Kanye West

Kanye Omari due west was born June 8, 1977) is an American titty, singer, and record manufacturing business. westward get-go rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Zs record album The Blueprint, as well as hit unitys for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of turnout originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments.However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing 70s R&B, baroque pop, shift hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synth-pop, and classical music. 2 West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted fantasize in 2010. His five albums, all of which ha ve g superstar(a) platinum, have received numerous awards, including a cumulative twelve Grammys,345 and critical acclaim. on the whole have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive 1 album in the U. S. upon release. 7 West also runs his own record stigmatize GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi. 8 Wests mascot and trademark is Dropout Bear, a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his five albums as well as various individual covers and music videos. 9 About. com ranked Kanye West 8 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list. 10 On May 16, 2008, Kanye West was crowned by MTV as the years 1 Hottest MC in the Game. 11On 17 December 2010, Kanye West was voted as the MTV Man of the Year by MTV. 12 Kanye Wests first career productions came on Chicago rapper Gravs 1996 debut album Down to Earth. West produced eight tracks on the album. season the album did not attract much attention and would be the only album released by Grav, West would soon be producing for higher profile artists. In 1998-1999 he produced for well known artists such as Jermaine Dupri, Foxy Brown, Goodie Mob, and the sort Harlem World. West got his big break in the year 2000 however when he began to produce for artists on Roc-a-Fella Records.He produced the well received Jay-Z song This Cant Be Life cancelled of the album The Dynasty Roc La Familia. West would later state that to create the beat for This Cant Be Life he sped up the drum beat from Dr. Dres song Xxplosive. 19 aft(prenominal) producing for Jay-Z earlier, Wests sound was featured heavily on Jay-Zs critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, released on September 11, 2001. 20 His work was featured on the lead single Izzo (H. O. V. A. ), Heart of the City (Aint No Love) and a diss track against Nas and Mobb Deep named Takeover West has worked with Mobb Deep and Nas since the tracks release.After meeting great commercial success and critical acclaim for his productions on The Blueprint, West became a sought after producer in the hep-hop industry, even before he became known as a rapper and solo artist. In the years 2002-2003 he would produce for artists such as Nas, Scarface, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, T. I. , Ludacris, DMX, and Monica. He also continued producing for Roc-a-Fella Records artists and contribued four tracks to Jay-Zs follow up album to The Blueprint, The Blueprint? The Gift & the Curse.After great successes as a producer, West now looked to pursue a career as a rapper and solo artist, but struggled to find a way to get a record deal. Chris Anokute, then A&R at Def Jam, said that when West on a regular basis dropped by the office to pick up his producer checks he would play demos of solo material to Anokute in his cubicle and bemoan the fact that no one was taking him seriously as a rapper. 21 Jay-Z admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming th at he saw him as a producer first and foremost.Multiple record companies felt he was not as marketable as rappers who portray the street image prominent in hip hop culture. 19 Beginning his career as a rapper, Kanye West rapped a verse on Jay-Zs The Blueprint? The Gift & the Curse, an album he produced for, from the same label he was signed to as a rapper. At the start of his career, Kanye Wests production style often used pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul songs, with his own drums and instruments. 20 His first major release featuring his trademark vocal sampling style was This Cant Be Life, a track from Jay-Zs The Dynasty Roc La Familia.West said he sped up the drum beat of Dr. Dres Xxplosive to use as a replacement for his drums on This Cant Be Life. 19 West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style,1688 and has said on numerous occasions that Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol Dirty Bastard were some of his all-time favorites, Wu-Tang? Me and my friends talk about this all the time We think Wu-Tang had one of the biggest impacts as far as a movement. From slang to style of dress, skits, the samples. Similar to the production style I use, RZA has been doing hat. 89RZA himself has spoken quite positively of the comparisons, stating in an interview for Rolling Stone, All good. I got super respect for Kanye. He came up to me about a year or two ago. He gave me mad praising and blessings For people to asseverate Wu-Tang inspire Kanye, Kanye is one of the biggest artists in the world. That goes back to what we say Wu-Tang is forever. Kanye is going to inspire people to be like him. 90 After hearing his work on The Blueprint, RZA claimed that a torch-passing had occurred between him and West, saying, The shoes gotta be filled.If you aint gonna do it, somebody else is gonna do it. Thats how I feel about rap today. 90 West accompanied by an eleven-piece chamber orchestra While his use of sampling has lessened over time, We sts production continues to feature distinctive and intricate string arrangements. This characteristic arose from him listening to the English trip hop group Portishead, whose 1998 live album Roseland NYC Live, with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra inspired him to incorporate string sections into his hip hop production.Though he was unable to afford live instruments beyond violin riffs provided by Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari around the time of his debut album, its subsequent commercial success allowed him to hire his very own eleven-piece string orchestra. For a time, West stood as the sole current pop star to tour with a string section. 2 West has stated on several occasions that external of work, he favors listening to rock music over hip-hop. He cites Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Killers as some of his favorite musical groups.Additionally, on Graduation, West drew inspiration from arena rock bands such as U2, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin for melod y and chord progression. 91 Both a fan and adept of indie culture, West uses his official website to promote obscure indie rock bands, posting up music videos and mp3s on a daily basis. 92 This musical chemical attraction is mutual, as West has collaborated with indie artists such as Santigold, Peter Bjorn and John and Lykke Li while his songs have gone on to be covered countless times by myriad rock bands.