Beefs (9)
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D.O.A. (2009) aimed at AutoTune T-Pain popularized.
"This is the murder of AutoTune" · D.O.A., 2009
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Album sales competition in 2007 when both released major projects; described as playful beef over commercial dominance.
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Wiz criticized Kanye for changing his album title from Swish to Waves, claiming he appropriated a term pioneered by Max B; Kanye escalated by attacking Wiz's music, fashion sense, and past relationships on Twitter.
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Cole jabbed at Kanye on 'False Prophets' (2016) and 'Middle Child' (2019) saying he hasn't lived up to his name; Kanye heavily criticized Cole's music publicly in 2025 on social media.
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Ray J released the diss track 'I Hit It First' in 2013 taking shots at Kardashian and West; Kanye responded with diss tracks including 'Bound 2' and 'Highlights' from The Life of Pablo.
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Dispute over production credits and creative direction on Kanye's "Yeezus" album, with Travis feeling underutilized despite his contributions.
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Kanye and Kid Cudi had a public falling out; Ye mocked Cudi on social media and took shots at him despite their KIDS SEE GHOSTS collaboration.
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Kanye claimed Tyler had never made a memorable song and called him overrated in March 2025 X rants despite years of mutual admiration.
Collab
Jay-Z
Collab
Watch the Throne (2011). Blueprint 2 collabs. Later fell out publicly.
Chance the Rapper
Collab
Distributed Chance's Coloring Book. Ultralight Beam. Chicago bond.
Travis Scott
Collab
Travis Scott and Kanye collaborated extensively. Utopia era.
Pharrell Williams
Collab
Frontin era. Watch the Throne rollout. Mutual admiration.
Fivio Foreign
Collab
Off the Grid (Donda) with Fivio Foreign and Playboi Carti.
Playboi Carti
Collab
Off the Grid (Donda). Kanye and Carti have overlapping aesthetics.
2 Chainz
Collab
Birthday Song — huge crossover moment.
Post Malone
Collab
Psychedelic Prudes (TLOP). Kanye helped Post Malone early in career.
Migos
Collab
Kanye collaborated with Migos across multiple projects and appearances.
Kid Cudi
Collab
Erase Me, Christian Goon. Kanye signed Cudi — they later feuded publicly.
Juicy J
Collab
Mercy (2012). Juicy J on GOOD Music's biggest collab record.
Chief Keef
Collab
Kanye produced Feel Me and worked with Keef on Ghost Town era concepts.
Twista
Collab
Slow Jamz (2004) — Kanye produced, Twista featured. First #1 for both.
Ty Dolla $ign
Collab
Vultures (2024) — Ye and Ty Dolla $ign's joint album.
Scooter Braun
Collab
Scooter Braun briefly managed Kanye during the Donda era.
Jadakiss
Collab
Jadakiss appeared on Kanye West projects. NY/Chicago connection.
Mentored
No I.D.
Mentored
No I.D. was Kanye's mentor in Chicago. Taught him sampling before Dropout.
Signed
Roc-A-Fella Records
Signed
Kanye was Roc-A-Fella producer/artist before founding GOOD Music.
Pusha T
Signed
Signed Pusha T to GOOD Music in 2010.
Big Sean
Signed
Signed Big Sean after freestyling outside his radio station.
Kid Cudi
Signed
Signed Kid Cudi to GOOD Music. Kids See Ghosts together 2018.
Common
Signed
Common was on GOOD Music. Both from Chicago. Finding Forever.
L.A. Reid
Signed
L.A. Reid signed Kanye West to Island Def Jam.
Produced
Founded
GOOD Music
Founded
Kanye West founded GOOD Music in 2004 under Def Jam.
Friendship
Chuck D
Friendship
Kanye has cited Public Enemy as a foundational influence on his worldview.
Childish Gambino
Friendship
Donald Glover has cited Kanye as a major creative influence.
Lauryn Hill
Friendship
Kanye has cited Lauryn Hill as a major influence on his soul-based production style.
Wyclef Jean
Friendship
Wyclef and Kanye West — both boundary-pushing producers and performers.
A Tribe Called Quest
Friendship
Kanye cited ATCQ as one of his biggest influences.
Usher
Friendship
Usher and Kanye are peers who collaborated.
Soulja Boy
Friendship
Kanye cosigned Soulja Boy early.
The Neptunes
Friendship
Pharrell/Neptunes and Kanye both revolutionized hip-hop.
Media
Sway Calloway
Media
Sway vs Kanye 2013 interview became viral hip-hop moment.