Inside Amber Rose's Relationship With Kanye West
Robert King
Published Mar 30, 2026
According to Us Weekly, rapper Kanye West called time on his engagement to fashion star Alexis Phifer in 2008, following the devastating death of his beloved mother, Donda, the previous year. The "Jesus Walks" hit-maker started dating Amber Rose shortly after breaking things off with Phifer, and the two got serious rather quickly. However, after just two years, it was all over. The New York Post notes West first spotted Rose in Ludacris' "What Them Girls Like" music video, calling her up and eventually convincing the model to appear in his own unreleased video for "Robocop." She subsequently posed nude opposite West in a glitzy Louis Vuitton campaign (via HuffPost).
Although the 2009 VMAs are infamous for West storming the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech, it was also when he and Rose made their official red carpet debut, per Billboard. However, the following year, the couple decided to take a break while the rapper concentrated on recording his seminal record "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (via Digital Spy). The break ended up being permanent, with West linked to Kim Kardashian shortly thereafter. Rose described her as a "homewrecker" in an interview with Star magazine, per Radar Online. Thankfully, the two women eventually made up (via Twitter), but West isn't one to stay quiet.