Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
2013 Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78tT_YxF_c
“There's a real self-serving element to hip-hop that threatens its life span.”
AIM Celebrity Interview http://music.aol.com/artists/aim_celebrity_interview/john_mayer (November 2005)
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