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Kanye Omari West ( born June 8, 1977) is an American recording artist, record producer, film director and fashion designer from Chicago, Illinois. West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; here he achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's 2001 album ''The Blueprint'', as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. Later productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music. West released his debut album ''The College Dropout'' in 2004; his second album ''Late Registration'' followed in 2005. Later albums include ''Graduation'' in 2007, ''808s & Heartbreak'' in 2008, and ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' in 2010. West released a collaborative album, ''Watch the Throne'' with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. All of his albums have been commercially successful, with ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had six songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of December 2012, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000, "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000, and "Niggas in Paris" selling over 3,000,000, placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time. He is also one of the most awarded artists of all-time. West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, which is home to artists such as John Legend, Mos Def and Big Sean. West's mascot and trademark is "Dropout Bear," a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his six solo albums as well as various single covers and in his music videos.

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The Prerequisite Album 2013-04 itunes amazon
Diamonds (remix) Single 2012-11-16 itunes amazon
Clique Single 2012-09-07 itunes amazon
Birthday Song unknown 2012-07-24 itunes amazon
New God Flow Single 2012-07-20 itunes amazon
I Wish You Would Single 2012-07-03 itunes amazon
Cold Single 2012-04-17 itunes amazon
Mercy Single 2012-04-06 itunes amazon
Watch the Throne Album 2011-08-08 itunes amazon
Marvin & Chardonnay Single 2011-07-26 itunes amazon
Otis Single 2011-07-21 itunes amazon
All of the Lights Single 2011-01-18 itunes amazon
H•A•M Single 2011-01-11 itunes amazon
Christmas in Harlem Single 2010-12-22 itunes amazon
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Album 2010-11-22 itunes amazon
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