Kanye West

FULL NAME/
BIRTHDATE/
HOMETOWN:
Kanye Omari West; 6/8/77; Chicago, Illinois.
NOTES:
Involved in a near-fatal car accident in October 2002, which is the basis for the hit "Through The Wire."
WEB SITE:
www.kanyewest.com
KANYE WEST'S DI-NAMIX CHART HISTORY:
Album/Single Photo
Debut
Date
Peak
Wks
Title
(Songwriter(s)) Label & Catalog No.
3/13/04
9
9
1. Slow Jamz
Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
(Mitchell, West) Roc-A-Fella Album 20300 & Atlantic Album 83598
4/10/04
38
2
2. Through The Wire
(Foster, Keane, Weil, West) Roc-A-Fella Album 20300
10/8/05
1(1)
20
3. Gold Digger
Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx
(R. Charles, R. Richard, K. West) Roc-A-Fella Album 532502
11/12/05
11
12
4. Heard 'Em Say
Kanye West Featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5
(G. Goffin, A. Levine, M. Masser, K. West) Roc-A-Fella Album 532502
9/15/07
1(2)
20
5. Stronger
(T. Banghalter, E. Birdsong, G. DeHomen-Christo, K. West) Graduation (Roc-A-Fella)
11/3/07
19
12
6. Good Life
Kanye West Featuring T-Pain
(A. Davis, J. Ingram, Q. Jones, F. Najm, K. West) Graduation (Roc-A-Fella)
1/26/08
34
5
7. Flashing Lights
Kanye West Featuring Dwele
(E. Hudson, K. West) Graduation (Roc-A-Fella)
8/30/08
16
10
8. American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West
(W. Adams, K. Harris, J. Lopez, C. Speir, E. Swaray, K. West) Shine (Atlantic)
11/15/08
11
16
9. Love Lockdown
(J. Bhasker, J. Englishman, M. Jones, L. Menzies, K. West) 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)
1/3/09
4
17
10. Heartless
(M. Jones, S. Mescudi, K. West, E. Wilsos) 808s & Heartbreak (Roc-A-Fella)
6/20/09
6
21
11. Knock You Down
Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo
(M. Araica, K. Cossom, N. Hills, S. Smith, K. West, K. Hilson) In A Perfect World... (Interscope)
9/26/09
8
10
12. Run This Town
Jay-Z Featuring Rihanna & Kayne West
(A. Alatas, J. Bhasker, S. Carter, R. Fenty, K. West, E. Wilson) The Blueprint 3 (Roc Nation)
12/19/09
25
8
13. Forever
Drake Featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem
(M. Mathers, A. Graham, K. West, D. Carter, M. Samuels) More Than A Game Soundtrack (Aftermath/Interscope)