Kendall Humphrey

10/6/16
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KANYE WEST
QUICK FACTS
NAME

Kanye West
OCCUPATION

Music Producer, Rapper, Songwriter, Singer

BIRTH DATE

June 8, 1977 (age 39)

EDUCATION

Polaris High School, Chicago State University

PLACE OF BIRTH

Atlanta, Georgia
ZODIAC SIGN

Gemini

Goals
o Young:
o 3+
Always wanted to be the leader (when in a group)
o 6+
Saying He wanted to be an
Artist
o Painting
o Drawing
MS & HS: Art Class/Club Kept Him in
Piano
Musician
Athletics: MS basketball
Life
o Parents Divorced @3years old
o @6 Him & His mom moved to Southside Chicago
Suburb: Good Schools
Even though he god As & Bs
o Wasnt grades that kept him in

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o Always stay connected to Dad

Summers were spent with him until he was 15
Stopped when he decided Music was his calling
o Moved to NY after 1 year of Art School
Music/Production/Rap
o Wanted to be a leader so bad
Isolated to focus on his production & selling beats
o People didnt respect him as a complete artist (Producer vs Rapper)
So people only bought his beats or let him ft. using his mixes/beats
o Labels, Rappers, etc. Didnt want to sign him, ft. or even listen to his cds
So he just out worked them, putting out so much good content *not even
his best* so that people were forced to listen to him.
2001
Met Jay-z While working with No-ID in the studio
and started working on the Blue Print album
Sold 420,000 first week
o Joined Def Jam Records
NO-ID wasnt letting Kanye Express himself
Forming his own group to produce albums
Get well soon (2002)
o 50 Cent, Beanie Sigel, Cam'ron, Consequence, Dame Dash,
Foxy Brown, Free of 106 & Park, Harlem World, Jay Z,
The Mad Rapper, Nas, Scarface, Talib Kweli, Trina &
Yasiin Bey
(He played songs like Jesus Walks)
o Joined Roc a Fella 2002
Dropped College Dropout
Through the Wire
o Jaw Wired Shut from Car Crash
Still did album

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Personality
o Always wanting to Learn
Research
Read
Ask
Use what people say, made, etc.
Sample
Improve
Always asked How can I make this better etc.
o Motivated & Had a Goal
o Gives 100% Demands Euphoria Nothing Less
o Doesnt Accept No
o Understands Long Term & Strategy:
Staying in the studio:
Room
College Music Studio
o To stay away from trouble
o Earn Money
Future: Make Impact on World

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Good Music Label

Act

Year
signed

Kanye West

Releases
under the label

1
2004

John Legend

Big Sean

2007

CyHi the Prynce

Yasiin Bey

2010

Pusha T

D'banj

2011

Q-Tip

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Teyana Taylor

2012

Kacy Hill

2014

HXLT

2015

Desiigner

1
2016

Tyga

Former acts[edit]
Years
on the label

Releases
under the label

Really Doe

20042008

GLC

20042010

Tony Williams[37][38]

20042010

Common

20042010

Consequence

20042011

Sa-Ra

20052007

Kid Cudi

20082013

Mr Hudson

20092013

Act

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1:7 Ratio