The "Louis Vuitton
Don" is a nickname of Kanye West.
In the song Last Call, from his first album College Dropout (
2004), Kanye West refers to himself as "Kan, the Louis Vuitton Don".
In Janet Jackson's song My Baby (
2004), which features
Kanye, he again refers to himself as "Kan, the Louis Vuitton Don".
Kanye West has since been referred to as the Louis Vuitton don many times in songs, media and popular culture. In 2009, Kanye West and Louis Vuitton released a range of mens shoes named the "Louis Vuitton Don".
Kanye West - Stronger: "This is Louis Vuitton
Don night. So we gonna do everything that Kan like."
Kanye West - Last Call: "I'
m Kan, the Louis Vuitton
Don. Bought my mom a purse, now she Louis Vuitton Mom."
Janet Jackson - My Baby: "You see I go by the name of Kan the Louis Vuitton
Don. I'm with my home girl..."
Pharrell - Number One: "Your now listening to, Skateboard P and the Louis Vuitton
Don"
Kanye West - Celebration: "the Louis Vuitton Don is signing off"
Big Pokey - You Can Hate: "Its Graduation time and no disrespect to Kan (what it is
Kanye), but tonight I'm the Louis Vuitton Don"