References 1–50
As cited in Wikipedia revision 1384768772. Underlying sources not independently verified; link availability untested. Metadata extraction is not evidence verification.
Kanye and his mom shared special bond
Chicago Tribune · 2007-11-13
Source as cited ↗Wikipedia reference 1 ↗ · Shared source URL with references 1, 29
Kanye West Responds to Fans Commenting About Posting His Wife Three Times: 'Leave the King the F*ck Alone'
Complex · 2024-02-12
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West—Biography
AllMusic. All Media Guide · 2007
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
No, Kanye West Hasn't Changed His Name Again
Showbiz Cheatsheet · 2025-06-19
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
50 Greatest Rappers of All Time
Billboard · 2023-02-08
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Can Kanye West Find Refuge, or Money, in Music?
The New York Times · 2022-10-26
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West to Buy Parler, Joining the Right-Wing Social Media Crowd
The New York Times · 2022-10-17
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West may have finally reached the point of no return
The Washington Post · 2022-10-26
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Instagram Restricts Kanye West's Account and Deletes Content for Violating Policies
The Hollywood Reporter · 2022-10-08
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Evangelicals Are Extremely Excited About Kanye's Jesus Is King
Slate · 2019-10-28
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West Unveils New 'Jesus Is King' Album; Talks "Cancel Culture" and "Christian Innovation"
The Hollywood Reporter · 2019-10-25
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West is rumoured to be dropping a new album this week – but not everyone's convinced
The Independent · 2021-07-19
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
The 2005 TIME 100 – Kanye West
Time · 2005-04-18
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Emma Watson and Kanye West named in TIME 100 most influential people of 2015
The Independent · 2015-04-17
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time
Rolling Stone · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West: Grammy-Winning Hip-Hop Artist & Producer
Publisher not extracted · 2013
Source as cited ↗Wikipedia reference 16 ↗ · Shared source URL with references 16, 22
A timeline of Kanye West's 41 years of excellence
Revolt · 2018-06-08
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West Coming To Redbird.
Pantagraph · 2006-03-08
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Dr. Donda West Tells How She Shaped Son To Be A Leader In Raising Kanye
Jet · 2007-05-14
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
About
Westar Waterworks, LLC t/a The Good Water Store and Café · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
How'd You Like Your Water?
The Washington Post · 2006-12-07
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West: Grammy-Winning Hip-Hop Artist & Producer
Publisher not extracted · 2013
Source as cited ↗Wikipedia reference 22 ↗ · Shared source URL with references 16, 22
Donda West
Honorary Chicago · 2024-06-08
Source as cited ↗The Many Faces of Kanye West
Ebony · 2004-06
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Why You Can't Ignore Kanye
Time · 2005-08-21
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Donda West gave her all to enrich son Kanye West's life
New York Daily News · 2007-11-14
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
Pocket Books · 2007
Source as cited ↗College Dropout Kanye Tells High School Students Not To Follow in His Footsteps
MTV · 2005-12-05
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye and His Mom Shared Special Bond
Chicago Tribune · 2007-11-13
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Wikipedia reference 29 ↗ · Shared source URL with references 1, 29
Kanye West: Kanplicated
MTV · 2004-02-20
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture
Greenwood Publishing Group · 2007
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Bibliographic reference 32 (metadata incomplete)
Publisher not extracted · Date not extracted
No external source URL supplied. West, Donda, p. 106
Photos: Kanye West's Career Highs—and Lows 1 of 24
Rolling Stone · 2010-12-10
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Gee Starts Own Label
Hits Daily Double · 2012-12-21
Source as cited ↗Archive links (2; untested)
93. Go-Getters "Let Em In" (2000)
Complex · 2012-07-23
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Music Geek Kanye's Kast of Thousands
MTV · 2005-09-30
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West: Hip-Hop Biographies
Saddleback Education Publishing · 2013
No external source URL supplied. Kanye West: Hip-Hop Biographies . Saddleback Education Publishing. 2013. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-62250-016-1 .
Kanye West: The College Dropout
Pitchfork · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
500 Greatest Albums of All Time: #464 (The Blueprint)
Rolling Stone · 2003-11-18
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West biography
Rolling Stone · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Road to the Grammys: The Making Of Kanye West's College Dropout
Publisher not extracted · 2005-02-09
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West: The Man, the Music, and the Message. (Biography)
The Black Collegian · 2007-10-01
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Rapper Kanye West on the cover of Time: Will rap music shed its "gangster" disguise?
World Socialist Web Site · 2005-09-30
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
How Kanye West's 2002 Car Crash Shaped His Entire Career
Yahoo-Finance · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
9. Kanye West, Get Well Soon ... (2003)—The 50 Best Rapper Mixtapes
Complex · 2013-03-11
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West Raps Through His Broken Jaw, Lays Beats For Scarface, Ludacris
Publisher not extracted · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Producer Kanye West's Debut LP Features Jay-Z, ODB, Mos Def
MTV · 2003-06-05
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West: Get Well Soon / I'm Good
PopMatters · 2003-12-05
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Clinton Sparks' 30 Favorite Mixtapes
Complex · 2011-09-21
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Kanye West—Through the Wire—Music Charts
Publisher not extracted · Date not extracted
Source as cited ↗Archive links (1; untested)
Extracted and reformatted from Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Linked source rights remain separate.