By Sarahí Gómez Esaa
North West, eldest daughter of businesswoman Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye Westdebuted in music with his EP “N0rth4evr”. The 12-year-old released the first album of her career based on a mix between rap and rock.
The young artist follows in her father’s footsteps by exploring melodies influenced by rap, rock, emo and with lyrics that refer to luxury brands, money, riches and more. Kanye West is one of the greatest exponents of rap, and has won 24 Grammy Awards. Despite the cancellation that the rapper is currently experiencing for his anti-Semitic comments, his first-born daughter is determined to make her way in music.
North West’s debut album has six songs, which are:
- H0w sh0uld ! f33l
- Of
- #N0rth4evR
- Th!s tim3
- W0ah
- Aishite (愛して)
This is not the first time North West has ventured into music. The young artist collaborated with the rap group ¥$ composed of Kanye and Ty Dolla Ticket on the song TALKING. Along with her sister Chicago, North collaborated on a ¥$ VULTURES 2 song, BOMB.
In February 2026, the teenager released her first solo song PIERCING ON MY HAND, in which she also appears as a producer.
In January, North West accompanied her dad at his 40,000-person concert at the Plaza de Toros Monumental in Tijuana with the first live performance of “Piercing on My Hand,” and on April 1 she performed in front of 70,000 attendees at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
To promote their album, North West hosted a pop-up at the Complex LA store in Fairfax. At this event, fans had the opportunity to purchase exclusive vinyl, merchandising and access immersive visible content. Plus, it featured a surprise appearance from Kanye West to support his daughter’s launch. His mother, Kim Kardashian, and his father’s wife, Bianca Censori, also attended the event.
North West will soon perform solo in June at the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Season Break competition in Illinois.
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