Kanye West is a popular rapper, fashion designer, producer known for albums like "The College Dropout" and his brand "Yeezy". Kanye West is also well known for his controversial statements and actions such as going on the Alex Jones show in 2022. Kanye West changed his legal name to "Ye" in October 2021.

Kanye West

Kanye West and his Mom move to China for a year when he was 10 years old.

Kanye West moves to China

Donda West shared a bond with her superstar son, Kanye West, unlike any other in the hip-hop industry.

Donda West gave her all to enrich son Kanye West’s life – New York Daily News

No I.D. meets Kanye West and becomes his mentor

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Kanye West raps at Fat Beats

Kanye West drops out of college to pursue music, this is extremely important and is highlighted by the fact his first album's name is "The College Dropout"

Kanye West drops out of college at age 20

As the mother of hip-hop superstar Kanye West, Donda West has watched her son grow from a brilliant baby boy with all the intimations of fame and fortune to one of the hottest rappers on the music scene. And she has every right to be proud: she raised her son with strong moral values, teaching him right from wrong and helping him become the man he is today. In "Raising Kanye," Donda not only pays homage to her famous son but reflects on all the things she learned about being his mother along the way. Featuring never-before-seen photos and compelling personal anecdotes, Donda's powerful and inspiring memoir reveals everything from the difficulties she faced as a single mother in the African-American community to her later experiences as Kanye's manager as he rose to superstardom. Speaking frankly about her son's reputation as a "Mama's Boy," and his memorable public outbursts about gay rights and President George W. Bush, Donda supports her son without exception, and here she shares the invaluable wisdom she has taken away from each experience -- passion, tolerance, patience, and above all, always telling the truth. Ultimately, she not only expresses what her famously talented son has meant to her but what he has meant to music and an entire generation.

Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar - Donda West, Karen Hunter - Google Books

Kanye West at JD's Birthday Party

In this interview he says on the way to Newark he flipped his truck over which is why on "Through the Wire" he says he used "two lifelines", the other one being his car crash which broke his jaw. The exact year 2000 to my knowledge was never explicitly stated but instead inferred based on context.

Kanye West gets evicted from his apartment and moves to Newark

The Blueprint by Jay-Z that Kanye West worked on released

Listen to The Blueprint on Spotify · Album · JAY-Z · 2001 · 15 songs

The Blueprint - Album by JAY-Z | Spotify

This footage is from the jeen-yuhs Kanye documentary.

Kanye raps in the Roc-A-Fella offices in hopes of getting a record deal

Kanye West working in his apartment in Newark

Kanye West performing a line in his song last call in front of his peers, he talked about this moment in his 2002 MTV interview. 

Behind the scenes footage of Kanye West performing part of his song "Last Call" 

MTV interviews Kanye West 

Kanye signs with Roc-A-Fella

This interview happened the night of the accident that broke his jaw. In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid he talks about this interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzO0aTMpL2Q.

RadioPlanet TV Kanye West Interview with DJ Whoo Kid

This was a very impactful moment in his life, he details it in his song "Through the Wire"

Kanye West gets into a car crash 

Netflix's Jeen-Yuhs debuted part two of its three-part docuseries on Feb. 23, which includes details of Kanye West's 2002 car accident and its impact.

Jeen-Yuhs Recalls Kanye West's 2002 Car Accident | POPSUGAR Celebrity

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