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Kanye has his first major break through as a producer on Jay-Z's lead single from "The Blueprint"
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Jay-Z's album is released and West's production on many of it's tracks is met with critical acclaim.
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Kanye's debut album is released to widespread acclaim, using pitched up soul samples as a primary production style.
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Breakthrough single from "The College Dropout" is Kanye's first mainstream success. This music video is priceless.
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Kanye releases his second solo album, this time using cinematic orchestration. Touch the Sky at Abbey Road.
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Following a tour with the Irish rock band U2, Kanye releases his third album of anthemic and electronic-influnced songs.
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Kanye's mother passes away. Hey Mama
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Kanye releases his fourth studio album, using minimalistic beats, auto-tune and synthesizers. His new direction is met with a divided response.
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An intoxicated West controversially interrupts Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards. West then leaves the country and abandons music for several months.Classic
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Kanye returns to the music world with his 5th studio album, which perfects a maximalist style of production. The album is hailed as a masterpiece, and Kanye's finest work. Coolest SNL performance.
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Kanye releases a collaborative album with long-time friend Jay-Z, garnering enormous sales and rave reviews. Coolest live/studio video I've ever seen.
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Kanye's label GOOD music releases a collection of tracks featuring collaborations between signed artists.
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Kanye releases his sixth studio album, created in collaboration with esteemed producer Rick Rubin and in a minimalistic style to a very divided response.
