But in many cases life just doesn't work like that What I'm saying is, Make your own decision. On July 2, thousands of recording artists donated their time and talent to Live 8, a concert held in ten cities and four continents across the globe. The mission of this free concert was to pressure political leaders into committing themselves to ending poverty in Africa. The concert was considered a huge success by all participants and its organizer, Bob Geldof —. West performed in Live 8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, despite being threatened with a lawsuit if he did.
I had another performance and they're like, 'There's no way you can be here—you'll get sued if you go to this. As if life wasn't already busy enough, West has begun plans for his own line of clothing and sneakers, tentatively called Pastel and Mascott, respectively.
A self-proclaimed fashion lover, the business mogul claims to have been compared to Carlton, the preppy and polite character from the television sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Kanye West performs at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. West established his own record label as well. Getting Out Our Dreams has already signed and released an album by John Legend — , the label's first artist.
West's second album, Late Registration, was released in August His contributions to the album include playing guitar and keyboards as well as helping with song composition. The partnership surprised people in the music industry. Brion is best known for his orchestral arrangements for female artists Aimee Mann — and Fiona Apple —.
West's first single from the album, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," received high marks from music critics. West wasn't so sure. The twenty eight year old told Teen People, "It's hard when people are depending on you to have an album that's not just good, but inspired I want my songs to touch people, to give them what they need.
Every time I make an album, I'm trying to make a cure for cancer, musically. That stresses me out! West worked with award-winning video director Hype Williams to produce a video for "Diamonds. Millions of Africans have lost their lives to the mining of these diamonds.
The video positions the glamorous life depicted in a modern diamond commercial against the images of the brutal blood diamond trade.
Though it's thousands of miles away, Sierra Leone connect to what we go through today. Over here it's the drug trade, we die from drugs.
Over there, they die from what we buy from drugs. I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless, till I seen a picture of a shorty armless, and here's the conflict. Christian, Margena A. Davis, Kimberly.
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Birchmeier, Jason. Toggle navigation. Hip-hop artist, music producer. Releases College Dropout While acting as producer to the stars, West cut his own demo a recording that gives listeners an idea of the style and ability of the musician and began shopping it around. Branching out On July 2, thousands of recording artists donated their time and talent to Live 8, a concert held in ten cities and four continents across the globe. Periodicals Christian, Margena A. Web Sites Birchmeier, Jason.
User Contributions:. Recorded 5 albums for different artists at the same time at his ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Much of his own album was created in days. Stated he has bipolar disorder on the cover of his 8th album "Ye". He says he was diagnosed with a "mental condition" at age Third child with Wife Kim Kardashian a daughter named Chicago born January 16th Via Surrogate, the couple are expecting their 4th child, a boy, in June also via surrogate.
Ran as an independent in the U. West's vice presidential running mate was Michelle Tidball, a Christian preacher and "biblical life coach". West received ballot access in 12 states, though despite some media coverage he only received around 65, votes. West voted for himself as a write-in candidate at his polling place in Cody, Wyoming, which he described as his first time voting. I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn. I can always tell if a band have a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.
If I don't win Album of the Year, I'm gonna have a problem with that I said I was the face of the Grammys last year. I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food. And you know that it's been five days because most of the people are black and even for me to complain about - I would be a hypocrite because I've tried turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch.
I've even been shopping before even giving a donation and so I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give.
And just to imagine if I was down there, those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything to help with the set up, the way that America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off as slow as possible.
I mean, Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of the people that could help are at war right now fighting another way and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us George Bush doesn't care about black people. It's the beginning of me rattling the cage, of making some people nervous.
And people are strategically trying to do things to mute my voice. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. Don't talk to me. Don't talk to people that know me. Don't even talk to yourself. I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. And yes, as you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in , to run for President.
Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder, did he smoke something before he came up here? I knocked the edge off. David Bowie was one of my most important inspirations, so fearless, so creative, he gave us magic for a lifetime.
We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. When you hear about slavery for years. I didn't see how it could work. That October, as West was driving home from a recording session in a California studio, he was involved in a head-on car collision that left him with a shattered jaw. He wrote and recorded a song about the experience, "Through the Wire," with his jaw still wired shut following reconstructive surgery.
He then wrote much of the rest of his debut album while recuperating in L. But once the album was complete, it was leaked online.
In response, West decided to make it better: he revised and rewrote songs and refined the production, adding stronger drums, gospel choirs and strings he paid for orchestras out of his own pocket.
The album was finally released in February — it sold 2. Titled The College Dropout , it broke the gangsta-rap mold, with themes including consumerism he was critical of it back then , racism, higher education and his religious beliefs.
West, the restless bourgeois-creative, wanted to "see how far he could expand" hip hop, he told the New York Times. He caused a national media storm — his first, but by no means his last — when he opined live on air that " George Bush doesn't care about Black people," articulating widespread criticism of the president for not visiting the devastated city of New Orleans right away. Bush was deeply stung by West's comment, later calling it a "disgusting moment.
After touring with U2 in , West was inspired to make hip hop more anthemic, to be performed in stadiums and arenas. He began to draw influence from both rock 'n' roll the Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Killers and house music which originated in his hometown of Chicago.
This led to his third album, Graduation , on September 11, It dropped the same day as 50 Cent 's album Curtis , in what was hyped as a battle for hip-hop's soul — the erudite showman versus the bullet-scarred street thug. West's album sold , copies in its first six days, going straight to No. With the music industry beginning to wring its hands about the effect of the internet on its profit margins, West simply embraced the change with his video for the single "Can't Tell Me Nothing," for which he hired the comedian Zach Galifianakis to lip-sync along to the lyrics on an alternate version, creating a viral sensation on YouTube.
West was on top of the world, hailed as the artist who had killed gangsta rap. And then, in November , tragedy struck. His beloved mother, Donda, died from a heart attack following cosmetic surgery. During his first concert following the funeral, he dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama" to her. West even abandoned rapping altogether, preferring to sing through an Auto-Tune vocal processor, which lent his voice a robotic tone — a technique now ubiquitous in hip hop. He classified the new album as "pop art" not to be confused with the visual art movement and announced: "Hip hop is over for me.
The reverberations from that moment are still being felt. West apologized, then retracted his apology in a New York Times interview in By they had become friends and were even spotted at dinner together. Don't let those people sidetrack you. After the Swift debacle, West took a break from music to focus on fashion. He had already been collaborating with labels including A Bathing Ape and Nike on limited-edition sneakers since He even reportedly interned at Gap in , and later Fendi, to gain experience.
He launched his first collection in Paris in — but it was widely panned. West gave a wounded-sounding speech at the show's after-party. The line has had a mixed reception — although his Season 5 collection in February won praise from Anna Wintour. West returned to music in November with his fifth album — with paranoid celebrity and rampant consumption the dominant themes: it was a bombastic and towering monument to self-aggrandizement that sounded "like an instant greatest hits" according to Pitchfork.
It was the best and worst of Kanye West rolled into one: a magnum opus that bordered on the delusional. It yielded four singles, including "Monster," on which West, Jay Z and Rick Ross were memorably battered into runners-up spots by a blistering guest verse from Nicki Minaj. West and his old sparring partner Jay Z then released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne in — it yielded seven singles including "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris"; and added three more Grammy wins to West's and Jay Z's respective hauls.
But that year the headlines were more concerned over his relationship with the reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, which began in April.
The couple have three children: daughter North born June 15, son Saint born December 5, and another daughter born via surrogate January 15, The couple welcomed their fourth child, son Psalm, via surrogate in May In February , Kardashian filed for divorce from West.
Anyone listening to West's sixth album, Yeezus , which came out in June , would hear little evidence that the rapper was living an idyllic existence.
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