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Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived with both of his parents.
Kanye admitted that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,[2] and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface and Ol' Dirty Bastard were some of his all time favorites.
Kanye was also featured in a new song, called "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)." It was believed to be a single from his upcoming album, Graduation, because of him being the main rapper, Nike quickly explained that it was for their Nike Air Force One's Anniversary.
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West himself worked on his solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back on multiple occasions.
West, holder of three Grammys, has collaborated with numerous artists, most notably with rapper Twista on songs such as "Overnight Celebrity" and "Slow Jamz" (also featuring Jamie Foxx) - the latter would reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, becoming the first number one hit for all artists involved.
Kanye West is also credited with revitalizing the careers of such rappers as Common and Twista, as well as more recently producing the critically acclaimed The Game track "Dreams".
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Whether you like Kanye West or not if you’re a Daft Punk fan you can’t hate too much on Stronger since it samples so heavily on the original.
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  Kanye West: "George Bush doesn't care about black people" - Boing Boing
Singer Kanye West (who is fl), in a promotional TV appearance with Mike Meyers (who is white) for the NBC telethon to raise money for Katrina victims.
NBC quickly issued this statement: Kanye West departed from the scripted comments that were prepared for him, and his opinions in no way represent the views of the networks.
Kanye West departed from the scripted comments that were prepared for him, and his opinions in no way represent the views of the networks.
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  Kanye West Discography - Kanye West Fans Website
Kanye West is hitting his new success again - current project Late Registration - released on August 20, 2005, proves to be a complete disappointment to those expecting a sophomore failure of Kanye's.
Kanye West College Dropout - officially released on February 10, 2004 - is the debut from the most desired producer in hip-hop other from Pharell.
Kanye West is on the cover of the current issue of the Complex magazine.
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Bio: In a short span of time, Kanye West went from hitmaking producer to just plain hitmaker, as his stellar production work earned him a solo record deal and soon his beats were accompanied by his own witty raps on a number of critically and commercially successful releases.
West showcased a dapper fashion sense that set him apart from most of his rap peers, and his confidence often came across as boastful or even egotistic, albeit amusingly.
West's steady presence in the celebrity limelight, on the other hand, could sometimes eclipse his considerable musical talent.
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  Kanye West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West's faith is apparent in many of his songs, such as "Jesus Walks," which became a staple at his benefit performances, such as the Live 8 concert.
On July 2, 2005, West appeared on the Philadelphia bill of Live 8, using the global platform to refer to "man-made diseases placed in African communities," a reference to his belief that AIDS was introduced to Africa via the CHAT polio vaccine.
West is currently working on upcoming albums from these artists.
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 Kanye West Timeline and Biography
Kanye Omari West is born in Atlanta, Georgia to Jay West and Donda West, a former English professor at Chicago State University.
West is involved in a car accident and fractures his jaw in three places.
When it is West's turn to speak again, he says the now famous line: "George Bush doesn't care about Black people." To many people's outrage, the comments are cut out of the west coast feed of the program and NBC is accused of censorship.
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 Kanye West - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
George W. Bush doesn't care about this, because Kanye West is a man of a descent from non-indeginous people of a certain darker shade of melanin who were brought against their own will to this country, and who have a certain influence on the music industry today and urban culture, especially amongst the youth.
Kanye West is the only man tall enough to Touch The Sky, besting the near sucessful attempt by R.
Kanye West is the only rapper to make a whole album dedicated to just how fl he is and to say how much he would've been in the bible if he had known Jesus?
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Kanye West's brilliant creativity has made him one of the biggest stars on the music scene.
Kanye West's ability to mix and match music from different genres and combine them with clever lyrics about subjects ranging from sex to racism shows Gemini at its intellectually-gifted best.
Kanye West's Moon in super-sensitive Pisces is also an open channel to creativity, reflecting an expansive emotional field that works like a giant antenna capable of capturing and mixing feelings from just about everywhere.
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 Kanye West outduels 50 Cent in album sales - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Last month, 50 didn't think of West as much of a competitor: "It's great marketing on Def Jam's part, by putting us out there at the same time and make like we can actually be compared on some level," he told the AP.
West said it was his idea to go directly against 50.
West said the quality of his music was the key reason he prevailed: "I think my music is really inspirational and I really made it for the people.
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 Kanye West outduels 50 Cent - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kanye West won in a landslide in his face-off with fellow rapper 50 Cent.
West's Graduation outsold his rival's Curtis 957,000 to 691,000 in the first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.
West, 50 Cent and Chesney sold 2.04 million albums combined to surpass total sales for the previous week's top 200 albums (2 million).
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 VIDEO: Kanye West hates George Bush - The Superficial - www.thesuperficial.com
Anways, both the American Red Cross and NBC have released statements trying to distance themselves from Kanye, which is a smart move because that brother is all sorts of crazy.
Firstly he is able to ship troops with artillery and vehicles to inflict pain to a nation overseas (iraq), which he is struggling to justify why, yet when something of this scale lands in his own backyard he does not deal with it as swiftly and efficiently...
Kanye may have been nerve but he said what he had to say and no one could not stop him.
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 Kanye West Attacks Bush! - Viral Videos - SPIKE Powered by IFILM
Kanye's anger may have not been presented eloquently, but it was real and it was damn sure justified.
Kanye was speaking from the heart, which is something he probably has more of than GW Bush has.
kanye for his stupid, pointless, and moronic remarks or the guy who should have realized that kanye wasn't reading from the telepromter and adlibbing total bullsh#t.
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 Evel Knievel sues Kanye West over "Touch the Sky" video | KOMO 1000 News Radio - News, Weather and Sports - Seattle, WA ...
In the video for "Touch the Sky," released earlier this year, West dons the familiar Knievel star-studded jumpsuit and jumps a canyon in a vehicle "visually indistinguishable" from the one used by Knievel in his failed attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho in 1974, the lawsuit said.
West was so disappointed at not winning best video for "Touch the Sky" at the MTV Europe Music Awards last month that he crashed the stage when it was presented to Justice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends."
In a tirade riddled with expletives, West said he should have won the prize because it "cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it.
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 Rock On The Net: Kanye West
Kanye West, hailing from Chicago, spent several years in the background of rap music helping out with producing tracks for other rappers before hitting big as a solo rap artist.
Kanye announced that he felt hip-hop music and rap was getting too comfortable with using 'gay' as a negative and as the opposite of hip-hop, and wanted this to be stopped: "It was kind of like a turning point when (my cousin came out).
Kanye appeared on a live NBC benefit show to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and went off-script to give his feelings about the slow response by President Bush; "George Bush doesn't care about fl people." West also targeted the media: "I hate the way they portray us in the media.
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 Kanye West
Born in Atlanta to a photojournalist and an English teacher, Kanye West was raised primarily in Chicago, where his interests in poetry and visual arts were given ample encouragement.
After high school West found himself trapped in a succession of dead-end jobs, motivating him to enroll in Columbia College to further his training in the visual arts, with the hopes of escaping this discouraging situation.
Despite his succes as a producer, West still had ambitions to establish a career as a solo performer; to this end he submitted a demo tape to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2002 and (with the support of sometime collaborator Jay-Z) he soon found himself with a record contract.
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West was scheduled to support U2 on their Vertigo tour of Australia, but after the Irish supergroup postponed those dates due to a family emergency, West decided to proceed with the shows on his own.
West insists the girls he falls for these days are porn model types, and he likes to test them on first dates by putting his favorite X-rated films on TV when they walk through the door.
Kanye West, with a crown of thorns atop his head, poses as Jesus Christ on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone.
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 VIBE.com: Opinion: Kanye West For President
Kanye West is making heads turn and opening ears across America, and it’s not because of his new album, Late Registration.
A week later West was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the host said she appreciated his honesty and added that Kanye had “the courage to say what others feel is true.” Since then, there have been articles, op-ed pieces, and news stories written about it.
Kanye’s comments were so powerful because it didn’t come from a former artist, defunct low-level record executive or disgruntled stylist.
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West was born on June 8, 1977, to Ray, a former Black Panther who went on to become an award-winning photographer and then a marriage counselor, and Donda, an English professor.
West has admitted getting the idea from The RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, but at a time when sampling had fallen out of fashion in hip-hop, it was still unusual enough to impress.
West eagerly admitted he was mixing two sides of hip-hop: the commercial side, dominated by gangsta rap, and politically aware rappers (who were less numerous and popular at the time than in early hip-hop).
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Kanye West (pronounced KAHN-yay) (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American music producer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois.
Kanye West is currently finishing his follow-up studio album, Late Registration, due for release on August 30th, 2005.
On 2 July 2005 West appeared on the Philadelphia bill of Live 8, using the global platform to refer to "man-made diseases placed in African communities", expressing his belief that AIDS was created by the U.S. government to exterminate Africans in Africa.
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Comedian Mike Myers was paired with West for a 90-second segment that began with Myers speaking of Katrina's devastation.
While allowing that "the Red Cross is doing everything they can," West - who delivered an emotional outburst at the American Music Awards after he was snubbed for an award - declared that government authorities are intentionally dragging their feet on aid to the Gulf Coast.
While allowing that "the Red Cross is doing everything they can," West — who delivered an emotional outburst at the American Music Awards after he was snubbed for an award — declared that government authorities are intentionally dragging their feet on aid to the Gulf Coast.
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In August, Kanye West's newest album, Late Registration, was the subject of immense pre-release buzz for its rich and complex orchestral sound, the result of a close collaboration with record producer and Hollywood film score writer, Jon Brion.
West ended his statement with "George Bush doesn't care about fl people!" just before being cut-off by NBC during their live broadcast of A Concert for Hurricane Relief.
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Kanye West was stating something that he feels strongly about, if he felt that relief efforts were substantial then he wouldn't have made his comment which he is free to make.
I agree with Kanye West, except he should also realize that poor people of ANY race are not cared about by this nation's affluent, suburban-dwelling "haves" who don't wish to acknowledge the class, race, age and gender privilege in this country.
This isn't to do with battle of races, Kanye Wests character is to express his true feelings, I believe it was a mistake to say it to the public but he is just statin' his own opinion....
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