Kanye West

Kanye Omari West

[b]Kanye Omari West[/b] (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He first gained prominence as a producer for [l=Roc-A-Fella Records]; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper [a=Jay-Z]'s [i][m=46989][/i] (2001), as well as hit singles for musical artists including [a=Alicia Keys], [a=Ludacris], and [a=Janet Jackson]. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include 1970s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, house, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, and classical music.

West released his debut album [i][m=6983][/i] in 2004 to commercial and critical acclaim and followed up with number of successful albums. He is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 21 million albums and 66 million digital downloads. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time.

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