Kanye West Career

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In the mid-1990s, Kanye West started his early production career

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He produced his first album, Down to Earth, in 1996

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In 1998 Kanye entered hip hop industry with Gee Roberson and Kyambo

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In 2000 Kanye started to gain fame

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West's song Through the Wire was a hit in 2002

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The College Dropout song was a big success in 2004

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In 2008 he got involved in some controversies

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Later on, all of his albums started to become hits

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