How much is Kanye West Worth?
Kanye West net worth: Kanye West is an American
producer, rapper, fashion designer and actor who has a
net worth of $130 million. He was born in Atlanta but
raised by his mother first in Chicago and then Oak Lawn,
Illinois. He dropped out of college to pursue his career
in the music industry, starting out initially as a producer
for Roc-A-Fella records. Kanye eventually persuaded
label head Jay-Z to sign him on as a rapper. He spent
four years honing and perfecting what would become his
debut album, "The College Dropout", which came in at
number two on the Billboard 200 and is still Kanye
West's best-selling album in the United States.
Subsequent albums, "Late Registration", "Graduation",
"808s & Heartbreak" and "My Beautiful Dark Twisted
Fantasy" were also chart-toppers that received critical
and commercial success. His production credits include
an impressive role call of talent including: Jay-Z,
Beyoncé, John Legend, Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson.
West is also a seasoned businessman with a chain of
Fatburger restaurants designated for the Chicago area, a
line of athletic shoes for Nike called Air Yeezy, and
another shoe line with Louis Vuitton. His philanthropic
ventures include his the Kanye West Foundation which
benefits education for African American and Latino
children, in addition to contributing time, talent and
money to Hurricane Katrina relief, World Water Day, and
Live Earth, among other organizations. To date, Kanye
West has won more than 40 significant music awards,
including 21 Grammys, seven BET awards, and two
American Music Awards. Kanye is currently married to
Kim Kardashian . They have a daughter together named
North West.
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