Kanye West, an American rapper, has received 47 awards out of over 140 nominations, including 14 Grammy awards. West's debut album,
The College Dropout (2004), earned him the
Best Rap Album at the
2005 Grammy Awards, three
MOBO Awards, and Best New Artist at the
BET Awards. His second album,
Late Registration (2005), earned him seven Grammy nominations, two nominations at the
BRIT Awards, and Best Rapper at the
Vibe Music Awards. "
Stronger", the second single from his third album,
Graduation (2007), won Best Video at the MOBO Awards, a Best Video of the Year nomination at the
MTV Video Music Awards, and a
Video Star nomination at the
MTV Europe Music Awards.
American Music Awards
West has been nominated seven times at the annual
American Music Awards and has won two awards.
BET Awards
The annual
BET Awards were established in 2001 by the
Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate
African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment. West has received seven awards from 15 nominations.Associated Press (December 5, 2004). .
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