Kanye West

808s & Heartbreak (2008)

by Kanye West

Genre- hip hop

Location- Chicago, Illinois

Other Works- The College Dropout, 2004

Late Registration, 2005

Late Orchestration: Live at Abbey Road Studios, 2006

Graduation, 2007

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, 2010

More Info- Born on June 8th, 1977 as Kanye Omari West in Atlanta Georgia.  At the age of three he and his mother moved to Chicago, IL.  His mother, Dr. Donda West was an English professor, and his father was a former Black Panther and photojournalist.  His mother passed away on November 10th, 2007 after complications of surgery.  

Kanye has won many awards and Grammys for his work.  He runs his own record label, GOOD Music, which host such artists as Common and Kid Cudi.
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