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Kanye West
Kanye West In Battle
DeStorm Power as Kanye West
Character information
Birth name Kanye Omari West
Nickname(s) Ye
Yeezy
Yeezus
Yandhi
The Louis Vuitton Don
Konman
Born June 8, 1977 (age 47)
Atlanta, Georgia
Physical description
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Based on
Kanye West Based On
Rap battle information
Appeared in Donald Trump vs Ebenezer Scrooge
Vs Ebenezer Scrooge
Release date December 19, 2013
Official vote(s) N/A
Location(s) A hip-hop stage
Ebenezer Scrooge's mansion
(Aah!) Just take a lesson from Yeezy!
— Kanye West

Kanye West battled Ebenezer Scrooge following Donald Trump and J. P. Morgan and preceding the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Donald Trump vs Ebenezer Scrooge. He was portrayed by DeStorm Power.

Information on the rapper

Ye (born Kanye Omari West) was born on June 8th, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a hip-hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, film director, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. West first got involved in small-time music productions in 2000 while working as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. While there, he produced hit singles for many famous singers at the time, including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Cam'ron, and more. He also gained recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album, The Blueprint.

As a rapper, he rose to prominence with his debut studio album The College Dropout, which garnered critical acclaim and was followed by Late Registration and Graduation. He founded his own record label, G.O.O.D. Music, in 2004 and continued to produce albums that became more experimental and well-received, including 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Yeezus. He has also collaborated with many high-profile music artists, including an album with Jay-Z, Watch the Throne, and formed the hip-hop duo Kids See Ghosts with Kid Cudi.

West is also notorious for some of his controversial incidents, such as publicly humiliating Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009, his marriage with Kim Kardashian from 2014 to 2022, the peculiar names for their children, "North" and "Saint" West, and for stating President George W. Bush "doesn't care about black people" on live television in 2005. In 2018, he caused controversy for claiming that "slavery is a choice," along with his support for President Donald Trump. He rescinded his support for Trump in 2020 after he ran for President himself. In 2022, controversy involving antisemitic views on social media occured, causing Adidas, Gap, Balenciaga, and Foot Locker to revoke their sponsorship deals with West; his lawyer and the Creative Artists Agency to drop West; Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to block West's accounts; and West to lose his billionaire status.

In May 2015, West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he was recognized for his "transformative, genre-defying work." Later, Kanye converted to Christianity, and on October 25, 2019 released a Contemporary Christian Music album called Jesus is King. West ran for president during the United States 2020 presidential election under an independent party.

He legally changed his name to "Ye" in 2021, but still uses Kanye West as his stage name.

Lyrics

Well, you're about to be right now!

I'm the ghost of what's right now!

(Aah!) Just take a lesson from Yeezy!

You're missing the point, Ebeneezy!

There's more to life than your work; take it easy!

Even I can make time for Azizy!

Best put some friends on your wish list

'Cause you don't know the spirit of Christmas!

If you did, then you would, at this moment (aah!),

Be sharing your money with some of the homeless!

Trivia

  • Since the battle West appears in is based off the story of A Christmas Carol, he represents the character of the Ghost of Christmas Present.
  • He is the first and so far only real-life rapper to be portrayed as a character in an ERB.
  • He is the only rapper portrayed by DeStorm Power who did not rap against someone portrayed by Nice Peter.
    • He is the only non-title rapper portrayed by Power so far.
  • The beat, rhythm, and syllable structure of West's verse were loosely based on the song "Black Skinhead" from his sixth studio album Yeezus, which was released six months before the battle.
  • He was mentioned by Jeff Bezos in Jeff Bezos vs Mansa Musa.
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