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Kanye West
Kanye West


Background information
Birth name Kanye Omari West
Born June 8, 1977
Born place Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1996—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Roc-A-Fella Records
GOOD Music
Associated acts Jay-Z
Kid Cudi
Child Rebel Soldier
Website Website



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Kanye West Leads The Way At The BET Awards

June 25, 2008
Kanye West Leads The Way At The BET AwardsKanye West took home two gongs at the Black Entertainment Awards, which took place last night in Los Angeles.

Rapper West lead the way winning Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best Collaboration for his 'Good Life'.

Hip Hop collective UGK also collected two awards, winning Best Video for 'International Players Anthem' and Best Group.

The awards were took place at the Shrine Auditorium and saw guests such as Halle Berry and Denzel Washington presenting.

Elsewhere Lil Wayne won Best Rap Artist, while Alicia Keys and Chris Brown took home the respective R&B categories.

Al Green was awarded the Lifetime Achievement prize and he performed his hits 'Let's Stay Together' and 'Love And Happiness'.

(by Daniel Melia)



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