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Born 1977-06-08 Atlanta, Georgia, USA 152 credits Grammy Awards 6 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist 1 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album 1 BET Award for Video of the Year 2

Awards

Won 6 Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards 6 won · 9 nominated

2006 Best Melodic Rap Performance Nominated They Say
2006 Best Rap Song Won Diamonds from Sierra Leone
2006 Best Rap Solo Performance Won Gold Digger
2006 Album of the Year Nominated Late Registration, The Emancipation of Mimi
2006 Best Rap Album Won Late Registration
2006 Record of the Year Nominated Gold Digger
2006 Best R&B Song Nominated Unbreakable
2005 Best New Artist Nominated
2005 Album of the Year Nominated The Diary of Alicia Keys, The College Dropout
2005 Best Rap Album Won The College Dropout
2005 Best R&B Song Won You Don't Know My Name
2005 Best Rap Song Won Jesus Walks
2005 Song of the Year Nominated Jesus Walks
2005 Best Melodic Rap Performance Nominated All Falls Down, Slow Jamz
2005 Best Rap Solo Performance Nominated Through the Wire

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist 1 won · 3 nominated

2011 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
2008 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Won
2006 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated
2004 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nominated

American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album 1 won · 2 nominated

2011 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nominated Watch the Throne
2008 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Won Graduation
2004 Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nominated The College Dropout

BET Award for Video of the Year 2 won

2006 Video of the Year Won Gold Digger
2005 Video of the Year Won Jesus Walks

American Music Award for Collaboration of the Year 1 nominated

2015 Collaboration of the Year Nominated FourFiveSeconds

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Ye (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists and producers and as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West's outspoken views have received significant media coverage; he has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media and at awards shows and public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery. In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making anti-Semitic statements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kanye West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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