Kanye West net worth, age, wife, kids, biography.
Kanye West is a well-known American rapper, songwriter, performer, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur.
Kanye West: Profile summary
Real Name | Kanye Omari West |
Age | 44 years |
Born on | 8th June 1977 |
Siblings | No |
Parents | Ray West, Donda West |
Height | 5 Feet 8 Inches |
Children’s | North West, Psalm West, Chicago West, and Saint West |
Other Names | Saint Pablo, Yeezus, Yeezy, Louis Vuitton Don |
Wife | Kim Kardashian |
Famous Songs and Albums | Heartless, Slow Jamz, Stronger, E.T., and many more |
Education | Chicago State University(no Degree) |
Kanye West: Biography
Born on 8 June 1977, Kanye West’s age is about 45 years as of 2022. He was brought up and raised in a well-settled family in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is an American by nationality and has his belief in Christianity religion. He completed his early schooling at Polaris School.
After that, he enrolled himself at Chicago State University to study English. He also attended the American Academy of Art, Chicago, in 1997 to learn painting. Since his childhood, he had a great interest in drawing and music and wanted to establish his career in the same field. In seventh grade, he started creating his musical compositions. He left college to pursue his musical career. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
Kanye West: Family, Girlfriend & Relationships
Kanye West’s father’s name is Mr. Ray west, who worked as a photojournalist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and his mother’s name is Mrs. Donda West, who worked as a professor of English at Clark Atlanta University. He has a half-brother and a half-sister. He also has two cousins named Devo Harris and Tony Williams.
Kanye West’s marital status is divorced. He was married to Kim Kardashian, who is an American model. They got married in 2014. After spending about eight years together, the couple got separated in 2022. He has four children named North West, Psalm West, Saint West, and Chicago West.
Kanye West: Early Career Life
West demonstrated an affinity for the arts at an early age; he began writing poetry when he was five years old. His mother recalled that she first took notice of West’s passion for drawing and music when he was in the third grade. West started rapping in the third grade and began making musical compositions in the seventh grade, eventually selling them to other artists. At age thirteen, West wrote a rap song called “Green Eggs and Ham” (the title of a best-selling children’s book by Dr. Seuss) and persuaded his mother to pay for time in a recording studio. Accompanying him to the studio and despite discovering that it was “a little basement studio” where a microphone hung from the ceiling by a wire clothes hanger, West’s mother nonetheless supported and encouraged him.
West crossed paths with producer/DJ No I.D., with whom he quickly formed a close friendship. No I.D. soon became West’s mentor, and it was from him that West learned how to sample and program beats after he received his first sampler at age 15. After graduating from high school, West received a scholarship to attend Chicago’s American Academy of Art in 1997 and began taking painting classes; shortly after, he transferred to Chicago State University to study English. He soon realized that his busy class schedule was detrimental to his musical work, and at 20, he dropped out of college to pursue his musical dreams. This greatly displeased his mother, who was also a professor at the university. She later commented, “It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life … but some career goals don’t require college. For Kanye to make an album called College Dropout it was more about having the guts to embrace who you are, rather than following the path society has carved out for you.”
Kanye West: Music Career Life Summary
- 1996–2002: Early work and Roc-A-Fella Records
- 2003–2006: The College Dropout and Late Registration
- 2007–2009: Graduation, 808s and Heartbreak, and VMAs controversy
- 2010–2012: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and collaborations
- 2013–2015: Yeezus and Adidas collaboration
- 2016–2017: The Life of Pablo and tour cancellation
- 2017–2019: Ye and the Wyoming Sessions
- 2019–present: Jesus Is King and Donda
Kanye West: Net Worth 2022
As of 2022, Kanye West has an estimated net worth of 1.8 billion USD.