Kanye Omari West, an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer, was born on June 8, 1977. He has been named one of the most important musicians. He is 45 years old.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West first came to prominence in the early 2000s as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, working on singles for several artists and creating the “chipmunk soul” sampling sound. He released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and financial acclaim with the goal of forging a solo career as a rapper. Later that year, he launched the record company GOOD Music.
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Kanye West is the only child of his parents. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and Yeezus (2013), his fifth and sixth studio albums, respectively, were well received by critics and buyers. With The Life of Pablo (2016) and Ye (2018), West expanded his range of musical genres, and Jesus Is King (2019) saw him go into Christian and gospel music.