The Music Of Kanye West

Kanye was born to Donda West, an English professor, and Ray West, a former Black Panther and influential photojournalist who became a church counselor. His parents divorced when he was 3, and Donda West raised him by herself. Kanye still saw his father during the summers, and Ray West had a lasting effect on Kanye 's temperament. "Like his dad, Kanye has little patience for what he thinks is unjust," writes Donda West in her autobiography, Raising Kanye. "If he sees a president leave human beings stranded on rooftops for days at a time, his passion and compassion will outweigh his patience." Donda West was a massive force in helping Kanye develop his burgeoning musical talents. "My mother was my everything," Kanye told MTV News in 2005. Kanye 's mother helped a 13-year-old Kanye pay to cut his first record in a dingy basement studio. West graduated from Polaris High School and completed one year of art school at Chicago State University. (Kanye West Biography)

Love him or hate him, Kanye can teach us a lot about achieving success in the workplace. It starts with the culture you create among your people. Check your vision and back it up with a plan. Inspire persistence by being a go-getter. Be consistent on how you run your day-to-day operations. Don’t forget to be confident as you begin to see the fruits of your labor. Kanye may not be best friend material, but he does have a knack for

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

He is not a politician. He is not pastor. He is not the CEO of a company. But, he brings the discussion to social issues. From how African-Americans were depicted in the media and treated by the government during Hurricane Katrina, to the lack of recognition for art, to the lack of quality luxury items for the middle and lower class, to the killings that have been plaguing his city Kanye is unafraid and unapologetic when it comes to speaking his mind. And in doing so, every “outburst” he has promotes discussion about each topic. Kanye’s actions are laying the groundwork for a discussion that could, eventually, lead to a solution to these social problems, and a big change to the world. Throughout history, it is the most outspoken and freethinking people that make the biggest changes to government, philosophy, and behaviour. These are intelligent and well known people such as Ghandi, Walt Disney, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and Nelson Mandela. And, I firmly believe that Kanye’s name should be included in that

During his early years he dropped out of high school and was a drug dealer for some years. He was good friends with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre. They started making songs for their new album that was called “Boyz-N-The Hood”. In 1987 they made another album that was called “Straight Outta Compton” that album

Somehow the artist convinced Dash to sign him: “With reluctance Damon Dash signed West to Roc-A-Fella in 2002…” (“Kayne”). That was his big break. Kanye West was not given everything he has today. To get to the place where he is today, he had to fight like a warrior. He fought until he got signed to Roc-A-Fella, but soon after he got signed, he got into a serious accident that caused his jaw to be wired shut. Thankfully that didn’t stop him. He wrote an amazing song “Through the Wire,” and later got it produced. As stated before, Kanye West went through especially hard obstacles. He got rejected many times from various producers. He even got his jaw to be wired shut, but that didn’t stop him from fighting for his dream. He achieved his dream of becoming a serious rapper, and on top of that, he created a successful fashion line, and became a record producer.

I think one day we'll all wake up and understand the inner workings of Kanye West's mind and realize that all of his antics made sense, but today is not that day. Kanye West has transcended from Hip-Hop's most influential to most polarizing. There are several events that attribute to this new title, his twitter rants aligning himself with controversial figures like donald trump and candace owens (I didn't capitalize their names on purpose for all of you grammar heads.), wearing the 'make america great again' hat and the icing on the cake a TMZ rant, where he said slavery was a choice. Even though Kanye West has always been a stand out and do as I may individual, this time around his antics have tipped the scale.

After Graduating from High school Kanye received a scholarship latter to attend Chicago’s American Academy of Art in 1997, and started taking art classes. At the age of 20 seeking interest in Music West was dropped out from college to pursue his musical dreams. According to Donda West his Mother she

“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.

The life of Kanye West has affected music today; although most think he is obnoxious, rude, and selfish, often times they forget the music side of him and don’t know how he has really shaped the industry. This paper will review who is Kanye West, what has he overcame, and how has his music impacted the industry. According to Biography.com Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977(“Kanye West”). Born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Chicago, Kanye attended Chicago’s American Academy of Art but later dropped out to pursue music.

However, Coates reminisce when he first hears Kanye on the album The Blueprint believing that he was the one, the one that would save the dying genre of Hip-Hop as he had all the music theme from the golden age that made Hip-Hop great according to Coates himself. After twenty years in the business many people see Kanye was a God that hasn’t forgotten the old school ways of rapper even though he as well as the industry has changed so as they are more forced on materialistic things such as money, drug, and females while lacking the basic things such as

West did not have the easiest of childhoods, his parents divorced when he was three and he could only see his father, a professional photographer, when he would spend the summer with him (A&E Networks). His mother raised him single-handedly while maintaining a teaching job as an English professor and Chair of the English department but retired later to support his rapping career and become his manager (Contractmusic). He was recruited by successful and well-known rapper Jay-Z to produce songs for his new album and then moved on to produce songs for many other musicians who were around Jay-Z at the time like: Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, and John Legend

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