Kanye West: The controversial rapper making waves in music, fashion and politics
Kanye West was at the forefront of popular culture a long time before he became one half of what was arguably the biggest celebrity power couple on the planet. The rapper has produced some of the biggest hits of the last 20 years and has repeatedly courted controversy during his time in the public eye. He has now split from his wife Kim Kardashian West, who he married in 2014, court records in Los Angeles show. While he was born in Georgia in 1977, West has always been inextricably linked to Chicago, having moved there aged three with his mother following his parents’ divorce.