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June 12, 2008

Kanye, Jay-Z Prove Hip-Hop Tours Can Be Big Business

High-concept shows are some of the bestselling of spring
September 20, 2007

COVER Kanye West: A Genius In Praise of Himself
January 25, 2006

COVER Cover Story: Kanye West World

A nerdy midwestern kid braces to become America's most provocative pop star
January 25, 2006

Kanye's Top Collabos

West's most notable guest appearances, from Brandy to Jigga to Rhymefest

Recordings and Reviews

808s & Heartbreak

Kanye West announced long ago that mere hip-hop superstardom was not enough for him — he wanted to be "the number one artist in the world." So it's no surprise that his untrammeled egotism has led him well beyond the usual limits of his genre. With Kanye largely abandoning rapping in favor of...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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New Music Report: Kanye West and Britney Spears

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Biography

Most hip-hop producers-turned-MCs make the transition awkwardly and not entirely successfully. This makes Kanye West one of the genre's great anomalies. Along with OutKast, he is the most critically acclaimed hip-hop artist of the 2000s, and one of the best selling in any genre: his first album, 2004's The College Dropout, debuted at Number Two, while 2005's Late Registration and 2007's...

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