How tall is Kanye West?

Kanye West's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 27% of men in the United States.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 27% of men in the United States born in 1977 (average 177.5 cm).

West next to his bandmates and co-stars

Jay-Z is 15 cm taller than Kanye West (188 cm), bandmate in The Throne.

Eminem is the same height than Kanye West (173 cm), The Interview co-star.

Nicki Minaj is 16 cm shorter than Kanye West (157 cm), The Interview co-star.

About Kanye West

Kanye West, who is also known as Ye, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer, born on 8 June 1977 in Atlanta. He was raised in Chicago. After dropping out of college to pursue a music career, he became a producer for Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and gained recognition for his chipmunk soul production style before signing with the label as a recording artist.

His first two studio albums, The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005), received critical acclaim and became the first of his eleven US Billboard 200 number-one albums. Rolling Stone ranked Graduation (2007), 808s & Heartbreaks (2008), My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and Yeezus (2013) among the greatest albums of all time. He has five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, including Slow Jamz (2003), Gold Digger (2005), Stronger (2007) and E.T. (2011, as a featured artist).

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), West is 15 cm shorter than Jay-Z, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), with whom he worked as The Throne. He is 16 cm taller than Nicki Minaj, listed at 157 cm (5'2"), and has the same listed height as Eminem; both appeared with him in The Interview. Bianca Censori is his partner.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kanye West in feet and inches? Kanye West is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Kanye West compared to Jay-Z? Jay-Z is 15 cm taller than Kanye West: 188 cm (6'2") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Kanye West compared to Eminem? Eminem is the same height than Kanye West: 173 cm (5'8") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Kanye West compared to Nicki Minaj? Nicki Minaj is 16 cm shorter than Kanye West: 157 cm (5'2") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Kanye West tall for men in the United States? At 173 cm he is taller than about 27% of men in the United States born in 1977, whose average height is 177.5 cm.

Sources

• Kanye West on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kanye West on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Kanye West on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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