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Overview
Trivia:
His debut album, "College Drop Out", sold over 400,000 copies in its first week. moreNewsDesk:
(966 articles)
According To Forbes, The Best Way To Make Money In Rap Is To Not Rap (From MTV Newsroom. 9 July 2009, 2:11 PM, PDT)
Fabolous Gets Support From Nas, Jay-z For New Album
(From MTV Music News. 9 July 2009, 4:10 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Soundtrack, Producer, Actor, Composer, Director, Writer, Art Director, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- Untitled Kanye West Project (details only on IMDbPro)
Soundtrack:
- "So You Think You Can Dance" (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Episode #5.12 (2009) TV episode (performer: "Love Lockdown")
- Results Show: Winner Announced (2008) TV episode (performer: "Stronger")
- The Top 20 Perform (2008) TV episode (performer: "American Boy") - The Hangover (2009) ("Can't Tell Me Nothing")
- Obsessed (2009) (writer: "American Boy")
- "The Inbetweeners" (1 episode, 2009)
- The Field Trip (2009) TV episode (writer: "Love Lockdown") (performer: "Love Lockdown") - "Saturday Night Live" (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Hugh Laurie/Kanye West (2008) TV episode (performer: "Love Lockdown", "Heartless")
- LeBron James/Kanye West (2007) TV episode (performer: "Stronger", "Good Life", "Champion", "Everything I Am")
- Steve Carell/Kanye West (2005) TV episode (performer: "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "Heard 'Em Say") - "Grey's Anatomy" (1 episode, 2008)
- All by Myself (2008) TV episode (performer: "Street Lights" (uncredited)) - "90210" (1 episode, 2008)
- Games People Play (2008) TV episode ("Heartless" (uncredited)) - "Ghost Whisperer" (1 episode, 2008)
- Save Our Souls (2008) TV episode (performer: "American Boy" (uncredited)) - Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (VG) ("Flashing Lights")
... aka GTA IV (International: English title: short title) - "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" (2008) TV mini-series (performer: "Stronger")
- "Medium" (1 episode, 2008)
- Wicked Game: Part One (2008) TV episode (writer: "Good Life" (uncredited)) (performer: "Good Life" (uncredited)) - Never Back Down (2008) (writer: "Stronger") (performer: "Stronger")
- "Cashmere Mafia" (1 episode, 2008)
- Yours, Mine and Hers (2008) TV episode (performer: "Stronger" (uncredited)) - First Sunday (2008) (writer: "Get By")
- Bling: A Planet Rock (2007) (performer: "Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)") ("Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)")
- "Entourage" (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
- No Cannes Do (2007) TV episode (performer: "Goodlife")
- Sorry, Harvey (2007) TV episode (performer: "Stronger")
- What About Bob? (2006) TV episode (performer: "Drive Slow")
- The Sundance Kids (2005) TV episode ("Move Around") - MTV Pilipinas Music Video Award 2006 (2006) (TV) (performer: "Gold Digger")
- My Brother (2006) (writer: "Get By")
- Miami Vice (2006) (writer: "Numb/Encore")
... aka Miami Vice (Germany) - Mission: Impossible III (2006) (writer: "Impossible") (performer: "Impossible") (producer: "Impossible", "Mission: Impossible Theme")
... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany) - Inside Man (2006) (writer: "Gold Digger") (performer: "Gold Digger")
- "The Boondocks" (1 episode, 2005)
- Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner (2005) TV episode (performer: "Gold Digger") ("Gold Digger") - Jarhead (2005) (writer: "Jesus Walks" (Instrumental)) (performer: "Jesus Walks" (Instrumental))
... aka Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck (Germany) - Block Party (2005) (writer: "Overnight Celebrity", "Two Words", "Get Em High", "Jesus Walks", "Get By") (performer: "Two Words", "Get Em High", "Jesus Walks")
... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title) - Four Brothers (2005) (performer: "JESUS WALKS") ("JESUS WALKS")
- Fantastic Four (2005) (writer: "New World Symphony")
... aka Fantastic Four (Germany) - The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) (performer: "Jesus Walks")
- Coach Carter (2005) ("I Changed My Mind", "You Don't Know My Name")
- The 2004 Billboard Music Awards (2004) (TV) (writer: "Jesus Walks") (performer: "Jesus Walks")
- "The Wire" (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
- All Due Respect (2004) TV episode ("Stand Up")
- The Target (2002) TV episode (writer: "Izzo") - You Got Served (2004) (writer: "Stand Up")
- Honey (2003) (writer: "My Block")
- Head of State (2003) (writer: "'03 Bonnie & Clyde")
- Brown Sugar (2002) (writer: "Brown Sugar (Super Fine)", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar (Fine)", "Brown Sugar (Raw)") (producer: "Brown Sugar (Super Fine)", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar (Fine)", "Brown Sugar (Raw)")
... aka Seven Days
Producer:
- Alligator Boots (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
- Kanye West Homecoming Special (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
- Untitled Kanye West HBO Project (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
- Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) (executive producer)
Actor:
- Untitled Kanye West HBO Project (2008) (TV)
- State Property 2 (2005) .... Kanye West
Composer:
- Jay-Z in Concert (2003) (TV)
Director:
- Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) (segments "Through the Wire", "Jesus Walks: Street Version" and "The New Workout Plan")
Writer:
- Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) (idea) (segment "All Falls Down")
Self:
- Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself - Musical Guest / ... (3 episodes, 2006-2009)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #16.133 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Support
- Episode #16.49 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
- Episode dated 1 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2009)
... aka "American Idol 2" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "American Idol 3" (USA)
... aka "American Idol 4" (USA: fourth season title)
... aka "American Idol" (USA: new title)
- Live Results Show: Two Contestants Eliminated (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Performer - "VH1 Storytellers" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Kanye West (2009) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 16 February 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Alligator Boots (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Hugh Laurie/Kanye West (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- LeBron James/Kanye West (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
- Steve Carell/Kanye West (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - 2008 American Music Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Better Than Therapy (2008) (V) .... Himself
- MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2008)
- Episode #6.139 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
- Episode dated 13 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2005-2008)
- Episode dated 8 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 7 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
(2 more) - MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Kanye West Homecoming Special (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- BET Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Performer/Winner: Best Collaboration/Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
- The Love Guru (2008) .... Himself
... aka Der Love Guru (Germany) - The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave (2008) (TV) .... Himself/performer
- "Larry King Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Dr. Jan Adams & Kanye West (2007) TV episode .... Herself - BET Hip-Hop Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- Beef 4 (2007) (V) .... Himself - Roc-A-Fella
- The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Education of Kanye West: Part 2 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Education of Kanye West: Part I (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Bling: A Planet Rock (2007) .... Himself
- "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka "106 & Park" (USA: short title)
- Kanye West vs. 50 Cent: The Clash of the Titans (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode dated 8 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - MTV VMA Pre Show Royale (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- MTV Video Music Awards 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Vodafone TBA" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Kanye West (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Entourage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- No Cannes Do (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Friday Night Project" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #5.12 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host - "Total Request Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "TRL Weekend" (USA: informal alternative title)
... aka "TRL" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka "Total Request with Carson Daly" (USA: alternative title)
- Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Live Earth (2007) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Live Earth 7.7.07 (International: English title: poster title)
... aka Live Earth Alert (Netherlands: festival title)
... aka Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title)
... aka SOS: The Movement for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title: poster title) - Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate Crisis (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Concert for Diana (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Fusion: Kanye West, Gnarls Barkley, Lupe Fiasco (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- This Is the N (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Super Bowl XLI Pre-Game Show (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- We Are Together (Thina Simunye) (2006) .... Himself
- "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs (2006) TV episode .... Himself - MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Winner
- 2006 NFL Opening Kickoff (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- MTV Video Music Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience
- "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka "When the Levees Broke" (USA: short title) - DJ Khaled Makes a Video: Grammy Family (2006) (TV)
- September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Ohio Players (2006) (V) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 11 May 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - Tribeca Film Festival Presents: Live from the Red Carpet (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Top of the Pops" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
... aka "All New Top of the Pops" (UK)
... aka "TOTP"
- Episode dated 6 March 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 August 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Brit Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Performer and Winner
- The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The VIP" .... Musical Guest (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #3.22 (2006) TV episode .... Musical Guest - BET Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- MTV New Year of Music: New Years Eve 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006) .... Himself
- Gangster with a Heart of Gold: The Noonie G. Story (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
- "MTVU Stand In" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Kanye West (2005) TV episode .... Himself - John Legend: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The 2005 Billboard Music Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Barbara Walters Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "Barbara Walters: Interviews of a Lifetime" (USA: rerun title)
... aka "The Barbara Walters Summer Special" (USA: repeat compilations title)
- The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "The Life & Rhymes of..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Kanye West (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "$2 Bill" (1 episode, 2005)
- Kanye West (2005) TV episode - Boost Mobile RockCorps Concert (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Driven" (1 episode, 2005)
- Kanye West (2005) TV episode - "CD:UK" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
- Episode dated 18 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #9.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Block Party (2005) .... Himself
... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title) - React Now: Music & Relief (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 9 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - A Concert for Hurricane Relief (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Performer and Winner
- "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- High Brow (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" .... Musical Performance (1 episode)
- Kanye West (????) TV episode .... Musical Performance - "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
... aka "Def Poetry Jam" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Def Poetry" (USA: short title)
- Episode #5.7 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.2 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.6 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - John Legend: Get Lifted (2005) (V) .... Himself - Kanye West
- "Cribs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "MTV Cribs" (USA: complete title)
- Episode dated 31 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Be (2005) (V) .... Himself
- 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter/Winner
- Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) .... Himself
- American Express Jam Sessions (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "Charlie Rose" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 7 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The MC: Why We Do It (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Kanye West: Unauthorized (2005) (V) .... Kanye West
- The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Behind the Scenes at the Michael Jackson Trial (2005) (V) .... Himself
- VH1 Big in 05 (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The 2004 Billboard Music Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Industry (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Fade to Black (2004) .... Himself
- "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
... aka "Live with Regis" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 14 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - MOBO Awards 2004 (2004) (TV)
- World Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "Pepsi Smash" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 1 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - 4th Annual BET Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "Punk'd" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #3.8 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Later with Jools Holland" (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "A Little Later" (USA: cut version)
- Episode #23.4 (2004) TV episode - "Total Request Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 28 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Raymann is laat" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #5.15 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Fuse 100%" (2004) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Direct Effect Presents: Straight Up Hip Hop All Week (2004) (TV) .... Performer
... aka MTV's Direct Effect Presents: Straight Up Hip Hop All Week (USA: complete title) - "The Sharon Osbourne Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka "Sharon" (USA: short title)
- Episode dated 8 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 2004)
... aka "Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes" (USA: third season title)
- Episode #2.11 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
- Episode #2.7 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.32 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "MuchOnDemand" (1997) TV series .... Himself - Guest (unknown episodes)
Archive Footage:
-
"Video on Trial"
- Episode #1.33 (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
- Episode #1.26 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.21 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Accused
- Episode #1.17 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Accused
- Episode #1.15 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Accused
(1 more) - 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Showbiz Tonight"
- Episode dated 22 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
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