Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of popular music in general and mainstream hip hop. His net worth is estimated to be 130 crores USD.
Kanye Omari West Early Life –
Kanye was born in was born on June 8, 1977 (Atlanta, Georgia). But some say he was born in Douglasville. When he was three years old his parents were separated. He stayed with his mother and they moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father was a former Black Panther and also the 1st black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His mother was a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University and the Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University. Later she served as Kanye manager.
Kanye was raised in a middle-class background. He studied at Polaris High School. He moved to China Nanjing with his mother at the age of 10. He went to Nanjing University and he was the only foreigner in the class. At an early age, he showed love for the arts. When he was 5 years old he started writing poetry. In his 3rd grade, his mother noticed his interest in music and drawing. He started rapping in 3rd grade and began making musical compositions in the 7th grade. He wrote a rap song called Green Eggs and Ham at the age of 13.
Kanye Omari West Career Life –
Kanye began his early production career in the mid-1990s. He created beats for burgeoning local artists. He then developed a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records. At the age of 19 first official production credits came. He produced eight tracks on Down to Earth (debut album rapper Grav in 1996). For Deric Michael Angelettie for the 1st time, he acted as a ghost producer.
Kanye in the late 1990s formed and became a member and producer of the Go-Getters. In 1999 World Record Holders has released the Go-Getters first and only studio album. 1998 he was signed to manage the production company Hip Hop Since 1978. He spends much of the late 1990s producing records for a number of well-known musical groups and artists. The 3rd song of Chyna Doll was produced by Kanye. He produced three tracks of The Movement.
Kanye got his big break in 2000 when he began to produce for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records. Some of his compositions include – Jesus Walks, Stronger, All of the Lights, Good Life, Monster, Heartless, New Slaves, etc.
