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Kanye West (Kanye Omari West) was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, is an American record producer and rapper.
He has released his debut album The College Dropout, his second album Late Registration, and is working on a third album coming out in 2007 called Graduation.
Both The College Dropout and Late Registration have received numerous awards.
Kanye West also runs his own record label, GOOD Music. West's mascot is a teddy bear, which has appeared on the covers of his two albums as well as the single cover for his song Stronger. Kanye's sound was featured heavily on Jay-Z's critically-acclaimed album The Blueprint, released on September 11, 2001.
His work was featured on the lead single "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and the diss record against Nas and Mobb Deep named "Takeover". Ironically, West has worked with Mobb Deep and Nas since the track's release.
On July 2, 2005, West appeared on the Philadelphia bill of Live 8, using the global platform to refer to "man-made diseases placed in African communities", a reference to the OPV AIDS hypothesis. |