Kanye West net worth: American rapper, songwriter, film director, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, Kanye Omari West has a total net worth of $130 million.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 8, 1977, to a middle class family, West was taken to China by her mother who taught in Nanjing University as part of an exchange program after their parents were divorced. Showing talents at an early age of five by writing poetry, West’s passion was quickly noted by his mother right when he was in the third grade. Kanye West started rapping in the third grade and started composing music when he was in the seventh grade while he also sold his compositions to other artists.
West recorded his first song “Green Eggs and Ham” at the age of thirteen which saw producer/DJ No I.D, also known as the “The Godfather of Chicago Hip Hop” get attracted to his talent because of which he started mentoring Kanye West. After then, West started studying about sample and program beats at the age of 15.
West moved on to Chicago State University to begin his major in English classes after completing painting classes at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, but then, his after realizing that his busy classes were detrimental to his musical career, he dropped out of the university at the age of 20. Kanye also made an album ‘College Dropout’ which also ranked number #2 on Billboard to inspire people to follow what their dreams are rather than following the path that the society lays upon someone.
Kanye West rose to prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records where worked for Jay-Z‘s The Blueprint in 2001. He also worked on the hit singles for several musical artists like Janet Jackson, Ludacris, Beyonce, and John Legend.
Some of Kanye West’s albums that got notable mentions in the music charts and commercial success are “Late Registration“, “Graduation“, “808s & Heartbreak” and “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy“.
West’s true aspiration was to be a rapper despite his success as a producer. He was ignored by a lot of Multiple record companies because of his lack of skills to portray the gangsta image prominent in the mainstream of hip hop music during that time. On October 23, 2002, West was involved in near-fatal car crash which left him with a shattered jaw which was wired shut during the reconstructive surgery. Inspite of the injury, West recorded a song at the Record Plant Studios -‘Through the Wire’ which became the foundation for his rap career.
Apart from his musical career, Kanye West has also been involved in several Business ventures as he opened up ten Fatburger restaurants in Chicago through his company KW Foods LLC.
West’s passion in philanthropy saw him built “Kanye West Foundation” in Chicago in 2003 with his mother to fight against dropout and illiteracy rates while still providing underprivileged youths with music education.
Kanye West’s personal life has seen him to be involved with a number of stars in on-again, off-again type of relationships. He started dating designer Alexis Phifer in 2002 and the couple were engaged in 2006. However, the pair ended up in 2008 after which West got into relationship with Amber Rose until 2010. He then started dating his longtime friend and reality star Kim Kardashian in 2012 and got engaged with her in October 2013 before getting married on May 24, 2014. The couple now has a daughter North “Nori” West.
Quick Facts about Kanye West
Full Name: Kanye Omari West
Profession: Rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, director, fashion designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Height: 5′ 8″
Weight: 159 lbs
Ethnicity: African American
Nationality: USA
Date of Birth: June 8, 1977
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Education: DropOut, Chicago State University
Marital status: Married (Kim Kardashian)
Children: 1 (North “Nori” West)