Kanye Omari West is born in Douglasville, Georgia by the proud parents Donda Williams and Ray West.Īt 3, Kanye moves to Chicago with his mother following his parents’ divorce. West’s 41 years of excellence with one expansive timeline. In celebrating his genius, let’s take a moment to relive Mr. Today (June 8) marks Kanye’s birthday and while his music clearly stands the test of time, the man himself who continues to defy odds as one of the greatest artists of our generation. But as his steadfast passion to reinventing the wheel and vim-and-vigor creativity garnered him international acclaim and godly recognition (see “I Am A God”), that forceful entry approach has come to define the genius that is Kanye West. In interviews, West refers to this quest as a means to “break the glass ceilings,” a description that will likely one day serve as the title to his autobiography or DONDA-helmed biopic.

pink polos, kilts, skinny jeans) and made a career of consistently -and willingly - making himself the underdog by going against the grain ( 808s & Heartbreak, Yeezus) for the sake of not just being able to say he did it first, but to also avoid being boxed in or marginalized. Throughout his over a decade-long, illustrious reign, Kanye’s put himself in places where a vain person wouldn’t dare try (i.e. West - the lightening rod for our culture. One might find the Roc magnate’s quote plainly sarcastic, but in context, it’s a theory that best summarizes the sui generis career of Mr. He runs over the hill, the Indians hit him with the arrows and then he comes back and like, ‘Yo, there’s a lot of them over there.'”

In his July 2013 interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, Jay Z had an interesting way of describing longtime collaborator, Kanye West.

Did 808s and heartbreak win a grammy