Kanye West’s Haircuts & Makeovers Through The Years: Photos

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August 17, 2022 11:50PM EDT

Kanye West has been known to change up his hair over the years — look back at some of his most iconic styles!

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years: Photos

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years: Photos — Kanye West is a no doubt a fashion icon who will make history books. Beyond his clothes, he’s been known to also change his hair over his lengthy career, rocking different and unique short buzzed short hairstyles to show off his creative flair. Past other funky looks have included yellow and pink ombre, rainbow hair and going straight up bleach blonde.

Here, the Chicago native is seen on MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ back in Aug. 2007 as the show got ready to announce the nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards. Here he’s seen with his ‘Graduation’ era shutter shade glasses in white. A unique two-line pattern can be spotted on the left sie of his head, adding a twist to his classic short hair look.

Since his second album, Kanye went on to build a lifestyle fashion empire with his brand Yeezy: the rapper’s sneakers in association with Adidas remain some of the hottest streetwear commodities, particularly the classic 350 Boost in rare colorways.

Click through the gallery to see some of Ye’s most unique hair styles over the years.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West is all smiles attending the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami back in Aug. 2004. The rapper had just released his debut album ‘The College Dropout’ producing the iconic single ‘Through The Wire.’ Here, he sported a classic short buzzcut.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West attends the GRAMMY Awards on February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles. The rapper is seen seated in the audience, rocking a unique floral buzz cut design in his hair. He accessorized with yellow diamond stud earrings.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West arrives for the premiere of Tom Cruise’s ‘Mission Impossible III’ on May 3, 2006 in New York. He was all Hollywood glamour with a star pattern in his hair, perhaps paying tribute to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West rocks a fuller hair style as he attends the ‘Flaunt Magazine’ 10th Anniversary Party and Holiday Toy Drive in Dec. 2008. He added an oversized bowtie to his holiday friendly look.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West performs at the 2008 European MTV Awards in Liverpool, England. He rocked a full hairstyle, switching his look up from his usual buzzcut vibe. The stylish rapper opted for a preppy outfit with a blue button down shirt.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West appears at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The Chicago-born star channeled the ’90s with his unique buzz cut featuring zig zags, circles and squares.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West steps out during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 24, 2014, shortly after marrying Kim Kardashian. Here, he went back to an ultra-short buzzcut but added sets of double arrows similar to those seem on traffic signs or crosswalks. The style is also reminiscent of his close friend Virgil Abloh’s desgins for Off-White.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West gives his best zombie vibes at the 2016 Met Gala, when he rocked a unique pair of colored contact lenses. He went with an ultra short buzzcut for the formal event, which is often referred to as the Olympics of fashion.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West arrives at his Yeezy Season 5 show at New York Fashion Week in Feb. 2017. The rapper debuted a totally new look: a slightly longer blonde do.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West arrives for the Broadway opening of ‘The Cher Show’ with Kim Kardashian in Dec. 2018. Ye totally switched up his black hair for a unique yellow and pink ombre look reminiscent of cotton candy.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West sports fresh cut lines in his hair as he arrives at his office in Calabasas in Jan. 2019. He paird the Zebra-like ‘do with his signature Yeezy neutrals, rocking a cozy taupe crew neck with a red t-shirt underneath and gold chain pendant.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Embrace the rainbow! The ‘Sunday Service’ rapper went with a multi-colored rainbow hair style in Feb. 2019, consisting of red, orange, green and purple — once again paying tribute to the early 1990s.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West rocks a particually dyed pink fade style in Cody, Wyoming where he is known to own a massive ranch. Here, he’s seen arriving at a hospital on July 25, 2020 for an unknown reason. Days prior, he announced his presidential run, followed by a controversial South Carolina rally where he stated that he “almost killed” his daughter North when considering abortion with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

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Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years

Kanye West’s Haircut & Makeovers Through The Years — Kanye West completely covers his face with a black balaclava inspired cover by Balenciaga as he arrives for the Jan. 2022 Schiaparelli show with ex Julia Fox. The look also covered his hair.

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