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Sessions for West's sixth solo effort begin to take shape in early 2013 in his own personal loft's living room at a Paris hotel. Determined to "undermine the commercial", he once again brought together close collaborators and attempted to incorporate Chicago drill, dancehall, acid house, and industrial music. Primarily inspired by architecture, West's perfectionist tendencies led him to contact producer Rick Rubin fifteen days shy of its due date to strip down the record's sound in favor of a more minimalist approach. Initial promotion of his sixth album included worldwide video projections of the album's music and live television performances. Yeezus, West's sixth album, was released June 18, 2013 to rave reviews from critics. It became the rapper's sixth consecutive number one debut, but also marked his lowest solo opening week sales. Def Jam issued "Black Skinhead" to radio in July 2013 as the album's lead single. On September 6, 2013, Kanye West announced he would be headlining his first solo tour in five years, to support Yeezus, with fellow American rapper Kendrick Lamar accompanying him along the way.

Question: Where did Kanye begin production on his sixth album?
Answer: Paris

Question: What became the name of his sixth studio album?
Answer: Yeezus

Question: Who did Kanye tour alongside of in order to promote the efforts of Yeezus?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar

Question: In what year did Kanye West begin working on his sixth album?
Answer: 2013

Question: What was the inspiration behind Kanye West's decision to call Rick Rubin?
Answer: architecture

Question: What was the name of Kanye's sixth album?
Answer: Yeezus

Question: On what date was Yeezus released?
Answer: June 18, 2013

Question: What artist did Kanye go on tour with while promoting album number six?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar
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In June 2013, West and television personality Kim Kardashian announced the birth of their first child, North. In October 2013, the couple announced their engagement to widespread media attention. November 2013, West stated that he was beginning work on his next studio album, hoping to release it by mid-2014, with production by Rick Rubin and Q-Tip. In December 2013, Adidas announced the beginning of an official apparel collaboration with West, to be premiered the following year. In May 2014, West and Kardashian were married in a private ceremony in Florence, Italy, with a variety of artists and celebrities in attendance. West released a single, "Only One", featuring Paul McCartney, on December 31, 2014. "FourFiveSeconds", a single jointly produced with Rihanna and McCartney, was released in January 2015. West also appeared on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, where he premiered a new song entitled "Wolves", featuring Sia Furler and fellow Chicago rapper, Vic Mensa. In February 2015, West premiered his clothing collaboration with Adidas, entitled Yeezy Season 1, to generally positive reviews. This would include West's Yeezy Boost sneakers. In March 2015, West released the single "All Day" featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney. West performed the song at the 2015 BRIT Awards with a number of US rappers and UK grime MC's including: Skepta, Wiley, Novelist, Fekky, Krept & Konan, Stormzy, Allan Kingdom, Theophilus London and Vic Mensa. He would premiere the second iteration of his clothing line, Yeezy Season 2, in September 2015 at New York Fashion Week.

Question: What was the name of Kanye's first child with Kim Kardashian?
Answer: North

Question: What brand set to collaborate on an apparel line with Kanye?
Answer: Adidas

Question: What famous British artist worked with Kanye on multiple singles?
Answer: Paul McCartney

Question: Where did Kanye perform his single "All Day" with a menagerie of other artists?
Answer: 2015 BRIT Awards

Question: Who is the mother of Kanye's first child?
Answer: Kim Kardashian

Question: What is Kanye West's first child's name?
Answer: North

Question: In what Italian city were Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wed?
Answer: Florence

Question: What musician joined Kanye West on the song "Only One"?
Answer: Paul McCartney

Question: What was the name of the Adidas clothing line by Kanye West that he released in 2013?
Answer: Yeezy Season 1
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Having initially announced a new album entitled So Help Me God slated for a 2014 release, in March 2015 West announced that the album would instead be tentatively called SWISH. Later that month, West was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for his contributions to music, fashion, and popular culture, officially making him an honorary DFA. The next month, West headlined at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK, despite a petition signed by almost 135,000 people against his appearance. At one point, he told the audience: "You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet." Media outlets, including social media sites such as Twitter, were sharply divided on his performance. NME stated, "The decision to book West for the slot has proved controversial since its announcement, and the show itself appeared to polarise both Glastonbury goers and those who tuned in to watch on their TVs." The publication added that "he's letting his music speak for and prove itself." The Guardian said that "his set has a potent ferocity – but there are gaps and stutters, and he cuts a strangely lone figure in front of the vast crowd."

Question: What did Kanye change the title of his next planned album from So Help Me God to?
Answer: SWISH

Question: From which institution did Kanye receive an honorary doctorate?
Answer: Art Institute of Chicago

Question: How many people signed a petition to keep Kanye from performing at Glastonbury Festival?
Answer: 135,000

Question: What was the original name of Kanye's album "SWISH"?
Answer: So Help Me God

Question: What school awarded Kanye west an honorary doctorate?
Answer: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Question: How many people petitioned his show at the Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK?
Answer: 135,000
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In December 2015, West released a song titled "Facts". He announced in January 2016 on Twitter that SWISH would be released on February 11, after releasing new song "Real Friends" and a snippet of "No More Parties in L.A." with Kendrick Lamar. This also revived the GOOD Fridays initiative in which Kanye releases new singles every Friday. On January 26, 2016, West revealed he had renamed the album from SWISH to Waves, and also announced the premier of his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at Madison Square Garden. In early 2016, several weeks prior to the release of his new album, West became embroiled in a short-lived social media altercation with rapper Wiz Khalifa on Twitter that eventually involved their mutual ex-partner, Amber Rose, who protested to West's mention of her and Khalifa's child. The feud involved allegations by Rose concerning her sexual relationship with West, and received significant media attention. As of February 2, 2016, West and Khalifa had reconciled. Several days ahead of the album's release, West again changed the title, this time to The Life of Pablo. On February 11, West premiered the album at Madison Square Garden as part of the presentation of his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line. Following the preview, West announced that he would be modifying the track list once more before its release to the public, and further delayed its release to finalize the recording of the track "Waves" at the behest of co-writer Chance the Rapper. He released the album exclusively on Tidal on 14 February 2016 following a performance on SNL.

Question: What was the tentative release date announced for Kanye's next studio album?
Answer: February 11

Question: What was Kanye's next album renamed again to?
Answer: Waves

Question: With what other rapper did Kanye west have a Twitter feud with in early 2016?
Answer: Wiz Khalifa

Question: What became the final title of Kanye's next album?
Answer: The Life of Pablo

Question: What platform was The Life of Pablo officially released on?
Answer: Tidal

Question: What song  by West was debuted in December 2015?
Answer: "Facts"

Question: On January 26, 2016, Kanye told the world he changed the name of his next album from SWISH to what?
Answer: Waves

Question: What artist did Kanye West have a feud with over Amber Rose?
Answer: Wiz Khalifa

Question: What was the name of Kanye's clothing line premiered at Madison Square Garden?
Answer: Yeezy Season 3
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West's musical career has been defined by frequent stylistic shifts, and has seen him develop and explore a variety of different musical approaches and genres throughout his work. When asked about his musical inspirations, he has named A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, George Michael, LL Cool J, Phil Collins and Madonna as early interests. He has further described musician David Bowie as one of his "most important inspirations," and named producer Puff Daddy as the "most important cultural figure in my life." Early in his career, West pioneered a style of production dubbed "chipmunk soul" which utilized pitched-up vocal samples, usually from soul and R&B songs, along with his own drums and instrumentation. His first major release featuring his trademark soulful vocal sampling style was "This Can't Be Life", a track from Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. West has said that Wu-Tang Clan producer RZA influenced him in his style, and has named Wu-Tang rappers Ghostface Killah and Ol' Dirty Bastard as inspirations. RZA spoke positively of the comparisons, stating in an interview for Rolling Stone, "All good. I got super respect for Kanye [...] [he] is going to inspire people to be like him." West further developed his style on his 2004 debut album, The College Dropout. After a rough version was leaked, he meticulously refined the production, adding string arrangements, gospel choirs, and improved drum programming.

Question: What English musician did Kanye cite as one of his biggest inspirations?
Answer: David Bowie

Question: Kanye has stated that members from which rap group influenced his early style?
Answer: Wu-Tang Clan

Question: What name did Kanye's early production style coin.
Answer: chipmunk soul

Question: What artist was named by Kanye West to be his "most important inspiration"?
Answer: David Bowie

Question: Who was Kanye's greatest cultural figure?
Answer: Puff Daddy

Question: What was the name of the song that first featured Kanye's "chipmunk soul" style?
Answer: "This Can't Be Life"
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For his second album, Late Registration (2005), he collaborated with film score composer Jon Brion and drew influence from non-rap influences such as English trip hop group Portishead. Blending West's primary soulful hip hop production with Brion's elaborate chamber pop orchestration, the album experimentally incorporated a wide array of different genres and prominent orchestral elements, including string arrangements, piano chords, brass flecks, and horn riffs among other symphonic instrumentation. It also incorporated a myriad of foreign and vintage instruments not typical in popular music, let alone hip hop, such as a celesta, harpsichord, Chamberlin, CS-80 analog synthesizer, Chinese bells and berimbau, vibraphones, and marimba. Rolling Stone described Late Registration as West claiming "the whole world of music as hip-hop turf" chronicling the album as "his mad quest to explode every cliché about hip-hop identity." Critic Robert Christgau wrote that "there's never been hip-hop so complex and subtle musically." For a period of time, Kanye West stood as the sole current pop star to tour with a string section, as audible on his 2006 live album Late Orchestration.

Question: What composer did Kanye collaborate with for his second record?
Answer: Jon Brion

Question: What classical elements did Brion bring to the production of Kanye's album?
Answer: orchestral elements, including string arrangements, piano chords, brass flecks, and horn riffs among other symphonic instrumentation

Question: What sort of orchestra did Kanye tour with while promoting his second album?
Answer: a string section

Question: What composer did Kanye West work with for his second album?
Answer: Jon Brion

Question: What English trip-hop group helped influence Kanye on his second album?
Answer: Portishead
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With his third album, Graduation (2007), West moved away from the sound of his previous releases and towards a more atmospheric, rock-tinged, electronic-influenced soundscape. The musical evolution arose from him listening to music genres encompassing European Britpop and Euro-disco, American alternative and indie-rock, and his native Chicago house. Towards this end, West retracted much of the live instrumentation that characterized his previous album and replaced it with heavy, gothic synthesizers, distorted synth-chords, rave stabs, house beats, electro-disco rhythms, and a wide array of modulated electronic noises and digital audio-effects. In addition, West drew musical inspiration from arena rock bands such as The Rolling Stones, U2, and Led Zeppelin in terms of melody and chord progression.

Question: What was the name of Kanye's third record?
Answer: Graduation

Question: What musical direction did Kanye take with his third album?
Answer: more atmospheric, rock-tinged, electronic-influenced soundscape

Question: Kanye drew inspiration from The Rolling Stones, U2, and Led Zeppelin in what ways?
Answer: melody and chord progression

Question: What year was Kanye West's third album released?
Answer: 2007
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West's fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008), marked an even more radical departure from his previous releases, largely abandoning rap and hip hop stylings in favor of a stark electropop sound composed of virtual synthesis, the Roland TR-808 drum machine, and explicitly auto-tuned vocal tracks. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Gary Numan, TJ Swan and Boy George, and maintaining a "minimal but functional" approach towards the album's studio production, West explored the electronic feel produced by Auto-Tune and utilized the sounds created by the 808, manipulating its pitch to produce a distorted, electronic sound; he then sought to juxtapose mechanical sounds with the traditional sounds of taiko drums and choir monks. The album's music features austere production and elements such as dense drums, lengthy strings, droning synthesizers, and somber piano, and drew comparisons to the work of 1980s post-punk and new wave groups, with West himself later confessing an affinity with British post-punk group Joy Division. Rolling Stone journalist Matthew Trammell asserted that the record was ahead of its time and wrote in a 2012 article, "Now that popular music has finally caught up to it, 808s & Heartbreak has revealed itself to be Kanye’s most vulnerable work, and perhaps his most brilliant."

Question: What kind of sound did Kanye abandon a rap and hiphop one for with his fourth album?
Answer: electropop

Question: Who did Kanye become inspired by while creating 808s & Heartbreak?
Answer: Gary Numan, TJ Swan and Boy George

Question: What types of instruments are present on his fourth album?
Answer: dense drums, lengthy strings, droning synthesizers, and somber piano

Question: What other artist besides Gary Numan and TJ Swan helped inspire Kanye's fourth album?
Answer: Boy George

Question: What other type of 1980s group was Kanye's fourth album compared to other than new wave?
Answer: post-punk

Question: The article about Kanye's fourth album written by Matthew Trammell was published in what magazine?
Answer: Rolling Stone
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West's fifth album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, has been noted by writers for its maximalist aesthetic and its incorporation of elements from West's previous four albums. Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson perceives that such elements "all recur at various points", namely "the luxurious soul of 2004's The College Dropout, the symphonic pomp of Late Registration, the gloss of 2007's Graduation, and the emotionally exhausted electro of 2008's 808s & Heartbreak". Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice writes that West "absorb[ed] the gifts of his handpicked collaborators, and occasionally elevat[ed] them" on previous studio albums, noting collaborators and elements as Jon Brion for Late Registration, DJ Toomp for Graduation, and Kid Cudi for 808s & Heartbreak.

Question: What is Kanye's fifth album titled? 
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Question: What journalist drew comparisons between My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and other Kanye albums?
Answer: Simon Vozick-Levinson

Question: What musician collaborated with Kanye West for his album Late Registration?
Answer: Jon Brion

Question: What artist worked with Kanye on his album Graduation?
Answer: DJ Toomp

Question: Kid Cudi joined Kanye for which album?
Answer: 808s & Heartbreak

Question: Which album by Kanye West has been talked about by writers for having maximalist aesthetic?
Answer: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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Describing his sixth studio album Yeezus (2013) as "a protest to music," West embraced an abrasive style that incorporated industrial music, acid house, dancehall, punk, electro, and Chicago drill. Inspired by the minimalist design of Le Corbusier and primarily electronic in nature, the album features distorted drum machines and "synthesizers that sound like they're malfunctioning, low-resolution samplers that add a pixelated digital aura to the most analog sounds." To this end, the album incorporates glitches reminiscent of CD skips or corrupted MP3's, and Auto-Tuned vocals are modulated to a point in which they are difficult to decipher. It also continues West's practice of eclectic samples: he employs a sample of Nina Simone's "Strange Fruit," an obscure Hindi sample on "I Am a God", and a sample of 1970s Hungarian rock group Omega on "New Slaves". "On Sight" interpolates a melody from "Sermon (He'll Give Us What We Really Need)" by the Holy Name of Mary Choral Family. Rolling Stone called the album a "brilliant, obsessive-compulsive career auto-correct".

Question: What did Kanye state that Yeezus was?
Answer: a protest to music

Question: What artist did Kanye draw inspiration from when crafting Yeezus?
Answer: Le Corbusier

Question: In what year was Kanye West's sixth album released?
Answer: 2013

Question: What was the title of Kanye's sixth album?
Answer: Yeezus
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In September 2005, West announced that he would release his Pastelle Clothing line in spring 2006, claiming "Now that I have a Grammy under my belt and Late Registration is finished, I am ready to launch my clothing line next spring." The line was developed over the following four years – with multiple pieces teased by West himself – before the line was ultimately cancelled in 2009. In 2009, West collaborated with Nike to release his own shoe, the Air Yeezys, with a second version released in 2012. In January 2009, West introduced his first shoe line designed for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week. The line was released in summer 2009. West has additionally designed shoewear for Bape and Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti.

Question: What did Kanye announce he would release after acquiring a Grammy in 2005?
Answer: clothing line

Question: What finally become of Kanye's clothing line in 2009?
Answer: cancelled

Question: When did Kanye West annouce his Pastelle Clothing line?
Answer: September 2005

Question: What year was Kanye's Pastelle Clothing Line scrapped?
Answer: 2009

Question: What company worked with Kanye in 2009 to create his own shoe line?
Answer: Nike

Question: For what brand did Kanye design a shoe meant for Paris Fashion Week?
Answer: Louis Vuitton
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On October 1, 2011, Kanye West premiered his women's fashion label, DW Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week. He received support from DSquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten, Olivier Theyskens, Jeremy Scott, Azzedine Alaïa, and the Olsen twins, who were also in attendance during his show. His debut fashion show received mixed-to-negative reviews, ranging from reserved observations by Style.com to excoriating commentary by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, Elleuk.com, The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar and many others. On March 6, 2012, West premiered a second fashion line at Paris Fashion Week. The line's reception was markedly improved from the previous presentation, with a number of critics heralding West for his "much improved" sophomore effort.

Question: Form whom was Kanye's 2011 fashion label designed for?
Answer: women

Question: What kind of reviews did Kanye's fashion line spark?
Answer: mixed-to-negative reviews

Question: When did Kanye debut his second effort in the fashion world?
Answer: March 6, 2012

Question: On what day was Kanye's women's clothing line debuted?
Answer: October 1, 2011

Question: What was the name of Kanye West's women's clothing line?
Answer: DW Kanye West

Question: On what day was Kanye's women's line premiered at Paris fashion week? 
Answer: October 1, 2011

Question: What was the name of West's fashion line for women?
Answer: DW Kanye West

Question: The fashion line shown in Paris received what sort of reviews?
Answer: mixed-to-negative

Question: On what day did West release his second fashion line?
Answer: March 6, 2012
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On December 3, 2013, Adidas officially confirmed a new shoe collaboration deal with West. After months of anticipation and rumors, West confirmed the release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts with a Twitter announcement directing fans to the domain yeezy.supply. In 2015, West unveiled his Yeezy Season clothing line, premiering Season 1 in collaboration with Adidas early in the year. The release of the Yeezy Boosts and the full Adidas collaboration was showcased in New York City on February 12, 2015, with free streaming to 50 cinemas in 13 countries around the world. An initial release of the Adidas Yeezy Boosts was limited to 9000 pairs to be available only in New York City via the Adidas smartphone app; the Adidas Yeezy Boosts were sold out within 10 minutes. The shoes released worldwide on February 28, 2015, were limited to select boutique stores and the Adidas UK stores. He followed with Season 2 later that year at New York Fashion Week. On February 11, West premiered his Yeezy Season 3 clothing line at Madison Square Garden in conjunction with the previewing of his album The Life of Pablo.

Question: What brand struck a deal with Kanye and sparked a new clothing line?
Answer: Adidas

Question: How many "seasons" of clothing did Kanye release?
Answer: 3

Question: What were the shoes designed by Kanye and released by Adidas called?
Answer: Adidas Yeezy Boosts

Question: How many pairs of shoes were sold in the initial release in New York City?
Answer: 9000

Question: What shoe was announced on Twitter by Kanye West?
Answer: Adidas Yeezy Boosts

Question: In what year did Kanye premier his Season line?
Answer: 2015

Question: What album release coincided with Kanye's Yeezy Season 3 clothing line?
Answer: The Life of Pablo
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In August 2008, West revealed plans to open 10 Fatburger restaurants in the Chicago area; the first was set to open in September 2008 in Orland Park. The second followed in January 2009, while a third location is yet to be revealed, although the process is being finalized. His company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the chain in Chicago. Ultimately, in 2009, only two locations actually opened. In February 2011, West shut down the Fatburger located in Orland Park. Later that year, the remaining Beverly location also was shuttered.

Question: What restaurant chain did Kanye aspire to open in his native Chicago?
Answer: Fatburger

Question: How many restaurants did Kanye open?
Answer: 2

Question: What happened to the Fatburger chains that Kanye established?
Answer: shut down

Question: What was the name of the restaurant Kanye annouced he was opening?
Answer: Fatburger

Question: How many  of Kanye's Fatburger restaurants were actually opened?
Answer: 2

Question: When was Kanye's last Fatburger restaurant closed?
Answer: 2011

Question: What is the name of Kanye West's food company?
Answer: KW Foods LLC
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West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. John Legend, Common, and West were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.

Question: What did Kanye call the label he founded in 2004?
Answer: GOOD Music

Question: As of 2015, who did Kanye choose as the new president of GOOD Music?
Answer: Pusha T

Question: What year did Kanye West open his GOOD Music production company and record label?
Answer: 2004

Question: What other artist besides Kanye West and Common was among the first to record at GOOD Music?
Answer: John Legend

Question: Who did Kanye name President of GOOD Music in 2015?
Answer: Pusha T
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On January 5, 2012, West announced his establishment of the creative content company DONDA, named after his late mother Donda West. In his announcement, West proclaimed that the company would "pick up where Steve Jobs left off"; DONDA would operate as "a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers in a creative space to bounce their dreams and ideas" with the "goal to make products and experiences that people want and can afford." West is notoriously secretive about the company's operations, maintaining neither an official website nor a social media presence. In stating DONDA's creative philosophy, West articulated the need to "put creatives in a room together with like minds" in order to "simplify and aesthetically improve everything we see, taste, touch, and feel.". Contemporary critics have noted the consistent minimalistic aesthetic exhibited throughout DONDA creative projects.

Question: What was the goal of Kanye's new creative company DONDA?
Answer: to make products and experiences that people want and can afford

Question: Kanye's creative content company DONDA was named after who?
Answer: mother Donda West

Question: On what date did Kanye go public with his DONDA company?
Answer: January 5, 2012
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On March 30, 2015, it was announced that West is a co-owner, with various other music artists, in the music streaming service Tidal. The service specialises in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Jay Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015. Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Rihanna, Beyoncé, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake. The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry, and to rival other streaming services such as Spotify, which have been criticised for their low payout of royalties. "The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value", stated Jay-Z on the release of Tidal.

Question: What platform was Kanye named  a co-owner of in 2015?
Answer: Tidal

Question: What longtime friend of Kanye acquired Tidal in 2015?
Answer: Jay-Z

Question: What criticisms of other streaming platforms does Tidal stand to challenge?
Answer: low payout of royalties

Question: What music streaming service is Kanye West a co-owner of?
Answer: Tidal

Question: What is Tidal's specialization?
Answer: lossless audio and high definition music videos

Question: Which famous rapper bought Aspiro?
Answer: Jay Z

Question: What music service is a huge competitor for Tidal?
Answer: Spotify
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West, alongside his mother, founded the "Kanye West Foundation" in Chicago in 2003, tasked with a mission to battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education. In 2007, the West and the Foundation partnered with Strong American Schools as part of their "Ed in '08" campaign. As spokesman for the campaign, West appeared in a series of PSAs for the organization, and hosted an inaugural benefit concert in August of that year.

Question: With the help of his mom, what foundation did Kanye create early in his career?
Answer: Kanye West Foundation

Question: What is the goal of the Kanye West Foundation?
Answer: battle dropout and illiteracy rates, while partnering with community organizations to provide underprivileged youth access to music education

Question: What was founded by Kanye West and his mother?
Answer: Kanye West Foundation

Question: In What year did the Kanye West Foundation Partner with Strong American Schools? 
Answer: 2007

Question: Where was the "Kanye West Foundation" founded?
Answer: Chicago

Question: What other mission besides dropout and illiteracy rates did the Kanye West Foundation seek to improve?
Answer: music education

Question: What campaign did the Kanye West Foundation partner with in 2007?
Answer: "Ed in '08"

Question: In what month was the inaugural concert held for the "Ed in '08" campaign?
Answer: August
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In 2008, following the death of West's mother, the foundation was rechristened "The Dr. Donda West Foundation."  The foundation ceased operations in 2011.

Question: What was the Kanye West Foundation renamed to in 2008?
Answer: The Dr. Donda West Foundation

Question: What year did the foundation end its run?
Answer: 2011

Question: In what year did Kanye West's mother pass away? 
Answer: 2008

Question: Kanye's foundation was changed to what name following his mother's death? 
Answer: The Dr. Donda West Foundation

Question: What year did the foundation stop operating? 
Answer: 2008
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West has been an outspoken and controversial celebrity throughout his career, receiving both criticism and praise from many, including the mainstream media, other artists and entertainers, and two U.S. presidents. On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, West (a featured speaker) accused President George W. Bush of not "car[ing] about black people". When West was presenting alongside actor Mike Myers, he deviated from the prepared script to criticize the media's portrayal of hurricane victims, saying:

Question: During what show did Kanye take an opportunity to criticize the efforts of a U.S. President?
Answer: A Concert for Hurricane Relief

Question: Which U.S. President did Kanye criticize after the events of Hurricane Katrina? 
Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which President did Kanye West accuse of "Not caring for black people"?
Answer: George W. Bush

Question: On what day did the Kanye's famous George W. Bush criticism take place?
Answer: September 2, 2005
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Myers spoke next and continued to read the script. Once it was West's turn to speak again, he said, "George Bush doesn't care about black people." At this point, telethon producer Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker, who was unaware of the cut for a few seconds. Still, West's comment reached much of the United States.

Question: What happened after Kanye made his controversial statement?
Answer: Rick Kaplan cut off the microphone and then cut away to Chris Tucker

Question: Who did Kanye West say doesn't care about black people?
Answer: George Bush
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Bush stated in an interview that the comment was "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency. In November 2010, in a taped interview with Matt Lauer for the Today show, West expressed regret for his criticism of Bush. "I would tell George Bush in my moment of frustration, I didn't have the grounds to call him a racist", he told Lauer. "I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don't always choose the right words." The following day, Bush reacted to the apology in a live interview with Lauer saying he appreciated the rapper's remorse. "I'm not a hater", Bush said. "I don't hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races." Reactions were mixed, but some felt that West had no need to apologize. "It was not the particulars of your words that mattered, it was the essence of a feeling of the insensitivity towards our communities that many of us have felt for far too long", argued Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. Bush himself was receptive to the apology, saying, "I appreciate that. It wasn't just Kanye West who was talking like that during Katrina, I cited him as an example, I cited others as an example as well. You know, I appreciate that."

Question: How did George W. Bush describe Kanye's controversial statement?
Answer: "one of the most disgusting moments" of his presidency

Question: To which reporter did Kanye West express regret for his remark about President Bush?
Answer: Matt Lauer
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In September 2013, West was widely rebuked by human rights groups for performing in Kazakhstan at the wedding of authoritarian President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grandson. He traveled to Kazakhstan, which has one of the poorest human rights records in the world, as a personal guest of Nazarbayev. Other notable Western performers, including Sting, have previously cancelled performances in the country over human rights concerns. West was reportedly paid US$3 million for his performance. West had previously participated in cultural boycotts, joining Shakira and Rage Against The Machine in refusing to perform in Arizona after the 2010 implementation of stop and search laws directed against potential illegal aliens.

Question: Kanye was criticized by human rights groups for performing in what country?
Answer: Kazakhstan

Question: How much was Kanye paid to perform in Kazakhstan?
Answer: $3 million

Question: How is Kazakhstan's human rights record compared to the rest of the world?
Answer: one of the poorest

Question: What country's President paid Kanye West to perform at his grandson's wedding?
Answer: Kazakhstan

Question: Kanye, Shakira, and Rage Against the Machine refused to perform in what state due to a new law against illegal aliens?
Answer: Arizona

Question: For what reason did Sting and other artists cancel their scheduled performances in Kazakhstan? 
Answer: human rights concerns
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Later in 2013, West launched a tirade on Twitter directed at talk show host Jimmy Kimmel after his ABC program Jimmy Kimmel Live! ran a sketch on September 25 involving two children re-enacting West's recent interview with Zane Lowe for BBC Radio 1 in which he calls himself the biggest rock star on the planet. Kimmel reveals the following night that West called him to demand an apology shortly before taping.

Question: What TV show lampooned one of Kanye's BBC Radio 1 interviews?
Answer: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Question: What did Kanye demand from Jimmy Kimmel in regards to the sketch?
Answer: an apology

Question: What person was Kanye's rant on Twitter directed at?
Answer: Jimmy Kimmel

Question: The skit on JImmy Kimmel Live! was a depiction of Kanye West and what reporter?
Answer: Zane Lowe

Question: On what radio station did Kanye West deem himself "the biggest rockstar on the planet"?
Answer: BBC Radio 1
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During a November 26, 2013 radio interview, West explained why he believed that President Obama had problems pushing policies in Washington: "Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can't make these moves or he's not executing. That's because he ain't got those connections. Black people don't have the same level of connections as Jewish people...We ain't Jewish. We don't got family that got money like that." In response to his comments, the Anti-Defamation League stated: "There it goes again, the age-old canard that Jews are all-powerful and control the levers of power in government." On December 21, 2013, West backed off of the original comment and told a Chicago radio station that "I thought I was giving a compliment, but if anything it came off more ignorant. I don’t know how being told you have money is an insult."

Question: What president did Kanye comment on as having trouble pushing policies while in office?
Answer: Obama

Question: What type of people did Kanye state had more power than Black people?
Answer: Jewish people

Question: On what day did Kanye do an interview about President Obama pushing policies in Washington?
Answer: November 26, 2013

Question: On what day did Kanye take back his original comment about Jews?
Answer: December 21, 2013
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In February 2016, West again became embroiled in controversy when he posted a tweet seemingly asserting Bill Cosby's innocence in the wake of over 50 women making allegations of sexual assault directed at Cosby.

Question: What celebrity knee-deep in controversy did Kanye endorse in a 2016 tweet?
Answer: Bill Cosby

Question: What actor was Kanye defending on Twitter in February 2016?
Answer: Bill Cosby
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In 2004, West had his first of a number of public incidents during his attendance at music award events. At the American Music Awards of 2004, West stormed out of the auditorium after losing Best New Artist to country singer Gretchen Wilson. He later commented, "I felt like I was definitely robbed [...] I was the best new artist this year." After the 2006 Grammy nominations were released, West said he would "really have a problem" if he did not win the Album of the Year, saying, "I don't care what I do, I don't care how much I stunt – you can never take away from the amount of work I put into it. I don't want to hear all of that politically correct stuff." On November 2, 2006, when his "Touch the Sky" failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented to Justice and Simian for "We Are Your Friends" and argued that he should have won the award instead. Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane. He later spoofed the incident on the 33rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live in September 2007.

Question: To who did Kanye lose the Best New Artist award in 2004?
Answer: Gretchen Wilson

Question: The video for what song failed to win an award for again in 2006, leading to an onstage outburst by Kanye?
Answer: Touch the Sky

Question: What artist did Kanye West lose "Best New Artist" to at the 2004 AMAs?
Answer: Gretchen Wilson

Question: Which Kanye West video failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards?
Answer: Touch the Sky

Question: On what day did Kanye apologize for his ranting at the MTV Europe Awards?
Answer: November 7, 2006

Question: What show did Kanye perform a spoof about the incident at the MTV Europe Awards?
Answer: Saturday Night Live
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On September 9, 2007, West suggested that his race had something to do with his being overlooked for opening the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in favor of Britney Spears; he claimed, "Maybe my skin’s not right." West was performing at the event; that night, he lost all five awards that he was nominated for, including Best Male Artist and Video of the Year. After the show, he was visibly upset that he had lost at the VMAs two years in a row, stating that he would not come back to MTV ever again. He also appeared on several radio stations saying that when he made the song "Stronger" that it was his dream to open the VMAs with it. He has also stated that Spears has not had a hit in a long period of time and that MTV exploited her for ratings.

Question: What did Kanye believe was a contributing factor in him not opening for the 2007 MTV VMAs?
Answer: race

Question: With what song did Kanye aspire to open the VMAs with?
Answer: Stronger

Question: What factor did Kanye West accuse of being the reason for his being excluded for the opening of the 2007 VMAs?
Answer: his race

Question: What song was Kanye's dream to perform on the VMAs?
Answer: "Stronger"
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On September 13, 2009, during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards while Taylor Swift was accepting her award for Best Female Video for "You Belong with Me", West went on stage and grabbed the microphone to proclaim that Beyoncé's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", nominated for the same award, was "one of the best videos of all time". He was subsequently removed from the remainder of the show for his actions. When Beyoncé later won the award for Best Video of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", she called Swift up on stage so that she could finish her acceptance speech. West was criticized by various celebrities for the outburst, and by President Barack Obama, who called West a "jackass". In addition, West's VMA disruption sparked a large influx of Internet photo memes with blogs, forums and "tweets" with the "Let you finish" photo-jokes. He posted a Tweet soon after the event where he stated, "Everybody wanna booooo me but I'm a fan of real pop culture... I'm not crazy y'all, I'm just real." He then posted two apologies for the outburst on his personal blog; one on the night of the incident, and the other the following day, when he also apologized during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show. After Swift appeared on The View two days after the outburst, partly to discuss the matter, West called her to apologize personally. Swift said she accepted his apology.

Question: What artist's award reception did Kanye interrupt onstage at the 2009 MTV VMAs?
Answer: Taylor Swift

Question: Which U.S. President criticized Kanye for his VMA outburst?
Answer: Obama

Question: Which President called Kanye West a jackass for his behavior at the 2009 VMAs?
Answer: President Barack Obama
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In September 2010, West wrote a series of apologetic tweets addressed to Swift including "Beyonce didn't need that. MTV didn't need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn't want or need that" and concluding with "I'm sorry Taylor." He also revealed he had written a song for Swift and if she did not accept the song, he would perform it himself. However, on November 8, 2010, in an interview with a Minnesota radio station, he seemed to recant his past apologies by attempting to describe the act at the 2009 awards show as "selfless" and downgrade the perception of disrespect it created. In "Famous," a track from his 2016 album The Life of Pablo, West implies that this incident led to Swift's stardom, rapping, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why? I made that bitch famous." After some media backlash about the reference, West posted on Twitter "I did not diss Taylor Swift and I've never dissed her...First thing is I'm an artist and as an artist I will express how I feel with no censorship." He continued by adding that he had asked both Swift and his wife, Kim Kardashian, for permission to publish the line.

Question: To which artist did Kanye profusely apologize to?
Answer: Taylor Swift

Question: What song did Kanye end up writing that referenced his outburst against Taylor Swift?
Answer: Famous

Question: When did Kanye West post to Twitter apoloizing to Taylor Swift?
Answer: September 2010

Question: When did Kanye take back his apology to Taylor Swift, saying that he was being "selfless"?
Answer: November 8, 2010

Question: What album by Kanye was released in 2016?
Answer: The Life of Pablo
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On August 30, 2015, West was presented with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. In his acceptance speech, he stated, "Y'all might be thinking right now, 'I wonder did he smoke something before he came out here?' And the answer is: 'Yes, I rolled up a little something. I knocked the edge off.'" At the end of his speech, he announced, "I have decided in 2020 to run for president."

Question: What award did Kanye capture at the 2015 MTV VMAs?
Answer: Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Question: When does Kanye intend to run for president?
Answer: 2020

Question: What award was presented to Kanye West on August 30, 2015?
Answer: Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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Music fans have turned to Change.org around the globe to try and block West's participation at various events. The largest unsuccessful petition has been to the Glastonbury Festival 2015 with 133,000+ voters stating they would prefer a rock band to headline. On July 20, 2015, within five days of West's announcement as the headlining artist of the closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games, Change.org user XYZ collected over 50,000 signatures for West's removal as headliner citing the headlining artist should be Canadian. In his Pan American Games Closing Ceremony performance, close to the end of his performance, West closed the show by tossing his faulty microphone in the air and walked off stage.

Question: For what event was the largest amount of signatures collected in an attempt to keep Kanye from performing at it?
Answer: Glastonbury Festival 2015

Question: What was another event that garnered a large amount of protest for Kanye's removal of headliner status?
Answer: 2015 Pan American Games

Question: What website have music fans been using to try to block Kanye West's performance at different events?
Answer: Change.org

Question: What festival was the largest failed petition to keep Kanye from performing?
Answer: Glastonbury Festival

Question: How many signatures were gathered for Kanye's removal from the 2015 Pan American Games?
Answer: 50,000
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West began an on-and-off relationship with designer Alexis Phifer in 2002, and they became engaged in August 2006. The pair ended their 18-month engagement in 2008. West subsequently dated model Amber Rose from 2008 until the summer of 2010. West began dating reality star and longtime friend Kim Kardashian in April 2012. West and Kardashian became engaged in October 2013, and married on May 24, 2014 at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. Their private ceremony was subject to widespread mainstream coverage, with West taking issue with the couple's portrayal in the media. They have two children: daughter North "Nori" West (born June 15, 2013) and son Saint West (born December 5, 2015). In April 2015, West and Kardashian traveled to Jerusalem to have North baptized in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James. The couple's high status and respective careers have resulted in their relationship becoming subject to heavy media coverage; The New York Times referred to their marriage as "a historic blizzard of celebrity."

Question: Kanye's first engagement was to which well-known designer?
Answer: Alexis Phifer

Question: What model did Kanye begin to date in 2008?
Answer: Amber Rose

Question: Who has Kanye finally settled with an married in 2014?
Answer: Kim Kardashian

Question: How many children does Kanye have with Kim?
Answer: 2

Question: What year did Kanye West begin his relationship with Alexis Phifer?
Answer: 2002

Question: When did Alexis Phifer and Kanye West get engaged?
Answer: August 2006

Question: Who did Kanye date from 2008 to 2010?
Answer: Amber Rose

Question: When did Kanye West start dating Kim Kardashian?
Answer: April 2012

Question: Where in Jerusalem did Kardashian and West have their daughter North baptised?
Answer: Armenian Apostolic Church at the Cathedral of St. James