Kanye West — Chicago ↗︎
Kanye West
Musician · Cultural figure
Kanye West
Chicago’s gospel, soul and hip-hop geography grounds the city connections in West’s early work.
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
MOMENTS
What happened where.
Discover the story behind each place.
Kanye West — Chicago — Chess Records / Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven
Chess Records / Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Kanye West — Chicago — location reference ↗︎Kanye West — Chicago — Daley Plaza
Daley Plaza is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Kanye West — Chicago — location reference ↗︎Kanye West — Chicago — Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Kanye West — Chicago — location reference ↗︎Kanye West — Chicago — Willis Tower
Willis Tower is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Kanye West — Chicago — location reference ↗︎Kanye West — Chicago — Metro Chicago
Metro Chicago is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Kanye West — Chicago — location reference ↗︎PLACES
The real-world trail.
5 sourced places connected to the story.
ChicagoDaley Plaza ↗︎
50 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
ChicagoChicago Union Station ↗︎
225 S Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606
ChicagoWillis Tower ↗︎
233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
ChicagoChess Records / Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven ↗︎
2120 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
ChicagoMetro Chicago ↗︎
3730 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613
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Cities and Worlds.
Chicago ↗︎
Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.
Kanye West — Chicago ↗︎
Follow Kanye West — Chicago through 5 real places in Chicago. Chicago’s gospel, soul and hip-hop lineages shape the city references in West’s early work.