Kanye Omari West is a rapper/producer who hails from Chicago Illinois. He was born on June 8th, 1977 and will be turning 30 this year. As of now he has released two albums The College Dropout and Late Registration both have gone to triple platinum since. He also released Late Orchestration which is a live album and is double platinum. His third album Graduation is said to be released early 2007 (spring) Besides these albums Kanye has released many mixtapes as well, (17 to date) Since 2005 he has been nominated 18 times at the Grammy's taking home 6 for: (2005) Best rap album, best rap song, best R&B song, (2006) Best rap album, best rap song, best rap solo performance. To sum up Kanye West is one of the best rappers/producers in the world as well as one of the most controverisal, popular, discussed, and anticipated.

A gay fish.

I think youll find this describes Kanye pretty well.


Racism’s Double Standard, By Rudy Gersten
September 19, 2005

Kanye West is a racist. Not that this should come as a newsflash to anyone who has ever listened to his music. West’s new album Late Registration just debuted at number one on the billboard charts, selling 860,000 copies in its first week. But the press has largely given the hip hop star a pass for his outrageous comments during an NBC telethon for Hurricane Katrina victims. As most Americans now know, the hugely successful rapper claimed that the government was sending troops to New Orleans not to help those in need but to “shoot us” and accused President Bush of not caring about blacks. But the fact that West is himself a racist must not be overlooked, or, as is the case with the mainstream media, completely ignored.

You won’t find any criticism of West on MTV, which has aired numerous documentaries in the past attacking hate speech, including questioning white rapper Eminem’s anti-homosexual lyrics. But MTV and other outlets apparently have no problem with West’s referring to whites as “the devil” or his claim that when a drug dealer buys Jordans and a “crack head buy crack…the white man get paid.” Funny, I don’t recall getting any royalty checks from local crack sales last month.

In a hit song off West’s new album, he degrades a black man who leaves his woman for “a white girl.” And in a recent interview with Stuff Magazine, West said...

A very ignorant, arrogant, retarded, and racist african american. Or should I say black, which comment isn't racist Kanye? He does not have incredible flow, but has made some above average beats.

Good rapper who also happens to be an arrogant prick most of the time. Also believes rubbish like AIDS was purposely introduced to Africa by the U.S. Government. Has shitty taste in music.

Racist rapper. Blames 'the white man' for everything. Incredibly weak raps.

Call him what you may. An asshole, a genius or a gayfish (even though its terribly old now). But one thing is for sure: the mainstream music industry needs him, and that is why he's so valuable. Anyone with any knowledge would know that Kanye has made one of the biggest impacts on hip-hop. The College Dropout was the mark of a new era in hip-hop. He was never the soulful rapper, he was the different one. From his high-pitched samples, all the way to working with John Mayer and Adam Levine. What people don't see is this: he started a foundation to help kids get through school, blamed himself for his mothers tragic death, and all people can look at is the Taylor Swift incident. Kanye may not be the best person in the world, but without him, music simply wouldn't be the same.

A rapper who thinks Ronald Reagan created cocaine and AIDS to destroy the civil rights movement. Nowadays makes the claim that "George Bush doesn't care about black people." Even rappers like 50 Cent think this is an idiotic and ignorant claim, however.
Also assumed to be a black supremist, judged by his beliefs.