Kanye West
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	BIRTHDAY: June 8, 1977 BIGGEST SINGLE: "Stronger" (2007) BIGGEST LP: Late Registration (2005) GRAMMY AWARDS: 14 "George Bush doesn't care about black people." (2005)

Kanye West, hailing from Chicago and born June 8, 1977, spent several years in the background of rap music helping out with producing tracks for other rappers before hitting big as a solo rap artist.

Kanye was injured in a car accident in LA.

Kanye appeared on Jay-Z's LP The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse with the track "The Bounce."

# 33 Singles Artist of the Year

Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Twista and Jamie Foxx with "Slow Jamz."

Kanye released his debut LP The College Dropout.
Kanye hit the Top 10 with Twista and Jamie Foxx with "Slow Jamz."

Kanye hit the Top 40 "Through The Wire."
Kanye appeared on Janet Jackson's LP Damita Jo with the track "My Baby."

The College Dropout was certified platinum.

Kanye hit the Top 40 with Syleena Johnson with "All Falls Down."

Kanye was nominated for 6 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video, Best New Artist, Breakthrough Video ("All Falls Down" with Syleena Johnson), Best R&B Video ("Talk About Our Love" with Brandy), and the MTV2 Award ("Slow Jamz" with Twista and Jamie Foxx). Kanye also performed at the ceremony.
Kanye began touring as the opening act for Usher's tour.

Kanye won 3 Source Awards for Album of the Year, Video of the Year ("Through The Wire"), and Breakthrough Artist.

Kanye was nominated for 3 American Music Awards including Favorite Breakthrough Artist, Favorite Rap Male Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album. Kanye also performed at the ceremony.

Kanye's The College Dropout was chosen by Rolling Stone magazine's critics as the best album of the year.
Kanye topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top New Pop Artist, Top New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist, and Top Hot Rap Artist.

# 20 Singles Artist of the Year

Kanye could be heard on the soundtrack to Coach Carter with "Wouldn't You Like To Ride."

Kanye won 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("You Don't Know My Name" with Alicia Keys and Harold Lilly), Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Jesus Walks" with C. Smith), and Best Rap Album (The College Dropout), and was nominated for Album of the Year (The College Dropout), Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("Jesus Walks" with C. Smith), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Slow Jamz" with Twista and Jamie Foxx and "All Falls Down" with Syleena Johnson), Best Rap Solo Performance ("Through The Wire"), and Best New Artist. Kanye performed at the ceremony.

Kanye won a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist.
The single "Jesus Walks" was certified gold.

The single "All Falls Down" was certified gold.

On July 2nd, Kanye performed in Philadelphia as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

Kanye announced that he felt hip-hop music and rap was getting too comfortable with using 'gay' as a negative and as the opposite of hip-hop, and wanted this to be stopped: "It was kind of like a turning point when (my cousin came out). I was like 'Yo, this is my cousin, I love him, and I been discriminating against gays.' But everybody in hip-hop discriminates against gay people... the exact opposite word of hip-hop, I think is gay... and I wanna just come on TV and just tell my rappers, just tell my friends, 'Yo, stop it.'"
The video for "Jesus Walks" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video and was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Hip-Hop Video. Kanye performed at the ceremony.
Kanye released his next LP Late Registration.

Kanye appeared on a live NBC benefit show to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and went off-script to give his feelings about the slow response by President Bush; "George Bush doesn't care about black people." West also targeted the media: "I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family, it says they're looting. See a white family, it says they're looking for food."
Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Gold Digger."
Kanye topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 3 weeks, and Top Rap Albums chart with Late Registration selling over 860,000 copies in the US its first week of release. The LP also topped the charts in Canada.
Kanye topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singes chart, Pop 100 chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and Hot Digital Tracks chart with "Gold Digger."
Kanye performed on Shelter From The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast - a benefit program shown on all the major networks simultaneously to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Kanye performed on ReAct Now: Music & Relief - a benefit program shown on music video channels to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Late Registration was certified 2x platinum.

Kanye performed on Saturday Night Live.
Kanye hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "Gold Digger."
Kanye topped the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, and Rhythmic Airplay chart with "Gold Digger."
Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Heard 'Em Say."

Kanye topped the Billboard Digital Songs chart with "Gold Digger."
Kanye could be heard on the Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now compilation with "We Can Make It Better."

Kanye had the #9 selling LP of 2005 with Late Registration selling over 2.4 million copies during the year.

# 75 Singles Artist of the Year

Kanye won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Gold Digger"), Best Rap Song (songwriting with D. Harris) ("Diamonds From Sierra Leone") and Best Rap Album (Late Registration), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Late Registration), Record of the Year ("Gold Digger"), Best R&B Song (writing Alicia Keys' "Unbreakable" with Garry Glenn, Keys, and Harold Lily), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("They Say" with Common and John Legend from Common's LP, Be). Kanye was also nominated a second time in the Album of the Year for his production work on Mariah Carey's The Emancipation Of Mimi. Kanye also performed at the ceremony.
Kanye appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Touch The Sky."
The single "Heard 'Em Say" was certified gold.
Late Registration was certified 3x platinum.
Kanye won a Brit Award for Best International Male Solo Artist.

Kanye won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Video ("Gold Digger").

Kanye won a BET Award for Best Duet/Collaboration and Video of the Year ("Gold Digger").

The video for "Gold Digger" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video.

Kanye won 2 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award for Top Rap Album (Late Registration) and Hot Rap Track ("Gold Digger").

Kanye was nominated for 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist.

# 15 Singles Artist of the Year

Kanye topped the UK singles chart with "Stronger."
On July 7th, Kanye performed at the Live Earth concert in the US. The 7-continent concert organized by Al Gore brought together over 100 artists to perform and raise the world's awareness about the climate crisis and how to make a difference to help the environment and the world.

Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Stronger."

Kanye topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart with "Stronger."
Kanye hit the Top 10 with "Stronger."
Kanye was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year and Best Editing (Peter Johnson and Corey Weisz) ("Stronger"), Male Artist of the Year, and Quadruple Threat of the Year. Kanye also performed at the ceremony.
Kanye released his next LP Graduation.
Kanye topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Pop 100 chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart with "Stronger."
Kanye topped the Canadian singles chart with "Stronger."
Kanye topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Top Rap Albums, and Top Digital Albums chart with Graduation - the set sold over 956,000 copies its first week of release in the US.
Kanye topped the UK and Canadian LP charts with Graduation.
Kanye hit the Top 40 with T-Pain with "Good Life."
Kanye performed on Saturday Night Live.
Kanye appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Kanye topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart with "Stronger."
Kanye topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart with Graduation.
Kanye hit #1 for 3 weeks with "Stronger."
Graduation was certified 2x platinum.
The single "Gold Digger" was certified 2x platinum

Kanye topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart with T-Pain with "Good Life."
Kanye could be heard on the Chris Brown LP Exclusive on the track "Down" and the Jay-Z LP American Gangster on the track "Roc Boys."
Kanye had devsting news when his mom died at the age of 58 from complications from surgery. His mom, Donda West, helped manage Kanye's businesses and educational foundation. Donda West was the inspiration for Kanye's song "Hey Mama" and wrote Raising Kanye: Life Lessions From The Mother Of A Hip-Hop Superstar.

The single "Stronger" was certified platinum.
Kanye had the #10 selling LP of 2007 with Graduation selling over 1,8 million copies in the US.

# 10 Singles Artist of the Year

Kanye hit the Top 40 with the help of Dwele with "Flashing Lights."

Kanye could be heard on the Michael Jackson LP 25th Anniversary Of Thriller.
Kanye won 4 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Stronger"), and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Southside" with Common), and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Good Life' with A. Davis and F. Najm), and Best Rap Album (Graduation), and was nominated for Album of the Year (Graduation), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Good Life" with T-Pain), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Better Than I've Ever Been" with Nas & KRS-One) and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Can't Tell Me Nothing" with A. Davis). Kanye performed at the ceremony.
Kanye won a Brit Award for Best International Male Solo Artist.

Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Estelle with "American Boy."
Entertainment Weekly: 100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included The College Dropout at # 4.
Kanye won 2 BET Awards for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist and Best Single ("Good Life").

The single "Good Life" was certified gold.

The video for "Good Life" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects (SoMe and Jonas & Francois), and "Homecoming." Kanye performed at the ceremony.
Kanye hit the Top 10 helping out Estelle with "American Boy."
Kanye was arrested in L.A. for reportedly vandalizing a paparazzo's camera.
Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Jay-Z, T.I., and Lil Wayne with "Swagga Like Us" (available at iTunes).

Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Love Lockdown."
Kanye could be heard on the John Legend LP Evolver on the track "It's Over."

Kanye could be heard on the T-Pain LP Thr33 Ringz on the track "Therapy."
Kanye topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and Hot Digital Tracks chart with "Heartless."
Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Heartless."
Kanye won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist.
Kanye released 808's And Heartbreak.

Kanye topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Top Digital Albums chart with 808's And Heartbreak. The LP sold over 450,000 copies its first week of release in the U.S.
Kanye performed on Saturday Night Live.
Kanye hit the Top 10 with "Love Lockdown."
Kanye topped the Rolling Stone 'Readers Poll' for Best Hip-Hop Artist of 2008.

# 8 Singles Artist of the Year (# 1 Male Artist of the Year)

Kanye hit the Top 10 with "Heartless."
Kanye topped the Billboard Rhythmic chart with "Heartless."
808's And Heartbreak was certified platinum.

Kanye topped the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart and Hot 100 Airplay chart with "Heartless."
Kanye won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, T.I., and Lil Wayne) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("American Boy" with Estelle), and was nominated for Song of the Year (awarded to the songwriter) ("American Boy" with William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, and Estelle Swaray), Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Mr. Carter" with Jay-Z), and Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, T.I., and Lil Wayne). Kanye performed at the ceremony.
Kanye won a Brit Award for Best International Male Solo Artist.

Kanye hit the Top 40 with "Paranoid."

Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."

Kanye topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart helping out Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."
Kanye could be heard on the Beyoncé DVD/CD Above And Beyonce Dance Mixes on the remix of "Ego."

Kanye hit the Top 10 helping out Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo with "Knock You Down."

Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Jay-Z and Rihanna with "Run This Town."

Kanye hit the Top 40 helping out Kid Cudi and Common with "Make Her Say."
Kanye topped the UK singles chart helping out Jay-Z and Rihanna with "Run This Town."
Kanye topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart helping out Jay-Z and Rihanna with "Run This Town."
The video for "Love Lockdown" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best Male Video, and Best Hip-Hop Video, and the video for "Paranoid" was nominated for Best Special Effects. Although Kanye went home empty-handed - he made himself known at the ceremony by grabbing the microphone away from Taylor Swift (on stage accepting the Best Female Video award) and saying Beyoncé should have won. He was continuously booed by the audience whenever his name was announced. Kanye's behavior became the focus of the ceremony for several days as he attempted to apologize via his blog, on The Jay Leno Show, and eventually to Swift directly 2 days later by phone (after Swift announced on The View she hadn't heard from the rapper).

Kanye hit the Top 40 with Drake, Eminem, and Lil Wayne with "Forever" from the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack.
Kanye hit the Top 10 helping out Jay-Z and Rihanna with "Run This Town."
Kanye topped the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart helping out Jay-Z and Rihanna with "Run This Town."

Rolling Stone: '100 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)' included The College Dropout at # 10, Late Registration at # 40, Graduation at # 45, and 808's And Heartbreak at # 63.
Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)' included "Jesus Walks" at # 19 and "Gold Digger" at # 29.

The CD/DVD VH1 Storytellers was released.

Kanye won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Run This Town" with Jay-Z and Rihanna), and was nominated for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ("Make Her Say" with Kid Cudi and Common and "Amazing" with Young Jeezy), Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Ego" with Beyoncé and "Knock You Down" with Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo).

	The College Dropout Released: February, 2004 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 2 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "We Don't Dare" - "Graduation Day" - "All Falls Down" - "I'll Fly Away" - "Spaceship" - "Jesus Walks" - "Never Let Me Down" - "Get Em High" - "Workout Plan" - "The New Workout Plan" - "Slow Jamz" - "Breathe In Breathe Out" - "School Spirit" - "Two Words" - "Through The Wire" - "Family Business" - "Last Call"
	Late Registration Released: August, 2005 US: 3x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Wake Up Mr. West" - "Heard 'Em Say" (with Adam Levine) - "Touch The Sky" (with Lupe Fiasco) - "Gold Digger" (with Jamie Foxx) - "Skit #1" - "Drive Slow" (with Paul Wall & GLC) - "My Way Home" (with Common) - "Crack Music" (with The Game) - "Roses" - "Bring Me Down" (with Brandy) - "Addiction" - "Skit #2" - "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" (Remix with Jay-Z) - "We Major" (with Nas & Really Doe) - "Skit #3" - "Hey Mama" - "Celebration" - "Skit #4" - "Gone" (with Consequence & Cam'ron) - "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" - "Late"
	Graduation Released: September, 2007 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B- Tracks: "Good Morning" - "Champion" - "Stronger" - "I Wonder" - "Good Life" (with T-Pain) - "Can't Tell Me Nothing" - "Barry Bonds" - "Drunk And Hot Girls" (with Mos Def) - "Flashing Lights" (with Dwele) - "Everthing I Am" (with DJ Premier) - "The Glory" - "Homecoming" (with Chris Martin) - "Big Brother"
	808's And Heartbreak Released: November, 2008 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "Say You Will" - "Welcome To Heartbreak" (featuring Kid Cudi) - "Heartless" - "Amazing" (featuring Young Jeezy) - "Love Lockdown" - "Paranoid" (featuring Mr Hudson) - "RoboCop" - "Street Lights" - "Bad News" - "See You In My Nightmares" (featuring Lil Wayne) - "Coldest Winter" - "Pinocchio Story"
	VH1 Storytellers (CD/DVD) Released: January, 2010 Live Tracks: "See You In My Nightmares" - "RoboCop" - "Flashing Lights" - "Amazing" - "Touch The Sky" - "Say You Will" - "Good Life" - "Heartless" - "Love Lockdown" - "Stronger": "Say You Will" - "Welcome To Heartbreak" (featuring Kid Cudi) - "Heartless"

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1	Stronger from the LP Graduation ARC Chart Run: 39 - 28 - 23 - 17 - 15 - 10 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 10 - 13 - 13 - 17 - 17 - 21 - 23 - off 2007 Year-End Chart Position: # 8 RIAA Certification: Platinum Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Editing	1(3)	25	2007	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
2	Heartless from the LP 808's And Heartbreak ARC Chart Run: 38 - 36 - 35 - 26 - 18 - 17 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 16 - 21 - 22 - 38 - off	2	24	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
3	Gold Digger from the LP Late Registration ARC Chart Run: 36 - 29 - 18 - 11 - 4 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 13 - 15 - 19 - 28 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 20 RIAA Certification: 2x Platinum Grammy Winner: Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy Nominee: Record of the Year MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)': # 29	1(2)	21	2005	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
4	Knock You Down [Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo] from the Keri Hilson LP In A Perfect World ARC Chart Run: 37 - 33 - 29 - 25 - 21 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 10 - 15 - 18 - 23 - 32 - off Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration	3	24	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
5	Love Lockdown from the LP 808's And Heartbreak ARC Chart Run: 37 - 33 - 32 - 28 - 25 - 22 - 19 - 16 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 7 - 10 - 16 - 20 - 25 - 28 - 28 - off MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video	7	22	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
6	American Boy [Estelle featuring Kanye West] from the Estelle LP Shine ARC Chart Run: 40 - 37 - 34 - 28 - 27 - 27 - 26 - 26 - 22 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 16 - 21 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 41 Grammy Winner: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy Nominee: Song of the Year	6	21	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
7	Run This Town [Jay-Z, Rhianna & Kanye West] from the Jay-Z LP The Blueprint 3 ARC Chart Run: 32 - 23 - 20 - 18 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 9 - 11 - 15 - 20 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 32 - 39 - 40 - off Grammy Winner: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song	6	20	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
8	Good Life [Kanye West featuring T-Pain] from the LP Graduation ARC Chart Run: 39 - 35 - 33 - 24 - 19 - 16 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 15 - 14 - 16 - 21 - 23 - 25 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 59 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Winner: Best Rap Song Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration MTV VMA Winner: Best Special Effects	14	16	2007	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
9	Slow Jamz [Twista featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx] from the Twista LP Kamikaze ARC Chart Run: 38 - 36 - 31 - 25 - 19 - 11 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 9 - 15 - 23 - 29 - 37 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 60 Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration MTV VMA Nominee: MTV2 Award	5	15	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
10	All Falls Down [Kanye West featuring Syleena Johnson] from the LP College Dropout ARC Chart Run: 37 - 28 - 25 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 27 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 103 RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Nominee: Best Rap/Sung Collaboration MTV VMA Nominee: Best Male Video, Best Hip-Hop Video, Best New Artist, Breakthrough Video	16	7	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
11	Heard 'Em Say from the LP Late Registration ARC Chart Run: 40 - 32 - 24 - 19 - 16 - 16 - 15 - 26 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 111 RIAA Certification: Gold	15	8	2005	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
12	Flashing Lights [Kanye West featuring Dwele] from the LP Graduation ARC Chart Run: 38 - 35 - 32 - 31 - 29 - 27 - 33 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 114	27	7	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
13	Touch The Sky from the LP Late Registration ARC Chart Run: 39 - 35 - 32 - 29 - 25 - 23 - 31 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 120	23	7	2006	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
14	Through The Wire from the LP College Dropout ARC Chart Run: 35 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 34 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 149 Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Solo Performance	26	5	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
15	Paranoid from the LP 808's And Heartbreak ARC Chart Run: 40 - 38 - 37 - 36 - off MTV VMA Nominee: Best Special Effects	36	4	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
15	Make Her Say [Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West & Common] from the Kid Cudi LP Man On The Moon: The End Of Day ARC Chart Run: 39 - 39 - off Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	39	2	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
16	Swagga Like This [Jay-Z & T.I. featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne] from the T.I. LP Paper Trail ARC Chart Run: 39 - 38 - off Year-End Chart Position: # 162 Grammy Winner: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Song	38	2	2008	[ LYRICS ]
	Jesus Walks from the LP College Dropout RIAA Certification: Gold Grammy Winner: Best Rap Song MTV VMA Winner: Best Male Video MTV VMA Nominee: Video of the Year, Best Hip-Hop Video Rolling Stone: '100 Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)': # 19	**	**	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	The New Workout Plan from the LP from College Dropout	**	**	2004	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Down And Out [Cam'ron featuring Kanye West & Syleena Johnson] from the LP from Cam'ron's Purple Haze	**	**	2005	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Diamonds From Sierra Leone from the LP Late Registration Grammy Winner: Best Rap Song	**	**	2005	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Can't Tell Me Nothing from the LP Graduation Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Song	**	**	2007	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Champion from the LP Graduation	**	**	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Homecoming [Kanye West featuring Chris Martin ] from the LP Graduation MTV VMA Nominee: Best Hip-Hop Video	**	**	2008	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	Amazing [Kanye West featuring Young Jeezy] from the LP 808's And Heartbreak Grammy Nominee: Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group	**	**	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
	See You In My Nightmares [Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne] from the LP 808's And Heartbreak	**	**	2009	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]
-- current single --
	Forever [Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem] from the Music Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack	16	**	2010	[ LISTEN / BUY ] [ LYRICS ]