Birth Name
Kanye Omari West
Nicknames
Yeezy
Age – Date of Birth
June 8, 1977
Sun Sign
Gemini
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia
Currently lives in
Hidden Hills, California
Nationality
American
Educational Background
Polaris High School, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Job – Occupation
Rapper, song writer, Fashion Designer
Body
Average Built – Athletic
Height
5 ft 8 in
Weight
163 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Kim Kardashian
List of past girlfriends / relationships
Alexis Phifer: 2002 – 2008.
Brooke Crittenton: August 2005 – April 2006.
Amber Rose: June 2008 – June 2010
Selita Ebanks: July 201.
Melody Thornton: September 2010
Chanel Iman: December 2010 – August 2011
Virginie Maury: September 2011
Kanye West List of Awards Won
The list of awards he non and got nominated for is very long, here are some of the most popular ones
1. Grammy (Best Rap Performance)
2. Grammy (Best Rap Song)
3. Grammy (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration)
Ethnicity
Black American
Color of Hair
Black
Colors of Eyes
Dark Brown
Physical Distinctive Features
Tattoos on his arms
Measurements
Shoe Size
12 (US)
Brand Ambassador for
Pepsi, Nike (2011), Megaupload (2011)
Religious Belief
Christianity
Well Known For
First Album
The College Dropout: Mixtape Version
List of His Top Ten Songs
Stronger
Jesus Walks
Gold Digger
Runaway
Power
All of the Lights
Heartless
Homecoming
Can’t Tell Me Nothing
All Falls Down
List of Facts
1. His mother, Dr. Donda C. (Williams) West, taught as an English at Clark Atlanta University.
2. West love for music is build on a foundation started at Chicago’s American Academy of Art where he attended in 1997.
3. As a child he showed interest in music and the arts by writing poetry and drawing.
4. Kanye has started a number of business ventures including Fatburger restaurants (now closed), music streaming service Tidal etc.
5. Planned to start a clothing lines called Pastelle Clothing, but it never happened. He came together with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys in 2009.
6. West showed his ability as a young entrepreneur when sold his first beat for $8,800 to local Chicago rapper.
7. No I.D., the VP at Def Jam Records taught west the music business. He taught him how to make beats and guide him on production.
8. He produced 5 of the 13 tracks on J-z’s 2001 album, “The Blueprint”, along with Jay-Z himself (exec.), Damon Dash (exec.), Kareem “Biggs” Burke (exec.), Kanye West, Just Blaze, Timbaland, Bink, Eminem, Trackmasters.
9. Telemarketing was one of Kanye’s many jobs before he made it large as a rapper.
10. In October 2002 he had a really car bad accident could have almost taken his life. He still found a way to continue composing beats white he was recovering in hospital.
11. It’s no accident that his first single is names “Through the Wire” since he still had the metal plate in his mouth.
12. You have to say West is a legend in his own rights, after being nominated 10 times in the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. He won three of them.
13. West has graced the cover of a number of magazines including Vogue Magazine Cover (August 2015), Star Systeme Magazine Cover 15 August 2014), Cosas Magazine Cover, GQ Magazine Cover (November 2014) and Ind Magazine Cover (18 June 2014).
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