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: Rapper, film director, fashion designer : 35

: Atlanta, Georgia

: Began in 1996

: Trademark image “Dropout Bear” has featured on 3 of his album covers and has appeared in several of Kanye’s music videos. : 12 million albums and 30 million digital downloads in the United States alone

• In 2009, Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech after she was being awarded for Best Young Female Video. He stumbles on stage after drinking Hennessy while on the red carpet, snatches the microphone off Taylor Swift and says:

'Yo Taylor. I'm really happy for you, I'm going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.‘ The camera then

cut to Beyonce sitting in the audience looking shocked and mortified.

Kanye on a very controversial magazine cover as he is posing as Jesus with a crown of thorns on his head.

Kanye mainly features on RnB, Hip-Hop and Rap magazines, but he has been on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine before. He has even featured on the cover of OK! Magazine with Kim Kardashian, as well as lots of popular American magazines such as XXL, Blender, and USA Weekend. A lot of magazines have talked about him and Kim Kardashian.

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1. Dropout Bear t-shirt 2. Kanye West t-shirt 3. Kanye West trademark glasses 4. Kanye West Cushion 5. Kanye West diamond encrusted watch 6. Kanye West Poster 7. Baby Kanye Jumper 8. Kanye West tea tray 9. Dropout bear cap