One of the best-selling and most awarded artists of all time, he has received 22 Grammy Awards over the course of his music career. He was ranked the 3rd top producer of the decade in 2010 by Billboard. He’s received praise for such albums as The College Dropout, Graduation, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus. He legally changed his name to Ye in 2021.
He remixed soul and baroque songs into his music, studied under his mentor, No I.D., and traveled to Japan.
He is notoriously outspoken, a quality that was on full display when he interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV VMAs.
His mother Donda West served as his manager until her death in 2007. He proposed to clothing designer Alexis Phifer in 2006, but the relationship ended on April 21, 2008. He married Kim Kardashian in 2014. They have two daughters named North and Chicago and two sons named Saint and Psalm. Kardashian filed for divorce from West in February of 2021. In 2022, he had a brief relationship with actress Julia Fox. The couple announced their separation in February 2022.
During the early 2000s, he often performed onstage with his good friend, the legendary Jay-Z.
Kanye West Age
How old is Kanye West? He was born in 1977, he is 46 years old.
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Kanye West Wiki
| Famous as | Rapper |
|---|---|
| Age | 46 years old |
| Birthday | June 8, 1977 |
| Birthplace | Atlanta, GA |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Height | N/A |
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| Net Worth | N/A |
Quotes by Kanye West
I’m here to fight for the re-education of what celebrity is: to say, ‘Yes, we are celebrities, but yes, we’re also innovators. We’re also inventors. We’re also thoughtful.’
— Kanye West
Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.
— Kanye West
The concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, ‘What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?’ And, ‘How does creativity apply across the board?’
— Kanye West
I know how to swim through backlash. I can tread water through backlash… If anything, that’s all giving me power.
— Kanye West
For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.
— Kanye West