This flamboyance made for good press, something that West enjoyed, for better or worse, throughout the course of his career. With his outsized personality, he courted plenty of controversy, posing for the cover of Rolling Stone as Jesus Christ, claiming that "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a televised Hurricane Katrina fundraiser, and infamously interrupting an awards speech by Taylor Swift in And yet, his steady presence in the celebrity limelight couldn't eclipse his musical talent.
As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West became a superstar on his own terms without adapting his appearance, his rhetoric, or his music to fit any one musical mold. A proud and vocal Chicagoan, West was actually born in Atlanta, moving to the Windy City with his English professor mother after his parents split when he was three years old. One of his major inspirations, Donda West helped shape young Kanye, bringing him to China in the late '80s on education exchange and establishing a strong base that made him a top pupil in high school.
However, his music dreams would eventually eclipse academics and he dropped out of college, setting the stage for his best-selling school trilogy.
With guidance from local producer No I. West first got his foot in the industry door in the late '90s, doing quite a bit of noteworthy production work for the likes of Jermaine Dupri , Foxy Brown , Mase , and Goodie Mob. However, it was West's work for Roc-a-Fella at the dawn of the new millennium that took his career to the next level. Alongside fellow fresh talent Just Blaze , West became one of the Roc 's go-to producers, consistently delivering hot tracks to album after album.
Unfortunately, that album was a long time coming, pushed back repeatedly until a freak accident threatened to end his solo career before it even started. In October , West was in a car accident that almost cost him his life and left him with a jaw wired shut during his weeks-long recovery. He capitalized on the traumatic experience by using it as the inspiration for "Through the Wire" and its corresponding video , which would later become the lead single for his debut album, 's The College Dropout.
In addition to all of his studio work, West also toured internationally in support of Late Registration and released Late Orchestration: Live at Abbey Road Studios in commemoration.
After retreating from the spotlight for some time, West returned to the forefront of the music world in with a series of album releases. And then there was West's third solo album, Graduation, which was promoted well in advance of its September 11 release a memorable date that pitted Kanye against 50 Cent , who in one interview swore he would quit music if his own album, Curtis, wasn't the top-seller.
It became his third consecutive chart-topping album, and its success culminated in eight Grammy nominations. However, the year-old hitmaker refused to give up any specific details about how they met. Not yet at least. We talked. He showed me some stuff. Lil Nas X reveals list of desired collaborations. Over and over and over again recreating himself. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. He used the VMAs as his stage again six years later, when he went on a minute rant saying he will be running for president in — which he made official on July 4, Controversy surrounded West back in when he tweeted his support for President Trump. As a result, the public finds itself talking oh-so-much about the versatile rapper — but for the wrong reasons. Instead of discussing his music, we are left to judge impulsive antics and an over-inflated ego.
According to Dazed Magazine , West took up internships at major fashion labels in order to learn the inner workings of the fashion industry. It seems that the rap star was granted these prestigious opportunities because of his celeb status, which led him wherever he wanted- including to the runway in Despite countless harsh critics commenting on his designs, he managed to continue on to his next collections, which still were not entirely accepted by the public.
It is hard to take an artist seriously who claims to have so much power but does not acknowledge anyone around him sans for fellow producers. It is also hard to focus on West as an artist when he is foraying into politics, religion and health — and, some say, in uninformed or irresponsible ways. Bottom Line : Kanye West has proven he can be a great music producer and rapper; however, it is difficult to take everything he does seriously given his public outbursts, or to separate his celebrity status from the quality of his works.
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