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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
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
December 15, 2005

Q&A: Kanye West

Troublemaker of the Year

Graduation

There is no bigger lie on Graduation than when Kanye West claims he doesn't ?try hard,? as he does on the single ?Can't Tell Me Nothing.? West tries extremely hard at everything he does. And unlike his hip-hop and rock peers -- most of whom want Grammys and good reviews as much as he does -- he's...

2007 RS: 4.5of 5 Stars

Late Registration

2005

College Dropout

2004

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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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