A
All Eyes on Kanye West, 31
American Academy of Art, 16
American Music Awards (AMA), 7
Angelettie, Deric “D-Dot,” 20
B
Beyoncé, 35
Billboard magazine, 20, 28, 31
Brandy, 33
C
Carter, Shawn “Jay-Z,” 22–24, 28, 31, 33, 38–39
Chicago State University, 14, 16
Columbia Records, 22
Common, 31
D
Daley, Richard, 32
DJ Whoo Kid, 26
Dupri, Jermaine, 22
F
Fiasco, Lupe, 33
Foxx, Jamie, 29, 33
G
Go-Getters, 21
G.O.O.D. Music, 31
Grammys, The, 5–7, 9, 11, 31–32, 33–34, 38–39, 43
Grav (Gravity), 20
H
House of Blues, 32
J
Jackson, Michael, 22, 23, 31
John H. Vanderpoel Elementary School, 14
Justice vs. Simian, 34
K
Kanye West Day, 32
Kanye West Foundation, 31
Kardashian, Kim, 40, 41, 43
Keys, Alicia, 31
Kweli, Talib, 31
L
Levine, Adam, 6–7, 33
Ludacris, 26, 31
M
Maroon 5, 5, 6–7, 33
Ma$e, 22
MTV, 31
MTV Europe Music Awards, 34
MTV Video Music Awards, 34
N
NAACP, 31
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 9
Nike, 39
O
Obama, Barack, 35
R
Roc-A-Fella Records, 22, 24, 25
Rolling Stone magazine, 8, 14
S
Saturday Night Live, 43
Storytellers, 44
Swift, Taylor, 34–37
T
The Madd Rapper, 22
Time magazine, 20
Trina & Tamara, 22
Twista, 29
W
West, Donda, 12–17, 18–19, 31, 37
West, Kanye
awards and honors, 5–11, 16, 31–32, 33–34, 38–39, 43
birth, 12
car accident, 26–28
childhood, 12–17
controversies, 7, 11, 34–37
early career, 18–24
ex-girlfriends, 40
nicknames, 39–40
West, North, 41
West, Ray, 12, 14