Ye, Yeezy, Yeezus – whatever you call him, has proven over time that he’s the king of creativity in all ramification.
In anticipation for what’s to come after he’s discharged from the hospital, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate the eras of a true, breaking-news artiste, Kanye West!
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Before Yeezy, there was ‘Louis Vuitton Don.’
Yes, that’s what he called himself. Sporting high fashion backpacks in 2002, this was the era Kanye made his mark in mainstream music, receiving album of the year honours from ‘Rolling Stone’ for his debut, The College Dropout.
In 2005, he had us vibing to ‘Gold Digger’
He won three Grammys that year, in addition to occupying the top of the ‘Billboard’ Top 100 list for 10 weeks straight.
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Kanye’s music was so hot, he needed shades to shield himself from all that fire
‘Stronger’ was born from Kanye’s collaboration with Daft Punk during a time when he experimented with electronic beats, not to mention those iconic shutter shades.
After losing his mom and splitting with then fiancée Alexis Phifer, Kanye poured his heart out in melodic rap style
With Auto-tuned rhymes, he bared his soul in chart-topping songs like ‘Heartless’ and ‘Love Lockdown.’
We’ll never forget that time he stole the mic from T-swift during the 2009 VMAs
Haters will hate, but after the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010, Kanye’s message was pretty clear: He is not afraid to steal the spotlight — and voice his opinions, too.
Dabbling into style, design and fashion
Kanye showed off more than his vocal chords in 2011 when he debuted his ‘Dw’ line at Paris Fashion Week.
Kanye raps, ‘I fell in love with Kim’ on ‘Cruel Summer,’ a 2012 compilation album.
This time also marked the beginning of his much talked about romance with the most famous Kardashian.
Kanye earned a new nickname with the release of his sixth album, Yeezus, in 2013
Even though record sales weren’t so hot at first, it marked Kanye’s seventh platinum record.
Then Kim happened
After welcoming his first child, daughter North, in June 2013, 2014 was all about firming up Kanye’s home life. He and Kim tied the knot May 14 in Florence, Italy.
‘Kimye,’ as the couple have long been called, aren’t the kind of parents to shield their kids from the spotlight
Daughter North has been a frequent fixture with her parents at fashion shows and features in their social media accounts. His son, Saint, born in December 2015, has yet to make his public debut.
And now we wait for his recovery from the hospital
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