And no, we don't mean "spectacles" as in "eyewear" (though he wears a lot of that, too).
West performs at the MTV Awards at Miami's American Airlines Arena on August 28, 2005.
West performs as part of the NFL Opening Kickoff at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on September 8, 2005.
Singer Kanye West, dressed in a band major uniform, performs "Gold Digger" at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8, 2006.
Kanye West of the U.S. performs on stage at the Brit Awards at the Earls Court Arena in central London February 15, 2006.
Kanye West performs during the Live Earth New York concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 7, 2007.
West performs during Rolling Stone magazine's 40th anniversary VIP party at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on September 9, 2007.
Kanye West performs at the 50th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008.
West is seen during the 2008 Brit Awards in London on February 20, 2008.
A picture of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is projected as Kanye West and Estelle perform during the MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony in Liverpool, northern England, November 6, 2008.
Kanye West takes the microphone from Best Female Video winner Taylor Swift to praise the video entry from Beyoncé at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on September 13, 2009.
West performs at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 27, 2010.
The artist performs at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 12, 2010.
Kanye West dances on a float during the 84th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on November 25, 2010.
West opens his show on a lift over the crowd during the last concert of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 17, 2011.
U.S. singer Kanye West performs during the 10th Mawazine World Rhythms Music Festival in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on May 21, 2011.
West closes the first day of the Austin City Limits Festival with an elaborate show on September 16, 2011.