Biography for Kanye West Date of Birth 8 June 1977 , Atlanta, Georgia, USA Birth Name Kanye Omari West Nickname Ye The Louis Vuitton Don Konman Yeezy Height 5' 9½" (1.77 m) Trade Mark Uses alliteration in his rhymes Extreme narcissism Meglomania Trivia Has a metal plate in his chin from near fatal car accident in which he was involved in around 3 pm on October 23, 2002. He was driving home from a studio session and fell asleep behind the steering wheel and crashed into another car. Has produced numerous songs for many artists including Janet Jackson , Britney Spears , Jay-Z , DMX , Alicia Keys , Common , Mos Def , and many others. He is signed to Roc A Fella Records. His debut album, "College Drop Out", sold over 400,000 copies in its first week. At age 3 his parents Ray West and Donda West divorced. She moved to Chicago and was an English professor at Chicago State University, and retired to be Kanye's manager. She appeared on FOX News' "The Big Story...