Kanye West is a musician, Fashion designer and much more. West started as a producer back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. He was signed to Rock-A-Fella records as a producer. Kanye started producing for Jay-Z. After getting recognized for producing good albums he started working on his own music. Kanye is most notably a rapper. He has become the biggest rapper in the world and continues to create music. West is not only a rapper though. Kanye has made very good business decisions and has become one of the richest celebrities in the world. Kanye started his own record label and production company in 2004 called GOOD music. He signed young talent who became great and high selling artists. Kanye also started working in the fashion industry. He has collaborated with a lot of companies to make different fashion products. Kanye has most recently worked with Adidas and GAP. Kanye has had a lot of other business ventures and has also done a lot for his community around him like founding a foundation in 2003 with his mother. Kanye also had a stunt in politics when he ran for president back in 2020. Kanye has become the richest black man in the world. He is worth over 1 billion dollars. Kanye has truly done so many things it’s hard to keep track of. He has been very successful during all the doubts he has had throughout the years.
I can’t agree more with this post. Kanye West is a great example of an entrepreneur because even after having a successful career in music, West wasn’t satisfied and used his entrepreneurial drive to venture into different industries and make successful clothing lines and foundations. I especially like how you describe his rise to fame from solely a producer to what he has become today.
I feel this post hits the nail on the head in describing Kanye and his entrepreneurial minds. Even in recent news, he has taken to finding value in new problems such as opening a YZY store where everything is $20 so it is affordable for all. He is more likely to make larger amounts of money doing this instead of high price designer items
It is always interesting to see how these incredibly famous people start out their careers. Nobody thinks of Kanye as a producer but rather as a rapper and performer. Yet he had to earn credibility and was inspired by producing to start writing his own stuff. He then had such a name for himself that he had the opportunity to create his own record label and production company.
When I was growing up, I really enjoyed Kayne’s music. I think it’s really impressive how smart of a business person he was as well as being an artist. He is a good role model to look up to as he manages his time very effectively and has had great success in his music and businesses.
Loved your post Isaac, I think everyone gets focused on what Ye is doing now and forgets about his early career. You did an awesome job illuminating that part of his story.