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Kanye West - The College Dropout

2004 · Sticker reported near release · Hip-hop

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About the album

The College Dropout is Kanye West’s debut album, a detailed study of ambition, faith, debt, class, and the pressure to turn a life into a marketable story. West’s production draws on soul samples but leaves space for skits, spoken interruptions, and sharply observed verses. “Through the Wire” was recorded after his jaw was wired shut, a circumstance that became part of the song’s rhythm and the album’s public introduction. Roc-A-Fella released the twenty-one-track album in 2004. Jay-Z, Common, and Syleena Johnson are among the guests, while the sequencing lets “Spaceship,” “Family Business,” and “Jesus Walks” widen the record beyond its singles.

Worth knowing

  • The College Dropout was released in 2004.
  • West recorded “Through the Wire” while his jaw was wired shut.
  • The album includes “Spaceship,” “Family Business,” and “Jesus Walks.”
  • The original CD contains twenty-one tracks.

Credits

producer
Brian "All Day" Miller
producer
Evidence
producer
Porse
producer
Ye
recording
Andrew Dawson
recording
Anthony Kilhoffer
recording
Brent Kolatalo
recording
Carlisle Young
recording
Dave Dar
recording
Eugene A. Toale
recording
Franny Graham
recording
Jason Rauhoff
recording
Keith Slattery
recording
Marc Fuller

Tracklist

  1. 1.Intro
  2. 2.We Don’t Care
  3. 3.Graduation Day
  4. 4.All Falls Down
  5. 5.I’ll Fly Away
  6. 6.Spaceship
  7. 7.Jesus Walks
  8. 8.Never Let Me Down
  9. 9.Get ’Em High
  10. 10.Workout Plan
  11. 11.The New Workout Plan
  12. 12.Slow Jamz
  13. 13.Breathe In, Breathe Out
  14. 14.School Spirit (skit 1)
  15. 15.School Spirit
  16. 16.School Spirit (skit 2)
  17. 17.Lil Jimmy (skit)
  18. 18.Two Words
  19. 19.Through the Wire
  20. 20.Family Business
  21. 21.Last Call

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