Bob Schaller earned his master's at Wyoming and PhD at Texas Tech and teaches college writing.

Written for general readers in high school and up and illustrated with B&W photos, this biography of West describes his early life, his education, his personal and professional influences, and his struggles and accomplishments, including an MTV award in 2008 as the #1 MC. Reference features include a timeline, an annotated list of awards and songs, and a bibliography of magazine stories, books, newspaper and news service articles, web publications, radio interviews, TV and internet broadcasts, and public relations web sites. While emphasis is on facts, the books in the series are intended to be entertaining.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Kanye WestChapter 1 Humble BeginningsChapter 2 Kanye's FatherChapter 3 Growing Up in the Heartland's "Capital" CityChapter 4 Studies in the Windy CityChapter 5 Hello, Hip-HopChapter 6 The Louis Vuitton DonChapter 7 Dr. Dre Paved Path from (the) WestChapter 8 Kanye's "Big Brother" Jay-ZChapter 9 From Producer to ArtistChapter 10 The MusicChapter 11 Hurricane Katrina Meets Hurricane KanyeChapter 12 2007–2008: A Period of Big Wins and Deep LossesAppendix A: June 8, A Notable Day in HistoryAppendix B: Awards and SongsBibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page

Bob Schaller earned his master's at Wyoming and PhD at Texas Tech and teaches college writing.

Written for general readers in high school and up and illustrated with B&W photos, this biography of West describes his early life, his education, his personal and professional influences, and his struggles and accomplishments, including an MTV award in 2008 as the #1 MC. Reference features include a timeline, an annotated list of awards and songs, and a bibliography of magazine stories, books, newspaper and news service articles, web publications, radio interviews, TV and internet broadcasts, and public relations web sites. While emphasis is on facts, the books in the series are intended to be entertaining.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Kanye WestChapter 1 Humble BeginningsChapter 2 Kanye's FatherChapter 3 Growing Up in the Heartland's "Capital" CityChapter 4 Studies in the Windy CityChapter 5 Hello, Hip-HopChapter 6 The Louis Vuitton DonChapter 7 Dr. Dre Paved Path from (the) WestChapter 8 Kanye's "Big Brother" Jay-ZChapter 9 From Producer to ArtistChapter 10 The MusicChapter 11 Hurricane Katrina Meets Hurricane KanyeChapter 12 2007–2008: A Period of Big Wins and Deep LossesAppendix A: June 8, A Notable Day in HistoryAppendix B: Awards and SongsBibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page

Bob Schaller earned his master's at Wyoming and PhD at Texas Tech and teaches college writing.

Written for general readers in high school and up and illustrated with B&W photos, this biography of West describes his early life, his education, his personal and professional influences, and his struggles and accomplishments, including an MTV award in 2008 as the #1 MC. Reference features include a timeline, an annotated list of awards and songs, and a bibliography of magazine stories, books, newspaper and news service articles, web publications, radio interviews, TV and internet broadcasts, and public relations web sites. While emphasis is on facts, the books in the series are intended to be entertaining.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Kanye WestChapter 1 Humble BeginningsChapter 2 Kanye's FatherChapter 3 Growing Up in the Heartland's "Capital" CityChapter 4 Studies in the Windy CityChapter 5 Hello, Hip-HopChapter 6 The Louis Vuitton DonChapter 7 Dr. Dre Paved Path from (the) WestChapter 8 Kanye's "Big Brother" Jay-ZChapter 9 From Producer to ArtistChapter 10 The MusicChapter 11 Hurricane Katrina Meets Hurricane KanyeChapter 12 2007–2008: A Period of Big Wins and Deep LossesAppendix A: June 8, A Notable Day in HistoryAppendix B: Awards and SongsBibliographyIndexPhoto essay follows page