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Kanye was born
Where kanye was bornParents are Ray and Donda west. Kanye was born in Atlanta Georgia. His father was a member of The Black panthers. His mother was a English teacher. -
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Rappers Delight by The sugarhill Gang
rappers delightThis was a song that influenced Kanye's music greatly later in kanye's life. The song was one of the biggest songs of its time and was the start of the rap game. It was said that the song influenced Kanye because that is what he listened to when he was a little kid and loves it till this day. -
Divorce
Kanye's parents divorced and his mother moved to Chicaco Illinois and his father moved to Maryland and opened a Cafe. Kanye's mom was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, The split influendced Kanye and his music because it was featured in his songs, He mainly stayed with his mom in Chicago during the year and the summers with his father. -
Pac-man was released
some pac-man This could have been what Kanye played with when he was 3 years old. Kanye later in life was going to school for video game productions. Pac-man was a big game of its time and Kanye could have been majorly influenced by this popular game. -
LL cool J drops "Radio"
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LL cool j listens to Kanye's music and was a influence on Rap music and that could have affected Kanye's music. LL dropped "radio" which everone in the rap industry loved! kanye was 8 years old. -
A tribe called quest released Midnight Marauders
INFLUENCE Kanye was strongly influenced in his music now by a Tribe Called Quest when he was 16 years old. -
OJ Sinpson trial
Kanye West's Girlfriend and baby mama Kim Kardashian's father Rober was the lawyer for OJ's trial. This was a big even of the 90's because the murder story was just so wild and Kanye is now connected to the people that were involved. -
Kanye drops out
Kanye decided to persue music more and drops out of Chicago State University. He was 19 when he dropped out. He dropped out and greated a album with the name "dropout" and his dropping out influenced all of his music becuase of his struggles. This album was the first album where it featured the Kanye bear on the album cover which is like Kanye's trademark. -
Kanye starts his career in the big leages
Kanye produced Jay-z's album "The Blueprint" he produced 5 songs on the album.He was 24 when the album came out, -
Sleepy Kanye
Kanye fell asleep at the wheel and hit a car head on and was in the hospital because he had a fractured jaw. Kanye was 25 years old when the accident took place. -
Kanye's loss
West was devastated when his mother, Donda West, died to complications from cosmetic surgery on November 10, 2007. During his first concert following the funeral, he dedicated a performance of "Hey Mama" to his mother. -
Kanye speaks out
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The 32 year old rapper stormed the stage just after the first award, for Best Female Video, was presented to Taylor Swift. He cut the teen singer off, grabbing the mic and protesting in support of Beyoncé. -
Michael Jackson's death
KAnye and MJ
Kanye was a very big MJ fan and sampled his track PYT for his track "The good life". Kanye was 32 when michael died. MJ died in L.A leaving behind his 3 children Prince Michael Jackson II, Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. He died of cadiac arrest he was 50 when he died. -
nike Yeezy's
Kanye joined forces with nike and make a shoe called the yeezy. The shoe ranged from $250-$2,000. Kanye was 33 when his show came out. The shoes were a big deal for Kanye because they were the start to his designing career. From the Yeezy being created he has made many clothing lines and helps style his girlfriend Kim Kardashian. -
single release of "all of the lights" By Kanye West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0 This was one of his biggest hits and he was only 34 when his single was released.
