When Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were first introduced by singer Brandy in 2003, the rapper became a good friend of the family.
Both knew the pain of loss. Like the Kardashians - whose father Robert died from oesophageal cancer in September 2003 - Kanye also lost his beloved mother Donda to complications from surgery in 2007.
And after Kim's dramatic 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries ended in divorce in 2012, the clan was only too happy to welcome Kanye into the fold. “We’ve known Kanye for like nine years," her sister Khloe told Us Weekly at the time. “He’s great with the family, but again we’ve known him for so long.
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