Kanye West Through The Years

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Kanye West Through The Years

NEW YORK - AUGUST 15: Roca-Wear and Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash (L) and rap artist Kanye West arrive for a party promoting Dash's clothing line August 15, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 5: Musician Kanye West performs at the Fader 20 Pop Life Party at Diane Von Furstenberg NYC Studios December 5, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: Producer Kanye West attends the Artist Empowerment Coalition's Grammy Sunday Brunch February 23, 2003 at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City. (Photo by Adam Rountree/Getty Images)

MIAMI - AUGUST 8: Recording artist Kanye West performs at the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Conference Award ceremony at the Jackie Gleason Theater on August 8, 2003 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Ronna Gradus/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Rapper Kanye West performs at the Lifebeat Hearts and Voices benefit for AIDS research on March 11, 2004 at Float, in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 31: (U.S. TABS OUT) Rapper Kanye West appears on stage during MTV's Total Request Live at the MTV Times Square Studios March 31, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 20: (U.S. TABS OUT) Kanye West performs on stage during the taping of MTV's "Direct Effect Presents: Straight Up Hip Hop All Week" at the MTV Times Square Studios April 20, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 29: Best New Artist winner Kanye West poses backstage at the 2004 Black Entertainment Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on June 29, 2004 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 1: Special guest Kanye West performs on the "Best of Both Worlds" tour, November 1, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tour was originally a collaboration featuring Jay-Z and R. Kelly, but Kelly was removed from the tour after an incident on Friday, October 29, 2004. R. Kelly filed a 75 million USD lawsuit on November 2, 2004 against Jay-Z for breach of contract accusing his fellow recording artist of threatening behaviour and sabotaging the tour out of spite and jealousy. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Singer Kanye West performs onstage at the Clive Davis Grammy Party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on February 12, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 13: Singer Kanye West performs "Jesus Walks" on stage during the 47th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 13: Kanye West poses backstage with his awards for "Best Rap Album", "Best Rap Song", and "Best R & B Song" during the 47th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - APRIL 20: Rapper Kanye West attends the "H&M Live From Central Park" fashion show April 20, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

MIAMI - AUGUST 28: Musician Kanye West poses in the press room with his award for Best Male Video during the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards at the American Airlines Arena on August 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

MIAMI - AUGUST 28: Rapper Kanye West performs on stage during the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards at the American Airlines Arena on August 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 2: Music artist Kanye West performs on the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series in Lincoln Center on September 2, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

DETROIT - FEBRUARY 4: Hip-hop artist Kanye West poses with Playboy playmates at Playboy's 7th Annual Super Saturday Night party at a Detriot City Airport Hangar February 4, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Singer Kanye West with his awards for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Album in the press room at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Singer Kanye West performs on CBS's The Early Show at CBS Plaza August 4, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Recording artist Kanye West attends an autograph signing session for his new album "Graduation" at the Virgin Megastore Union Sqaure on September 11, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Singer Kanye West accepts the Best Rap Album award for " Graduation" onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards held at the Staples Center on February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Rapper Kanye West during the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Kanye West (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 06: Kanye West during the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards held at the Echo Arena on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Rapper Kanye West performs onstage during the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AMA)

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NEW YORK - AUGUST 15: Roca-Wear and Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Damon Dash (L) and rap artist Kanye West arrive for a party promoting Dash's clothing line August 15, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Getty Images)

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