Updated Mar 18, 2024Kanye West TIMELINE
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Jun 8, 1977 | Kanye Omari West is born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
1980 | Kanye & his Mother Donda West move to Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
1981-1986 | Kanye Growing Up in Chicago.
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1987 | Kanye Moves to China with his Mother in exchange program as his Mother was an English professor.
Jul 2, 1987 | Kanye in China as a Child
1990 Kanye Graduating Middle School
1994 | Kanye in High School.
1997 | High School Senior
Aug 2, 1996 | Kanye gets up and freestyles at Fat Beats in New York City at just 19 years old.
1998 | Kanye drops out of Chicago State University to pursue his dream of becoming a producer & rapper.
1998 | Kanye sells his beat for $5,000 to Jermaine Dupri for his debut album, Life in 1472.
Sep 16, 1998 | Kanye gives first industry interview at Jermaine Dupri's birthday party alongside Ma$e, Coodie & more!
1998 | Met with Columbia Records in NY expecting to get signed; they pull the deal at the last minute.
1999 | After ghost producing in Chicago for awhile, Kanye moves to Newark, NJ in hopes to gain more exposure.
__ __1999 | The Go Getters release their first album, World Record Setters.
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2000 | Kanye produces "The Truth" for Beanie Sigel.
Sep 22, 2000 | Footage of Kanye seen alongside other rappers producing in his house & free styling on the street with braids filmed by Coodie.
2001 | JAY-Z debuts new song Izzo (H.O.V.A.) at the BET Awards produced by Kanye
Sep 11, 2001 | Kanye produces 6 tracks on Jay-Z's The Blueprint, including radio hit Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Takeover
Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)
Never Change
Girls Girls Girls Pt. 22001 | Kanye's First Demo Tape Surfaces
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Apr 2, 2002 | Kanye moves to New York City with film crew coodie & ice skoolgre
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May 8, 2002 |
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May 17, 2002 | Kanye Channel Zero Barber Shop interview.
May 19, 2002
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May 19, 2002 | Kanye freestyles in the studio in NYC filmed doc footage.
2002 | Kanye's First Interview with MTV.
2002 | Kanye and Alexis Phifer start dating.
Jul 29, 2002 | Footage of Kanye rapping Family Business for Scarface.
Aug 1, 2002 | Kanye has an interview on MTV.
Aug 2, 2002 | Kanye & his Mom at their home in Chicago.
Aug 3, 2002 | Jay-Z & Damon Dash sign Kanye to Roc-A-Fella Records.
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Aug 15, 2002 | Dame Dash and Kanye West in New York City
Sep, 2002 |
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Oct, 2002 | Roc a Fella Press Conference
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Oct, 2002 | The Source
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Oct 2002 | Infamous Car Accident Which Shattered Kanye's Lower Jaw
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Oct 23, 2002 | Radio Planet TV interview.
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Dec 5, 2002 | Kanye's First Official Mixtape, Get Well Soon, is Released.
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2003
2003 | Kanye spazzes & defends himself as a rapper; 1st of many "freakouts".
2003 | Kanye along with his mom founded the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago.
Mar, 2003 | Hip Hop Intellectual TV.
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May, 2003 | Emixshow DJ Magazine.
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Aug 2003 | playnow
Aug 15, 2003
Aug 15, 2003 | Kanye has an interview PhillyFM; tooth falls out mid-freestyle.
2003 | Kanye's Second Official Mixtape, 'I'm Good', is Released.
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Sep 30, 2003 'Through The Wire' is officially released
Oct 13 2003
Mar, 2005 | Kanye performs at the Norva in Virginia gives interview backstage says Two Words music video is done, Jesus Walks, The New Workout Plan & Family Business music videos are coming soon.
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Dec 11, 2003 | Kanye In The Streetz Interview show.
Dec 24, 2003 | JAY-Z performs in Time Square New York City, Manhattan & Kanye is JAY’s hype man
Jan 2004
Jan 17, 2004 | Kanye West in Richmond, Va
Jan 23, 2004 | Kanye West in London
Feb 2 , 2004 | Kanye at Polo Mansion in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 4, 2004 | Kanye West and Kenny Gamble are interviewed at 103.9 FM The Beat by Colby Colb in February of 2004 prior to College Dropout Release
Feb 10, 2004 | Kanye West and Drop-Out Bear promote The College Dropout at TRL in New York City
Feb 10, 2004 Kanye releases his debut album, The College Dropout.
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Feb 20, 2004 College Dropout debuts #2 by selling 441,000 copies.
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Feb 10, 2004 - 5:00AM | Kanye arrives at MTV Direct Effect early in the morning for an interview on the day The College Dropout is released with La La.
Feb 10, 2004 - 8:00AM | Kanye's first solo studio album "The College Dropout" releases in stores.
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Feb 12, 2004 | Kanye performs Slow Jamz at 106 & Park.
Feb 16, 2004 | Kanye makes his Late Show with David Letterman debut
Feb 20, 2004 | Kanye performs Through the Wire live on Carson Daly.
Feb 24, 2004 | Kanye releases All Falls Down as the 2nd single off the College Dropout
February 24, 2004: Kanye releases All Falls Down as the 2nd single off the College Dropout
Feb 25, 2004
March 2004: All Falls Down music video is released.
March 2, 2004 | Kanye performs Two Words on the Dave Chappelle show.
Mar 4, 2004 | Kanye West in New York City
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Mar 11, 2004 | Kanye West in New York City
Mar 26, 2004
May 1, 2004 | All Falls Down music video is released.
May 11, 2004: All Falls Down reaches #10 on Billboard Hot 100; becomes Kanye's first top hit in USA.
May 25, 2004: Kanye releases Jesus Walks as the 3rd single off the College Dropout; peaked at #11 on Hot 100
Apr 7, 2004
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April 7, 2004 | Kanye does interview & shows off his house, recording process, etc.
May 11, 2004 | All Falls Down reaches #10 on Billboard Hot 100; becomes Kanye's first top hit in USA.
May 18, 2004 | Kanye performs at the Paradiso in Amsterdam.
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May 25, 2004 | Kanye releases Jesus Walks as the 3rd single off the College Dropout; peaked at #11 on Hot 100.
June 2004
Jun 2, 2004 | Kanye plays new song called Celebration live still unfinished
Jun 13, 2004
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June 21, 2004: All 3 versions of the Jesus Walks music video are released.
Jun 21, 2004 | All 3 versions of the Jesus Walks music videos are released.
Jun 29, 2004
Jun 29, 2004
Jun 13, 2004 | Kanye’s episode of Punk’d airs.
Official Full Episode: tv.apple.com/ca/episode/tyra-banks-kanye-west-benji-and-joel-madden/umc.cmc.4rfhd8fmestx7mf7vx6c1xb07?showId=umc.cmc.3adrs6kaoueaffneu8p6tpol7
Jul 8, 2004 | Kanye West, Rick James and Bump J in Los Angeles
Aug 22, 2004 |
August 29, 2004: Kanye performs on the VMAs with a medley of Jesus Walks/All Falls Down/Through the Wire.
Aug 29, 2004 | Kanye performs at the VMAs with a medley of Jesus Walks, All Falls Down & Through the Wire.
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Sep 6, 2004
Sep 18, 2004 | Kanye performs LIVE at Dave Chappelles Block Party with marching band.
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Sep 30, 2004 | Kanye wins best producer & album at the MOBO awards; sends in pre-recorded video messages to the award show.
November 14, 2004: Kanye storms out after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson at 2004 AMAs.
Nov 14, 2004 | Kanye storms out after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson at 2004 AMAs gives interview ands talks about it backstage presser.
Nov 5, 2004 | Kanye seen in the studio playing beats for the black album & the college dropout in JAY-Zs movie Fade to Black.
November 14, 2004
Nominated for Best New Artist at the American Music Awards for his debut album, The College Dropout, West is outraged when he loses to country star Gretchen Wilson. He tells reporters backstage, "I felt like I was definitely robbed, and I refuse to give any politically correct bulls--- ass comment. I was the Best New Artist this year." Later, he apologizes to Wilson: "I was raised better than that. It was very ignorant."Dec 5, 2004 | Kanye founds G.O.O.D. Music in conjunction with Sony/BMG; Common & John Legend first 2 artists signed
2004: Kanye founds G.O.O.D. Music in conjunction with Sony/BMG; Common & John Legend first 2 artists signed
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Jan 1, 2005
Feb 13, 2005 | Kanye wins big at first Grammys; performs Jesus Walks & makes epic acceptance speech, loses album of the year award.
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May 1, 2005 | Rumours that Kanye is shooting a new music video in Prague surface.
May 31, 2005 | Kanye releases the first single off of Late Registration, Diamonds From Sierra Leone.
July 2, 2005
During the Live 8 benefit concert, West shocks the crowd when he says that AIDS is a "man-made disease" that was "placed in Africa just like crack was placed in the black community to break up the Black Panthers."Jul 2, 2005 | At a Live 8 AIDs awareness concert, Kanye recited his Heard Em Say lyric claiming AIDs was man-made.
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Jul 5, 2005 | Kanye releases the 2nd single off Late Registration, Gold Digger.
Jul 20, 2005 | Kanye has a semi-rant on stage; talks Gold Digger success & blocking out the haters.
Jul 29, 2005 | Kanye does stripped performance says a controversial George Bush line & freestyles at the end.
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Aug 1, 2005 | Kanye and Brooke Crittendon start dating.
Aug 2, 2005 | Late Registration tentative written tracklist.
Aug 14, 2005 | Late Registration MTV Documnetary
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Aug 19, 2005 | Kanye interview with ET Canada.
Aug 20, 2005 | Kanye walks out of radio station after the DJ kept interrupting him.."Yo stop it man! I'm talking man!"
complex.com/music/2011/09/the-10-best-kanye-west-rants/moma
Aug 25, 2005 | Kanye in new PEPSI advertisement commercial.
Aug 25, 2005
Aug 26, 2005 | Kanye has an interview at MTV with sway; denounces Homophobia, talks new album, Nat & JAY-Z beef & past artwork.
Aug 28, 2005 | Kanye performs Gold Digger at the VMAs.
Aug 29, 2005 | Kanye releases his sophomore album, Late Registration.
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Aug 30, 2005
Aug 30, 2005
Sep 1, 2005
September 2, 2005
During a televised benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief, West speaks alongside Mike Myers, stunning the actor by going off script. "George Bush doesn't care about black people," West ad-libs, a statement that the former president later calls the worst moment of his presidency.Sept 2, 2005 | Infamous "George Bush doesn't care about black people" moment.
Sep 6, 2005 | Gold Digger hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sep 7, 2005 | Late Registration debuts #1 by selling 860,000 copies; commercial airs.
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Sep 9, 2005
Sep 9, 2005
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Sep 9, 2005 | Kanye announces he will be releasing his own fashion line called Pastelle in the spring of 2006.
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Sep 21, 2005 | Kanye performs all of Late Registration at Abbey Road studios in London, England with full backing Orchestra for his new DVD titled "Late Orchestration".
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Oct 1, 2005 | Kanye makes his SNL debut by performing a Gold Digger/Touch the Sky medley & Heard Em Say.
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Oct 5, 2005
Nov 1, 2005 | Heard Em Say is released as a single along with music video.
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Nov 7, 2005
Dec 4, 2005 | Kanye claims "if I don't win Album of the Year I'm going to have a problem."
mtv.com/news/articles/1517545/kanye-begins-grammy-campaign-early-8212-loudly.jhtmlDecember 6, 2005
Leading up to the Grammy Awards, West begins complaining that because of his comment about President Bush, he will likely be out of contention for Album of the Year. "If I don't win Album of the Year, I'm gonna have a problem with that," he says. He then begins comparing himself to Tom Cruise, questions the legitimacy of music magazines The Source and Vibe (because they didn't give his album five stars), and says he's not going to apologize for producing what he calls a "classic" record.Dec 8, 2005
Dec 14, 2005 | Kanye made his debut on the Vertigo Tour with U2 in St. Louis, MO at the Scottrade Center.
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Feb 8, 2006
Feb 8, 2006 | Kanye wins 3 Grammys and performs Gold Digger with Jamie Foxx
Feb 9, 2006
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Feb 9, 2006 | Kanye covers Rolling Stones with a crown of thorns.
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Feb 14, 2006
Feb 25, 2006 | Kanye performs Gold Digger & Touch the Sky at the BRIT awards.
March 7, 2006 | Kanye releases Touch the Sky, the 4th single off Late Registration.
March 2006 | Kanye releases Touch the Sky music video featuring Pamela Anderson, Nia Long & Tracee Eliss Ross.
Mar 25, 2006
April 2006 | Kanye and Brooke Crittendon break up.
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Apr 29, 2006 | Kanye performs at Coachella festival.
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May 3, 2006 | Kanye West and Tom Cruise during the Mission: Impossible III in New York City
Jun 9, 2006| Kanye talks on stage in Poland crowd sings him Happy Belated Birthday; plays Bittersweet Symphony.
Sep 5, 2006 | Kanye hosts Radio show, Welcome to Kanye's Soul Mix Show
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Oct 5, 2006 | Kanye West and Paul McCartney attend the Stella McCartney Fashion Show, as part of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2007 in Paris
Oct 13, 2006
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Nov 2, 2006 | Kanye storms the stage at the EMAs after Justice beats him for Video of the Year.
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November 3, 2006
When West loses the Best Hip-Hop artist trophy for his music video "Touch the Sky" at the MTV Europe Music Awards, he storms the stage and commands the microphone: "My video cost a million dollars. Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons and s***." Because of the loss, he says, "the awards show loses credibility." Later, when asked to explain his rant, he tells MTV that he "had a little sippy sippy during the show" and was slightly intoxicated.Nov 29, 2006 | Kanye shows up at a Fendi party with the Fendi logo shaved into his head.
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Nov 30, 2006 | Kanye plays show live in Hong Kong
Dec 1, 2006 | KanyeTalk.com dedicated Kanye Fan Site made
Dec 5, 2006 | Kanye West poses with children prior to Christmas in Los Angeles
Dec 12, 2006 | Evil Knievel sues Kanye over Touch the Sky music video.
Aug 28, 2006 | Kanye performs Gold Digger featuring Jamie Foxx at the 2005 MTV VMAs.
Oct 6, 2006 | Kanye seen in Paris in BAPE hoodie.
Nov 18, 2006 | Kanye back in Paris.
Dec 2, 2006 | New Kanye song leaks titled "Everything I've Got".
Dec 12, 2006 | Ghostface Killah release Back Like That Remix featuring Kanye; name drops Eva Mendes.
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Jan 2007
Jan 11, 2007 | Kanye first silently markets his upcoming clothing line, Pastelle, in the Game's Wouldn't Get Far shoot.
Jan 23, 2007 | Wouldn't Get Far music video releases; Kanye debuts zipped up Bape hoodie.
Jan 24, 2007 | Kanye seen recording feature verse in Japan for the Teriyaki Boyz. youtu.be/woScZoLzqd0
Jan 25, 2007 | Kanye features on Japanese rap groups song "I Still Love Her"
Jan 28, 2007 | Kanye performs new song "I Still Love Her" in Japan with the Teriyaki Boyz live.
Feb 14, 2007 | Kanye says he's done with the Grammys.
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Apr 2, 2007 | Kanye out with his fiancé Alexis Phifer.
May 7, 2007 | Kanye makes his Ellen show debut with his Mother Donda West; Performs outdoors after interview.
May 8, 2007 | Kanye’s Mother Donda releases book Raising Kanye.
books.apple.com/ca/book/raising-kanye/id381504002
May 20, 2007 | Behind The Scenes for ViCE; Kanye & Spike Jonez working on the Can't Tell Me Nothing music video.
May 24, 2007 | Kanye drops Throw Some D's remix video on his blog.
May 25, 2007 | Kanye releases first single for new song "Can't Tell Me Nothing" with music video to his website.
May 27, 2007 | Kanye releases Can't Tell Me Nothing (The Official Mixtape).
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Jun 5, 2007 |
Jun 17, 2007 | Tentative track-list for Graduation leaks with SKITS!! (Final-Final?).
Jun 19, 2007 | footage of Kanye in the studio working on new song "Good Life" leaks.
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Jun 26, 2007 | Stronger music video premieres on TRL; the debut of the shutter shades.
Jun 28, 2007 | Stronger artwork is released on Kanye's website.
Jul 1, 2007 | From left: Prince William, Kanye West, Prince Harry and P. Diddy at Wembley Stadium in London
Jul 7, 2007 | Kanye performs at BBC Live Earth festival at Wembley Stadium for sea of people; HITS A FULL SPRINT ACROSS STAGE MID TOUCH THE SKY PEROFORMANCE.
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Jul 23, 2007
Jul 23, 2007 | Kanye sits down with Angie Martinez at HOT 97 with common & freestyles.
August 15, 2007 | RollingStone cover features 50 Cent & Kanye.
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Aug 18, 2007 | Kanye has a crazy interview wth Tim Westwood; RANTS LIKE CRAZY!!!! Previews new songs off forthcoming album Graduation titled "Champion" & "Big Brother".
Aug 22, 2007
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Aug 28, 2007 | Kanye holds Listening Party for Graduation in New York City.
Sep 4, 2007 | Kanye arrives at HOT 97 for an interview.
Sep 5, 2007 | Graduation commercial airs on TV.
Sep 6, 2007 | MTV VMA Kanye Promo videos are released.
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Sep 7, 2007 | 2007s MTV Video Music Awards take place; Kanye freaks out back stage. Performs Good Life & Freestyles drunk on stage with Jamie Foxx during after party.
Full Show
Sep 8, 2007 | Kanye performs live from the joint in Las Vegas, Nevada.
