Kanye Omari West（1977年6月8日出生），也被称为Ye，是美国说唱歌手，歌手，词曲作者，唱片制作人，企业家和时装设计师。 West出生于亚特兰大，在芝加哥长大，于21世纪初成为Roc-A-Fella唱片公司的制片人，为Jay-Z，Ludacris和Alicia Keys等唱片艺术家创作热门单曲。作为一名说唱歌手，West开始着手独唱生涯，于2004年发行了他的首张专辑The College Dropout，以获得广泛的批评和商业成功，并创立了唱片公司GOOD Music。他继续在随后广受好评的工作室专辑中尝试各种音乐类型，包括Late Registration（2005），Graduation（2007），以及极端但有影响力的808s和Heartbreak（2008）。他于2010年发行了他的第五张专辑“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”，以进一步好评如潮，自此成功推出了Yeezus（2013）和The Life of Pablo（2016），以及与Jay-Z和Kid Cudi的全面合作。

West的音乐生涯以风格的戏剧性变化为标志，融合了灵魂，巴洛克流行，电子，独立摇滚，合成流行音乐，工业和福音等各种各样的影响。在他的职业生涯中，West一直负责主流嘻哈音乐和流行音乐中的文化运动和进步。韦斯特直言不讳的观点和音乐之外的生活受到了媒体的极大关注。他在颁奖典礼，社交媒体和其他公共场合的行为以及他对音乐和时尚产业，美国政治和种族的评论经常引起争议。他与电视名人Kim Kardashian的婚姻也引起了媒体的广泛关注。作为一名时装设计师，他与耐克，路易威登和A.P.C合作。在服装和鞋类方面，最重要的是2013年开始与阿迪达斯合作的YEEZY。他是创意内容公司DONDA的创始人和负责人。

West是21世纪最受好评的音乐家之一，也是有史以来最畅销的音乐艺术家之一。他共赢得了21项格莱美奖，使他成为有史以来获奖最多的艺术家之一，也是他那一代获得格莱美奖的艺术家。他的三张专辑已被列入滚石乐队2012年“史上最伟大的500张专辑”的更新名单，他与鲍勃·迪伦的关系因为有史以来最多次参加年度Pazz＆Jop评论家评选而被评为最佳。每张专辑一张。时代杂志将他评为2005年和2015年全球100位最具影响力人物之一。

Kanye Omari West ( born June 8, 1977), also known as Ye, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West first became known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hit singles for recording artists such as Jay-Z, Ludacris and Alicia Keys. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to widespread critical and commercial success, and founded the record label GOOD Music. He went on to experiment with a variety of musical genres on subsequent acclaimed studio albums, including Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and the polarizing but influential 808s & Heartbreak (2008). He released his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010 to further rave reviews, and has since succeeded it with Yeezus (2013) and The Life of Pablo (2016), as well as full-length collaborations with Jay-Z and Kid Cudi.

West's musical career has been marked by dramatic changes in styles, incorporating an eclectic range of influences from soul, baroque-pop, electro, indie rock, synth-pop, industrial and gospel. Over the course of his career, West has been responsible for cultural movements and progressions within mainstream hip-hop and popular music at large. West's outspoken views and life outside of music have received significant media attention. He has been a frequent source of controversy for his conduct at award shows, on social media, and in other public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, and race. His marriage to television personality Kim Kardashian has also been a source of substantial media attention. As a fashion designer, he has collaborated with Nike, Louis Vuitton, and A.P.C. on both clothing and footwear, and have most prominently resulted in the YEEZY collaboration with Adidas beginning in 2013. He is the founder and head of the creative content company DONDA.

West is among the most critically acclaimed musicians of the 21st century and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time and the most Grammy-awarded artist of his generation. Three of his albums have been included and ranked on Rolling Stone's 2012 update of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list and he ties with Bob Dylan for having topped the annual Pazz & Jop critic poll the most number of times ever, with four number-one albums each. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015.