Kanye West
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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- 2024 · YE TY$ KOREA as Self
- 2023 · Kanye West - Ikone und Skandal as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Travis Scott: Circus Maximus - Live in Rome as Self
- 2023 · The Trouble with KanYe as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Virgil Abloh: How To Be Both as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Last Week as Self
- 2022 · Cuomo as Self - Guest
- 2022 · If These Walls Could Sing as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Kardashians as Self
- 2022 · LOML as Self (archival footage)
- 2022 · Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22 as Self
- 2022 · jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Kanye With Special Guest Drake - Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert as Self
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · A Man Named Scott as Self
- 2021 · This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Cody Project as Self
- 2020 · Colette, Mon Amour as
- 2020 · DONDA Visual Album as Himself
- 2020 · With Child as
- 2020 · Uncle Tom as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Kanye West: A Higher Power as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self (archival footage)
- 2019 · Very Ralph as Self
- 2019 · Jesus Is King as Self
- 2019 · Kanye West: 'Jesus Is King' and Iconic Sunday Service as Self
- 2019 · Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America as Self
- 2019 · Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly as Self
- 2019 · Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Kanye West - Sunday Service At The Mountain as Self
- 2018 · AWGE DVD: Volume 3 as Self
- 2018 · To Our Daughter as Self
- 2018 · My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman as Self
- 2017 · Cherry Bomb: The Documentary as Self
- 2016 · Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Rob & Chyna as Self
- 2016 · Hip Hop Evolution as Self
- 2016 · Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 Event as Self
- 2016 · Kocktails With Khloé as Self
- 2015 · Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl as
- 2015 · Unity as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · I Am Cait as Self
- 2015 · Kanye West: Glastonbury 2015 as Self
- 2015 · Kanye West - Live at Glastonbury as Self
- 2015 · Fresh Dressed as Self
- 2015 · Daft Punk Unchained as Self
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 · Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons as Self
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Wesley Jackson (uncredited)
- 2013 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Made in America as Self
- 2013 · Mademoiselle C as Self
- 2013 · Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records as Self
- 2013 · Life Is But a Dream as Self (uncredited)
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2012 · Bad 25 as Self
- 2012 · Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
- 2012 · Cruel Summer as Ibrahim
- 2012 · Loiter Squad as Self
- 2011 · Watch the Throne as Self
- 2011 · The Black Mamba as The Boss
- 2011 · Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call as Self
- 2011 · Kanye West: Coachella 2011 as Self
- 2011 · Kourtney and Kim Take New York as Self
- 2010 · Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour as Self
- 2010 · Runaway as Griffin
- 2010 · We Are the World 25 For Haiti as Kanye West
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as Kenny West (voice)
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami as Self
- 2009 · DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · We Were Once a Fairytale as Drunk Kanye
- 2009 · Alan Carr: Chatty Man as Self
- 2009 · DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers as Self
- 2009 · Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez as Self
- 2008 · The Love Guru as Kanye West
- 2008 · A Little Inappropriate as Self
- 2007 · Kanye West: London Live! as Self
- 2007 · Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
- 2007 · Bling: A Planet Rock as Self
- 2007 · Concert for Diana as Self
- 2007 · Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 as Self
- 2007 · Mixtape, Inc. as
- 2007 · Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special as Self
- 2006 · When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts as Self
- 2006 · Beat Kings as Self
- 2006 · Kanye West: Late Orchestration as Self
- 2005 · John Legend - Live at the House of Blues as Self
- 2005 · Live 8 as Self
- 2005 · Dave Chappelle's Block Party as Self
- 2005 · A Concert for Hurricane Relief as Self - Presenter
- 2005 · Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as
- 2005 · MTVU Stand In as
- 2005 · State Property 2 as Self
- 2005 · Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self
- Future · In Whose Name? as Self
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as
- 2005 · Kanye West: Unauthorized as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Fade to Black as Self
- 2004 · Entourage as Kanye West
- 2003 · Anderson Cooper 360° as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2003 · Chappelle's Show as
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1998 · CD:UK as
- 1995 · Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1980 · Nightline as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- Future · ANGELZ as