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1977 BCE
Kanye Omari West is Born
Kanye is born on June 8th, 1977. -
Kanye West graduates from Polaris High school
Kanye graduates from Polaris High School in 1994. He received a scholarship from Chicago's American Academy of Art. After studying Art there, he transferred to Chicago State University and Majored in English. -
Kanye sells his first beat
Kanye sells his first beat to the Chicago rapper Gravity for $8,000. -
Kanye produces Blueprint
Kanye produced five songs for Jay-Z's, 2001 album, Blueprint. -
Kanye signs with Rock-a-Fella Records
Kanye signs with Rock-a-Fella records. This boosted his career and helped him become not just a producer, but also an artist. -
Kanye gets into the car accident
Hours after signing with Rock-a-Fella Records, Kanye gets into a serious car accident after leaving the studio late at night. This accident left his jaw very impaired. -
Kanye releases his debut album, "The College Dropout"
Kanye releases his debut album which is a massive success, selling 441,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye releases his second album, 'Late registration'
Kanye releases his second album, selling 860,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye makes a controversial statement about President George Bush
Kanye states on national television, "George Bush doesn't care about black people". -
Kanye releases his most streamed album, 'Graduation'.
Kanye releases his most streamed album on spotify, 'Graduation', which out sells 50 cents album. -
Kanyes mother, Donda, passes away
Kanye's mother dies at the age of 58, due to complications in her cosmetic surgery. -
Kanye releases '808s and Heartbreak'
Kanye releases his most influential album '808s and Heartbreak', which was not appreciated in its time. It only sold 450,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye interrupts Taylor Swift
Kanye interrupts Taylor Swifts's acceptance speech at the VMAs. He states that Beyonce should have won the award. -
Kanye releases his 4th album 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
Kanye goes to Hawaii to make his 4th album with many other artists reviving his career after the Taylor Swift incident. -
Kanye collabs with Jay-Z to make 'Watch the Throne'
Kanye makes the Album 'Watch the Throne' with fellow rapper Jay-Z. It sold 436,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye releases the album 'Yeezus'
Kanye releases 'Yeezus', which sells 328,000 units its first week. -
Kanye proposes to Kim Kardashian
Kanye proposes to Kim Kardashian at a baseball stadium in San Francisco. -
Kanye and Kim Kardashian get Married
Kanye and Kim get married in Italy. -
Kanye announces he's running for president
Kanye announces he is gong to run for president in 2020 at the MTV Video Music Awards. -
Kanye releases the album 'The Life of Pablo'
Kanye puts out the album 'The Life of Pablo'. The album made an impressive 250 million streams in its first week. -
Saint Pablo Tour begins
Kanyes Saint Pablo Tour begins in, Indianapolis Indiana. The tour was to support the album 'The LIfe of Pablo'. -
Kanye endorses Trump
At a Siant Pablo Tour concert in San Jose, California, Kanye announces he would have voted for trump if he had voted. -
Saint Pablo Tour ends due to Kanye's mental health
30 minutes into performing in Sacramento Kanye leaves the stage saying he can't go on. It was later found out he was checked into a mental hospital. -
Kanye releases Ye
Kanye releases the very personal album 'Ye' so he can address his mental health struggles. -
Kanye Collabs with Kid Cudi again
Kanye and Kid Cudi collab to make the album 'Kids See Ghost', releasing it just one week after Kanye's previous album 'Ye'. -
Kanye starts his Sunday Services
Kanye held his Sunday Service events and performed his songs with a choir making them more christian. -
Kanye releases the album 'Jesus is King'
Kanye releases the album 'Jesus is King', inspired by his Sunday Service events. -
Kanye runs for president
Kanye announces he's running for president, but his campaign is more of a symbolic gesture than something he is taking seriously. -
Kanye releases the album 'Donda'
Kanye releases his highly anticipated album at the time 'Donda'. The album had 433 million streams in its first week. -
Kanye legally changes his name to 'Ye'
Kanye legally changes his name to one he has been known for in the past 'Ye'. He changed his name to become closer to his identity. -
Kanye releases Vultures
Kanye releases Vultures 1 with Ty Dolla Sign, marking a new era for him.