Kanye Omari West or Kanye Omari is few of those lucky ones who gained popularity within just few years of his debut.
He left college to pursue a musical career, producing tracks for Jay-Z and released his first album “The College Dropout” in 2002. It won him the Best Rap Album award and he overnight became a star.
West created his beats with tongue-twisting raps, flamboyant personality and his distinct fashion sense set him apart from the other rappers.
In 2009 Kanye West debuted the line of shoes he designed for the luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton. Although he is a confident man but quiet often lands in some or the other controversies due to his straightforwardness.
Kanye’s parents got separated when he was just three and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His mother was a professor and fathers a photojournalist.
Apart form being a rapper West is also a famous producer as he rose his fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. Roc-A-Fella Records belongs to Jay-Z and West started recording in 2002 in the studio.
With the net worth of $120 million he owns some of few most luxurious homes around the world and been to most exotic places for holiday.
Earlier than he become one of the most familiar names in music, rapper was the anonymous engineer of some of the biggest songs in rap music history.
In 2007 November Kanye loss his mother in a complications from cosmetic surgery but like great artist he dedicated his first concert following the funeral to his mother.
Being one of the richest rappers in world, he utilizes his money in philanthropy as well.
He is associated with charitable organizations like Dr Donda West foundation, Doctors without Borders and The Art of Elysium.
Although he is not married yet but, West and designer Alexis Phifer began dating in 2002 and got engaged. It didn’t work out.
The artist is now married to Kim Kardashain with whom he has a daughter named North West.
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