He wanted to get the Grammy for The Best Album Of The Year in 2006, but having 8 Grammies in the pocket, did not win the nomination (the prize went to U2). Though after College Dropout ovewhealming success the singer was never afraid to take brave decisions. In January 2006 West shocked the audience appearing on the Rolling Stone cover in the image of Jesus. Though soon after this event the artist said he was going to launch his own clothes line, the condition of this project is unsettled till now. It got the most favorable critical acclaims and brought Kanye the Grammy award after releasing such brilliant rap anthems as Diamonds From Sierra Leone (which features wonderful vocals of Shirley Bassey's from Diamonds Are Forever) and Gold Digger (featuring Jamie Foxx). In August 2005 West released his second disc, Late Registration. Rap-singer also chose for his symbol a cute teddy bear that can be seen on all his albums and singles. It was highly apprased by critics for good sampling and whitty wordplay in lyrics. It entered the debut album College Dropout that saw light in 2004.
Every cloud has a silver lining, and this crash inspired him for writing the first sinlge, Through The Wire, with a strong faith motive. On October 23, 2002, Kanye West got into a car accident after falling asleep while driving.
