Rap singer Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, in the United States. His father was a journalist, and his mother was an English professor at the University of Chicago, a job he would later change to that of his son’s manager.
Kanye began studying at the university where his mother worked, but due to his vocation he immediately left to pursue music.
His first steps in the world of music were as a producer for artists such as Janet Jackson, Brandy, John Legend, Alicia Key, and others, including Jay-Z, whose album “The Blueprint” was the one that made Kanye famous. , since 85 million copies were sold.
In 2002, Kanye had a serious car accident, which made him convalescent, being then when the singer reflected on what it was he wanted to do in his professional career. Not yet reestablished, he made his first album, which he called “The College Dropout”, which was released in 2004, being well received by both critics and the public.
In 2005 he released his second album, “Late Registration”, whose reception is even better, and thanks to which he was nominated for the Grammy Awards.
From here, Kanye consolidated not as a producer but as a rapper singer, which was what he wanted, he continued releasing albums, such as “Late Orchestration”, “Graduation” or, “808 & Heartbreak”.
In 2012 it was known that Kanye ranks number 9 in the list of most downloaded artists on the internet. Their downloads reach the not inconsiderable figure of 30 million.