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Kanye West
Actor, Producer, Director, Composer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn June 8, 1977 (47 years)
Ye (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists and producers and as one of the greatest musicians of his generation.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year.
West's outspoken views have received significant media coverage; he has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media and at awards shows and public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery.
In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making anti-Semitic statements.
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year.
West's outspoken views have received significant media coverage; he has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media and at awards shows and public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery.
In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making anti-Semitic statements.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy · as Self - Former Adidas Brand Partner |
| 2024 | YE TY$ KOREA · as Self |
| 2024 | Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Hip-Hop and the White House · as Self - Hip-Hop Artist |
| 2023 | Kanye West - Ikone und Skandal · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Trouble with KanYe · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Money Shot: The Pornhub Story · as Self - Rapper And Producer |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Cuomo (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Look at Me: XXXTentacion · as Kanye West |
| 2022 | Piers Morgan Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | A Man Named Scott · as Self |
| 2021 | Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Pop (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Uncle Tom · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | History 101 (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Kanye West: A Higher Power · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Out of Shadows · as Self |
| 2020 | Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Miss Americana · as Self |
| 2020 | 2nd Annual Urban One Honors · as Self |
| 2020 | Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor · as Self (archival Footage) |
| 2019 | Very Ralph · as Self |
| 2019 | Jesus Is King · as Self |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly · as Self |
| 2019 | Music Videos That Defined the 00’s · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Fyre Fraud · as Self |
| 2018 | Kanye West & Lil Pump Feat. Adele Givens: I Love It · as Kanye West |
| 2018 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Kanye West & Kim Kardashian · as Self |
| 2016 | Tucker Carlson Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Rob & Chyna (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Hip-Hop Evolution (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | 2016 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Kanye West: Wolves · as Kanye West |
| 2016 | Kanye West: Famous · as Kanye West |
| 2016 | Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson · as Self |
| 2016 | Justin Bieber: Company · as Kanye West |
| 2016 | 50 Cent: Rap Star · as Self |
| 2016 | The First Monday in May · as Self (cameo) |
| 2016 | Kocktails with Khloé (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 2015 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | Unity · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | I Am Cait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Fresh Dressed · as Self |
| 2015 | Daft Punk Unchained · as Self |
| 2015 | Madonna Feat. Nicki Minaj: Bitch I'm Madonna · as Kanye West |
| 2015 | 2015 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Casey Neistat Vlog (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | BET Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The 57th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Rihanna Feat. Kanye West & Paul McCartney: FourFiveSeconds · as Kanye West |
| 2015 | Kanye West Feat. Paul McCartney: Only One · as Kanye West |
| 2015 | Kanye West: All Day/I Feel Like That · as Kanye West |
| 2014 | Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown · as Self |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | This Is Hot 97 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Vogue: 73 Questions (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Fashion Fund (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | David Blaine: Real or Magic · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Kanye West: Bound 2 · as Kanye West |
| 2013 | 12-12-12 · as Self |
| 2013 | Mademoiselle C · as Self |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2013 | Made in America · as Self |
| 2013 | 2013 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Kanye West: Blkkk Skkkn Head · as Kanye West |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2013 | The 55th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | 30 Seconds to Mars: City of Angels · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Nicki Minaj: Come on a Cone · as Kanye West |
| 2012 | Bad 25 · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Celebrity Style Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | Loiter Squad (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Jay-Z & Kanye West: Niggas in Paris · as Kanye West |
| 2011 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show · as Self |
| 2011 | MTV EMA Belfast 2011 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | The X Factor (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Audience |
| 2011 | Kid Cudi: Mr. Rager · as Kanye West |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2011 | 2011 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | Rihanna: Cheers Drink to That · as Kanye West |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West: E.T. · as Kanye West |
| 2011 | 2011 NBA All-Star Game · as Self |
| 2011 | Kanye West: All of the Lights · as Kanye West |
| 2011 | Kourtney & Kim Take New York (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Jay-Z & Kanye West: Otis · as Kanye West |
| 2010 | Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Beyoncé's I Am... World Tour · as Self |
| 2010 | Kid Cudi: Erase Me · as Kanye West |
| 2010 | 2010 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2010 | Kanye West Feat. Dwele: Power · as Kanye West |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour · as Self |
| 2010 | Pop Profiles (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Life After (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2009 | Jay-Z Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West: Run This Town · as Kanye West |
| 2009 | Kourtney & Kim Take Miami (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | BET Awards 2009 · as Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers · as Self |
| 2009 | The 51st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Performer |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | 2008 American Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2008 | Religulous · as Self |
| 2008 | 2008 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2008 | BET Awards '08 · as Self - Performer |
| 2008 | The Love Guru · as Kanye West |
| 2008 | Hotel Gramercy Park · as Self |
| 2008 | The 50th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | Kanye West: Flashing Lights, Version 1 · as Kanye West |
| 2008 | America's Best Dance Crew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Untitled Kanye West HBO Project · as Kanye West |
| 2008 | Usher: Love in This Club · as Kanye West |
| 2007 | Kanye West: London Live! · as Self |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | BET Hip-Hop Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | Beef 4 · as Self - Roc-A-Fella |
| 2007 | Bling: A Planet Rock · as Self |
| 2007 | 2007 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Concert for Diana · as Self |
| 2007 | Kanye West: Stronger · as Kanye West |
| 2007 | Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | We Are Together (Thina Simunye) · as Self |
| 2006 | MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 · as Self - Winner |
| 2006 | 2006 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Audience |
| 2006 | When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2006 | 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Late Orchestration · as Self |
| 2006 | The 48th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops · as Self |
| 2006 | Johnny Cash: God's Gonna Cut You Down · as Self |
| 2006 | Mixtape. Inc. · as Self |
| 2005 | John Legend: Live at the House of Blues · as Self |
| 2005 | 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party · as Self |
| 2005 | A Concert for Hurricane Relief · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer And Winner |
| 2005 | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Live 8 · as Self |
| 2005 | State Property 2 · as Self |
| 2005 | 36th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The 47th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | The MC: Why We Do It · as Self |
| 2005 | Kanye West: Unauthorized · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up · as Self |
| 2005 | VH1 Big in 05 · as Self |
| 2005 | Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx: Gold Digger · as Kanye West |
| 2004 | The 2004 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Fade to Black · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le Grand Journal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 2004 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Kanye West |
| 2004 | 4th Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2003 | Punk'd (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | Def Poetry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | MTV Cribs (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 106 & Park (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Making the Video (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Dome (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Today (Australia) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |