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Introduction
West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called "Green Eggs and Ham" and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. -
Growth
Kanye West attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago and later transferred to Chicago State University to study English. However, his busy schedule interrupted his musical work, leading him to drop out at 20. His mother, a professor at the university, disliked his actions and believed college was the ticket to a good life, but Kanye's first album, College Dropout, emphasized the importance of embracing one's true self. -
Maturity
In 2003, West with Twista and Jamie Foxx worked on the song "Slow Jamz," becoming West's 1st single to top the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, West's 1st album The College Dropout, including the Hot 100 top 10 single "All Falls Down" and the Grammy winner "Jesus Walks." In 2005, West dropped his 2nd album, Late Registration, which had , "Touch the Sky," "Heard 'Em Say," and "Gold Digger." It spent 10 weeks at number 1 on the Hot 100, broke download records, and was the 9th Hot 100 hit in 2000s. -
Decline
From various hateful anti-Black comments and embarrassing breakup battles on Instagram to praising Hitler and saying anti-Semitic comments, Kanye West has truly done it all. On October 3, 2022, Kanye was photographed at Paris Fashion Fashion week wearing a shirt with “White Lives Matter” printed across it. -
Decision Point
Kanye West is planning his career “comeback” with the support of his “wife,” Bianca Censori. “They are having a blast traveling right now and Kanye has been very inspired,” a source told US Weekly Tuesday. “He says he's designing, writing music and being inspired.” Once again, we enter YEEZY season. Just over a year and a half since the debacle that was DONDA 2, Kanye "Ye" West is back in the studio assembling a new album.