Kanye West

This week on my blogging adventures I'll be looking into the life of singer, record producer Kanye West.

Kanye West was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lived with his parents. At the age of three years, his parents divorced, resulting in his mother and him to move to Chicago, Illinois.  His father Ray West was a former Black Panther and one of the first black photojournalists in Atlanta.  His mother, Dr. Donda West was a Professor of English at Clark Atlanta University, and Chair of the English Department at Chicago State University before retiring to serve as West's manager.

Kanye was raised in a middle-class background, attending Polaris High School in suburban Oak Lawn, Illinois after living in Chicago.  West says his feminine nature to being raised by his mother.  West attended art classes at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, he was also enrolled at Chicago State University, but decided to drop out to focus on his music career.  While going to school, West produced for many local artists to get some recognition.  He finally hit fame and got recognition by producing hits for major hip hop/R&B artists, like Cam'ron, Jay-Z, Paul Wall, Janet Jackson, Common, Jermaine Dupri, The Game, Scarface, Alicia Keys, Talib Kweli, Mobb Deep, and John Legend.