After more than a decade on the music scene, Kanye West has certainly made a sizable imprint. He has taken home 18 Grammy Awards in several categories, shattered stereotypes and broken new ground for major-label hip hop artists. He has also produced hugely successful albums commercially and critically, both of his own performances and for others.Kanye Omari West was born in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, but grew up in Chicago after his parents divorced. An English major at Chicago State University, where his mother, Donda, chaired the department, West quit school to pursue his music career full-time. He began rapping around The Windy City, then moved to New York in 2001. After his success as a producer for rapper Jay-Z, West went on to produce other stars, including Ludacris and Beyonce. But it was his own work that put Kanye West's name on the map. West found fame as a solo artist with his debut album, 'The College Dropout,' released in 2004, which established his style of clever wordplay and sampling. The following year, West followed that success with 'Late Registration,' again a commercial and critical success, topping the Billboard 200, earning another Grammy and striking gold with the singles 'Touch the Sky,' 'Hey Mama,' and 'Gold Digger,' among others. Everything Kanye West touches seems to succeed, and his albums 'Graduation,' '808s and Heartbreak,' and 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' have continued his trend of critical and commercial success. On October 28, 2011 West teamed up with Jay-Z to tour under the moniker 'Throne.' The hip-hop supergroup crisscrossed North America on a 34-date Live Nation-produced run in support of their joint LP. The tour grossed $48.3 million on its North American leg, making it the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of the year.West's next studio album is the highly anticipated 'Cruel Summer,' due out September 4.

College Dropout to Monumental Success

Kanye Omari West was born in 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, but grew up in Chicago after his parents divorced. After dropping out of Chicago State University, where he was studying art, West began rapping around Chicago, then moved to New York, in 2001, to pursue his music career. After his success as a producer for rapper Jay-Z, he went on to produce other stars, including Ludacris and Beyonce Knowles. But it was his own work that put Kanye West's name on the map. He burst out of the gates as a solo artist with his first album, The College Dropout, released in 2004, which won a Grammy for Best Rap Album and sold 2.6 million copies. His debut album established West's style of clever wordplay and sampling. The following year, West followed that success with Late Registration, again a commercial and critical success, topping the Billboard 200, earning another Grammy and striking gold with the singles 'Touch the Sky,' 'Hey Mama,' and 'Gold Digger,' among others. Everything Kanye West touches seems to succeed, and his albums Graduation (2007), 808s &amp Heartbreak (2008) and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy have continued his trend of critical and commercial success. Kanye West tickets are a chance to see one of today's most successful hip hop artists and musicians in his prime.

Jay-Z and Kanye West: Watch the Throne Tickets

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