e[a] (/jeɪ/ YAY; born Kanye Omari West /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/ KAHN-yay; born June 8, 1977) is

an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.[1][2][3][4]

He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists and producers
and as one of the greatest musicians of his generation.[5][6][7]
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago,[8][9] West initially gained recognition as a
producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several
artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a
solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout
(2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music
later that year.

West explored diverse musical eASDASDASDDFlements like orchestras, synthesizers,

and autotune on the albums Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and 808s &
Heartbreak (2008). Drawing inspiration from maximalism and minimalism respectively,
his fifth and sixth albums My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and Yeezus
(2013) also received critical and commercial success. West further diversified his
musical styles on The Life of Pablo (2016) and Ye (2018) and explored Christian and
gospel music on Jesus Is King (2019). After multiple delays, his highly anticipated
tenth album Donda (2021) was released to continued commercial success, but to mixed
critical reception. He released its sequel Donda 2 (2022) a few months later,
exclusively through a tie-in audio speaker service. West's discography also
includes the full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z
and Kids See Ghosts (2018) with Kid Cudi.