West is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 21 million albums and 66 million digital downloads. 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 age. Time has named West one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has also been included in a number of Forbes annual lists. Three of his albums rank on Rolling Stone's 2012 "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list; two of his albums feature at #8 and #1 in Pitchfork Media's The 100 Best Albums of 2010-2014.
Born Kanye Omari West
June 8, 1977 (age 37)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
Rapper songwriter record producer director fashion designer entrepreneur
Years active 1996–present
Home town Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s) Kim Kardashian (m. 2014)
Children 1
Musical career
Genres Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals keyboards sampler percussion synthesizer
Labels
Very GOOD Beats Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Associated acts
2 Chainz Big Sean Charlie Wilson Child Rebel Soldier Common Go-Getters Jay-Z Kid Cudi Mike Dean Mos Def No I.D. Rihanna Talib Kweli The Game
Website
Official website
http://www.sirgo.com/kanye-kim-and-north-west-moguls.aspx