Beefs (3)
VS
Post-Watch the Throne public falling out. Kanye aired grievances on stage 2016.
"I gave you flow, I gave you style, you gave me nothing" · Drug Dealers Anonymous / Lemonade response, 2016
VS
6ix9ine publicly called out Kanye for not supporting him. Social media beef.
"You're a culture vulture — you don't even know the hood" · Interview, 2018
VS
Kanye's D.O.A. (2009) was widely seen as aimed at AutoTune — a trend T-Pain popularized.
"This is the murder of AutoTune" · D.O.A., 2009
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.
Eminem
Collab
Forever (2009) with Drake, Kanye, Lil Wayne. Use This Gospel Remix (2022). Iconic posse cut.
T.I.
Collab
Swagga Like Us with Jay-Z, Kanye, Lil Wayne. T.I. and Kanye frequent collaborators.
Lupe Fiasco
Collab
Touch the Sky (Late Registration). Lupe Fiasco and Kanye were Chicago peers.
Vic Mensa
Collab
Vic Mensa appeared on Kanye's Saint Pablo tour and collaborated on tracks.
Don Toliver
Collab
Don Toliver appeared on Donda. Cactus Jack/GOOD Music crossover.
Frank Ocean
Collab
Frank Ocean and Kanye collaborated on multiple tracks. Creative kindred spirits.
Sheck Wes
Collab
Sheck Wes and Kanye crossed paths through the Cactus Jack/GOOD Music orbit.
Paul Wall
Collab
Drive Slow (Late Registration). Paul Wall appeared on one of Kanye's biggest albums.
Stormzy
Collab
Stormzy worked with Kanye during the Saint Pablo era. Closed On Sunday connection.
Tyga
Collab
Tyga appeared on Kanye's G.O.O.D. Music events and collaborated.
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 after multiple rejections elsewhere.
Produced
Scarface
Produced
Kanye produced My Block on Scarface's The Fix (2002). Early Kanye production credit.
Bink!
Produced
Bink! and Kanye were both in-house Roc-A-Fella producers together.
Scott Storch
Produced
Scott Storch produced for Kanye West during his College Dropout/Late Reg era.
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.
Just Blaze
Friendship
Both Roc-A-Fella in-house producers. Jay-Z Blueprint era together.
Chamillionaire
Friendship
Ridin won a Grammy the same year as Gold Digger. Both 2006 rap peers.
Jermaine Dupri
Friendship
Both producers-turned-execs. JD and Kanye in the same circles.
A Tribe Called Quest
Friendship
Kanye has cited ATCQ as one of his biggest influences. Q-Tip and Kanye are close.
Usher
Friendship
Usher and Kanye are Atlanta/Chicago peers who collaborated and supported each other.
Soulja Boy
Friendship
Kanye cosigned Soulja Boy early. Both saw the internet as a game-changer for music.
The Neptunes
Friendship
Pharrell/Neptunes and Kanye are both producer-rappers who revolutionized hip-hop.
Media
Sway Calloway
Media
Sway vs Kanye interview (2013) became one of the most viral moments in hip-hop media.