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Kanye is born on June 8th, 1977. -
Kanye graduates from Polaris High School in 1994. He received a scholarship from Chicago's American Academy of Art. After studying Art there, he transferred to Chicago State University and Majored in English. -
Kanye sells his first beat to the Chicago rapper Gravity for $8,000.
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Kanye produced five songs for Jay-Z's, 2001 album, Blueprint. -
Kanye signs with Rock-a-Fella records. This boosted his career and helped him become not just a producer, but also an artist. -
Hours after signing with Rock-a-Fella Records, Kanye gets into a serious car accident after leaving the studio late at night. This accident left his jaw very impaired. -
Kanye releases his debut album which is a massive success, selling 441,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye releases his second album, selling 860,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye states on national television, "George Bush doesn't care about black people". -
Kanye releases his most streamed album on spotify, 'Graduation', which out sells 50 cents album. -
Kanye's mother dies at the age of 58, due to complications in her cosmetic surgery. -
Kanye releases his most influential album '808s and Heartbreak', which was not appreciated in its time. It only sold 450,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye interrupts Taylor Swifts's acceptance speech at the VMAs. He states that Beyonce should have won the award. -
Kanye goes to Hawaii to make his 4th album with many other artists reviving his career after the Taylor Swift incident. -
Kanye makes the Album 'Watch the Throne' with fellow rapper Jay-Z. It sold 436,000 units in its first week. -
Kanye releases 'Yeezus', which sells 328,000 units its first week. -
Kanye proposes to Kim Kardashian at a baseball stadium in San Francisco. -
Kanye and Kim get married in Italy. -
Kanye announces he is gong to run for president in 2020 at the MTV Video Music Awards. -
Kanye puts out the album 'The Life of Pablo'. The album made an impressive 250 million streams in its first week. -
Kanyes Saint Pablo Tour begins in, Indianapolis Indiana. The tour was to support the album 'The LIfe of Pablo'. -
At a Siant Pablo Tour concert in San Jose, California, Kanye announces he would have voted for trump if he had voted. -
30 minutes into performing in Sacramento Kanye leaves the stage saying he can't go on. It was later found out he was checked into a mental hospital. -
Kanye releases the very personal album 'Ye' so he can address his mental health struggles. -
Kanye and Kid Cudi collab to make the album 'Kids See Ghost', releasing it just one week after Kanye's previous album 'Ye'. -
Kanye held his Sunday Service events and performed his songs with a choir making them more christian. -
Kanye releases the album 'Jesus is King', inspired by his Sunday Service events. -
Kanye announces he's running for president, but his campaign is more of a symbolic gesture than something he is taking seriously. -
Kanye releases his highly anticipated album at the time 'Donda'. The album had 433 million streams in its first week. -
Kanye legally changes his name to one he has been known for in the past 'Ye'. He changed his name to become closer to his identity. -
Kanye releases Vultures 1 with Ty Dolla Sign, marking a new era for him.