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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.
[Alioth:]
Sweet whispers departed with the wind
reducing laments (and steel sound) to silence
The hybrid breeze whispered in harmonious minds
and penetrated labyrinths
A new world, a shining dawn in time,
now the veil is being drawn back
Frailty is the dark and cruel destiny
which the track of fear leads into
In the depths of strange and unconcerned minds silence fades out,
It's the track of fear
The sweet breeze of power faded slowly,
lighting their feebleness
Anguished dark eyes clamoured for mercy
watching an unexpected end
A new world, a shining dawn in time,
now the veil is being drawn back
Frailty is the dark and cruel destiny
which the track of fear leads into
In the depths of strange and unconcerned minds silence fades out,
It's the track of fear
[Zorbion:]
Breaking the silence
you have freed a stagnant river
Where will the track of imagination lead us...
You have captured the virtue of ignorance
You have freed dread