A Brief Timeline of Kanye West's Most Unconventional Music Moments

It's Kanye season.

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Forget baseball season. Forget flu season. Forget the four seasons, season finales, Italian seasoning, all of 'em.

It's official: Kanye season is here. If you haven't gotten your shot, it's too late.

Last night Kanye debuted his new single "New Slaves" in a way that only he could. No, really, no one's ever done this before: He broadcast the song on the side of 66 buildings around the world.  

We should've seen this coming. Maybe not a video broadcast on 66 buildings, but something similarly weird and brilliant. Put it simply: Kanye West is ahead of his time. Other artists make music videos, 'Ye makes a full-on short film for his entire album. That's what has pushed his career to the top of the game. He's known for being unconventional. The minute we think he'll do one thing, he goes and does another. He's a musical and marketing genius.

How will 'Ye top last night's epic debut? We can't wait to find out. Until then, there are some standout  inventive moves in his music career to warrant a retrospective. Here is a brief timeline of his most unconventional music moments.

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The "Through The Wire" Video

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Jon Brion Co-Producing Late Registration

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The "Can't Tell Me Nothing" Performance at Casio G-Shock's 25th Anniversary Party

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Collaborating With Daft Punk on "Stronger"

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The Entire 808s & Heartbreak Album

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The Spike Jonze-Directed "We Were Once A Fairytale" Short Film

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The "Power" Performance on Saturday Night Live

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The Debut of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Tracks at Facebook Headquarters

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The Premiere of "Runaway" Short Film

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The Watch The Throne Listening Party at Hayden Planetarium

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The "Cruel Summer" Film Debut at Cannes Film Festival

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The Pregnancy Announcement During Performance at Revel in Atlantic City

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The 2013 Met Gala Performance

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