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FEMUSINDO.com - Kanye Omari West, with his famous name Kanye West, is an American rapper and record producer.
One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, the singer born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, June 8, 1977, is known for his varied musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary.
After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, West began producing for regional artists in the Chicago area.
As an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, he co-produced albums including Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001) before signing with the label as a recording artist.
Produced Billboard Hot 100 Number One Single
West's debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), received critical acclaim and produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Slow Jamz".
He topped the chart on four other occasions with the singles "Gold Digger" (2005), "Stronger" (2007), "ET" (2011, as a featured artist) and "Carnival" (2024).
West's second and third studio albums, Late Registration (2005) and Graduation (2007), both debuted atop the Billboard 200, the latter becoming West's most commercially successful album to date.
His next three albums, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), and The Life of Pablo (2016), were certified triple platinum and Yeezus (2013) was certified double platinum.
One of the World's Best-Selling Music Artists
One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, West has won 24 Grammy Awards, tied with Jay-Z for the 11th most of all time and the most of any hip-hop artist.
Other accolades include a Billboard Artist Achievement Award, three Brit Awards for Best International Male Solo Artist and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
West holds the record, along with Bob Dylan, for the most albums (4) topping the annual Pazz & Jop critics poll.
Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.
Listed as Greatest Songwriters and Albums of All Time
West's first six solo albums were included in Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The same publication also named him one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
Kanye West is one of the 10 best-selling artists on Spotify in 2024, along with Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, Billie Eilish, Travis Scott, Peso Pluma, Ariana Grande and Feid. (*)
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