Kanye West was famously married to Kim Kardashian from to After his split from Kim, he reportedly tied the knot with Bianca Censori. His first known public romance was with his high school sweetheart, Sumeke Rainey, whom he dated until his debut album, The College Dropout , catapulted him into unimaginable superstardom in Even after Kardashian, West continues making headlines for the women he's romanced.
Before he became a household name, West dated his high school sweetheart. While their relationship remained out of the public eye, he referenced her on "Never Let Me Down," a track from his debut album, The College Dropout.
Rainey I'm gonna marry your daughter," he rapped on the song. The pair's relationship ended as he rose to stardom. The rapper and designer Alexis Phifer dated on and off from until The pair went through a rough patch when West's career skyrocketed in after the release of The College Dropout. They later reunited, and in August , the Grammy winner proposed to her over a lobster and pasta dinner while vacationing on the island of Capri.
After an month engagement, during which West's mom Donda unexpectedly died , the pair called it off in April He's one of the most talented people I've ever met. The former MTV employee and Harlem Heights star dated the actor during a brief split from Phifer, and she attended the Grammy Awards with him and his mother before they split that summer. Crittendon later spoke to Essence about the pressure the spotlight on the relationship put on her, saying in , "[I] had to live in the shadow of that's 'Kanye's ex-girl.
She added that the relationship ended on good terms. As far as I'm concerned, if he ever needed anything, I'd be there and [he would do] the same for me. The "Fade" rapper dated the Philadelphia-born model and TV personality from until , following his split from Phifer. Rose called it off, later alleging that she endured " constant bullying " from West in the wake of their split. I had to just take that," Rose said during a interview on Complex 's Everyday Struggle talk show.
