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- Performed at the 51st Grammy Awards
- Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
- Telecast: February 8, 2009 8PM EST on CBS
- Nominated for 6 awardsRapUp.com: Kanye West, Estelle, & Chris Brown Added to Grammy Lineup (February 3, 2009)
- Last year Kanye won Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rap Song
- Daft Punk made their live television debut performing with Kanye last year
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Kanye West was one of the many acts who performed at the 2009 Grammy Awards. West, a ten-time Grammy winner, performed "American Boy" with British singer Estelle. He performed "Swagger Like Us" with M.I.A., T.I., Jay-Z and Lil Wayne.RapUp.com: Kanye West, Estelle, & Chris Brown Added to Grammy Lineup (February 3, 2009)
West presented the award for Best New Artist to Adele for "Chasing Pavements."
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Kanye West Facts
- Years active: 2000 – present
- Labels: GOOD Music, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
- Albums: 4
- Grammy Awards: 10
- Mother Donda West died in late 2007 due to complications from plastic surgery
- Designed shoes for Nike and Louis VuittonRap Basement: Kanye's Nike & Louis Vuitton Shoes (January 28, 2009)
- Performed at the 2009 Inauguration ballNME: Kanye West, Fall Out Boy rock the Youth Inaugural Ball (January 21, 2009)
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Kanye West Grammy Performance Video
- YouTube Video: 2009 American Boy - Estelle feat Kanye West (Time: 2:24)
- Dailymotion: American Boy - Estelle feat Kanye West (Time: 2:32)
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- WSHH: M.I.A., Kanye, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and T.I. (Time: 4:12)
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Kanye West Grammy Performance Questions
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