Photos: Kanye West through the years

Kim Kardashian (L) and Kanye West attend the “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City.

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Chicago Tribune

May 20, 2016 12 PM PT

Throughout the years Kanye West has won a total of 21 Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all time. The Chicago native’s music has also been ranked highly by MTV, Billboard, Time and Rolling Stone. This photo gallery highlights Kanye’s career as an artist, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer.

Kanye West and A$AP Rocky perform onstage during day 1 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2016 in Indio, California.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating “China: Through the Looking Glass” on May 4, 2015, in New York.

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Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West share the stage at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2015.

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Kanye West, husband of Kim Kardashian, carries their daughter North, following a reported baptism ceremony at the Armenian St. James Cathedral in Jerusalem’s Old City on April 13, 2015. (Ahmad Gharabli, AFP/Getty Images)