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* [[Big Sean]]
* [[Common (rapper)|Common]]
* [[Consequence (rapper)|Consequence]]
* [[Mike Dean (producer)|Mike Dean]]
* [[Jay Z]]
* [[Kid Cudi]]
* [[John Legend]]
* [[Rihanna]]
* [[Pusha T]]
* [[Talib Kweli]]
* [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
* [[Chance the Rapper]]
* [[The-Dream]]
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'''Kanye Omari West''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɑː|n|j|eɪ}}; born June 8, 1977), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Raised in [[Chicago]], West first became known as a [[music producer|producer]] for [[Roc-A-Fella Records]] in the early 2000s, [[Hip hop production|producing]] [[hit single]]s for artists such as [[Jay Z]] and [[Alicia Keys]]. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a [[rapping|rapper]], West released his debut album ''[[The College Dropout]]'' in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success., Helater wenthe on to pursue a variety of different styles on subsequent albums includingreleased ''[[Late Registration]]'' (2005), ''[[Graduation (album)|Graduation]]'' (2007), and the polarizing ''[[808s & Heartbreak]]'' (2008). In 2010, he released his acclaimed fifth album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'', and the following year he collaborated with Jay Z on the joint LP ''[[Watch the Throne]]'' (2011). West released his abrasive sixth album, ''[[Yeezus]]'', to further critical praise in 2013. His seventh album, ''[[The Life of Pablo]]'', was released in 2016.
 
West's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant mainstream attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy and public scrutiny for his conduct at [[award show]]s, and on [[social media]], and in other public settings. His more publicized comments includeincluding [[A Concert for Hurricane Relief#Kanye West controversy|his unscripted denunciation]] of President [[George W. Bush]] during a live 2005 television broadcast for [[Hurricane Katrina]] relief and his [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy|interruption]] of country music singer [[Taylor Swift]] at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]]. West's effortshas asbeen aworking [[fashion designer]] include collaborationswith with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Louis Vuitton]], and [[A.P.C.]] on both clothing and footwear, and have most prominently resulted in the [[Adidas Yeezy|YEEZY]] collaboration with [[Adidas]] beginning in 2013. He is the founder and head of the creative content company [[DONDA]]. HisHe 2014is marriagemarried to television personality [[Kim Kardashian]] has also been subject to widespread media coverage.
 
West is among the most acclaimed musicians of the 21st century,<ref name="westhoff">{{cite news | url= http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/kanye-west-glastonbury-festival-2015-worlds-biggest-pop-star |title= The enigma of Kanye West – and how the world's biggest pop star ended up being its most reviled, too | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Ben | last=Westhoff | date=June 25, 2015 | accessdate=February 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite web|last1=Kiuru|first1=Timo|title=Why You Should Love Kanye Even If You Hate Kanye.|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timo-kiuru/why-you-should-love-kanye_b_9616496.html|website=[[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="hypetrak.com">Rucker, CJ. [http://hypetrak.com/2016/02/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-review/ "How We Heard Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo'….So Far"]. Hypetrak. HB Network. Retrieved 22 February 2016.</ref> and is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling artists of all time]], having sold more than 32 million albums and 100 million digital downloads worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6642083/kanye-west-and-steve-mcqueen-debut-collaborative-all-day-i-feel-like-that-lacma|title=Kanye West and Steve McQueen Debut 'All Day/I Feel Like That' Video at LACMA Gathering|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 26, 2015|accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechicagocitizen.com/news/2015/may/27/kanye-west-gives-dondas-house-largest-donation-eve/|title=Kanye West Gives Donda's House Largest Donation Ever|publisher=The Chicago Citizen|date=May 27, 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref> He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|most awarded artists of all time]] and the most Grammy-awarded artist to have debuted in the 21st century.<ref name="Kyles">{{cite news|accessdate=February 12, 2013|url=http://allhiphop.com/2013/02/11/55th-annual-grammy-awards-recap-videos-included/|title=55th Annual Grammy Awards Recap |work=AllHipHop|date=February 11, 2013|first=Yohance|last=Kyles}}</ref> Three of his albums have been included and ranked on ''Rolling Stone's'' 2012 update of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" list. He has also been included in a number of ''[[Forbes]]'' annual lists.<ref name="Forbes Profile: Kanye West">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/kanye-west|accessdate=June 3, 2011|title=Forbes Profile: Kanye West|work=Forbes}}</ref> ''[[TIME (magazine)|Time]]'' named him one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2005 and 2015.
 
==Early life==
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===2003–06: ''The College Dropout'' and ''Late Registration''===
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[[File:Kanye West in Portland.jpg|thumb|200px|left|West performing in Portland in December 2005.]]
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|source = — ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' review of ''[[The College Dropout]]'', February 2004.<ref name="Endelman">Endelman, Michael. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,588188,00.html Review: ''The College Dropout'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on July 23, 2009.</ref>
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Carrying a [[Louis Vuitton]] backpack filled with old disks and demos to the studio and back, West crafted much of his production for his debut album in less than fifteen minutes at a time. He recorded the remainder of the album in Los Angeles while recovering from the car accident. Once he had completed the album, it was leaked months before its release date.<ref name=Road1/> However, West decided to use the opportunity to review the album, and ''The College Dropout'' was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before being released. As a result, certain tracks originally destined for the album were subsequently retracted, among them "Keep the Receipt" with [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" with Consequence.<ref>{{cite web | last=Patel | first=Joseph | title=Producer Kanye West's Debut LP Features Jay-Z, ODB, Mos Def | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472302/kanye-west-readying-debut-lp.jhtml| date=June 5, 2003 | publisher=MTV | accessdate=April 21, 2009}}</ref> West meticulously refined the production, adding [[String section|string arrangements]], [[gospel choir]]s, improved [[drum]] [[Programming (music)|programming]] and new verses.<ref name="Road"/> West's perfectionism led ''The College Dropout'' to have its release postponed three times from its initial date in August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/westkanye-getwellsoon/|title=Kanye West: Get Well Soon / I'm Good
|first=Hartley|last=Goldstein|date=December 5, 2003|work=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=March 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://cdn.best.complex.com/music/2011/09/clinton-sparks-30-favorite-mixtapes/get-well-soon | title=Kanye West × The Heavy Hitters, Get Well Soon (2003) – Clinton Sparks' 30 Favorite Mixtapes | work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=September 21, 2011 | accessdate=December 9, 2012 | author=Ahmed, Insanul}}{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref>
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West's [[Kanye West MTV Video Music Awards controversy|controversial incident]] the following year at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] was arguably his biggest controversy, and led to widespread outrage throughout the music industry.<ref name="Cnn.com">{{cite news|first=Lisa|last=Respers|title=Anger over West's disruption at MTV awards|date=September 14, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/09/14/kanye.west.reaction/index.html}}</ref> During the ceremony, West crashed the stage and grabbed the microphone from winner [[Taylor Swift]] in order to proclaim that, instead, [[Beyoncé]]'s video for "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently withdrawn from the remainder of the show for his actions. West's tour with [[Lady Gaga]] was cancelled in response to the controversy.<ref name="snub">{{cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2010-01-27-grammysnubs27_ST_N.htm | accessdate = January 31, 2009 | work=USA Today | first=Steve | last=Jones | title=Grammy snubs: What's next for West and Whitney? | date=January 28, 2009}}</ref>
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|source = — ''[[NME]]'' review of ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]''<ref name="Denney">Denney, Alex (November 19, 2010). [http://www.nme.com/reviews/kanye-west/11723 Review: ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'']. ''[[NME]]''. Retrieved on 2010-11-22.</ref>
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===2010–12: ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' and collaborations===
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Early in his career, West made clear his interest in fashion and desire to work in the clothing design industry.<ref name="amg"/><ref name="NewYorkTimes"/> In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006, claiming "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and ''Late Registration'' is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspxid=1171|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131853/http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=1171|archivedate=September 29, 2007|title=Stuff Style Icon of the Year |accessdate=June 7, 2007|work=Stuff (magazine)}}</ref> The line was developed over the following four years – with multiple pieces teased by West himself – before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mdudu |first=Naomi |url=http://www.thefashpack.net/perfectionist-kanye-wests-pastelle-line-cancelled/|title=Perfectionist Kanye West's Pastelle Line Cancelled?|publisher=The FashPack |date=October 9, 2009 |accessdate=February 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tharpe |first=Frazier |url=http://www.complex.com/style/2011/09/what-couldve-been-a-history-of-kanyes-defunct-pastelle-line |title=What Could've Been: A History of Kanye's Defunct Pastelle Line|work=Complex Magazine |date=October 11, 2011 |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}</ref> In 2009, West collaborated with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] to release his own shoe, the [[Nike Air Yeezy|Air Yeezys]], with a second version released in 2012. In January 2009, West introduced his first shoe line designed for [[Louis Vuitton]] during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hypebeast.com/2009/3/kanye-west-x-louis-vuitton-sneakers-for-june-2009 |title=Kanye West x Louis Vuitton Sneakers for June 2009|publisher=Hypebeast |date=March 5, 2011 |accessdate=February 2, 2013}}</ref> West has additionally designed shoewear for [[A Bathing Ape|Bape]] and Italian shoemaker [[Giuseppe Zanotti]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hislop |first=Rachel |url=http://globalgrind.com/style/kanye-west-complete-history-shoe-designs-photos |title=Renaissance Man: Kanye West's Complete History Of Shoe Designs|publisher=Global Grind |date=September 26, 2012 |accessdate=February 4, 2013}}</ref>
 
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West<ref name="TIFDb">[http://ifdb.co/fashion/kanye_west_-_womens_springsummer_2012_rtw_show/1291 Kanye West – Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear show – The Internet Fashion Database] Retrieved and verified on October 2, 2011</ref> at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews,<ref>{{cite web|last=Odell|first=Amy|url=http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/10/what_kanye_west_got_right_and.html|title=What Kanye West Got Right and Wrong With His First Paris Fashion Week Show – The Cut |work=New York|date=August 17, 2011|accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref> ranging from reserved observations by Style.com<ref>{{cite web|author=post a comment &rsaquo; |url=http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2012RTW-KWEST |title=Kanye West Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review |publisher=Style.com |date=October 1, 2011 |accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref> to excoriating commentary by [[The Wall Street Journal]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Binkley |first=Christina |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/runway/2011/10/01/good-thing-kanye-west-has-a-day-job/|title=Kanye West Shows Debut Collection at Paris Fashion Week – Heard on the Runway – WSJ |work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 1, 2011 |accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref> [[The New York Times]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson |first=Eric |url=http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/kanye-west-show-shrouded-in-silence-creates-a-scene/|title=Kanye West Show, Shrouded in Silence, Creates a Scene |publisher=Runway.blogs.nytimes.com |date=October 1, 2011 |accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref> the [[International Herald Tribune]], Elleuk.com, [[The Daily Telegraph]], [[Harper's Bazaar]] and many others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/03/kanye-west-fashion-designer-paris?newsfeed=true |title=Here's proof that Kanye can't cut it on the catwalk |work=The Guardian |date= October 3, 2011|accessdate=October 5, 2011|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/critics-go-over-the-top-as-kanyes-fashion-is-a-flop/story-e6frf96x-1226158397731|title=Critics go over the top as Kanye's fashion is a flop |work=Herald Sun |location=Australia |accessdate=October 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/03/kanyes-paris-fashion-week-debut-gets-mixed-reviews/|title=Kanye's Paris Fashion Week debut gets mixed reviews – The Marquee Blog – CNN.com Blogs|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 5, 2011|date=October 3, 2011}}</ref> On March 6, 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson |first=Julee |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/kanye-west-fall-2012-fashion-show_n_1325769.html |title=Kanye West Debuts Fall 2012 Collection During Paris Fashion Week |work= The Huffington Post|date=March 7, 2012 |accessdate=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Leitch |first=Luke |url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG9126626/Paris-Fashion-Week-Kanye-West-autumnwinter-2012.html |title=Paris Fashion Week: Kanye West autumn/winter 2012|publisher=Telegraph (UK) |date=March 6, 2012 |accessdate=February 2, 2013 |location=London}}</ref> The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frank |first=Alex |url=http://www.thefader.com/2012/03/07/kanye-west-at-paris-fashion-week-round-ii-the-reviews/ |title=Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week Round II: The Reviews|publisher=The Fader |date=March 7, 2012 |accessdate=February 6, 2013}}</ref>
 
[[File:Yeezy boost 2015.jpg|210px|thumbnail|right|An advertisement for West's 2015 shoe collaboration with [[Adidas]], the Yeezy 350.]]
On December 3, 2013, [[Adidas]] officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West.<ref name="Little"/> After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the [[Adidas Yeezy]] Boosts.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>
On December 3, 2013, [[Adidas]] officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West.<ref name="Little"/> After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the [[Adidas Yeezy]] Boosts. In 2015, West unveiled his Yeezy Season clothing line, premiering Season 1 in collaboration with Adidas early in the year.<ref>[http://www.racked.com/2015/9/8/9251093/yeezy-season-1-kanye-west-adidas-shopping-guide Racked]</ref> The line received positive critical reviews, with ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' observing "a protective toughness, a body-conscious severity that made the clothes more than a simple accessory."<ref name="vogue">{{cite web |url= http://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2015-ready-to-wear/kanye-west-adidas-originals |title= Yeezy Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear Collection |last1= Blanks |first1= Tim |date= February 12, 2015 |website= Vogue.com |publisher= [[Condé Nast]] |access-date= June 6, 2016}}</ref> The release of the Yeezy Boosts and the full Adidas collaboration was showcased in [[New York City]] on February 12, 2015, with free streaming to 50 cinemas in 13 countries around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/58323-kanye-west-to-live-stream-launch-of-adidas-yeezy-750-boost-in-theaters/ |title=Kanye West to Live Stream Launch of Adidas Yeezy 750 Boost in Theaters |work= [[Pitchfork Media]]|date=February 11, 2015}}</ref> An initial release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts was limited to 9000 pairs to be available only in [[New York City]] via the Adidas smartphone app; the Adidas Yeezy Boosts were sold out within 10 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/2015/02/26/kanye-west-yeezy-750-boost-sneakers-restock-after-selling-out.html|title=Kanye West's Yeezy 750 Boost Sneakers Restock After Selling Out |publisher=BET|date=February 28, 2015}}</ref> The shoes released worldwide on February 28, 2015, were limited to select boutique stores and the Adidas UK stores. He followed with Season 2 later that year at [[New York Fashion Week]].<ref name="gq.com"/> On February 11, West premiered his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at [[Madison Square Garden]] in conjunction with the previewing of his album ''[[The Life of Pablo]]''.<ref name="pitchfork.com"/>
 
===Business ventures===
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[[File:GOOD Music.png|thumb|right|170px|The logo of West's [[GOOD Music]] imprint.]]
On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company [[DONDA]], named after his late mother Donda West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/kanye-west-announces-creative-company-donda/|title=Kanye West Announces Creative Company DONDA|last=Osei|first=Anthony|date=January 5, 2012|publisher=''Complex Magazine''|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where [[Steve Jobs]] left off"; DONDA would operate as "a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers in a creative space to bounce their dreams and ideas" with the "goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford."<ref name="vh1.com">Graham, Mark, [http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-01-05/kanye-wests-epic-1600-word-twitter-rant-the-complete-text-neatly-organized-for-your-reading-pleasure/ Kanye West's Epic 1600-word Twitter Rant: Neatly Organized for your Reading Pleasure], 5 January 2012, 'VH1', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref> West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence.<ref>Hope, Clover, [http://www.vibe.com/2013/08/kanye-west-has-dream-inside-creative-agency-donda/ Kanye West has a Dream: Inside his Creative Agency DONDA], 19 August 2013, 'VIBE', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref><ref>Pasori, Cedar, [http://www.complex.com/style/2014/11/how-kanye-wests-creative-company-donda-is-making-its-own-brand-of-cool/ How Kanye West's Creative Company DONDA is making its own Brand of Cool], 3 November 2014, 'Complex Magazine', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref> In stating DONDA's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel.".<ref name="vh1.com"/> Contemporary critics have noted the consistent [[minimalism|minimalistic]] aesthetic exhibited throughout DONDA creative projects.<ref>Sargent, Jordan, [http://www.spin.com/2013/11/kanye-west-2-chainz-pusha-t-big-sean-donda-minimalist-design-company/ DONDA: Kanye West Goes G.O.O.D. Trill Hunting with His Minimalist Design Company], 13 November 2013, 'Spin Magazine', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref><ref>Babcock, Gregory, [http://www.complex.com/style/2015/06/rich-wilkerson-jr-donda-book/ Kanye's Stylish Pastor Releases DONDA-Designed Book], 23 June 2015, 'Complex Magazine', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref><ref>Lewis, Brittany, [http://globalgrind.com/2014/11/03/donda-created-music-covers-photos-kanye-west-creative-house/ Every Music Cover Kanye West's Creative House DONDA Has Created So Far…], 3 November 2014, 'Global Grind', retrieved 4 August 2015.</ref>
 
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the [[music streaming]] service [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]. The service specialises in [[Lossless compression|lossless]] audio and high definition music videos. [[Jay Z]] acquired the parent company of Tidal, [[Aspiro]], in the first quarter of 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html|title=Jay Z Buys the Music Streaming Firm, Aspiro|work=The New York Times |date=March 13, 2015|accessdate=March 31, 2015|first=Ben|last=Sisario}}</ref> Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as [[Rihanna]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Chris Martin]], [[Nicki Minaj]] and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6509498/jay-z-tidal-launch-artist-stakeholders|title=It's Official: Jay Z's Historic Tidal Launches With 16 Artist Stakeholders|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Andrew|last=Flanagan|date=March 30, 2015|accessdate=March 31, 2015}}</ref> The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry, and to rival other streaming services such as [[Spotify]], which have been criticised for their low payout of [[Royalties#Music royalties|royalties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/how-much-money-musicians-out-4650474|title=How much money DO musicians get out of Spotify?|work=Daily Mirror|first=Frankie|last=Goodway|date=November 18, 2014|accessdate=April 30, 2015}}</ref> "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/business/media/jay-z-reveals-plans-for-tidal-a-streaming-music-service.html|title=Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service|work=The New York Times|first=Ben|last=Sisario|date=March 30, 2015|accessdate=March 31, 2015}}</ref>
 
On June 6, 2016, West announced the Yeezy Season 2 Zine and the Adidas Yeezy Boost 750 will be released to retailers on June 11.<ref name="New Shoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-next-grey-gum-adidas-yeezy-boost-750-is-rumored-to-release-in-june-news.21927.html? |title=Yeezy boosts with glow in the dark sole will be released June 11th |last=Rooney |first=Kyle |date=June 6, 2016 |website=Hotnewhiphop |access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> They are [[high-top]] shoes with a glow in the dark sole.<ref name="New Shoes"/>
 
===Philanthropy===
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===General media===
West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers, and two U.S. presidents.<ref name="amg"/><ref name="NewYorkTimes"/> On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for [[Hurricane Katrina]] relief on NBC, ''[[A Concert for Hurricane Relief]]'', West (a featured speaker) accused President [[George W. Bush]] of not "car[ing] about black people". WhenBush Weststated in an interview that the comment was presenting"one alongsideof the most disgusting moments" of his presidency.<ref name="artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com"/> In November 2010, in a taped interview actorwith [[MikeMatt MyersLauer]], hefor deviatedthe from[[Today the(NBC preparedprogram)|''Today'' scriptshow]], toWest criticizeexpressed theregret media'sfor portrayalhis criticism of hurricaneBush.<ref>{{cite victimsweb|accessdate=November 11, saying2010|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210484_george_w_bush_cares_about_kanye_wests.html|title= George W. Bush Cares About Kanye West's Apology|publisher=[[E!]]|date=November 11, 2011}}</ref>
<blockquote>I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, 'They're looting.' You see a white family, it says, 'They're looking for food.' And, you know, it's been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I've tried to turn away from the TV because it's too hard to watch. I've even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I'm calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help—with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way—and they've given them permission to go down and shoot us!</blockquote>
Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to [[Chris Tucker]], who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=44415a2b-7481-45f8-91a3-630b0b5510de&entry=index |title=NBC KO's Kanye's Bush Bashing |last=Byrne |first=Bridget |work=E! News |publisher=[[E!]] |date=October 4, 2005 |accessdate=January 12, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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In September 2013, West was widely rebuked by human rights groups for performing in [[Kazakhstan]] at the wedding of authoritarian President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]'s grandson. He traveled to Kazakhstan, which has one of the [[Human rights in Kazakhstan|poorest human rights records in the world]], as a personal guest of Nazarbayev.<ref name=Roth2Sept>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2013/09/02/kanye-west-sings-at-kazakh-wedding/ |title=Kanye West Sings at Kazakh Wedding |work=The New York Times |date=September 2, 2013 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |first=Andrew |last=Roth }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency.<ref name="artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com"/> In November 2010, in a taped interview with [[Matt Lauer]] for the [[Today (NBC program)|''Today'' show]], West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist", he told Lauer. "I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." The following day, Bush reacted to the apology in a live interview with Lauer saying he appreciated the rapper's remorse. "I'm not a hater", Bush said. "I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/id/40108402/ |title=Bush reacts to apology from Kanye West |publisher=Today.com |date =November 11, 2011 |accessdate= November 28, 2013}}</ref>
Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long", argued [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] co-founder [[Russell Simmons]].<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=February 9, 2011|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-simmons/dear-kanye-west_b_782932.html|title= Dear Kanye West... |work=The Huffington Post |location=USA|date=November 12, 2010|first=Russell|last=Simmons}}</ref> Bush himself was receptive to the apology, saying, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina, I cited him as an example, I cited others as an example as well. You know, I appreciate that."<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=November 11, 2010|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b210484_george_w_bush_cares_about_kanye_wests.html|title= George W. Bush Cares About Kanye West's Apology|publisher=[[E!]]|date=November 11, 2011}}</ref>
 
During a November 26, 2013 radio interview, West explained why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people...We ain't Jewish. We don't got family that got money like that."<ref>[http://perezhilton.com/2013-12-05-kanye-west-anti-semite-anti-defamation-league-demand-apology#sthash.pSMJAneJ.dpuf Kanye West Guilty Of Anti-Semitism?! Anti-Defamation League Demands Apology For Latest Comments!] by [[Perez Hilton]], May 12, 2013</ref>
In September 2013, West was widely rebuked by human rights groups for performing in [[Kazakhstan]] at the wedding of authoritarian President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]'s grandson. He traveled to Kazakhstan, which has one of the [[Human rights in Kazakhstan|poorest human rights records in the world]], as a personal guest of Nazarbayev.<ref name=Roth2Sept>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/blogs/artsbeat/2013/09/02/kanye-west-sings-at-kazakh-wedding/ |title=Kanye West Sings at Kazakh Wedding |work=The New York Times |date=September 2, 2013 |accessdate=October 17, 2015 |first=Andrew |last=Roth }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Other notable Western performers, including [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], have previously cancelled performances in the country over human rights concerns.<ref name=Blistein3Sept>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-performed-for-kazakh-strongmans-family-20130903|title=Kanye West Performed for Kazakh Strongman's Family|work=Rolling Stone|date=September 3, 2013|accessdate=October 14, 2015|first=Jon|last=Blistein}}</ref><ref name=Michaels2Sept/> West was reportedly paid US$3 million for his performance.<ref name=Michaels2Sept>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/02/kanye-west-gig-kazakhstan|title=Kanye West plays lucrative gig for controversial Kazakhstan president|date=September 2, 2013|accessdate=October 14, 2015|work=The Guardian|first=Sean|last=Michaels}}</ref> West had previously participated in cultural boycotts, joining [[Shakira]] and [[Rage Against The Machine]] in refusing to perform in [[Arizona]] after the 2010 implementation of stop and search laws directed against potential illegal aliens.<ref name=OSullivan12July>{{cite news|url=http://m.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/the-recent-rise-in-musical-boycotts|title=The recent rise in cultural boycotts|work=The National|date=July 12, 2011|accessdate=October 17, 2015|first=Feargus|last=O'Sullivan}}</ref>
 
Later in 2013, West launched a tirade on [[Twitter]] directed at talk show host [[Jimmy Kimmel]] after his [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] program ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' ran a sketch on September 25 involving two children re-enacting West's recent interview with [[Zane Lowe]] for [[BBC Radio 1]] in which he calls himself the biggest rock star on the planet. Kimmel reveals the following night that West called him to demand an apology shortly before taping.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kanye-west-jimmy-kimmel-bbc-spoof-article-1.1469246 "Kanye West goes after Jimmy Kimmel in Twitter rant over BBC interview spoof, late-night host responds: 'Right now we're at DefKanye Five'"], ''Daily News'' (New York), September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013</ref>
 
During a November 26, 2013 radio interview, West explained why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people...We ain't Jewish. We don't got family that got money like that."<ref>[http://perezhilton.com/2013-12-05-kanye-west-anti-semite-anti-defamation-league-demand-apology#sthash.pSMJAneJ.dpuf Kanye West Guilty Of Anti-Semitism?! Anti-Defamation League Demands Apology For Latest Comments!] by [[Perez Hilton]], May 12, 2013</ref> In response to his comments, the [[Anti-Defamation League]] stated: "There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government."<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/05/kanye-west-anti-semitism_n_4390590.html Kanye West's Week Includes Accusations Of Anti-Semitism, Weak Attendance At Kansas City Gig] by The Huffington Post, Matthew Jacobs, May 12, 2013</ref> On December 21, 2013, West backed off of the original comment and told a Chicago radio station that "I thought I was giving a compliment, but if anything it came off more ignorant. I don't know how being told you have money is an insult."<ref>{{cite news |last=JPost.com Staff |date=December 22, 2013 |title=Kanye West wants to take back 'ignorant compliment' about Jews |url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Arts/Kanye-West-wants-to-takes-back-ignorant-compliment-about-Jews-335795 |newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |location=Jerusalem, Israel |publisher=Palestine Post Ltd. |accessdate=January 16, 2014 }}</ref>
 
In February 2016, West again became embroiled in controversy when he posted a tweet seemingly asserting [[Bill Cosby]]'s innocence in [[Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations|the wake of over 50 women making allegations of sexual assault directed at Cosby.]]<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/10/entertainment/kanye-west-bill-cosby-innocent-tweet/ CNN]</ref> That same month, West became embroiled in a short-lived social media altercation with rapper [[Wiz Khalifa]] on [[Twitter]] that eventually involved their mutual ex-partner, [[Amber Rose]], who protested to West's mention of her and Khalifa's child.<ref name="Kanye West response to Wiz Khalifa">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-takes-shots-at-wiz-khalifa-over-waves-comments-news.19829.html|title=Kanye West's response to Wiz Khalifa's waves comments|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|work=Hotnewhiphop|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> The feud involved allegations by Rose concerning her sexual relationship with West, and received significant media attention. As of February 2, 2016, West and Khalifa had reconciled.<ref name="Kanye West talks to Wiz Khalifa">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kanye-west-and-wiz-khalifa-had-a-positive-conversation-yesterday-news.19940.html|title=Kanye West talks to Wiz Khalifa|last=Smith|first=Trevor|work=Hotnewhiphop|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 
West's 2016 single "Famous" was met with scrutiny for a controversial lyrical reference to Taylor Swift: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why?/I made that bitch famous!"<ref name="p4k"/><ref name="Kreps">{{cite web|last=Kreps |first=Daniel |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-defends-controversial-taylor-swift-famous-lyric-20160212 |title=Kanye West Defends Controversial Taylor Swift 'Famous' Lyric |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2016-02-12 |accessdate=2016-04-16}}</ref><ref name="Evan Minsker">{{cite web|author=Evan Minsker |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/63491-kanye-on-taylor-swift-controversy-its-actually-something-taylor-came-up-with/ |title=Kanye on Taylor Swift Controversy: "It's Actually Something Taylor Came Up With" |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2016-02-11 |accessdate=2016-04-16}}</ref><ref name="Renner">{{cite web|last=Renner |first=Eric |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/11/kanye-west-taylor-swift-controversy |title=Kanye West addresses Taylor Swift controversy |website=EW.com |date=2016-04-11 |accessdate=2016-04-16}}</ref><ref name="Chris Payne">{{cite web|author=Chris Payne |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/6874893/kanye-west-taylor-swift-lyric-defend-twitter |title=Kanye West Defends Controversial Taylor Swift Lyric in Twitter Spree |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2016-04-16}}</ref><ref name="Mark Molloy">{{cite web|author=Mark Molloy |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/taylor-swift-does-not-approve-of-misogynistic-kanye-west-lyrics/ |title=Kanye West defends controversial lyrics about Taylor Swift in Twitter rant |website=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2016-02-12 |accessdate=2016-04-16}}</ref> After West claimed to have obtained Swift's approval over the criticized lyric, Swift denied the claim, criticizing West and denouncing the lyric as "misogynistic" in a statement.<ref name="Renner"/><ref name="Chris Payne"/><ref name="Mark Molloy"/> Several months later, West's wife [[Kim Kardashian]] released a video allegedly capturing a conversation between Swift and West in which Swift appears to approve the lyric, seemingly validating West's claim.<ref name="p4k">{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Noah|title=Kim Kardashian Leaks Video Confirming Taylor Swift Signed Off on Kanye's Infamous "Famous" Line|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/66880-kim-kardashian-reveals-taylor-swift-signed-off-on-kanyes-infamous-famous-line/|website=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="vox">{{cite web|last1=Abad-Santos|first1=Alex|title=Kim Kardashian's Taylor Swift-Kanye West Snapchat story, explained|url=http://www.vox.com/2016/7/18/12210858/kim-kardashian-taylor-swift-snapchat-kanye-west|website=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]|accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="verge">{{cite web|last1=Jamieson Cox and Matthew Davis|title=Kim Kardashian used Snapchat to prove Taylor Swift was lying about Kanye West's Famous|url=http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/17/12210852/kim-kardashian-snapchat-taylor-swift-kanye-west-famous|website=[[The Verge]]|accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref>
 
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[[File:Kanye-West-grabs-the-mic-2009-vma.jpg|left|thumb|250px|West taking the microphone from Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.]]
 
On September 13, 2009, during the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] while [[Taylor Swift]] was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "[[You Belong with Me]]", West [[Kanye West MTV Video Music Awards controversy|went on stage and grabbed the microphone]] to proclaim that [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]'s video for "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions. Swift appeared on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.<ref name="Cnn.com"/><ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite web|title=Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift's Speech|date=September 13, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=September 13, 2009|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-storms-the-vmas-stage-during-taylor-swifts-speech-20090913?rand=84857}}</ref> Swift appeared on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.
On September 13, 2009, during the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]] while [[Taylor Swift]] was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "[[You Belong with Me]]", West [[Kanye West MTV Video Music Awards controversy|went on stage and grabbed the microphone]] to proclaim that [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]'s video for "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions.<ref name="Cnn.com"/><ref name="rollingstone.com">{{cite web|title=Kanye West Storms the VMAs Stage During Taylor Swift's Speech|date=September 13, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=September 13, 2009|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-west-storms-the-vmas-stage-during-taylor-swifts-speech-20090913?rand=84857}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Vozick |first=Simon |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/09/13/kanye-west-taylor-swift/ |title=Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift's VMAs moment: What was he thinking? by Simon Vozick-Levinson |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 13, 2009 |accessdate=September 5, 2010}}</ref> When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech.<ref name=rollingstone.com/> West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst,<ref name=Cnn.com/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/best-female-video/|title=2009 MTV Video Music Awards – Best Female Video|publisher=MTV|accessdate=September 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name="latfallout">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-kanye-fallout15-2009sep15,0,4346169.story|title=Kanye West expresses Swift regret on blog and 'The Jay Leno Show'|date=September 15, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 15, 2009 | first1=Todd | last1=Martens | first2=Yvonne | last2=Villarreal}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|title=Adam Lambert, Donald Trump, Joe Jackson Slam Kanye West's VMA Stunt|publisher=MTV|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=September 13, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621475/.../swift__taylor.jhtml}}</ref> and by President [[Barack Obama]], who called West a "jackass".<ref name="BBCquote">{{cite news|title=Obama calls Kanye West a jackass|publisher=BBC News |date=September 16, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8258330.stm}}</ref><ref name="politico.com">{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Gavin|title=Obama calls Kanye 'jackass'|publisher=[[The Politico]]|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0909/did_obama_call_kanye_a_jackass.html}}</ref><ref name="people.com">{{cite web|title=Audio: President Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/package/article/0,,20302940_20304704,00.html}}</ref><ref name="www.foxnews.com">{{cite news|title=Obama Calls Kanye West a 'Jackass'|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/15/obama-calls-kanye-west-jackass/}}</ref> In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo [[meme]]s with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=October 3, 2009|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/09/16/kanye-wests-vma-interruption-photos/|title= Kanye West's VMA Interruption Gives Birth To Internet Photo Meme |publisher=MTV|date=September 16, 2009|author=Anderson, Kyle}}</ref> He posted a Tweet soon after the event where he stated, "Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real."<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=June 5, 2013|url=http://au.eonline.com/news/143965/kanye-west-steals-taylor-swift-s-thunder-but-not-for-long|title=Kanye West Steals Taylor Swift's Thunder...but Not for Long: Report|publisher=ENews}}</ref> He then posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident, and the other the following day, when he also apologized during an appearance on ''[[The Jay Leno Show]]''.<ref name=latfallout/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6833664.ece |date=September 14, 2009 |title=Kanye West spoils the show at MTV awards |last=Booth |first=Jenny |work=The Times |accessdate=September 14, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> After Swift appeared on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.<ref name="MTV.com">{{cite web|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|title=Taylor Swift Tells 'The View' Kanye West Hasn't Contacted Her. The country star discusses her reaction to the VMA incident.|date=September 15, 2009|publisher=MTV|accessdate=September 15, 2009|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621550/2009915/swift__taylor.jhtml}}</ref><ref name="nypost.com">{{cite news|title=Taylor Swift visits 'The View,' accepts Kanye apology |work=New York Post |date=May 15, 2009 |accessdate=September 15, 2009 |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/tvblogs/taylor_swift_visits_the_view_accepts_iW7OOuj6BQpLe1oX8TVFNM |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090923003506/http://www.nypost.com:80/p/blogs/tvblogs/taylor_swift_visits_the_view_accepts_iW7OOuj6BQpLe1oX8TVFNM |archivedate=September 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="msnbc.msn.com">{{cite web|title=Kanye calls Taylor Swift after 'View' appearance|work=[[Associated Press]]/[[MSNBC]]|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=September 16, 2009|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32861800/ns/entertainment-music/}}</ref>
 
In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic [[Twitter|tweet]]s addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kanye West Writes Song In Honor of Taylor Swift|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20015747-10391698.html|author=Devon Thomas|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=September 7, 2010|accessdate=September 7, 2010}}</ref> However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, he seemed to recant his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created.<ref>{{cite news|title=VIDEO: Kanye West Backtracks On Taylor Swift Apology|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/11/video-kanye-west-backtracks-taylor-swift-apology}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kanye West Backtracks On Taylor Swift Apology|url=http://dimewars.com/Blog/ViewBlogArticle.aspx?vn=Kanye+West+Backtracks+On+Taylor+Swift+Apology&BlogID=487b238f-9fac-4228-b9ba-7c29bdfe8528}}</ref> In ''"''Famous," a track from his 2016 album ''The Life of Pablo'', West implies that this incident led to Swift's stardom, rapping, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous."<ref>{{Cite web|title = I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous / God damn / I made that bitch famous|url = http://genius.com/8659237|website = Genius|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref> After some media backlash about the reference,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Twitter Moments: Kanye makes an enemy of Taylor Swift fans|url = https://twitter.com/i/moments/697918422244458496|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref> West posted on Twitter "I did not diss Taylor Swift and I've never dissed her...First thing is I'm an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship."<ref>{{Cite web|title = KANYE WEST on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/698145869720371200|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = KANYE WEST on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/698146073190252545|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref> He continued by adding that he had asked both Swift and his wife, Kim Kardashian, for permission to publish the line.<ref>{{Cite web|title = KANYE WEST on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/698146205688320000|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = KANYE WEST on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/698146344242958336|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-02-12}}</ref>
 
On February 8, 2015, at the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|57th Annual Grammy Awards]], West walked on stage as [[Beck]] was accepting his award for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and then walked off stage, leaving the audience to think he was joking . After the awards show, West stated in an interview that he was not joking and that "Beck needs to respect artistry, he should have given his award to Beyoncé".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stern|first1=Marlow|title=Kanye West Blasts Beck's Album of the Year Grammys Win: 'Beck Needs To Respect Artistry'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/09/kanye-west-blasts-beck-s-album-of-the-year-grammys-win-beck-needs-to-respect-artistry.html|website=The Daily Beast|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}</ref> On February 26, 2015, he publicly apologized to Beck on Twitter.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=February 28, 2015|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/02/kanye-west-apologizes-beck-bruno-mars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kanye-west-apologizes-beck-bruno-mars|title=Kanye West Apologizes to Beck and Bruno Mars |publisher=XXL Magazine|first=Emmanuel|last=C.M.|date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>
On February 8, 2015, at the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|57th Annual Grammy Awards]], West walked on stage as [[Beck]] was accepting his award for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and then walked off stage, leaving the audience to think he was joking.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=February 28, 2015|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/02/kanye-west-apologizes-beck-bruno-mars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kanye-west-apologizes-beck-bruno-mars|title=Kanye West Apologizes to Beck and Bruno Mars |publisher=XXL Magazine|first=Emmanuel|last=C.M.|date=February 26, 2015}}</ref>
 
On August 30, 2015, West was presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s. In his acceptance speech, he stated, "Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder did he smoke something before he came out here?' And the answer is: 'Yes, I rolled up a little something. I knocked the edge off.'"<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=November 2, 2015|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/170958_kanye_west_during_his_vma_video_vanguard_acceptance_speech/|title=Kanye West Admits He's High and Announces Candidacy for President During VMA Vanguard Acceptance Speech|publisher=ET|first=Alex|last=Ungerman|date=August 30, 2015}}</ref> At the end of his speech, he announced, "I have decided in 2020 to run for president."<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanye West rants at VMAs: I have decided to 'run for president' |url= http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/08/30/kanye-west-rants-at-vmas-have-decided-to-run-for-president/ |website= Fox News |date= August 2015 |accessdate= August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=November 2, 2015|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/08/kanye-west-gives-extraordinary-vmas-speech-says-hell-run-for-president-in-2020/|title=Kanye West gives extraordinary VMAs speech, says he'll run for president in 2020 |publisher=Consequence of Sound|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|date=August 30, 2015}}</ref>
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===Mother's death===
On November 10, 2007, at approximately 7:35 pm, paramedics responding to an emergency call transported West's mother, Donda West, to the nearby Centinela Freeman Hospital in [[Marina del Rey, California]]. She was unresponsive in the emergency room, and after resuscitation attempts, doctors pronounced her dead at approximately 8:30 pm,<ref name="mswest">{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/12/911-responded-in-donda-west-case/|title=Fire Dept. Called to Donda West's Home|publisher=[[TMZ (website)|TMZ.com]]}}</ref> at age 58.<ref name=peoplejanuary2008 /> The [[Los Angeles County]] coroner's office said in January 2008 that West had died of heart disease while suffering "multiple post-operative factors" after [[plastic surgery]]. She had undergone [[liposuction]] and [[breast reduction]].<ref name=peoplejanuary2008>{{cite news | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20170370,00.html | title = Donda West Died of Heart Disease after Surgery | first= Alondra | last= Hernandez | work = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date= January 10, 2008 | accessdate = August 22, 2013}}</ref> [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] plastic surgeon Andre Aboolian had refused to do the surgery because West had a health condition that placed her at risk for a heart attack.<ref name="mswest"/> Aboolian referred her to an [[internist]] to investigate her cardiac issue.<ref name="mswest"/> She never met with the doctor recommended by Aboolian and had the procedures performed by a third doctor, [[Jan Adams]].<ref name="mswest"/>
[[File:Donda West.jpg|Donda West in August 2007|thumb|left|upright]]
Adams sent condolences to Donda West's family but declined to publicly discuss the procedure, citing [[Medical confidentiality|confidentiality]]. West's family, through celebrity attorney Ed McPherson, filed complaints with the Medical Board against Adams and Aboolian for violating patient confidentiality following her death.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159928,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn|title=Donda West's Doctor Expresses 'Condolences'|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Adams had previously been under scrutiny by the medical board.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/13/west.surgeon/index.html#cnnSTCText|title= Donda West's surgeon faced malpractice suits, records show |publisher=CNN | date=November 13, 2007}}</ref><ref name="focus mom">{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159824,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn|title=Focus of Kanye West Mom's Death Shifts to Doctor|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> He appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' on November 20, 2007, but left before speaking. Two months later, he appeared again, with his attorney, stating he was there to "defend himself". He said that the recently released [[autopsy]] results "spoke for themselves".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580109/20080123/winehouse_amy.jhtml|title=Amy Winehouse's Alleged Crack Video Under Investigation; Plus Pink, Paris Hilton, 'American Idol' & More, In For The Record |publisher=MTV}}</ref> The final coroner's report January 10, 2008, concluded that Donda West died of "[[coronary artery disease]] and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and [[mammoplasty]]".<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579429/20080110/west_kanye.jhtml|title=Donda West, Kanye's Mother, Died Of Heart Attack: Coroner's Report|publisher=MTV News}}</ref>
 
On November 10, 2007, at approximately 7:35 pm, paramedics responding to an emergency call transported West's mother, Donda West, to the nearby Centinela Freeman Hospital in [[Marina del Rey, California]]. She was unresponsive in the emergency room, and after resuscitation attempts, doctors pronounced her dead at approximately 8:30 pm,<ref name="mswest">{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/12/911-responded-in-donda-west-case/|title=Fire Dept. Called to Donda West's Home|publisher=[[TMZ (website)|TMZ.com]]}}</ref> at age 58. The [[Los Angeles County]] coroner's office said in January 2008 that West had died of heart disease while suffering "multiple post-operative factors" after [[plastic surgery]]. She had undergone [[liposuction]] and [[breast reduction]].<ref name=peoplejanuary2008>{{cite news | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20170370,00.html | title = Donda West Died of Heart Disease after Surgery | first= Alondra | last= Hernandez | work = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date= January 10, 2008 | accessdate = August 22, 2013}}</ref> The final coroner's report January 10, 2008, concluded that Donda West died of "[[coronary artery disease]] and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and [[mammoplasty]]".
The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in [[Oklahoma City]] on November 20, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=1501135&objectid=10477686|title=Kanye West's tearful goodbye at mother's funeral|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=November 22, 2007}}</ref> West played his first concert following the funeral at [[The O2 Arena|The O2]] in London on November 22. He dedicated a performance of "[[Hey Mama (Kanye West song)|Hey Mama]]", as well as a cover of [[Journey (band)|Journey's]] "[[Don't Stop Believin']]", to his mother, and did so on all other dates of his Glow in the Dark tour.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/kanye_west_at_second_show_since_mothers_death_he_had_a_powerful_energy_inside_him|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427090443/http://www.usmagazine.com/kanye_west_at_second_show_since_mothers_death_he_had_a_powerful_energy_inside_him|archivedate=April 27, 2008|title=Video: Kanye West Dedicates Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" to His Mom |work=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref>
 
The funeral and burial for Donda West was held in [[Oklahoma City]] on November 20, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=April 24, 2008|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=1501135&objectid=10477686|title=Kanye West's tearful goodbye at mother's funeral|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=November 22, 2007}}</ref> California governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623902/arnold-schwarzenegger-signs-donda-west-plastic-surgery-law.jhtml|title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Donda West Plastic Surgery Law|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
At a December 2008 press conference in [[New Zealand]], West spoke about his mother's death for the first time. "It was like losing an arm and a leg and trying to walk through that", he told reporters.<ref>"[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8186 HipHopDX.com Kanye West Speaks Candidly About Mother, Religion, Rap]". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved December 2, 2008.</ref>
 
California governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] signed the "Donda West Law", legislation which makes it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623902/arnold-schwarzenegger-signs-donda-west-plastic-surgery-law.jhtml|title=Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Donda West Plastic Surgery Law|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
 
===Legal issues===
In December 2006, [[Evel Knievel|Robert "Evel" Knievel]] sued West for trademark infringement in West's video for "[[Touch the Sky (Kanye West song)|Touch the Sky]]". Knievel took issue with a "sexually charged video" in which West takes on the persona of "Evel Kanyevel" and attempts flying a rocket over a canyon. The suit claimed infringement on Knievel's trademarked name and likeness. Knievel also claimed that the "vulgar and offensive" images depicted in the video damaged his reputation. The suit sought monetary damages and an injunction to stop distribution of the video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1212061evel1.html|title=Evel Knievel Sues Kanye West|accessdate=June 7, 2007|publisher=[[The Smoking Gun]]}}</ref> West's attorneys argued that the music video amounted to satire and therefore was covered under the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]]. Just days before his death in November 2007, Knievel amicably settled the suit after being paid a visit from West, saying, "I thought he was a wonderful guy and quite a gentleman."<ref>{{cite news|title=Evel Knievel, Kanye West settle lawsuit| url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-11-27-kanye-knievel_N.htm|work=USA Today | date=November 27, 2007 | accessdate=November 27, 2007}}</ref>
On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don "Don C." Crowley were arrested at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the [[paparazzi]] in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras. West was later released from the [[Los Angeles Police Department#Pacific Division|Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division]] station in [[Culver City]] on $20,000 bail bond. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/11/kanye.west.arrested/index.html|title=Kanye West arrested after skirmish at airport|date=September 11, 2008|publisher=CNN |accessdate=March 19, 2009}}</ref>
 
On September 11, 2008, West and his road manager/bodyguard Don "Don C." Crowley were arrested at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and booked on charges of felony vandalism after an altercation with the [[paparazzi]] in which West and Crowley broke the photographers' cameras.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/11/kanye.west.arrested/index.html|title=Kanye West arrested after skirmish at airport|date=September 11, 2008|publisher=CNN |accessdate=March 19, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/arrests/kanye-west-bodyguard-arrested-at-los-angeles-international-airport_article_11207|title=Kanye West, Bodyguard Arrested At LAX|date=September 11, 2008|publisher=Access Hollywood|accessdate=March 19, 2009}}</ref> West was later released from the [[Los Angeles Police Department#Pacific Division|Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division]] station in [[Culver City]] on $20,000 bail bond. On September 26, 2008, the [[Los Angeles County District Attorney|Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office]] said it would not file felony counts against West over the incident. Instead the case file was forwarded to the city attorney's office, which charged West with one count of misdemeanor vandalism, one count of [[grand theft]] and one count of battery and his manager with three counts of each on March 18, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7639307.stm|title=West escapes charge over scuffle|date=September 27, 2008|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=September 18, 2009}}</ref> West's and Crowley's arraignment was delayed from an original date of April 14, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609170/20090414/west_kanye.jhtml|title=Kanye West's Arraignment In Paparazzi Case Delayed|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=April 14, 2009|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=September 18, 2009}}</ref>
 
West was arrested again on November 14, 2008 at the Hilton hotel near [[Gateshead]] after another scuffle involving a photographer outside the famous Tup Tup Palace nightclub in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. He was later released "with no further action", according to a police spokesperson.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599323/20081114/west_kanye.jhtml|title=Kanye West Arrested After Alleged Tussle With Photographer, Then Cleared|date=November 14, 2008|accessdate=November 14, 2008}}</ref>
 
On July 19, 2013, West was leaving LAX as he was surrounded by dozens of [[paparazzi]]. West became increasingly agitated as a photographer, Daniel Ramos, continued to ask him why people were not allowed to speak in his presence. West then says, "I told you don't talk to me, right? You trying to get me in trouble so I steal off on you and have to pay you like $250,000 and shit." Then he allegedly charged the man and grabbed him and his camera. The incident captured by [[TMZ]], took place for a few seconds before a female voice can be heard telling West to stop. West then released the man, and his camera, and drove away from the scene. Medics were later called to the scene on behalf of the photographer who was grabbed. It was reported West could be charged with felony attempted robbery behind the matter.<ref>Coleman, C. Vernon (July 13, 2013). [http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/07/kanye-west-attacks-paparazzi-outside-lax-might-face-attempted-robbery-charges/ "Kanye West Attacks Paparazzi Outside LAX, Might Face Attempted Robbery Charges"]. ''XXL''.</ref> However, the charges were reduced to misdemeanor criminal battery and attempted grand theft.<ref>Steiner, B.J. (September 13, 2013). [http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/kanye-west-charged-lax-paparazzi-attack/ "Kanye West Charged In LAX Paparazzi Attack"]. ''XXL''.</ref> In March 2014, West was sentenced to serve two years' probation for the misdemeanor battery conviction and required to attend 24 anger management sessions, perform 250 hours of community service and pay restitution to Ramos.<ref>{{cite news | last = Duke | first = Alan | title = Kanye West gets probation in paparazzi attack | publisher = CNN | date = March 17, 2014 | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/17/showbiz/kanye-west-plea-deal/ | accessdate = March 17, 2015}}</ref>
 
===Religious beliefs===
After the success of his song "[[Jesus Walks]]" from the album ''[[The College Dropout]]'', West was questioned on his beliefs and said, "I will say that I'm spiritual. I have accepted Jesus as my Savior. And I will say that I fall short every day."<ref>{{cite news|last=OGUNNAIKE |first=LOLA |title=A Trinity of Videos for One Religious Rap|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/arts/a-trinity-of-videos-for-one-religious-rap.html?scp=1&sq=|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 23, 2004|accessdate= March 24, 2015}}</ref> In a 2008 interview with ''[[The Fader]]'', West stated that "I'm like a vessel, and God has chosen me to be the voice and the connector."<ref name="vulturejesus">{{cite web|last1=Lyons|first1=Margaret|title=Does Kanye West Think He's God? Or Has He Given Up on God?|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/does-kanye-west-really-think-hes-god.html|website=[[Vulture magazine|Vulture]]|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>
 
In a 2009 interview with online magazine [[Bossip]], West clarified that he believed in God, but "would never go into a religion," explaining that "I feel like religion is more about separation and judgment than bringing people together and understanding. That's all I'm about."<ref name="bossip">{{cite web|last1=Staff |title=Exclusive* [Pt. 1] Kanye Discusses Religion |url=http://bossip.com/76535/exclusive-pt-1-kanye-religion-is-like-branding/ |website=[[Bossip]] |accessdate=1 May 2016 |deadurl=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211144515/http://bossip.com/76535/exclusive-pt-1-kanye-religion-is-like-branding/ |archivedate=February 11, 2009 }}</ref> More recently, in September 2014, West referred to himself as a Christian during one of his concerts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boom|first=Daniel|title='I'm a married Christian man with a family': Kanye West gets personal on stage and says 'wheelchair rant' was misunderstood|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2756424/Kanye-West-demands-audience-mother-f-stand-time-lets-wheelchair-bound-fans-hook.html |work=[[Daily Mail]]|date=September 15, 2014|accessdate=January 7, 2015|location=London}}</ref>
 
==Legacy and influence==
West has been receiving critical acclaim during his career.<ref name="westhoff">{{cite news | url= http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/kanye-west-glastonbury-festival-2015-worlds-biggest-pop-star |title= The enigma of Kanye West – and how the world's biggest pop star ended up being its most reviled, too | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Ben | last=Westhoff | date=June 25, 2015 | accessdate=February 13, 2016}}</ref><ref name="hypetrak.com">Rucker, CJ. [http://hypetrak.com/2016/02/kanye-west-the-life-of-pablo-review/ "How We Heard Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo'….So Far"]. Hypetrak. HB Network. Retrieved 22 February 2016.</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor Jason Birchmeier writes of his impact, "As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West shattered certain stereotypes about rappers, becoming a superstar on his own terms without adapting his appearance, his rhetoric, or his music to fit any one musical mold."<ref name="amg"/>
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West is among the most critically acclaimed artists of the twenty-first century, receiving praise from music critics, fans, fellow musicians, artists, and wider cultural figures for his work.<ref name="westhoff"/><ref name="hypetrak.com"/> [[AllMusic]] editor Jason Birchmeier writes of his impact, "As his career progressed throughout the early 21st century, West shattered certain stereotypes about rappers, becoming a superstar on his own terms without adapting his appearance, his rhetoric, or his music to fit any one musical mold."<ref name="amg"/> Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that West has been "a frequent lightning rod for controversy, a bombastic figure who can count rankling two presidents among his achievements."<ref name="NewYorkTimes"/> [[Village Voice Media]] senior editor Ben Westhoff dubbed him the greatest hip hop artist of all time, writing that "he's made the best albums and changed the game the most, and his music is the most likely to endure,"<ref>{{cite web|last=Westhoff|first=Ben|date=February 20, 2013|url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2013/02/kanye_west_is_the_goat.php|title=Sorry, But Kanye Is the GOAT|work= [[The Village Voice|The Village Voice Blogs]]|publisher=[[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref> while ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' called him the 21st century's "most important artist of any art form, of any genre."<ref name="complex">{{cite web|last1=Bry|first1=Dave|title=Kanye West Is the Most Important Artist of the 21st Century|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-is-the-most-important-artist-of-the-21st-century|website=[[Complex Magazine]]|accessdate=26 June 2016}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[The Guardian]]'' compared West to the late [[David Bowie]] within the "modern mainstream", arguing that "there is nobody else who can sell as many records as West does [...] while remaining so resolutely experimental and capable of stirring things up culturally and politically."<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jan/19/kanye-west-david-bowie-covers-album | title= Kanye West wants to cover David Bowie – and there is no one more fitting | work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Joe | last=Muggs | date=January 19, 2016 | accessdate=February 15, 2016}}</ref>
 
''Rolling Stone'' credited West with transforming hip hop's mainstream, "establishing a style of introspective yet glossy rap [...]", and called him "as interesting and complicated a pop star as the 2000s produced—a rapper who mastered, upped and moved beyond the hip-hop game, a producer who created a signature sound and then abandoned it to his imitators, a flashy, free-spending sybarite with insightful things to say about college, [[culture]] and [[economics]], an egomaniac with more than enough artistic firepower to back it up."<ref name="RSguide">{{cite journal|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/kanye-west/albumguide |title=Kanye West: Album Guide |journal=Rolling Stone |publisher=Jann S. Wenner |accessdate=August 5, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20111205044352/http://www.rollingstone.com:80/music/artists/kanye-west/albumguide |archivedate=December 5, 2011 }}</ref> West's middle-class background, flamboyant fashion sense and outspokenness have set him apart from other rappers.<ref name="amg"/><ref name="NewYorkTimes"/> Early in his career, he was among the first rappers to publicly criticize the preponderance of [[homophobia]] in [[hip hop]].<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/2247128/kanye-west-mtv-interview-2005-sway-homophobia/ MTV]</ref> The [[Graduation (album)#Release and promotion|sales competition]] between rapper 50 Cent's ''Curtis'' and West's ''Graduation'' altered the direction of hip hop and helped pave the way for new rappers who did not follow the [[hardcore hip hop|hardcore]]-[[gangsta rap|gangster]] mold.<ref name="XXL"/> Rosie Swash of ''The Guardian'' viewed the sales competition as a historical moment in hip-hop, because it "highlighted the diverging facets of hip-hop in the last decade; the former was gangsta rap for the noughties, while West was the thinking man's alternative."<ref>Swash, Rosie (June 13, 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/13/kanye-vs-50-cent Kanye v 50 Cent]. ''The Guardian''. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved August 9, 2011.</ref> West's 2008 album ''808s & Heartbreak'' polarized both listeners and critics upon its release, but was commercially successful and impacted hip hop and pop stylistically,<ref name="amg"/> as it laid the groundwork for a new wave of artists who generally eschewed typical rap braggadocio for intimate subject matter and introspection, including [[Frank Ocean]], [[The Weeknd]], [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Kid Cudi]], [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Chief Keef]], and [[Soulja Boy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sterling|first=Scott|url=http://www.scpr.org/blogs/newmedia/2011/11/18/3830/live-review-frank-ocean-reveals-softer-side-odd-fu/|title=Concert review: Frank Ocean reveals the softer side of Odd Future|publisher=[[KPCC|89.3 KPCC]]. Southern California Public Radio|date=November 18, 2011|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/9725-the-coldest-story-ever-told-the-influence-of-kanye-wests-808s-heartbreak/ P4k]</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barli|first=Nick Huff|url=http://www.hiphopsite.com/2011/11/29/childish-gambino-aka-donald-glover-talks-kanye-west-nas-kendrick-lamar/|title=Childish Gambino AKA Donald Glover talks Kanye West, Nas, Kendrick Lamar|publisher=hardknock.tv|date=November 29, 2011|accessdate=December 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Paine">{{cite web|last=Paine|first=Jake|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/editorials/id.1261/title.parkbench-studies-is-808s-heartbreak-our-chronic|title=Parkbench Studies: Is 808's & Heartbreak Our Chronic?|publisher=HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group|date=November 12, 2011|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>Rabin, Nathan. [http://www.avclub.com/articles/drake-thank-me-later,42125/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=channel_music Review: ''Thank Me Later'']. ''The A.V. Club''. Retrieved June 15, 2010.</ref> According to Ben Detrick of ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' magazine, West effectively led a new wave of artists, including Kid Cudi, [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Kidz in the Hall]], and Drake, who lacked the interest or ability to rap about gunplay or [[drug-dealing]].<ref name="XXL">{{cite journal | author=Detrick, Ben|authorlink=XXL (magazine) |title=Reality Check |journal= [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=2007-2010-07 |page=114}}</ref> In 2013, Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of ''[[Spin Magazine|Spin]]'' described West as fronting a "new [[art-pop]] era" in contemporary music, in which musicians draw widely on the visual arts as a signifier of both creative exploration and extravagant wealth.<ref name="spinpa">{{cite web|last1=Shepherd|first1=Julianne Escobedo|title=Pop for Art's Sake Goes Varoom!|url=http://www.spin.com/featured/lady-gaga-art-pop-spin-november-cover-story/|website=[[Spin Magazine]]|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref>
 
A substantial number of artists and other figures have professed admiration for West's work, including hip hop artists [[Rakim]],<ref name="theatlantic">{{cite web|title=Kanye West, American Mozart|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/05/american-mozart/308931/|website=[[The Atlantic]]|accessdate=26 June 2016}}</ref> [[RZA]] of [[Wu-Tang Clan]], [[Chuck D]] of [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]],<ref>[http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/07/01/chuck-d-talks-release-of-newest-album.html BET]</ref> and [[DJ Premier]] of [[Gang Starr]].<ref name="RZArs"/><ref>[http://noisey.vice.com/blog/dj-premier-interview-2014 ''Noisey'']</ref> [[Experimental rock]] pioneer and [[Velvet Underground]] founder [[Lou Reed]] said of West that "the guy really, really, ''really'' is talented. He's really trying to raise the bar. No one's near doing what he's doing, it's not even on the same planet."<ref name="rs">{{cite web|last1=Coulehan|first1=Erin|title=Lou Reed Reviews Kanye West's 'Yeezus'|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-reviews-kanye-wests-yeezus-20130702|website=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=25 July 2016}}</ref> Musicians such as [[Paul McCartney]]<ref>[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-kanye-west-explained/ UCR]</ref> and [[Prince (artist)|Prince]]<ref>[http://www.factmag.com/2015/09/04/prince-praises-kendrick-lamar-kanye-west-and-jill-scott-in-rare-interview/ Fact]</ref> have also commended West's work. Famed [[Tesla Motors]] CEO and inventor [[Elon Musk]] complimented West in a piece for ''[[Time Magazine]]'''s [[Time 100|100 most influential people]] list, writing that:
<blockquote>"Kanye West would be the first person to tell you he belongs on this list. The dude doesn't believe in false modesty, and he shouldn't [...] He fought for his place in the cultural pantheon with a purpose. In his debut album, over a decade ago, Kanye issued what amounted to a social critique and a call to arms (with a beat): "We rappers is role models: we rap, we don't think." But Kanye does think. Constantly. About everything. And he wants everybody else to do the same: to engage, question, push boundaries. Now that he's a pop-culture juggernaut, he has the platform to achieve just that. He's not afraid of being judged or ridiculed in the process. Kanye's been playing the long game all along, and we're only just beginning to see why."<ref>[http://www.inc.com/business-insider/elon-musk-explains-the-genius-of-kanye-west.html Inc]</ref></blockquote>
 
Drake, [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[Casey Veggies]] have acknowledged being influenced directly by West.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1612262/drake-kanye-west-shaped-lot-what-i-do.jhtml|title=Drake Says Kanye West Is 'The Most Influential Person' On His Sound|publisher=MTV News|date=May 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Banks |first=Thembi |url=http://www.essence.com/2010/12/03/nicki-minaj-pink-friday-criticism-image-success/ |title=Exclusive: Nicki Minaj on Image, Criticism and Success |work=Essence|date=December 3, 2010 |accessdate=February 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16384/title.casey-veggies-speaks-on-influences-names-kanye-west-nas|title=Casey Veggies Speaks On Influences, Names Kanye West & Nas|publisher=HipHopDX|date=August 10, 2011}}</ref> Non-rap artists such as English singer-songwriters [[Adele]] and [[Lily Allen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adele.tv/blog/160/i-m-very-excited-nervous-eager-anxious-but-chuffed-to-announce-my-new-album |title= Adele: I'm very excited, nervous, eager, anxious but chuffed to announce my new album! |last1=Adkins |first1= Adele |date= November 1, 2010 |publisher=Adele.tv. [[XL Recordings]]|accessdate=April 24, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110424094802/http://www.adele.tv/blog/160/i-m-very-excited-nervous-eager-anxious-but-chuffed-to-announce-my-new-album| archivedate= April 24, 2011 | deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/77326 NME]</ref> [[New Zealand]] artist [[Lorde]],<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6304100/lorde-billboard-cover-story Billboard]</ref> English rock band [[Arctic Monkeys]],<ref>[http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/007478.html k-punk]</ref> American pop singer [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]],<ref>{{Cite web|first=Matt|last=Pais|title=Honesty is the best policy for rising star Halsey|url=http://www.redeyechicago.com/music/redeye-halsey-interview-20150320-story.html|work=[[RedEye]]|date=March 24, 2015|accessdate =February 11, 2016}}</ref> American pop rock singer [[Andy Grammar]],<ref name=usatoday>{{cite web|last=Lopez|first=Korina|title=On the Verge: Andy Grammer|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-06-09-on-the-verge-andy-grammer-taylor-swift-los-angeles_n.htm|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=December 12, 2013|date=February 23, 2016}}</ref> [[Sergio Pizzorno]] of English rock band [[Kasabian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/87320/kasabian-our-new-albums-influenced-by-nirvana-+-kanye-west|title=Kasabian: 'Our new album's influenced by Nirvana + Kanye West' |author=Andrew Trendell|publisher=gigwise.com}}</ref> and the American indie rock bands [[MGMT]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Chino|last=Moreno|url=http://www.nme.com/news/mgmt/49400|title=MGMT's new album influenced by Lady Gaga and Kanye West|date=January 25, 2010|publisher=''[[NME]]'' |accessdate=July 6, 2015}}</ref> and [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Insanul|last=Ahmed|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/04/even-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-love-kanye-west|title=Even The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Love Kanye West|date=April 4, 2013|publisher=''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' |accessdate=March 23, 2016}}</ref> have cited West as an influence. [[Experimental music|Experimental]] and [[Electronic music|electronic]] artists such as [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]]<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kanye-wants-james-blake-for-next-album-20140221 ''Rolling Stone'']</ref> [[Daniel Lopatin]],<ref>[http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/17341/1/oneohtrix-point-never]</ref> and [[Tim Hecker]]<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/news/62672-tim-hecker-announces-new-album-love-streams/ P4k]</ref> have also cited West's work as an inspiration.
 
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