Awards. During the 2019 Hungarian Music Awards, Kanye West’s 2018 Ye album was nominated for Best Foreign Hip-Hop Album. Additionally, West has been nominated for 70 Grammys and has won 22 Grammys. Kanye West has achieved 6 platinum solo albums during the duration of his rap career.

The Life of Pablo (2016) The Life of Pablo is one of Kanye West's most popular albums, having 1.5 billion streams in the United States. It was released in February of 2016 and continues to be streamed all around the world.