Transcript: Profile: Rising career of Kanye West

ALEX CHADWICK
NPR Special
12-07-2004
Profile: Rising career of Kanye West

Host: ALEX CHADWICK
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM

ALEX CHADWICK, host:

This is DAY TO DAY. I'm Alex Chadwick.

The Recording Academy has announced nominations for the next Grammy Awards. And at the top of the list is Kanye West. He's up for 10 awards, including one for album of the year for "The College Dropout," song of the year for "Jesus Walks" and best new artist. DAY TO DAY producer Christopher Johnson has this profile of Kanye West.

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON reporting:

Lots of rap artists boast about how young they were when they first started honing their craft. Some rappers claim it was in their college dorms. Others ...

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