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Kanye West's Biography in Summary

Kanye Omari West popularly known as Kanye West is an American rapper born on 8th June, 1977 in Atlanta but raised in Chicago. He is a multitalented guy rapping, singing, record producing, doing business, and working as a fashion designer. 

Kanye West's early life

West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled that she first took notice of West's passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" (the title of a best-selling children's book by Dr. Seuss) and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. Accompanying him to the studio and despite discovering that it was "a little basement studio" where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger, West's mother nonetheless supported and encouraged him. West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No I.D. soon became West's mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at age 15.:557 After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago's American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes; shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. He soon realized that his busy class schedule was detrimental to his musical work, and at 20 he dropped out of college to pursue his musical dreams. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university. She later commented, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life ... but some career goals don't require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you.

Kanye's Musical Career

Kanye West is regarded as one of the most successful artist of his generation if not the best. He started developing high interest in arts and by just 3 years old, he was already doing poems. He became notorious during his production time with  Roc-A-Fella Records. Kanye is also credited for bringing back to life Jay Z's career when it was dwindling by changing vocals and contribution to rap mogul in 2000. The album ranked best for several years. 

Controversy

Kanye West however has never been shy of controversy. He once bought a house worth 90 million USD for his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. He also went and ranted in the office of the former US president Donald Trump drumming support for him.