Kanye West Biography

Kanye Omari West is an Americanrapper, singer, and record producer.West first rose to fame as a producer forRoc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work onJay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artistsincluding Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson.His style of productionoriginally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with hisown drums and instruments.However, subsequent productions saw him broadeninghis musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B,baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synth-pop,and classical music.