Get Kanye West - College Dropout
February 18th, 2004 | Published in Music
yes yes… one of the best producers alive, as well as someone who brings more to this positive element people call “hip-hop”… kanye west, has just dropped his “official” debut cd college dropout. i say “official” because he had another release early december 2003. that “advance” release were re-mastered/re-mixed on his “official” from what i’m hearing. here’s the track listing from the “advance” cd:
01 intro [01:18]
02 self conscious [03:06]
03 jesus walks (intro) [00:49]
04 jesus walks [03:30]
05 kanye west feat. mos def freeway & harlem boys choir [04:25]
06 kanye west feat. consequence-the good the bad the ugly [04:10]
07 breathe in breathe out [05:23]
08 kanye west feat. dirt mcgirt-keep the receipt [03:30]
09 kanye west feat. glc-heavy hitters [03:01]
10 kanye west feat. twista & jaime foxx-slow jamz [04:06]
11 my way [03:26]
12 family business [04:38]
13 through the wire [04:34]
14 kanye west feat. jay-z & saul williams-never let you do [04:30]
15 home (bonus) [04:02]
all-in-all, this album is something different. made myself listen to it, as well as analyze the damn song (lyrics and beats). i can truly say beats, rhyme, and reason–hands down, one of the best hiphop (solo-artist) debut CD i ever bought and enjoyed in a while (maybe even since wyclef’s Carnival). as he said on mtv, vh1, and bet… go download it wherever/however you can–and if you like it, support…buy it! i guarantee that you will.
