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Kanye West is a rapper and record producer from Chicago.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West</ref>
'''Kanye Omari West''' (born [[Date of birth::1977-06-08|June 8, 1977]]), professionally known as '''Ye''' or '''Kanye West''', is a rapper and producer from Chicago, Illinois. <ref>https://www.biography.com/musicians/kanye-west</ref> There is a [[Has wiki article::https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West|Wikipedia article]] for this subject. West first gained recognition producing for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, contributing to hits for Jay-Z and others.<ref>https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8767-the-college-dropout/</ref> He launched his solo career with The College Dropout (2004)<ref>https://www.complex.com/music/a/benjamin-chesna/the-complete-history-of-good-music</ref>, loved by critics for its creativity and successful with audiences, selling many copies and charting high. Over the following years, West released several genre-defining albums, including Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreak (2008), and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220407015510/https://www.mtv.com/news/2694262/hive-five-kanye-west-comedy-lover/</ref><ref>https://www.looper.com/963688/the-story-behind-kanye-wests-appearance-on-the-cleveland-show/</ref>
 
 


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Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977), professionally known as Ye or Kanye West, is a rapper and producer from Chicago, Illinois. [1] There is a Wikipedia article for this subject. West first gained recognition producing for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, contributing to hits for Jay-Z and others.[2] He launched his solo career with The College Dropout (2004)[3], loved by critics for its creativity and successful with audiences, selling many copies and charting high. Over the following years, West released several genre-defining albums, including Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreak (2008), and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010).[4][5]