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Kanye West holds 24 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists in the history of the show. His debut album The College Dropout alone earned him ten nominations, including Album of the Year, and won Best Rap Album.
His legal name is Ye, with no middle or last name. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted the name change request in October 2021. West had used Ye as a nickname for several years prior and cited personal reasons for the formal change.
Adidas terminated its Yeezy partnership with West in October 2022 following a series of public antisemitic statements he made that year. The split also ended his collaborations with Vogue, Universal Music Group, CAA, Balenciaga, and Gap.
West ran as an independent under the Birthday Party in the 2020 presidential election, naming Wyoming preacher Michelle Tidball as his running mate. He received 66,365 votes across the twelve states where he had ballot access, averaging 0.32%, and conceded on Twitter on the 4th of November 2020.
West recorded "Through the Wire" at the Record Plant Studios just two weeks after being admitted to the hospital following a 2002 car accident that shattered his jaw. He recorded the song with his jaw still wired shut. The song appeared on his debut mixtape Get Well Soon in December 2002.
In January 2026, West published a full-page paid advertisement in The Wall Street Journal apologizing for his antisemitic remarks and behavior. He attributed his outbursts to manic episodes caused by bipolar disorder, during which he said he gravitated toward the swastika as "the most destructive symbol" he could find, and pledged accountability and treatment.