Kanye West Thesis

Kanye West, born June 8, 1977, is a world renown rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century, and is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. (Kyles, 2013)

When it comes to running a business, your hustle and work ethic are your bread and butter. Sure, you may have a product that is out of this world, but if your business model is shaky, it could spell trouble for your brand. There is something to be said for Kanye’s consistency in his message and branding. Likeable or not, the rapper believes in his goals, which is crucial to the equation.

Kanye Omari West, an icon of hip-hop, pop culture, fashion and music in general. Kanye Omari West, a person belittled against and a person subjected to a life of racism and hate. Born on June 8th, 1977, Donda West, West’s mother, always knew he was destined for greatness, but did she know her son would turn out to be the Kanye West, a man lacking the respect he deserves for transforming a big part of the music we listen to on this very day? West came onto the scene in the late nineties but didn’t release The College Dropout until 2004, an album that took everybody by surprise. Kanye West changed the gangster filled rap genre by releasing his positive, soulful debut album, changing the way rappers

Kanye West also known as "Yeezy" is American rapper, fashion disaster, and also music producer. People may say that Mr. West is our youth of today voice. He has made a tremendous mark in the music and fashion industry. As we all know Mr. West is known for having his moments. It is safe to say that he has the best and top “omg” Moments, such as interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMA’s. Kanye in the begging when he first came on the hip hop scene was this calm, joyful, his music in my eyes was the most different music out at the time, just because he wasn’t rapping about what everyone else was. Kanye was one of those joyful guys, everybody wanted him on his record or produce it. Then a tragic event occurred where his mom died. After then you see

Throughout history, the biggest reforms in government, philosophy, and behavior have been made by freethinking and outspoken people. People such as Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela changed the world with their actions and words. While others, including Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Walt Disney implement their talents to business to change the world. All are spoken highly of and are highly regarded. One name that is wrongly ostracized from this list is Kanye West. Kanye West is an intelligent person whose actions and outbursts, despite the media’s attempts to make them look incoherent and uncivilized, actually come from a place of goodwill and promote a platform of freethinking.

Kanye West produced the popular song “All Falls Down” in 2004. He is well known for creating many wonderful tunes but this one stands out above the rest. While his other songs contain bass-heavy instrumentals and contain lyrics about money and women, this one is strays away from the previous structures. “All Falls Down” catches the attention of youth, with its mellow melody, to send a strong message concerning the overemphasis on money and education and how it can be harmful through the lyrics. The issues contained in the message are highly focused on the idea that money and education will not always be there

Kanye West has many heroic traits about him. One of which, is his capability for

Peter Bienart, the American columnist “The top line is that hubris is a disease that comes from success. " When you start to have a lot of success you will start to have excessive pride about it and you will want other people to know how successful you are. The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus and he is at war for 10 years and then it took him 10 years to reach back to his home. Kanye West is a modern hero who just like, Odysseus, wants to always be the best. Kanye West makes music on being the best and his experiences.

“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you…I’ll let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!” (West). Most people if they don’t know anything about Kanye West, they know this quote. When anybody hears his name everybody always has an opinion. Some people love him, while a lot of other people hate him, each for a variety of reasons. Though most people only see the arrogant and egotistic side of Kanye, the more important side that people don’t always see is the hardworking musician. In order to fully understand Kanye’s motives and to fully appreciate him, people have to know how he got to the point he is now today.

“Everybody wants to know what I would do if I didn’t win, I guess we’ll never know” said Kanye West after winning the ‘Best Rap Album’ during the 47th Grammys which brought the crowds to abruptly cheer for him and is still talked about it until this day. From many of West’s accomplishments the album “Graduation” which was released in 2007 is one of the best albums he has produced. The album contained segments of many foundation of music such as soul, rock, electro, dub and so on which advocated the audience to realize his talent and intelligence through his creativity and articulated lyrics that mainly emphasizes his perspective, identity, and fame that he has built for himself. Kanye West was born in 1997 in Georgia but mainly grew up in Chicago with his mother after his parents got divorced when he was three. West was exposed to Chicago’s hip hop culture at a very young age and met a DJ that eventually became his mentor throughout his youth.

Kanye West once said, “Everyone’s always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?” Kanye West is a world-renowned Hip-Hop artist with over 200 awards and accolades as a solo artist. From, The College Dropout, to The Life of Pablo, every album that West has released to date has been different from the previous one. The amount of originality, patience, ingenuity, and passion that he devotes to each of his eight studio albums illustrates the genius who is Kanye West.

From the beginning of his career in 2001 as a producer he quickly became one of the leading figures in hip-hop. While his personality has always been one of his driving forces in terms of popularity, lately it has been the main thing that music criticizers focus on when they review his newly released music. For example, when Kanye West dropped his album The Life Of Pablo in 2016 news outlets quickly began to write more articles about his clothing line or apparent “split personalities” that he was displaying during this time period. One review of this article, written by a Pitchfork writer named Jayson Greene, almost completely ignores how the album actually sounds and instead goes into detail about the cultural significance to which this album and Kanye West have made. It gives little info on what you can expect from the album and goes into more detail about his legacy than anything else.

Kanye West identifies himself as a leader, but contemplates on how to develop the world into a better one, specifically for the Black Community. Much of Kanye’s expressive music has embodied the destruction of boundaries that enforce racial

With twenty-one Grammy’s and fifty-seven nominations, Kanye West is often regarded as one of the most influential and important artists of our time (The GRAMMYs 2). But many believe he is a musical fluke, who seeks attention and controversy. West first broke into the music industry by producing beats under the guidance of famous hip hop producer No I.D. (“The Mentor” 1). After his highly praised groundbreaking album, The College Dropout, was released, Kanye quickly found himself in the spotlight. His second album, Late Registration, was met also met with critical acclaim. With his recent successes and connection to the youth of America, West took an opportunity to help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina by appearing on TV alongside Michael Myers for a Red Cross event.

From being known to creating compose hip-hop music, a fashion icon and establishing a foundation with his mother to being seen as the most hated celebrity in the entertainment industry. Kanye West took it upon himself to defend his opinion when it came to the winner of the Best Female Video on the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. By taking the stage and grabbing the microphone from the country music star Taylor Swift and basically stating that she did not deserve the title. The event left the audience and TV land very stocked. What some may not realize is that Kanye West displayed multiple stereotypes that society may think African Americans possess. The stereotypes, which were displayed, were drunkenness, outspokenness and the fact that a