BY : JAZZ JONES

1. KANYE WEST BY : JAZZ JONES BY : JAZZ JONES

3. ABOUT KANYE KANYE WEST WAS BORN KANYE OMARI WEST TO DONDA AND RAY WEST ON JUNE 8,1977 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA . KANYE IN SWAHILI MEANS THE ONLY ONE. HIS MOTHER WAS A PROFESSOR AND HIS FATHER WAS A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR. WHEN KANYE WAS THREE HIS PARENTS DIVORCED AND MOVED TO CHICAGO WITH HIS MOTHER. WHEN KANYE WAS TEN HE MOVED TO CHINA FOR A YEAR WHILE HIS MOTHER TAUGHT ENGLISH AT A COLLEGE WHILE THERE. WHILE IN CHINA KANYE MADE MONEY BY BREAK DANCING ON THE STREETS.

4. BECOMING KANYE WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL KANYE MET D.J NO I.D WHO AT THE TIME WAS WORKING WITH COMMON.KANYE GOT A SAMPLING KEYBOARD WHEN HE WAS 15 AND STARTED RAPPING AND BEAT MAKING IN HIS ROOM. HE ATTENDED CHICAGO’S THE AMERICAN ACAMEDY OF ART FOR A YEAR ON A SCHOLARSHIP BUT LATER TRANSFERRED TO CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY. HE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO PURSUE HIS CARRER IN MUSIC.

5. PRODUCING • JERMAINE DUPRI’S ALBUM “LIFE IN 1472”.(1998) • “STAND UP” LUDACRIS (2004) • “YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME” ALCIA KEYS(2004) • 5 TRACKS OFF OF JAY’Z’S THE BLUPRINT ONE ALBUM(2001)

6. AWARDS • BEST RAP ALBUM “THE COLLEGE DROPOUT” • BEST VIDEO “JESUS WALKS” • BEST RAP SOLO PERFORMANCE “STRONGER” • BEST RAP SONG “GOOD LIFE”