Kanye West

He’s rewritten the rulebook of music and had more impact on the world of hip-hop in the 2000s than any other rapper or producer. A controversial, outspoken, acclaimed visionary: the man is Kanye West.Stronger, Jesus Walks, Touch the Sky, Gold Digger, Diamonds from Sierra Leone, Hey Mama, Heartless… Kanye West drops immortal singles like clocks drop minutes. Just when the world thought he couldn’t get much higher, in 2010 he delivered the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, home to singles All of the Lights, Monster and Runaway.The challenge of presenting My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on stage led to the coming-of-age of Kanye West as a live performer. Premiered at Coachella, his set played out like a Greek tragedy in three parts.Kanye West has since reunited with his old mate, mentor and collaborator JAY-Z for Watch The Throne, an album partly recorded in Australia. The next phase also begins in Australia this summer, when Kanye West unveils his latest live evolution.