Books Recommended by Kanye West
Raising Kanye
Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar
Donda West
Source: "I've known my mom since I was zero years old. She is quite dope. [...] You'll learn things that I didn't even know until I read this book." - Kanye West
PowerNomics
The National Plan to Empower Black America
Dr. Claud Anderson
Source: "I’m willing to do a live interview with the New York Time about my meeting with Jared where we discussed [this book]." - Kanye West
Leonardo Da Vinci
The Complete Paintings and Drawings
Frank Zollner
Source: Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter.
Matthew Barney & Elizabeth Peyton
Blood of Two
Angus Cook
Source: Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter.
James Turrell
A Retrospective
Michael Govan
Source: Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter.
The Non-Materiality of the Material
Claudio Silvestrin
Source: Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter.
Portraits of Interiors
Axel Vervoordt
Source: Kanye West recommended this book as one of his "favs" on Twitter.
Blackout
How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation
Candace Owens
Source: "THANK YOU CANDACE OWENS." - Kanye West
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Did Kanye West recommend all these books?
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No. This reading list was curated by our editors based on confirmed mentions from Kanye West, the sources are made available under each recommendation.
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