Ye (born Kanye Omari West, June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists and producers and as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West initially gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West's outspoken views have received significant media coverage; he has been a frequent source of controversy due to his conduct on social media and at awards shows and public settings, as well as his comments on the music and fashion industries, U.S. politics, race, and slavery. In 2020, West launched an unsuccessful independent presidential campaign that primarily advocated for a consistent life ethic. In 2022, he faced backlash and lost a number of sponsors and partnerships—including his collaborations with Adidas, Gap, and Balenciaga—after making anti-Semitic statements. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kanye West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026S*XCAMO: The Story Behind the Show — Music
• The Masterminds: Full Cut — Music
• 2026Ye Live at Atatürk Olympic — Self, Writer
• 2026Ye Live at SoFi — Self, Writer
• 2026Ye live at Arnhem Night 1 — Writer
• 2026Ye live at Arnhem Night 2 — Writer
• 2025BIANCA II/III — Producer
• 2025Mutineer
• 2025Series 01: Bio Pop — Producer
• 2025The Downfall of Ye
• 2024Most Outrageous Celebrity Splits
• 2024YE TY$ KOREA — Self, Director, Stage Director, Writer
• jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy — Self (archive footage), Music Supervisor
• 2020With Child — Music, Producer
• 2019Jesus Is King — Self, Producer, Compositor
• 2018Honor Up — Executive Producer
• 2018Kanye West: Outspoken
• 2017Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death — Music
• 2015All Day / I Feel Like That — (Himself)
• 2015Kanye West: 808s & Heartbreak Live at the Hollywood Bowl
• 2014Top Five — Co-Producer
• 201312-12-12
• 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — Wesley Jackson (uncredited)
• 2012Cruel Summer — Ibrahim, Director, Writer, Editor, Story
• Hot 97 — Musician
• 2011Tower Heist — Thanks
• 2011Watch the Throne — Self, Thanks
• 2010Runaway — Griffin, Music, Director, Story
• Alligator Boots — Self, Writer, Creator
• 2009Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers — Self, Music
• The Cleveland Show — Kenny West (voice)
• 2009We Were Once a Fairytale — Drunk Kanye, Executive Producer
• A Little Inappropriate — Self, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2008More than a Game — Songs
• 2008The Love Guru — Kanye West
• 2007Dilated Peoples: The Release Party
• 2007Kanye West: London Live! — Self, Music
• 2007Mixtape, Inc.
• 2006A-Trak: Sunglasses is a Must
• 2006Kanye West: Late Orchestration — Self, Producer
• 2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] — Self, Producer, Music, Director, Art Direction
• MTVU Stand In
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
• VH1 Storytellers
• Entourage — Kanye West
• 2004Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos — Musical
• Chappelle's Show
• CD:UK
• Later... with Jools Holland
• Nightline
• Stoned — Producer
• Ye Live in Georgia

Appearances as themselves (104)

• 2026ASAP Rocky – The Assault in Stockholm — Self (archive footage)
• 2026Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Self (archive footage)
• 2025In Whose Name? — Self
• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self - Musical Guest (archive footage)
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Kanye West - Ikone und Skandal — Self (archive footage)
• Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce — Self (archive footage)
• 2023The Trouble with KanYe — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Travis Scott - Circus Maximus (Live in Rome) — Self
• 2023Virgil Abloh: How To Be Both — Self (archive footage)
• Cuomo — Self - Guest
• 2022If These Walls Could Sing — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Kanye West: DONDA Experience Performance 2 22 22 — Self
• 2022LOML — Self (archival footage)
• 2022Last Week — Self
• The Kardashians — Self
• 2021A Man Named Scott — Self
• 2021Kanye with Special Guest Drake: Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert — Self
• 2021The Cody Project — Self
• This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)
• 2021You're Watching Video Music Box — Self (archive footage)
• 2020500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Backstory: The Decision — Himself (archive footage)
• 2020Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Colette, Mon Amour — Self
• History 101 — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Kanye West: A Higher Power — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Kim Kardashian West: Hollywood Royalty — Self
• 2020Out of Shadows — Self (archive) (as Kanye West)
• 2020The BRITs at 40 — Self (archive footage)
• Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America — Self
• 2019Kanye West - Sunday Service At The Mountain — Self
• 2019Kanye West: 'Jesus Is King' and Iconic Sunday Service — Self
• 2019Music Videos That Defined the 00’s — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly — Self
• 2019Very Ralph — Self
• 2018AWGE DVD: Volume 3 — Self
• 2018Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming — Self
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — Self
• 2018To Our Daughter — Self
• 2017Cherry Bomb: The Documentary — Self
• The True Story of... — Self (archive footage)
• Hip Hop Evolution — Self
• Kocktails With Khloé — Self
• Rob & Chyna — Self
• Celebrity Family Feud — Self
• 2015Daft Punk Unchained — Self
• 2015Fresh Dressed — Self
• I Am Cait — Self
• 2015The Game: The Documentary 2 — Self
• Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• 2013Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream — Self (uncredited)
• 2013David Blaine: Real or Magic — Self
• 2013Made in America — Self
• 2013Mademoiselle C — Self
• 2013Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records — Self
• 201212-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief — Self
• 2012Bad 25 — Self
• Loiter Squad — Self
• 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap — Self
• 2011Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call — Self
• Kourtney and Kim Take New York — Self
• 2010Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour — Self
• Alan Carr: Chatty Man — Self
• 2009Beyoncé: I Am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum Edition) — Self
• 2009DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd — Self (archive footage)
• 2009DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show — Self
• Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami — Self
• 2009Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez — Self
• The Jay Leno Show — Self - Guest (as Kanye West)
• 2008Alligator Boots — Self - Host/Self - Stormtrooper Kanye(as Kanye West)
• 2007Bling: A Planet Rock — Self
• Chelsea Lately — Self (archive footage)
• 2007Concert for Diana — Self
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians — Self
• 2007Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 — Self
• 2007Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special — Self
• 2006Beat Kings — Self
• 2006September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party — Self
• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts — Self
• 2005Dave Chappelle's Block Party — Self
• 2005John Legend - Live at the House of Blues — Self
• 2005Kanye West: Unauthorized — Self (archive footage)
• 2005Live 8 — Self
• My Super Sweet 16 — Self
• 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast — Self - Presenter
• 2005State Property: Blood on the Streets — Self
• The Friday Night Project — Self - Host
• 2005Usher The Truth Tour 2004 — Self
• 2004JAY-Z: Fade to Black — Self
• Anderson Cooper 360° — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• Pepsi Smash — Self
• Punk'd — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• The Grammys — Self, Self - Performer
• Ye Live at Mexico City Night 1 — Self
• Ye Live at Mexico City Night 2 — Self