44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
1. Donda convinced the 19-year-old No I.D. to meet 14-year-old Kanye and “teach him how to do music.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
2. He lived in China for a year in the fifth grade.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
3. Of his time in a Chinese school, Kanye has said “I got A’s and B’s. And I’m not even frontin’.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
4. Before he was signed, he would jump on tables during label meetings and scream, “I’m the next Michael Jackson!”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
5. He was arrested in 2000 for stealing printers from Office Max in a case of mistaken identity.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
6. At age 13 he wrote a song called “Green Eggs and Ham.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
7. And he begged his mother to pay $25 per hour for studio time.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
8. He sold his first beat to Chicago rapper Gravity for $8,800.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
9. Then he used the $8,800 to buy Polo clothes and a Jesus Piece.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
10. Kanye claims he has synesthesia, meaning he can see sounds.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
11. Kanye studied English at Chicago State University before dropping out to focus on music.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
12. He once said, “I think I’m gonna move to London. Get a fake-ass British accent like Madonna.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
13. Kanye personally asked Seth Rogen and James Franco to perform their spoof of “Bound 2” at his wedding to Kim.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
14. But it didn’t happen because they all agreed it was a silly idea.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
15. He once worked as a telemarketer to pay his mother $200 per month in rent, which she demanded.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
16. Kanye opened two Fatburger restaurants in Chicago through his company KW Foods LLC. Both locations have closed.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
17. He has claimed to “TiVo rap videos so I can study them. To learn what steps to take to crush them all.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
18. He narrowly avoided another infamous rant when Common’s “They Say” was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collab at the Grammy’s over “Heard ‘Em Say” and “Gold Digger.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
19. But he apologized to Common when “Late Registration” beat “Be” for Best Rap Album that year.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
20. After the Taylor Swift incident, Mos Def visited Kanye’s home and told him to flee the U.S.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
21. Kanye took Mos Def’s advice, escaping to Japan, then Rome, before settling in Hawaii for six months to record “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
22. Also after Taylor Swift, “South Park” fried him for two hours in a parody episode titled, “Fishsticks.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
23. While recording MBDTF, he asked food delivery men for their opinions on the album when they stopped by his studio.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
24. He made Pusha T re-write his verse on “Runaway” four times. Each time, pushing Pusha T to get more angry.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
25. He used his own money to finance the “Glow in the Dark Tour” when Best Buy backed out of sponsoring it.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
26. He made his first beat in the seventh grade.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
27. The beat was for a “sexual video game.” “The main character was, like, a giant penis,” he explained. “It was like Mario Brothers, but the ghosts were, like, vaginas.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
28. The idea was abandoned due to the “labor intensive process.” “It literally took me all night to do a step, ’cause the penis, y’know, had little feet and eyes.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
29. We know he’s from the Chi, but he was actually born in Atlanta.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
30. His father, Ray, was a photojournalist and Christian Counselor in ATL, while his mother was an English professor at Clark Atlanta.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
31. Thanks to hip-hop, we know that Blue Ivy was conceived in Paris, while North West was conceived in Florence. TMI?
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
32. Kanye paid $35,000 to shoot the “Through The Wire” music video.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
33. Initially, Chaka Khan refused to clear the sample for “Through The Wire.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
34. Kanye brought Chaka’s son to a BBQ and played him the “Through The Wire” music video. Two weeks later, Chaka cleared the sample.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
35. Michael Jackson called Kanye to compliment the jacket he wore in the “Stronger” music video.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
36. He’s thought of becoming a male porn star “once or twice.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
37. He invested two million dollars and over a year of work into creating his sophomore album.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
38. Kanye and Jay Z performed “N*ggas In Paris” 12 times in a row on one night in Paris.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
39. Kanye recorded “The College Dropout” in Los Angeles while recovering from his car accident in 2002.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
40. After the success of “College Dropout,” Kanye bought himself an 18th century aquarium with 30 koi fish.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
41. Kanye once had a blog called KanyeUniverseCity.com.
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
42. In 2008, he posted a nude picture of Kim to his blog as he dubbed her his “girl of the week.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
43. One week later, he posted a picture of Kourtney Kardashian in a bra and made her his “girl of the week.” Awkward?
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
44. Before Bey’s digital album, Kanye planned a theatrical release for all of the music videos from “Late Registration.”
Source:false
44 Bizarre Kanye West Facts That Will Make Your Day was originally published on ioneglobalgrind.staging.go.ione.nyc
