- published: 20 Dec 2015
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Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
I don't want to be better like you
Lust in your heart and I'm searching for truth
I don't want to be right by your side
Burning your cross then telling your lies
I don't want to wear a hood on my head
Shout praise to god and then dealing in death
This is not the devil making his plans
Men in high places and shaking of hands
I feel I'm ready.
(With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the
mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith,
we will be able to transform the jangling discords of
our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith, we will be able to work together, to
pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail
together, with this faith, we will be able to stand up
for freedom together...)
Make yours mine
What's the point in holding onto time?
I've forgotten
What's the point in holding on?
I won't make a man fall to his knees
Beg for his life and then pray for release
Sheets of white clothed leaders of men
Colour their hands in the colour of red
I feel I'm ready.
(With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the
mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith,
we will be able to transform the jangling discords of
our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith, we will be able to work together, to
pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail
together, to stand up for freedom together...)
Make yours mine
What's the point in holding onto time?
I've forgotten