Per People, Kanye West's next relationship was with model Amber Rose, who he dated from 2008 – following his split from Alexis Phifer – to 2010. However, the model has subsequently gone on to paint the relationship in a negative light, describing the "constant bullying" she faced from West, and telling Complex in an interview, "The only thing I got from him was fame. I had to just take that ... I had to take that heartbreak on top of it."

West's album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," often considered his best work, was inspired by the breakup (via udiscovermusic), and Rose has acknowledged her inadvertent role in the album's creation, telling Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks and Nadeska Alexis in an interview, "It's a great part of history and hip-hop and that's cool, and I'm happy to be a part of it."

Rose, who currently has two sons (one of which she shares with Wiz Khalifa), went on to explain, "It wasn't a great time for me because I'm famous, and I'm broke and I don't have any money. We weren't married, he didn't owe me s***. I had to figure out what I was going to do with the fame and with my life at the time ... For me to have that type of fame, a lifestyle with a man and then not have it anymore — but still have paparazzi outside, with no money. I had to figure that out."