Interesting biographyhy facts about rapper and Dondo album hits-maker Kanye West – the number of Grammy awards he has won, his mom, wife, Kim Kardashian, children, songs, age, and many more.
Kanye West has been active in the music world since 1996 and has become one of the most influential and impactful hip-hop singers ever.
Kanye West’s favorite band is a group of indie artists from Glasgow, better known as Franz Ferdinand.
Here’s a list of the top 35 facts about the musical genius, Kanye West!
#1.
His full name is Kanye Omari West.
#2.
Kanye West is 44 years old. He was born in Atlanta on June 8, 1977, to Ray and Donda West.
#3.
In Swahili, the name Kanye is translated to mean ‘the only one’.
#4.
His mother was an English professor, and her profession took Kanye all the way to China where she taught for a little over a year.
#5.
While driving home in 2002, he was involved in a bad car accident. He almost died, sustaining very bad injuries.
#6.
During his recovery in the hospital, he continued to produce music using an electronic drum kit and other equipment.
#7.
The holiday season doesn’t seem to stop Kanye West from working either, and on New Year’s Eve 2015, he released a single called ‘Facts’.
#8.
Before he recorded his own songs, he produced music for other stars, including Jay-Z. More than half of the tracks on Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’ album were produced by Kanye West.
#9.
Kanye’s album ‘The College Drop-out’ was aptly named after he dropped out of Chicago State University.
#10.
Billboard ranked him 3rd on the list of producers from the decade in 2010.
#11.
He stated that Fiona Apple was one of his favorite artists, and he wanted to become the ‘rap version’ of her.
#12.
Some of his nicknames included The Louis Vuitton Don and Yeezy.
#13.
More than 50% of his tracks have been the result of a collaboration with other artists.
#14.
He was engaged to Alexis Phifer, a fashion designer, from 2006 until their relationship ended in 2008.
#15.
GQ awarded Kanye West the title of ‘International Man of the Year’ in 2007.
#16.
His song ‘Hey Mama’ was dedicated to his mother, who died in 2007 after complications with plastic surgery.
#17.
Kanye West married model and actress Kim Kardashian on May 24, 2014. They have four children together – daughters North and Chicago and sons Saint and Psalm.
#18.
In 2008, Kanye opened two burger restaurants. This new business venture, Fatburger, came to a sudden end when West suffered financial problems in 2011.
#19.
He met his stylist at Barney’s while out shopping. Yale student Cassius Clay impressed Kanye with his dress sense and was asked to work for him.
#20.
If you search Google for ‘gay fish’, Kanye West’s knowledge graph appears on the right, this is due to an episode of South Park called ‘Fishsticks’ where Kanye West is the only person in the country who fails to get a joke and can’t admit that he doesn’t understand because he believes himself to be a genius.
#21.
He sampled Chaka Khan’s vocals on his track ‘Through the Wire’, but she wasn’t prepared to let Kanye release the single until her son talked her into it a couple of weeks later.
#22.
It is estimated that Kanye West is worth around $6.6 billion, as revealed in a new Bloomberg report.
#23.
After Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift‘s acceptance speech at the VMAs in 2009, he left the country and visited Japan and Rome.
#24.
Hip-hop producer No I.D. was Kanye’s mentor in the early days and taught him how to create beats and make music.
#25.
Kanye West has said that he thought of becoming a porn star once or twice as a way of making money before his music career took off.
#26.
He has won a total of 21 Grammys and 112 music awards in general. ‘The College Drop-out’ and ‘Late Registration’ were the albums that won him the most awards.
#27.
His fashion sense has gained much attention around the world, and Michael Jackson phoned him once to ask about a jacket he had worn while filming the music video for ‘Stronger.
#28.
Kanye is the sixth most popular digital artist and has sold a grand total of 21 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide.
#29.
Perhaps surprisingly, Kanye’s favorite band is a group of indie artists from Glasgow, better known as Franz Ferdinand.
#30.
Kanye West is one of the most followed celebrities on Twitter, his profile is @kanyewest.
#31.
Kanye West has a total of one hundred and thirty-seven singles, four promotional singles, and is charted with sixty-five other songs.
He has ten studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, one compilation album, two live albums, one video album, and four mixtapes.
Kanye’s newest album since its release is making massive waves across the globe. The album is called Donda.
Donda’s extensive tracklist is filled with features from a veritable smorgasbord of talent, including longtime collaborators Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, and Kid Cudi, as well as artists like Travis Scott and The Weeknd.7 days ago
#32.
Kanye West’s Zodiac sign is Gemini. Gemini is known as The Twins, which makes sense for having at least two simultaneous life paths.
#33.
Kanye West’s main source of income comes from his Yeezy brand. This has surged his net worth in 2021 as Forbes has declared the rapper a billionaire.
#34.
Kanye is of a Christian faith
#35.
Kanye West’s height is 5ft 8 or 172.7 cm tall
