Play Kanye West Radio

Kanye West

On Tour

43,438,902 plays (1,076,936 listeners)

Listening now: emmma00, HollywoodMikeC, project2501ison

7,599 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Chicago, United States

Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Grammy award winning rapper, producer, author, designer and singer. He began making beats and rapping in the early 90s when he formed the rap group GO GETTERS with Chicago natives GLC and Really Doe, and then gained nationwide popularity when he moved to New York and began producing tracks for artists such as Jay-Z, Twista, Mase, Talib Kweli and Alicia Keys. In 2004, after being pushed aside by many record companies as they felt he wasn’t a marketable hip hop artist, he managed to release his debut solo album, The College Dropout on Roc-A-Fella Records. It went onto recieve critical acclaim, and defined the style for which West would become known, including wordplay and the heavy sampling of old soul and R&B tracks from the 70s. He has since released three more albums, all of which (his fourth to a lesser extent) have received numerous awards, high commercial success and critical acclaim. His second album, Late Registration, was released in 2005, his third, Graduation, was released in 2007 and his current album, 808s & Heartbreak, was released in 2008. He is noted for his politically-charged rhymes and controversial behavior both inside and outside the realms of music.

West was born in Atlanta, Georgia where he lived with both of his parents. When he was three years old (as mentioned in “Hey Mama”) his parents divorced, and he and his mother moved to Chicago, Illinois. His father was Ray West, a former Black Panther who was one of the first black photojournalists at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and is now a Christian counselor. Kanye’s late mother, Dr.
Read more… Edit

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1 Play
Heartless full track
9,288
2 Play
Stronger full track
9,030
3 Play
Love Lockdown full track
8,616
4 Play
RoboCop full track
3,630
5 Play
3,620
6 Play
Street Lights full track
3,171
7  
3,008
8 Play
Coldest Winter full track
2,890
9 Play
Say You Will full track
2,827
10  
2,809
11 Play
Bad News full track
2,565
12  
2,538
13  
2,316
14  
2,230
15  
2,174
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 7,599 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

Add event See more

News

Kanye West's arraignment delayed

13 Apr 2009 | from www.theinsider.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West's arraignment on misdemeanor charges has been delayed until May. Lawyers for the rapper and his road manager were granted a delay to enter pleas until May 20 during a brief hearing Monday afternoon. …

Add comment

See more

Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Labels

Email Newsletter

Universal Music Group Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Kanye West from Universal Music.