Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer who is born in June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists.West has won an assortment of awards, these include; a Webby Award for Artist of the Year,an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker, International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards, Shoe of the Year at the Footwear News Achievement Awards,[498] a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience, and an honour by The Recording Academy.