Where does one begin with Kanye West? Really, where does one start to describe arguably the most polarising, outlandish, frustrating yet fascinating cultural figure of our time?

Better yet, how does one document his entire journey from the humble beginnings as a rising producer to becoming the richest Black man in US history?

He’s proclaimed himself as “Shakespeare in the flesh”, Walt Disney and Warhol and often told us (and, more specifically, Sway) “that we don’t have the answers” as we attempt to unravel the things he has said and done over the years.

And while he is famed for his musical talents both behind the scenes and on stage, along with his skills in fashion and design, his words have often become the thing most synonymous with Kanye – for better or for worse.

Whether it was his sociocultural defining “Bush doesn’t like Black people” moment of 2005, to the “Taylor, I’m gonna let you finish” saga of 2009 to the disappointing “slavery was a choice” comment of 2018 – his use of words to describe himself, situations around him and his thoughts (many of which are questionable) have always been a key element of the puzzle that is Kanye West.

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