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• "Hey Mama" appears on Kanye West's sophomore album, Late Registration. The album was released on August 30, 2005. "Hey Mama" was never officially released as a single.

  The song was written as a tribute to Kanye's mother, Donda West. Shortly after her death in 2007 Kanye performed the song at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

• Fast Facts

  1. Genre: Hip-Hop
  2. Album: Late Registration
  3. Labels: Roc-A-Fella, Island Def Jam
  4. Writers: Kanye West, Donal Leace
  5. Producers: Kanye West, Jon Brion
  6. Recorded: 2004–2005
  7. Released: August 30, 2005
  8. Tribute to West's mother Donda West

• Kanye West

  1. Name: Kanye Omari West
  2. Born: June 8, 1977
  3. Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
  4. Label: Roc-A-Fella, Island Def Jam
  5. Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
  6. Grammy Awards: 9
  7. Mother Donda West died in late 2007 due to complications from plastic surgery
  8. Broke up with fiancee Alexis Phifer in 2008
  9. Produced songs for Jay-Z, Common, Kid Sister, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys and John Legend

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