Kanye Omari West (pronounced /'kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to widespread fame in the mid '00s. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and release on September 11, 2007 his third album, called Graduation. His first two albums, The College Dropout and Late Registration, received numerous awards (including six Grammys), critical acclaim and high commercial success. Kanye West also runs his own record label, GOOD Music. West's mascot and trademark is a teddy bear, which has appeared on the covers of his three albums as well as the single cover for his song "Stronger." It is believed the teddy bear is a main character in his albums and songs.
Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived with both of his parents. When he was three years old (as mentioned in homecoming) his parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father was Ray West, a...
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ] was missing-in-action at the 4th annual BET Hip Hop Awards Saturday (10/10) night, where he was nominated in several categories, according to an Entertainment Weekly report. West, whose image has taken a beating since he interrupted... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Lady Gaga [ tickets ] recently told MTV News that the decision to cancel her Fame Kills tour with Kanye West [ tickets ] was mutual.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ]'s three-month co-headlining trek with Lady Gaga [ tickets ], billed as the "Fame Kills" Tour, has been canceled, according to concert promoter Live Nation.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) After grabbing the lion's share of headlines from Sunday night's (9/13) MTV Video Music Awards with yet another award-show outburst, Kanye West [ tickets ] has unveiled the dates for his long-anticipated tour with fellow pop/fashion star Lady Gaga.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ] continues to rack up major accolades from the entertainment industry even as the fallout from his impromptu MTV VMA appearance continues to surround him.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Shortly after Taylor Swift [ tickets ] appeared on the ABC-TV daytime talk show "The View" and said that Kanye West [ tickets ] had yet to reach out to her personally about his outburst during her acceptance speech at Sunday's (9/13) MTV Video Music Awards... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ], during a short interview Monday night (9/14) before he performed with Jay-Z and Rihanna on the debut of "The Jay Leno Show," again apologized for his outburst at Sunday night's (9/13) MTV Video Music Awards.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Beyonce [ tickets ] took home Video of the Year last night (9/13) at MTV's Video Music Awards ceremonies, an event marred by Kanye West [ tickets ]'s disruption of another winner's acceptance speech.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Jay-Z [ tickets ], Rihanna [ tickets ] and Kanye West [ tickets ]--three of the biggest names in R&B--will perform together on the debut episode of "The Jay Leno Show" next month.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) With nine nominations each, Beyonce [ tickets ] and Lady Gaga lead the pack of nominees for this year's MTV Video Music Awards, which will be distributed Sept. 13 in New York City.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Grammy-winning R&B singer Van Hunt [ tickets ] probably has been polishing his chops as long as he can remember. Though he's yet to achieve household-name status, Hunt continues to bide his time, touring and performing alongside such A-list artists as Coldplay [ tickets ], Kanye... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Hip-hop artist Kanye West [ tickets ] said during an appearance today (6/10) on ABC-TV's "The View" that he's planning to hit the road later this year with Lady Gaga.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) It's a safe bet we'll see Kanye West [ tickets ] perform at VH1's "Hip-Hop Honors" in October. The lineup for the event is yet to be announced, but West is a top-tier Def Jam artist, and the label will be getting... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kayne West pleaded not guilty Friday (5/15) to charges he attacked a photographer and destroyed a camera during a September 2008 scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport, according to a People report.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kayne West will perform June 11 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago for the "Stay in School" benefit concert, which will be taped and aired on the Fuse network later this summer.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kayne West, who told the press last year that he was the "voice of this generation," said he now realizes he needs to "get past" himself, according to a recent blog entry. West's decision to change his attitude apparently was... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) With the words "Welcome the great endurance test," Tom Gray and Gomez [ tickets ] kicked off their set at Stubb's on Thursday night (3/19) to cheers and applause. Austin's SXSW festival and conference was a rip-roaring success again this year, made even... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Just when you figured everyone in America must already have a copy of Taylor Swift [ tickets ]'s "Fearless," the album has outsold all others for the 11th non-consecutive week.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Country singer Taylor Swift [ tickets ]'s "Fearless" notches its 10th non-consecutive week in the top slot on the US album chart after moving 62,000 copies during its most recent week in stores.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ]'s upcoming "VH1 Storytellers" episode will premiere Saturday (2/28) on the music channel and online at VH1's "Storytellers" website, according to a press release. The show also will air in high definition March 7 on Palladia, MTV... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Duffy [ tickets ] swept the Brit Awards Wednesday (2/18) with three honors including Best Album, British Female and British Breakthrough Act, according to published reports. The Welsh singer's album, "Rockferry," was Britain's top-selling release of 2008, with worldwide sales close to five... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kayne West taped an episode of "VH1 Storytellers" Friday night (2/13) at The Sony Stages in Los Angeles, according to a press release. The show will debut Feb. 28 on the music network.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) After spending its debut week atop the US album chart, "Working on a Dream," the latest set from Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ] and the E Street Band, has been knocked off the summit by The Fray [ tickets ], whose self-titled sophomore release is this... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) After spending seven consecutive weeks--and eight weeks total--at the top of the US album chart, Taylor Swift [ tickets ]'s "Fearless" has been ousted, and The Boss has taken over.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) The top of the US album chart remains unchanged again, with Taylor Swift [ tickets ]'s "Fearless" spending its eighth week at No. 1.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Peter Bjorn & John are a pop trio from Sweden best known for their 2006 single "Young Folks," a tune that's easily recognizable by its whistling intro.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) With just two studio albums on her resume, British rapper/R&B/hip-hop singer Estelle has a license to boast. She's amassed a plethora of award nominations--from BRIT Awards to BET Awards and even Grammys--and her career trajectory is clearly rising.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) "Fearless," the latest set from country singer Taylor Swift [ tickets ], is once again the best-selling album of the past week, and will spend yet another week atop the US album chart.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) From extended tour plans to multiple court appearances, artists stayed busy in 2008.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) "Fearless," the latest album from Taylor Swift [ tickets ], which debuted at No. 1 last month, reclaims the top slot on this week's chart.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Britney Spears [ tickets ]' new set, "Circus," sold 505,000 copies during its first week in US stores, enough to give the resurgent star the fifth No. 1 album of her career.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ]'s "808s & Heartbreak" tops the latest US album chart thanks to first-week sales of 450,000 copies. The much-hyped Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] comeback album, meanwhile, enters the chart at No. 3.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Plus: Barry Manilow [ tickets ], Ludacris [ tickets ], more... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Nineteen-year-old R&B star Chris Brown [ tickets ] won big at Sunday's 36th annual American Music Awards [ tickets ], taking home three awards, including Artist of the Year.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) After a much-heralded, much ado about nothing return to celebrity, Britney Spears [ tickets ] swept Sunday's (9/7) MTV [ tickets ] Video Music Awards with three Moonmen, for Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Female Video Sunday (9/7). They were her first... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Is it the Democratic National Convention or a star-studded music festival? As planeloads of superstars--including Bruce Springsteen [ tickets ], Bon Jovi [ tickets ], Kanye West [ tickets ] and Rage Against the Machine--descend on Denver, it's kind of hard to tell.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ] and hip-hop group UGK [ tickets ] took home the most trophies at last night's (6/24) BET Awards [ tickets ] '08 ceremony in Los Angeles.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) This year's Lollapalooza [ tickets ] lineup is official: Radiohead [ tickets ], Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails [ tickets ] and Kanye West [ tickets ] will top the bill of the Aug. 1-3 festival at Chicago's Grant Park.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) The Dave Matthews Band [ tickets ] plans to debut material from its forthcoming album during the group's upcoming North American trek, which is set to kick off May 30 and visit nearly 40 cities.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ] has tweaked his North American tour itinerary and added more than a dozen dates ahead of its mid-April launch.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Rock icons The Police [ tickets ] have added a few more dates to their upcoming North American jaunt, which is expected to be the grand finale of their 30th anniversary reunion.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Jimmy Buffett [ tickets ] and his Coral Reefer Band have announced their first concerts of 2008, which include a handful of spring and summer shows.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) The Police [ tickets ], who last year reunited for what turned out to be 2007's top-grossing tour, have rolled out the itinerary for what they're saying will be their last-ever round of shows together, and have tapped Elvis Costello & The Imposters... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) The blanks have been filled in on Kanye West [ tickets ]'s upcoming "Glow in the Dark Tour," which also features Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) The blanks have been filled in on Kanye West [ tickets ]'s upcoming "Glow in the Dark Tour," which now spans 33 dates across the US and Canada.... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Kanye West [ tickets ], one of the big winners at last night's Grammy Awards, has revealed about a dozen upcoming concerts, most of which are billed as "Glow in the Dark Tour" dates co-starring Rihanna [ tickets ], N.E.R.D. [ tickets ] and Lupe Fiasco [ tickets ].... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Britain's Amy Winehouse [ tickets ], one of pop music's most troubled souls, swept the Grammy Awards [ tickets ] Sunday (2/10), receiving five trophies, including Song and Record of the Year for her single "Rehab."... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Grammys were awarded in more than 100 categories during Sunday night's (2/10) ceremonies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A full list of the winners follows:... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) With just a couple of days to go before the 50th Annual Grammy Awards [ tickets ], superstar acts continue to be added to the performance and presenter lineups.... continued
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