The Mentor: No I.D. The Protégé: Kanye West.
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The Stories Of 18 Mentors And Their Musical Protégés

5. The Mentor: No I.D. The Protégé: Kanye West.
Before he was making hit songs and even before he was producing songs for Jay Z, Kanye West was learning how to be the best, and it was producer No I.D teaching him how. It was from No I.D that a 15-year-old 'Ye learned how to do his famous sampling. It was just the beginning of an incredible career.