Ye

Ye(Kanye West)
General information
Born	June 8, 1977
Years active	27

Ye, born and better known as Kanye Omari West, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur and producer of record label Roc-A-Fella Records. He is also well known for his many controversies, with the most recent being his various antisemitic comments in 2022, resulting in loss of sponsorships and partnerships, as well as overwhelming public backlash.

Ye was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was raised in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois. West briefly lived in China while very young when his mother was teaching abroad.

He would release his release his first album, The College Dropout, in 2004, to instant acclaim by critics and listeners. Ye would go on to release two more studio albums, Late Registration and Graduation, in 2005 and 2007 respectively. In 2008, he would release 808s & Heartbreak, which would go on to influence the hip-hop scene and influence artists such as Drake and Frank Ocean, who had just began their careers. After his infamous incident at the 2009 VMAs with Taylor Swift, Ye would take recluse in Hawaii, and after a brief break, began recording what became My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. The album would release in 2010, immediately receiving praise and would go on to be heralded as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time by critics.

In 2013, he would release Yeezus, a more electronic and experimental album which combined Chicago drill, dancehall, acid house, and industrial music, and was described as "industrial". Immediately after, Ye would begin working on a follow-up to the album, which would ultimately release as a very different album, The Life of Pablo, in 2016. Following his sudden cancellation of his Saint Pablo Tour, he would admit himself to the UCLA Medical Center. In 2018, he would release the 7-track album ​ye, and within that same year, announce his next album, Yandhi, which would never end up releasing as it was replaced with the Christian rap album JESUS IS KING, which released to mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. This gospel theme would continue into his 2021 album, Donda, which would again be released in a very different form than originally planned. In 2022, a sequel to the album would be announced and controversially, was unofficially released off streaming platforms in an unfinished form. During a in VULTURES 2 listening event in Haikou, China in 2024, Ye announced the his eleventh studio album, simply titled Bully.

Aside from his musical releases, Ye is also well known for his work in the fashion industry, collaborating with Nike, Adidas, Louis Vuitton, and more. His entrepreneurship is also notable, founding his record label GOOD Music in 2004, as well as his creative content company Donda in 2012. He has also ran for president, praised Adolf Hitler, created short films, among other ventures. Ye has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which he has repeatedly both denied and accepted, as well as suggested that he may be autistic.

Discography

Solo Albums

Kanye West has released ten solo albums to date:

• The College Dropout
• Late Registration
• Graduation
• 808s & Heartbreak
• My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
• Yeezus
• The Life of Pablo
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• JESUS IS KING
• Donda
• Bully

Demo Albums

• Donda 2

Collaborative Albums

• Watch The Throne by JAY-Z & Kanye West
• Cruel Summer by GOOD Music
• KIDS SEE GHOSTS by KIDS SEE GHOSTS
• VULTURES 1 by Kanye West & TY Dolla $ign
• VULTURES 2 by Kanye West & TY Dolla $ign
• VULTURES 3 by Kanye West & TY Dolla $ign

Singles

Kanye West has released many successful singles:

The College Dropout

• Through the Wire
• All Falls Down
• Jesus Walks
• The New Workout Plan

Late Registration

• Diamonds from Sierra Leone
• Gold Digger
• Heard 'Em Say
• Touch the Sky

Graduation

• Can't Tell Me Nothing
• Stronger
• Good Life
• Flashing Lights
• Homecoming

808s & Heartbreak

• Love Lockdown
• Heartless
• Amazing
• Paranoid
• See You in My Nightmares

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

• Power
• Monster
• Runaway
• All Of The Lights

Watch The Throne

• H·A·M
• Otis
• Lift Off
• N**gas in Paris
• Why I Love You
• Gotta Have It
• No Church in the Wild

Cruel Summer

• Mercy
• Cold
• New God Flow
• Clique

Yeezus

• Black Skinhead
• Bound 2

The Life of Pablo

• Facts
• Famous
• Real Friends
• No More Parties in LA
• 30 Hours
• Fade

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• Yikes
• All Mine

JESUS IS KING

• Follow God
• Closed on Sunday

Donda

• Hurricane
• Life of the Party
• Believe What I Say
• Off The Grid

Donda 2

• Eazy
• City of Gods
• True Love

VULTURES 1

• Vultures
• Talking / Once Again
• Carnival

Non-Album Singles

• Impossible (2006)
• Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been) [2007]
• Forever by Drake, Lil Wayne, Eminem & Kanye West (2009)
• Christmas in Harlem (2010)
• Only One (2014)
• FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney (2015)
• All Day (2015)
• Champions by Gucci Mane, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Yo Gotti, Quavo & Desiigner (2016)
• Lift Yourself (2018)
• Ye vs. the People (2018)
• XTCY (2018)
• I Love It by Lil Pump & Kanye West (2018)
• Wash Us in the Blood (2020)
• Nah Nah Nah (2020)
• Nah Nah Nah (DaBaby & 2 Chainz Remix) [2020]