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==Introduction==
===Rationale===
Kanye West is one of the most influential artists of the 21st century. He has received 92 awards out of 380 nominations including 21 Grammys. Born on 8 June 1977, Kanye has evolved from a record producer to a rapper, songwriter, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. He has been named by Time Magazine one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005 and 2015. There is no doubt Kanye West has had an impact in the modern world and the evolution of this impact is worthy of pursuit. Kanye West’s music is an important topic because it has influenced many people in the current century and has changed the way modern day hip hop is produced. Not only has Kanye influenced the people that listen to his music but he has also shed the light on other artists such as the most recent artist Chance the Rapper. Throughout his career Kanye has featured little known artists in his songs that bring these artists into the spotlight allowing their careers to flourish as well. 

To put a number on how popular Kanye is, Spotify, a digital music streaming service, reports that Kanye has 21,546,447 listeners per month and 4,470,661 followers which make him the 29th most popular artist on Spotify in the world. If all this did not make him one of the most popular people in the world then his spouse does. Kanye West is married to Kim Kardashian-West with 2 children. Kim Kardashian is one of the most popular TV personalities in the world. Outside of music Kanye has his own clothing brand. Currently Kanye has 7 solo albums and 2 collaboration albums and has been featured on numerous songs. What makes Kanye such an interesting topic is that Kanye has had multiple styles of music. He has evolved his music through the years and this evolution is the perfect centerpiece for an investigation.

===Method===
The topic of the project is the evolution of Kanye West. Kanye West has experienced many ordeals throughout his life but perhaps the greatest ordeal was the passing of his mother due to complications from surgery. This death occurred during the middle of his career. The guiding question is: How was Kanye West’s music affected by the death of his mother? We believe Kanye West became much more aggressive and explicit after the death of his mother because he had to cope with the deep sadness and he dealt with is by taking a narcissistic approach to his music. We will investigate this thesis by first outlining Kanye West’s life. A timeline will be created to pinpoint exactly when Kanye West’s mother passed so there is a before and after that can be analyzed. To do most of our investigation we will compile the lyrics of every single song from Kanye’s 7 solo albums and analyze them through digital technologies. Only the 7 solo albums will be looked at and not 2 collaboration albums because the 7 solo albums represent the thoughts of just Kanye West. Text mining will be used to gage the explicitness of Kanye’s music before and after his mother’s passing. Every lyric, even the lyrics sang by features in Kanye West's songs, will be analyzed because Kanye West had the final say on whether or not the lyrics would be part of the final product and therefore represent him in that time period even if he is not the one singing the lyrics.

==Timeline==
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==Text Mining==
===Bitch/Fuck===
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===Kill===
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===Money===
===God===
===Jesus===
===Love===
===Family/Mama===

==Close Reading==
==Conclusion==
===Sources===
Genius. "The Evolution of Kanye West Rewind." Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARmSqvfwnE. Accessed 17 April 2017.