Kanye West

Kanye West is an American hip hop recording artist, fashion designer, songwriter, producer and record label executive. West graced upon popular culture in 2004 when he released his first single and video “All Falls Down” from his debut album The College Dropout. Kanye West is among the few hip hop artist Millennials can classify as a “musical genius” and now, as a fashion icon. West has adorned us with his much anticipated and successful Yeezy sneakers through both Nike and Adidas. He has released three “seasons” from his Yeezy clothing line and blessed us with multiple creative and elaborate collaborations through art work, fashion, and limited edition collection pieces. The always controversial West also used his platform to exploit the fashion industry with intent to promote change. Kanye shined a light on racial prejudices, body images, and the unjust pricing and exclusivity of high-end luxury brands. His music is what keeps him relevant, his fashion revolution is and inspiring and impactful, and his sporadic antics and rants keep us entertained as…

Hip hop artist Kanye West has come to be well-known not only for his music, but also for his outspoken nature. Throughout his rap career, Kanye has made headlines for saying and doing outrageous things that caused a lot of people to give him a profane, but celebrated nickname. In fact, in 2010, Kanye West wrote the song “Runaway,” in honor of his “asshole” title. But even though he has grown to embrace the name, he always finds creative ways to defend his actions. Here are Kanye West’s top five…

Infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, renowned artist Pablo Picasso or the great poet Pablo Neruda? Leaving fans to guess which one Kanye alludes to all three throughout his most recent studio album, The Life Of Pablo. It is well known that Kanye West has one of the most eccentric personalities to date. He Is obsessed with fashion and has essentialy married into a reality show. Kanye is always finding ways to make controversial statements and tweeting something absurd, but when it comes down to…

When you look at fans of professional wrestling, it can become pretty obvious who their favorite wrestler is, by the clothing, or merchandise, they wear. For fans of Kanye West, there’s a different similarity between pro wrestling fans and themselves. Kanye West fans do not have a definitive name, or way of defining themselves. There is no form for the group for some reason. However, they are still able to celebrate their icon and promote their icon in a positive way amid negative press he is…

Kanye West came from humble beginnings, born in Atlanta Georgia but later moved to Chicago where his music career would begin. Ever since he was a young boy Kanye showed an interest in the performing arts. When he was thirteen he would convince his moms to pay for 25 dollars an hour studio time, even though she wasn't empty on board with what he was doing neither the less she supported him. She would later be even more disappointed when he choose to drop out of college to pursue a music career,…

Omari Kanye Omari West is one of the greatest rappers ever. To many, Kanye West is just a performer who is a self-centered, egotistic jerk. Just because he is egotistical, does not mean you should not give his music a chance. After reading this, I hope the reader goes out of their way and listen to his music, and give West a chance. When it comes down to it, he is a rap god, a fashion pioneer, and an incredibly brilliant human being. Who knows maybe one day he will be President of the United…

Living Legend? The first time I heard Kanye West rap was with his album 808’s and Heartbreaks. The first song I remember listening to was ‘Heartless’ by Kanye West. I was just a young boy, about 10 years old or so and I was relatively new to the to the music world and did not know much. I only really knew about the young pop stars that teenagers were all crazy about and the older music that my dad always listened to. But people at first told me not to listen to Kanye West because of his music…

Kanye West as we all know is a rapper, producer, songwriter, etc. Although he is very well known for his work, there’s a little more to know about him as a normal person. Kanye was born on June 8, 1977 in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. At about age 3, Kanye’s parents decided to divorce and he was raised by his mother. He moved to Chicago’s South Side with his mother who happened to be an English professor. Like some children with divorced parents, Kanye would spend his summers with his father who…

from across the globe; however, the passion of one young man who comes from the Southside of Chicago is unmatchable and unique from anyone else. Kanye Omari West grew up in the “Windy City” of Chicago. Kanye’s mother, Donda West, was an English Professor and the first African American Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University. Kanye’s father, Ray West, who was also a former black panther, is a photojournalist. Ray West currently resides in the Dominican Republic, where he helps…

Understanding Kanye West The Plight of a Genius Musician Hello, I’ve left this on a table hoping someone would pick this up and read it. I have recently grown tired of all the hate Kanye West is receiving for just being himself. So hopefully if you stick around long enough to read this whole thing, I hope I’ll have convinced you to change your views and even become a fan of Kanye. To even begin to understand Kanye West, we have to lay down a lot of background information first. So let’s…