Celebrity Celebrity Family Celebrity Kids 8 Throwback Photos of Kanye West and Daughter North He may have a tough exterior, but being with his daughter always brought out the rapper's softer side By Julia Emmanuele Julia Emmanuele Julia Emmanuele is a former writer/reporter at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2018. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 8, 2022 10:15AM EDT 01 of 08 Gary Gershoff/WireImage Kanye West proudly unveiled his other baby — the sportswear collection he designed for Adidas — to his daughter North as she made the rounds at New York Fashion Week. 02 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian What's a musician without a muse? North looked perfectly at home in the studio with her beaming father on "#BringYourDaughterToWorkDay," as Kim Kardashian captioned this photo of the pair. 03 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian In a January 2015 Instagram, he only had eyes for his little girl. Awww. 04 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian It's hard to tell what's making West happier in this picture: seeing his daughter celebrate her 1st birthday, or knowing he's about to eat that super delicious-looking cake. (We'll go with the former.) 05 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian If there one person who's always got Kanye's back, it's clearly Nori. 06 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian April 2015 brought a special, #blessed occasion for the family: North's baptism in Jerusalem. "Kanye and I are so thankful," Kim told PEOPLE of the experience. 07 of 08 According to West, his late mother, Donda, spoke through him to North to inspire his song, Only One. His daughter, then 23 months, starred in the video. 08 of 08 Courtesy Kim Kardashian "This is what life is about!" Kim wrote of the sweet snap of dad and daughter taking a nap after celebrating Father's Day and North's birthday. Close