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Kanye West Net worth 2021
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Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. He was born on 8th June 1977. Kanye West net worth 2021 is estimated as $1.3 billion.
Kanye West Profile
Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. After his parents divorced when he was three years old, he moved with his mother to Chicago, Illinois.
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His father, Ray West, is a former Black Panther and was one of the first black photojournalists at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was later a Christian counselor, and in 2006, opened the Good Water Store and Café in Lexington Park, Maryland with startup capital from his son.
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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 notic
Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, creating beats primarily for burgeoning local artists, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records.
His first official production credits came at the age of nineteen when he produced eight tracks on Down to Earth, the 1996 debut album of a Chicago rapper named Grav.
For a time, West acted as a ghost producer for Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie.
West got his big break in the year 2000, when he began to produce for artists on Roc-A-Fella Records. West came to achieve recognition and is often credited with revitalizing Jay-Z’s career with his contributions to the rap mogul’s influential 2001 album The Blueprint.
The Blueprint is consistently ranked among the greatest hip-hop albums, and the critical and financial success of the album generated substantial interest in West as a producer.
On July 18, 2019, it was reported that songs from West’s unreleased album Yandhi were leaked online.By October of the same year the whole leaked unfinished album was available for a short time on streaming services like Spotify and Tidal but were shortly taken down.
By October 21, 2019, West announced his Christian hip hop album Jesus is King, effectively changing and re titling his previously announce Yandhi Album.
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On January 6, 2019, West started his weekly “Sunday Service” orchestration which includes soul variations of both West’s and others’ songs attended by multiple celebrities including the Kardashians, Charlie Wilson, and Kid Cudi
West previewed a new song, “Water” at his “Sunday Service” orchestration performance at weekend 2 of Coachella.
On October 25, 2019, he released Jesus Is King, a Christian hip hop album. On the US charts, the album became the first to ever top the Billboard 200, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Rap Albums, Top Christian Albums and Top Gospel Albums at the same time. He also collaborated with Vanessa Beecroft on two operas, Nebuchadnezzar and Mary.
On December 25, 2019, West and Sunday Service released Jesus Is Born, containing 19 songs including several re-workings of older West songs.
Kanye west net worth 2021
Kanye is one of the richest rappers in the world with a net worth of $1.3 billion. However, Kanye West recently referred to himself as a billionaire.
Aside being a successful musician, Kanye is into other ventures including; a clothing line
In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, with a second version released in 2012. He became the first non-athlete to be given a shoe deal with Nike.
In January 2009, he introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009
In March 2011, West collaborated with M/M Paris for a series of silk scarves featuring artwork from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women’s fashion label, DW Kanye West
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. John Legend, Common, and West were the label’s inaugural artists.
On March 30, 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.
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Sixteen artist stakeholders in Jay-Z, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.
On June 6, 2016, West announced the Yeezy Season 2 Zine. The Adidas Yeezy Boost 750 sneakers were released to retailers the following week, on June 11. They are high-top shoes with a glow in the dark sole.
In an interview with Fader in September 2018, West announced that he was considering plans of opening an automobile factory in Chicago with the focus of developing a flying car with the help of Tesla alums
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