A concert by world-famous rapper Kanye West in Almaty has been officially confirmed. The city administration and a Kazakh concert agency confirmed the event, according to the website infohub.kz.
Earlier, the artist's manager Joseph Carr had hinted at a possible concert. Now it is known that the performance will take place on August 14 at 9:00 p.m. at the Central Stadium. Kazakh marketing holding First Media Group published a poster on Instagram stating that this will be Kanye West's only concert in Kazakhstan. Ticket sales will begin on July 20 at 12:00 p.m.
Kanye West, also known as Ye, is an American rapper, music producer, and designer. He was born on June 7, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. West grew up in Chicago, where he was part of the city's hip-hop community. He started rapping in third grade and began making beats in seventh grade. In 1996, his name first appeared on the album 'Down to Earth' by Chicago rapper Grav, for which West produced several beats.
In February 2004, he released his debut album 'The College Dropout,' which immediately hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single 'Through the Wire' spent five weeks at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went triple platinum in the US and earned West ten Grammy nominations in 2005, winning in three categories, including Best Rap Album.
Kanye West is one of the most decorated artists: he has been nominated for 75 Grammys and won 24 awards. Twice, in 2005 and 2015, he was named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.