Kanye West Net Worth

Kanye West net worth: Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings earnings:
May 2010  to May 2011 Earnings : $16 Million
May 2009  to May 2010 Earnings: $12 Million
May 2008 to May 2009 Earnings: $25 Million
May 2007 to May 2008 Earnings: $30 Million
May 2006 to May 2007 Earnings: $17 Million
Total: $100 Million

American rapper, singer, and record producer, Kanye Omari West, has an estimated net worth of $80 million. Kanye West went from hip-hop beatmaker to worldwide hitmaker, as his stellar production work for Jay-Z led to a major-label recording contract and, ultimately, a wildly successful solo career.

The self-proclaimed Louis Vuitton Don returns to Forbes 2011 list of Celebrity 100,after a year in exile following his dramatic interruption of Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards. His album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, hit stores in November (2010), earned critical raves and quickly went platinum. Next up: Watch the Throne, a collaboration with Jay-Z. As of May 2010 to May 2011 Kanye has earn $16 million according to Forbes Magazine. Kanye West has been known to speak his mind, which can sometimes get him into trouble (ahem, Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech). West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi. Born Kanye Omari West on June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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