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'''Kanye West''' is an American entertainer and [[entrepreneur]], [[hip hop]] musician and record producer. He is one of the most successful and popular of recent times. His records have won nine [[Grammy]] awards.

West, who began writing [[poetry]] at the age of five, has been labeled [[illiterate]] by [[racist]] [[liberal]]s and [[Democrat]]s.<ref>https://youtu.be/Etvn37wekw8</ref>

== Personal Life and History ==
Kanye attracted considerable media attention in September 2005, when he appeared on a television fundraiser for [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims and famously stated "[[George W. Bush|George Bush]] doesn't care about black people." He later said he made that statement because of a "welfare mentality."<ref>Nelson, Steven (October 11, 2018). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/kanye-says-welfare-mentality-led-him-to-accuse-george-w-bush-of-racism Kanye says 'welfare mentality' led him to accuse George W. Bush of racism]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 11, 2018.</ref>

He also created a stir when he posed for the cover of the February 2006 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine portraying [[Jesus Christ]], wearing a crown of thorns on his head with blood running down his face.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11009059/</ref>

West's lyrics are sometimes considered controversial and offensive as they often contain explicit racial terms and profanity.<ref>http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/5241</ref>
<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/2/2/200539.shtml</ref>

Kanye's father, Ray West, a [[sociology]] professor and former member of the [[Black Panther Party]] <ref>http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/5241</ref> has stated that he does not condone the use of profanity and racial comments in Kanye's lyrics.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/kanyes%20dad%20lashes%20out%20at%20sons%20lyrics_27_01_2006]</ref>

His mother Donda, a former chair of the English department at Chicago State University who acted as Kanye's manager, died Nov 10, 2007 following a cosmetic surgery procedure. She was 58 years old.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20159597,00.html</ref> West is engaged to be married to Alexis Phifer.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037945,00.html</ref>

In August 2015, Kanye West announced that he would be running for [[President of the United States of America]] in 2020. Many people have joked about his announcement, however, 2016 [[Republican]] front-runner [[Donald Trump]] responded positively to the announcement saying, "He's actually a different kind of a person than people think, he's a nice guy. I hope to run against him some day."

In 2016 West was hospitalized after a psychotic break, which led him to cancel a then-ongoing tour. After the incident he began to study Christianity, finally announcing his conversion in 2019. In October 2019 he released an album of religious material.

==Oval Office meeting==
In a publicly televised [[Oval Office]] meeting with [[President Trump]], Kanye proposed moving Adidas shoe manufacturers from overseas to the South Side of [[Chicago]] to create jobs and alleviate minority [[unemployment]]. [[Racist]] liberals and [[Democrat]]s called West mentally ill, a minstrel show, and an illiterate token Negro for challenging [[globalism]].

In addition to supporting President Trump,<ref>Gage, John (October 24, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kanye-west-explains-trump-support-and-says-he-is-bringing-his-shoe-factories-to-america Kanye West explains Trump support and says he is bringing his shoe factories to America]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 24, 2019.</ref> West created a Christian album and required those working on it to practice a sexually-pure lifestyle.<ref>Mendez, Marisa (October 24, 2019). [https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2019/10/kanye-west-premarital-sex-jesus-is-king/ Kanye West Admits He Asked People Working on His New Album to Not Have Premarital Sex]. ''XXL''. Retrieved October 24, 2019.<br>See also:
*Van Maren, Jonathon (October 25, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/why-kanye-west-is-right-in-saying-porn-is-not-okay Why Kanye West is right in saying porn is ‘not okay’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved October 25, 2019.</ref> He has pushed back against left-wing [[identity politics]].<ref>Bleau, Hannah (October 25, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/10/25/kanye-west-the-most-racist-thing-is-to-say-i-must-make-a-choice-based-on-my-race/ Kanye West: ‘The Most Racist Thing’ Is to Say ‘I Must Make a Choice Based on My Race’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 25, 2019.</ref> West's album "Jesus Is King" performed very well, reaching first place in number of sales.<ref>Madden, Nate (November 4, 2019). [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/kanyes-jesus-king-album-debuts-no-1-billboard-charts-tying-record/ Kanye’s ‘Jesus Is King’ album debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard charts, tying record]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved November 5, 2019.</ref>

== Criticism==
West's musical style has been the subject of criticism. Kanye West was the subject of extreme criticism when he appeared to mock [[Jesus]] on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and subsequently claim that he was bigger than Jesus. West, who has been rumored to be [[Muslim]] as his father (a former member of the Black Panther Party) was, caused considerable uproar with this comment and did not apologize. In 2005, he stated that "George [W.] Bush doesn't care about black people" allegedly given the federal response by FEMA during [[Hurricane Katrina]].

West was again the subject of controversy at the 2009 [[MTV]] Video Music Awards, where he took the microphone from pop music singer [[Taylor Swift]] while she was about to give an acceptance speech and said that she did not deserve it as much as [[Beyonce Knowles]]. This upset the then 19 year old Swift and caused backlash against West from many notable celebrities and President [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. It was also speculated that this interaction was spurred by anti-white [[racism]], as previously demonstrated in his 2005 Bush comment.

[[Liberal]]s have criticized West – like they do for all blacks who are not liberal Democrats – for deviating from left-wing orthodoxy.<ref>Byas, Steve (October 12, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/30320-kanye-west-latest-black-person-attacked-for-deviating-from-liberal-dogma Kanye West Latest Black Person Attacked for Deviating From Liberal Dogma]. ''The New American''. Retrieved October 15, 2018.</ref>

==Works==
*''The College Dropout'' (2004)
*''Late Registration'' (2005)
*''Graduation'' (2007)
*''808s and Heartbreak'' (2008)
*''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010)
*''Watch the Throne'' (2011)
*''Yeezus'' (2013)
*''The Life of Pablo'' (2016)
*''ye'' (2018)
*''Jesus Is King'' (2019)

==See also==
*[[WalkAway movement]]

==References==
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