Kanye West

Kanye West is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West produced work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson.

He has released six studio albums including a collaborative album, two live albums, three video albums, four mixtapes, ninety-one singles, eleven promotional singles and eighty-four music videos. He has sold over 12 million albums and 30 million digital downloads in the United States.

In 2003, West collaborated with rapper Twista and singer Jamie Foxx on the song "Slow Jamz", which became West's first single to top the US Billboard Hot 100. West's debut album, The College Dropout, was released in February 2004. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It included "All Falls Down" and "Jesus Walks".

West released his second studio album Late Registration in August 2005. It peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and produced the singles "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say" and "Gold Digger". The album has sold three million copies and has gained five multi-platinum certifications. Graduation, West's third album, peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and included the singles "Stronger" and "Good Life".

West's fourth album 808s & Heartbreak was released in November 2008 and became his third consecutive number-one release on the Billboard 200. It included the singles "Love Lockdown" and "Heartless". From 2008 to 2009, West collaborated with artists on multiple singles including "American Boy" by Estelle, "Swagga Like Us" by Jay-Z and T.I., "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson, "Run This Town" by Jay-Z and "Forever" by Drake.

West released My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in November 2010. The album hit number one on the Billboard 200 and included the singles "Power", "Monster", "Runaway" and "All of the Lights". In 2011, West collaborated with Katy Perry on a remix of her song "E.T." which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking West's fourth number-one single on the chart. Watch the Throne, a collaboration with Jay-Z, was released as West's sixth studio album in August 2011. The album included the singles "H•A•M", "Otis" and "Niggas in Paris".