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Happy Birthday, Kanye West! Watch Yeezy's Best Soundbites (VIDEO)

Happy Birthday, Kanye!
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Happy birthday, Kanye West!

The 21-times Grammy Award-winning artist, affectionately known as Yeezy, may have become tabloid fodder since he began dating reality TV star Kim Kardashian, but 36 is shaping up to be a grand age for the rapper.

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The birth of his first child (who has the potential to be the most spoiled baby girl EVER), may eclipse all other events in West's 37th year, but the 'Gold Digger' star also has some big projects coming up...

West is gearing up to release his eighth studio album 'Yeezus', reportedly due out on 18 June.

Daft Punk have recently been confirmed as co-writers of his new track 'Black Skinhead' and other collaborators apparently set to appear on the record include Frank Ocean, Daft Punk, Skrillex, Tyler, The Creator, RZA, James Blake, John Legend, Jay Electronica, Travi$ Scott, Chief Keef and Ma$e. Phew.

Following on from the album is a rumoured world tour, on which Kim and baby may or may not follow him around the world.

And turning his undeniable performance talents to the big screen, West will make a cameo role in the highly-anticipated 'Anchorman' sequel, 'The Legend Continues', which reaches cinemas on 20 December.

However, while West is applauded for his lyrical genius, the rapper also has an undisputed way of causing controversy with his words. On his day of birth, time to toast Yeezy with his best soundbites (that didn't appear in his songs) in the video above.

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Kanye's worst moments
'People Look At Me ... Like I'm Hitler'(01 of06)
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Kanye's latest gone-too-far remark? "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler," he said while performing at The Big Chill concert in the UK on August 6. "One day the light will shine through and one day people will understand everything I ever did."We're not positive, but we're pretty sure referencing Adolf Hitler isn't the way to get more people to understand you.
'Yo Taylor, I'm Really Happy For You, And I'mma Let You Finish...''(02 of06)
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It was the VMA acceptance speech heard 'round the world -- and it wasn't even by the intended recipient. When Taylor Swift won the 2009 VMA for Best Female Video, it was only a matter of seconds before Kanye West jumped up on stage to declare Beyonce the real winner in his eyes. (credit:Getty)
Going Rogue(03 of06)
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When producers booked Kanye as a celebrity guest for a Hurricane Katrina Relief telethon, they had no idea he would use the opportunity to diss President Bush. But he did, going so far as to say, "George Bush hates black people." In November 2010, Bush revealed in an NBC interview that West's remark was the worst moment of his presidency. (credit:Getty File)
Sore Loser(04 of06)
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Kanye West was all smiles before the 2007 VMAs and appeared onstage with fellow rapper 50 Cent (above). But after being nominated for five Moon Men and walking away with empty-handed, West was quite vocal about his disappointment, reportedly yelling backstage that he would "never return to MTV." (credit:Getty)
Not Helping The Cause(05 of06)
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While performing at a 2005 Live 8 concert in Philadelphia, Kanye reportedly referenced AIDS as a "man-made disease" that was "placed in Africa just like crack was placed in the black community to break up the Black Panthers." (credit:Getty)
Blame It On The Alcohol(06 of06)
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When Kanye lost the Best Video award to Justice at the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, he decided to voice his opinion on the matter. Instead of taking the news of his loss quietly, West jumped up on stage to spew a profanity-filled tirade about how his video for "Touch The Sky" should have won instead.West later blamed his outburst on booze. "I had a little sippy sippy," he told MTV UK, adding he planned to continue drinking after the show. (credit:Getty)
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