Ye (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists and producers and as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West's outspoken views have received significant media coverage; he has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media and at awards shows and public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery. In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making anti-Semitic statements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kanye West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | ANGELZ | 2025 | |
Movie | Kanye West - Ikone und Skandal | Self (archive footage) | 2023-12-28 |
Movie | Virgil Abloh: How To Be Both | Self (archive footage) | 2023-02-11 |
Movie | The Trouble with KanYe | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-28 |
Movie | Travis Scott: Circus Maximus - Live in Rome | Self | 2023-08-07 |
Series | Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce | Self (archive footage) | 2023-08-07 |
Series | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-16 |
Movie | Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22 | Self | 2022-02-22 |
Series | Cuomo | Self - Guest | 2022-10-03 |
Movie | Last Week | Self | 2022-10-10 |
Series | The Kardashians | Self | 2022-04-14 |
Movie | If These Walls Could Sing | Self (archive footage) | 2022-09-03 |
Movie | The Cody Project | Self | 2021-01-22 |
Series | This Is Pop | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-06 |
Movie | A Man Named Scott | Self | 2021-11-05 |
Movie | Kanye With Special Guest Drake - Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert | Self | 2021-12-09 |
Movie | You're Watching Video Music Box | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-03 |
Movie | 500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) | Self (archive footage) | 2020-03-13 |
Movie | Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self (archival footage) | 2020-01-07 |
Movie | Kanye West: A Higher Power | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-05 |
Movie | Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self (archive footage) | 2020-04-10 |
Movie | Colette, Mon Amour | 2020-08-09 | |
Movie | Uncle Tom | Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
Movie | With Child | 2020-07-24 | |
Series | History 101 | Self (archive footage) | 2020-05-22 |
Movie | Music Videos That Defined the 00’s | Self (archive footage) | 2019-07-31 |
Movie | Kanye West - Sunday Service At The Mountain | Self | 2019-04-21 |
Movie | Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly | Self | 2019-08-28 |
Series | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America | Self | 2019-10-13 |
Movie | Very Ralph | Self | 2019-11-12 |
Movie | Kanye West: 'Jesus Is King' and Iconic Sunday Service | himself | 2019-10-25 |
Movie | Jesus Is King | Self | 2019-10-25 |
Series | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman | Self | 2018-01-12 |
Movie | AWGE DVD: Volume 3 | Himself | 2018-07-24 |
Movie | To Our Daughter | Self | 2018-02-04 |
Movie | Cherry Bomb: The Documentary | Himself | 2017-01-30 |
Series | Kocktails With Khloé | Self | 2016-01-20 |
Movie | Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 Event | Self | 2016-02-11 |
Series | Rob & Chyna | Self | 2016-09-11 |
Series | Hip Hop Evolution | Self | 2016-09-05 |
Movie | Paparazzi: Full Throttle LA | Self (archive footage) | 2016-09-23 |
Movie | Daft Punk Unchained | Self | 2015-06-24 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Fresh Dressed | Self | 2015-06-26 |
Movie | Unity | Self (archive footage) | 2015-08-12 |
Movie | Kanye West - Live at Glastonbury | Self | 2015-06-27 |
Movie | Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 2015-09-25 | |
Series | I Am Cait | Self | 2015-07-26 |
Movie | Kanye West: Glastonbury 2015 | Himself | 2015-06-27 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Series | 73 Questions | Self | 2014-03-12 |
Series | Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons | Self | 2014-11-02 |
Movie | Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records | Self | 2013-06-21 |
Movie | Mademoiselle C | Self | 2013-09-11 |
Movie | Life Is But a Dream | Self (uncredited) | 2013-06-10 |
Movie | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Wesley Jackson (uncredited) | 2013-12-18 |
Movie | Made in America | Self | 2013-10-11 |
Movie | David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
Movie | Cruel Summer | Ibrahim | 2012-05-08 |
Series | Loiter Squad | Self | 2012-03-25 |
Movie | Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap | Self | 2012-06-15 |
Movie | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | Bad 25 | Self | 2012-11-22 |
Series | Kourtney and Kim Take New York | Himself | 2011-01-23 |
Movie | Kanye West: Coachella 2011 | Himself | 2011-04-17 |
Movie | The Black Mamba | The Boss | 2011-09-21 |
Movie | Watch the Throne | Self | 2011-09-25 |
Movie | Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call | Self | 2011-09-19 |
Movie | Runaway | Griffin | 2010-10-23 |
Movie | Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour | Self | 2010-11-30 |
Series | The Cleveland Show | Kenny West (voice) | 2009-09-27 |
Movie | Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers | Himself | 2009-02-28 |
Movie | Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez | Self | 2009-01-01 |
Series | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Self | 2009-06-14 |
Movie | DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd | Self (archive footage) | 2009-03-19 |
Movie | We Were Once a Fairytale | Drunk Kanye | 2009-06-25 |
Series | Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami | Self | 2009-08-16 |
Movie | DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-06 |
Series | The Jay Leno Show | Self | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | The Love Guru | Himself | 2008-06-20 |
Movie | Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 | Self | 2007-06-08 |
Movie | Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special | Self | 2007-02-17 |
Movie | Mixtape, Inc. | Unknown | 2007-05-22 |
Movie | Concert for Diana | Self | 2007-07-01 |
Series | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | 2007-10-14 |
Movie | Bling: A Planet Rock | Himself | 2007-09-12 |
Movie | Kanye West: London Live! | Himself | 2007-12-21 |
Movie | Kanye West: Late Orchestration | Himself | 2006-04-24 |
Movie | Beat Kings | Self | 2006-06-04 |
Series | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | Self | 2006-08-21 |
Movie | State Property: Blood on the Streets | Himself | 2005-04-13 |
Movie | Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] | Self | 2005-03-22 |
Series | The Friday Night Project | Unknown | 2005-02-04 |
Series | MTVU Stand In | Unknown | 2005-07-22 |
Movie | Kanye West: Unauthorized | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-04 |
Movie | John Legend - Live at the House of Blues | Self | 2005-12-06 |
Series | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out | Unknown | 2005-07-28 |
Movie | Live 8 | Self | 2005-11-07 |
Movie | A Concert for Hurricane Relief | Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
Movie | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | Self | 2005-09-12 |
Series | Entourage | Kanye West | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | Fade to Black | Self | 2004-11-05 |
Series | Chappelle's Show | Unknown | 2003-01-22 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Anderson Cooper 360° | Self | 2003-09-08 |
Series | Punk'd | Self | 2003-03-17 |
Series | The Early Show | Self | 1999-11-01 |
Series | CD:UK | Unknown | 1998-08-29 |
Series | Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Self | 1995-02-10 |
Series | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | 1984-09-14 |
Series | Nightline | Unknown | 1980-03-24 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Grammy Awards | Self | 1959-11-29 |