KANYE

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - Chi-Town Genesis
2. Chapter Two - Blueprint Architect
3. Chapter Three - Through the Wire
4. Chapter Four - Stadium Status
5. Chapter Five - Yeezus Ascends
6. Chapter Six - I Am a God
7. Chapter Seven - Saint Pablo and the Breakdown
8. Chapter Eight - Running for President
9. Chapter Nine - I Love Hitler
10. Chapter Ten - Exile and the Mask
11. Chapter Eleven - To Be Continued

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE Chi-Town Genesis BEFORE THE STADIUMS, before the scandals, before the masks and the meltdowns—there was just Kanye. A kid from Chicago with a head full of beats and a mother who believed he could do anything. Kanye Omari West was born on June 8, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents, Donda and Ray West, were divorced by the time he was three. Kanye and his mother moved north, settling in Chicago—a city that would shape his sound, his soul, and his swagger. Ray West was a former Black Panther turned photojournalist, working for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Donda West was an English professor—educated, articulate, and fiercely devoted to her only son. While Ray drifted in...