[36] Gospel hymn with doo-wop elements "I'll Fly Away" precedes "Spaceship", a track with a relaxed beat containing a soulful Marvin Gaye sample. Weinstein also credited The College Dropout with directly influencing 10 albums: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006) by Lupe Fiasco, School Was My Hustle (2006) by Kidz in the Hall, Don't Quit Your Day Job! [6], West brought with him to the studio a Louis Vuitton backpack filled with old disks and demos to the studio, producing tracks in less than fifteen minutes at a time. RZA might have birthed chipmunk soul, and Black Star perfected smart lyricism for the JanSport bunch, but 'Ye brought all that to the masses in one single, digestible product, breaking down the divisions between mainstream rap and Rawkus-grade consciousness." Pat said in reference to the Franklin sample: "That song would have been so weak if we didn't get that sample cleared". [59][60] As of 2018, The College Dropout is the fourteenth highest selling rap album in the UK in the 21st-century. 11 days … [9] Watch the Throne, a collaborative album with Jay-Z, was released in August 2011 and broke the US iTunes first-week sales record. At one point, West hovered between making a portion of the production in the studio and the majority within his own apartment in Newark, New Jersey. [52][53] In 2004, The College Dropout ranked as the twelfth most popular of the year on the Billboard 200. ", "Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan": Revisit His Hilariously Brilliant 'College Dropout' Single", Kanye West's Lost "Spaceship" Video | Kanye West, "Rhapsody's 100 Best Albums of the Decade", "25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status: Kanye West, The College Dropout (2004)", "The 50 Greatest Debut Albums in Hip-Hop History: 20. His catalog is so strong … 808s & Heartbreak (2008): 450,000. The triumph of the second album was tarnished somewhat by Kanye West's first major national controversy in September. Saint … "The Design Evolution of Kanye West's Album Artwork: "Kanye West × The Heavy Hitters, Get Well Soon (2003) – Clinton Sparks' 30 Favorite Mixtapes", "Kanye West: How the Rapper Grew From 'Dropout' to 'Yeezus, "American album certifications – Kanye West – The College Dropout", "Kanye West is 'humbled' by fans as his debut turns ten", "The UK's Official Top 40 biggest rap albums of the Millennium revealed", "Does Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' Stand the Test of Time? American rapper, musician and record producer Kanye West has released nine studio albums, two collaborative studio albums, one compilation album, two live albums, one video album and four mixtapes. At that point he was like, 'Ok, Well let me see what you do on this song.' [89] In its retrospective 2007 issue, XXL named it one of the magazine's "XXL"-rated releases; this perfect rating had previously been given by the magazine to only sixteen other albums. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. [5] "Family Business" is a soulful tribute to the godbrother of Tarrey Torae, one of the many collaborators in the album. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. After the heartbreaking loss of his mother, Donda West, and the … "All Falls Down" contains interpolations of "Mystery of Iniquity", written and performed by, "Jesus Walks" contains samples of "Walk with Me", performed by The ARC Choir and ", "Never Let Me Down" contains samples of "Maybe It's the Power of Love", written by, "Two Words" contains samples of "Peace & Love (Amani Na Mapenzi) – Movement IV (Encounter)", written by Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson and Carlos Wilson, and performed by, "Family Business" contains samples of "Fonky Thang", written by, "Last Call" contains samples of "Mr. Rockefeller", written by Jerry Blatt and, Eric Duvauchelle – art direction and design, Stephanie Reynolds – art direction and design, This page was last edited on 4 April 2021, at 19:11. [46] This action greatly displeased his mother, who was a professor at the university from which he withdrew. It has been an eventful two decades for West, who first became known as a producer, particularly for his work on Jay-Z’s 2001 album The Blueprint. [9] Desperate to keep West from defecting to another label, then-label head Damon Dash reluctantly signed West to Roc-A-Fella Records. It was first delayed to October 2003, then to January 2004, before finally being released to stores on February 10, 2004. For a time, he acted as a ghost producer for Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie. [35][37] "Jesus Walks" is built around a sample of "Walk With Me" as performed by the ARC Choir. [64] "Spaceship" was planned to be the sixth single, but Def Jam decided to move on from The College Dropout's promotional campaign to begin marketing West's next album, Late Registration (2005). https://www.popdust.com/kanye-west-best-albums-2649734599.html West took a minimalist approach for the project, which was present in all of the songs and … "9. The record was hailed by Kelefa Sanneh from The New York Times as "2004's first great hip-hop album". After much delay Kanye has finally released his highly anticipated "gospel" album. [11] The composition, "Through the Wire", expressed West's experience after the accident, and helped lay the foundation for his debut album, as according to West "all the better artists have expressed what they were going through". [4] Serving as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, West produced records for other artists from the label, including Beanie Sigel, Freeway, and Cam'ron. [6] The album was the ninth best-selling album of 2005 in the United States. 1 in Australia Following Sales Recount", "Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo' Debuts at No. Club, Nathan Rabin observed in the music "substance, social commentary, righteous anger, ornery humanism, dark humor, and even Christianity", calling it "one of those wonderful crossover albums that appeal to a huge audience without sacrificing a shred of integrity". 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart", "Kanye West – Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums", "Kanye West – Chart History: Top Rap Albums", "Kanye West – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums", "Canadian certifications – Kanye West", "Kanye West: How the Rapper Grew From 'Dropout' to 'Yeezus, "The UK's Official Top 40 biggest rap albums of the Millennium revealed", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums", Australian Recording Industry Association, "2005 Certification Awards – Multi Platinum", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Albums", "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Kanye West)", "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart – 15 October 2007", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums", "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums", "Kanye West's new album is called The Life of Pablo, and here's the track list", "French album certifications – Kanye West", Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, "Kanye West Reportedly Announces New Release Date for 'Jesus Is King' Album", "Kids See Ghosts | full Official Chart history", "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 5/20/2012", "Jay-Z And Kanye West Receive Platinum Plaques For 'Watch The Throne, "Kanye Announces 2 New Albums, Including Kid Cudi Collaboration", "Kanye West's New Sunday Service Choir Sings... 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A widespread critical success, The College Dropout was praised for West's production, humorous and emotional raps, and the music's balance of self-examination and mainstream sensibilities. [43], "Through the Wire" features a high-pitched vocal sample of Chaka Khan and relates West's real life experience with being in a car accident. [6] However, West decided to use the opportunity to review the album, and The College Dropout was significantly remixed, remastered, and revised before being released. It avoided the usual plotlines about sex, money and violence and touched on everything from his faith to his fears of failure and other crises from his life. Kanye West, Get Well Soon... 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[75] The staff of Mojo said its exceptional hip hop production was miraculous during a time when hip hop's practice of sampling was becoming "increasingly litigious",[70] and those of URB deemed it "both visceral and emotive, sprinkling the dancefloors with tears and sweat". [85] Rhapsody named it the seventh best album of the decade and the fourth best hip hop album of the decade. [131] In 2005, comedian Chris Rock attested to listening to The College Dropout while writing his stand-up material. "West then unveiled the artwork and title, Yeezus, of the album on his website. He next sold a beat for $5,000 to Jermaine Dupri for his debut album, Life in 1472. [8][10], West's breakthrough came a year later on October 23, 2002, when, while driving home from a California recording studio after working late, he fell asleep at the wheel and was involved in a near-fatal car crash. Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [55] By June 2014, the album had become West's best-selling album in the US, with domestic sales of 3,358,000 copies. [76] Dave Heaton from PopMatters found it "musically engaging" and "a genuine extension of Kanye's personality and experiences",[35] while Hua Hsu of The Village Voice felt that his sped-up samples "carry a humble, human air", allowing listeners to "hear tiny traces of actual people inside". [7] West's fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak was released in November 2008, and became his third consecutive number one release on the Billboard 200. [12], The Life of Pablo was released in February 2016, and made history by becoming the first album to top the Billboard 200 predominantly from streaming, while also having the second-highest total of first-week streams for an album. [65] At one point, "Two Words" was also intended to be released as a single, and a video for the song was filmed, and later uploaded by West online in 2009. [35][40] The song features verses by spoken word performer J. Ivy who offers comments of upliftment. [35], On "Jesus Walks", West professes his belief in Jesus, while also discussing how religion is used by various people and how the media seems to avoid songs that address matters of faith while embracing compositions on violence, sex, and drugs. The skit is followed by "We Don't Care" featuring West comically celebrating drug life with lines like "We wasn't supposed to make it past 25, joke's on you, we still alive" and then criticizing its influence amongst children. Peak chart positions for albums in Germany: (To access, enter the search parameter and select "Search by Keyword"), Peak chart positions for video albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States: no u, highest-certified music artists in the United States, Recording Industry Association of America, "Bluesfest review: Twenty minutes late, Kanye West still captures massive crowd", "Kanye West – Chart History: Billboard 200", "Kanye West's Sales Triumph, By The Numbers: He Thumped 50 Cent In Almost Every Market", "Kanye Edges GNR, Ludacris For No. The College Dropout debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 441,000 copies in its first week of sales. [134] "It feels like that album birthed an entire sub-genre", Max Weinstein wrote in retrospect for Vibe, going on to say, "The palette of emotions was so broad, the depth of topics so searingly relevant, that it was bound to make an impression on any artist that heard it. View in App. The College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. [129] West instead created a space in the mainstream for rappers to express themselves and black identity without resorting to hip hop's prevalent theme of gang culture. The song features Jay-Z, who rhymes about maintaining status and power given his chart success, while West comments on racism and poverty. He was the musical guest for Saturday Night Live on May 18, and performed "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead. [96], —Aundre Larrow, Chicago Reader (2014)[129], The College Dropout sparked a resurgence of socially conscious rap in the mid 2000s,[130] arriving at a time when pop rap was saturated with songs featuring product placement and intensely violent lyrics, epitomized by rappers like 50 Cent, Nelly, Ja Rule, Ludacris, and P. (2007) by Consequence, A Kid Named Cudi (2008) by Kid Cudi, Asleep in the Bread Aisle (2009) by Asher Roth, Kendrick Lamar's self-titled first EP (2009), Camp (2011) by Childish Gambino, Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011) by J. Cole, When Fish Ride Bicycles (2011) by The Cool Kids, and Acid Rap (2013) by Chance the Rapper. West's fourth studio album 808s & Heartbreak (2008) ... Kanye West's GOOD Music Album The best album of the year Most Anticipated Event of 2012's Second Half Nominated 2013 Kanye West at Governors Ball: Best Festival … [19], The song "School Spirit" was censored for the album because Aretha Franklin would not allow the rapper to sample her music without censorship being promised. [1][2] The group released their first and only studio album World Record Holders in 1999. He has been influential in the 21st-century development of mainstream hip hop and popular music in general.. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West was first known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several mainstream artists. (C) 2008 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC [51] The College Dropout remained at the second spot behind Feels Like Home for two consecutive weeks, with 196,000 units sold in the second week and 132,000 in the third week, respectively. The song features vocals from Ty Dolla Sign and Post Malone.It was first played at West's Yeezy Season 2 show in September 2015, before later being released for digital download and streaming as the third and final single from the album on September 9, 2016, through GOOD Music and Def Jam. 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''Jesus Is King'' gets Kanye West his first gospel Grammy. "[137], Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[34][138]. Diverging from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop, West's lyrics concern themes of family, self-consciousness, materialism, religion, racism, and higher education. From then onwards there was no looking back fort West and he gave to the entertainment industry best hip-hop music in the form of ‘The College Dropout, ‘Late Registration’, ‘Graduation’, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, etc. There's beats on the album he's been literally saving for himself for years". Washington: American rapper and record producer Kanye West won his first gospel Grammy, for his `Jesus Is King` album. [11][34] The chorus and instrumentals sample a pitched up version of Chaka Khan's 1985 single "Through the Fire". West had already taken pictures dressed as the Dropout Bear - which would reappear in his later work - and Duvauchelle picked the image of him sitting on a set of bleachers, as he was attracted to the loneliness of what was supposed to be "the most popular representation of a school". Once he had completed the album, it was leaked months before its release date. Jay-Z, West's colleague, later admitted that Roc-A-Fella was initially reluctant to support West as a rapper, claiming that many saw him as a producer first and foremost, and that his background contrasted with that of his labelmates. [28] Reviewing it for The A.V. "[133], According to DJBooth journalist Brad Callas, the album also "helped solidify chipmunk soul as not only the defining sound of the Roc-A-Fella era but also the most popular sub-genre in hip-hop". It was primarily produced by West himself, with contributions from various other producers. [34], On "All Falls Down", West wages an attack on consumerism. [17] Recording sessions took place at Record Plant in Los Angeles, California, but the production featured on the record took place elsewhere over the course of several years. Kanye West "Last Call" (2004)". The singer later recounted recording with West for The College Dropout at the Record Plant: "I get in, go in the booth, start vibing out on 'Spaceship' and finished it up. In a scene still dominated by authenticity battles and gangsta posturing, he's a middle-class, politically conscious, post-thug, bourgeois rapper – and that's nothing to be ashamed of. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 87, based on 25 reviews.[66]. [12][13] West added that "the album was my medicine", as working on the record distracted him from the pain. West and Jay-Z, both went into the 2021 Grammys with 21 wins … [74] In the opinion of Stylus Magazine's Josh Love, West "subverts cliches from both sides of the hip-hop divide" while "trying to reflect the entire spectrum of hip-hop and black experience, looking for solace and salvation in the traditional safehouses of church and family". The inside cover follows a college yearbook, with photos of the featured artists of the albums from their youth. Because it was a two-bedroom apartment, West was able to set up a home studio in one of the rooms and his bedroom in the other. [35] "Slow Jamz" features Twista and Jamie Foxx and serves as a tribute to classic smooth soul artists and slow jam songs. https://worthly.com/entertainment/highest-selling-kanye-west-albums-time [25][26][27] Music journalist Kelefa Sanneh wrote, "Throughout the album, Mr. West taunts everyone who didn't believe in him: teachers, record executives, police officers, even his former boss at the Gap". On May 1, 2013, Kanye West tweeted "June Eighteen," leading to speculation about West's sixth studio album. But West’s main aspiration was to become a rapper and it was not until the year 2002 that he was given his first opportunity to record his solo album. [15] At the same time, West announced that he was working on an album called The College Dropout, whose overall theme was to "make your own decisions. [83] Dutch magazine OOR named it the seventh best album of 2004. Kanye West began his early production career in the mid-1990s, making beats primarily for burgeoning local artists, eventually developing a style that involved speeding up vocal samples from classic soul records. Kanye Omari West, 21-time Grammy award-winning rapper and music producer, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 8, 1977. And Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West grabbed the No. [63] "The New Workout Plan" was the fifth and last single. [94] NME placed the album at 273 on its 2013 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[95] while Rolling Stone ranked it at 74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2020. The accident inspired West; two weeks after being admitted to a hospital, he recorded a song at the Record Plant with his jaw still wired shut. Released in August 2005, "Late Registration" hit #1 on the album chart and included the #1 pop hit single "Gold Digger." Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming, This page was last edited on 5 April 2021, at 16:13. CHANNELZEROTV.COM presents Kanye West's "Through the Wire", winner of the 2004 Source Award for "Best Music Video". [1] West came to achieve recognition with his contributions to Jay-Z's influential 2001 album The Blueprint. Kanye West. "[132] Today commented that "The College Dropout, stood out in the rap landscape because of its atypical prose. Just think about whatever you've been through in the past week, and I have a song about that on my album". [47], The artwork for the album was developed by Eric Duvauchelle, who was then part of Roc-A-Fella's in-house brand design team. Kanye West, the polarizing figure that he is, is without a doubt a musical genius. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. [54] The album had sold 2.3 million units in the United States by November 2004. [1] All nine of his studio albums have been certified at least gold in the United States. He began his career in the early 2000s as a producer for the record label Roc-A-Fella Records, before releasing his first solo rap album ‘The College Dropout’ in 2004. [24], The College Dropout diverged from the then-dominant gangster persona in hip hop in favor of more diverse, topical subjects for the lyrics. It was a large-scale commercial success, becoming West's best-selling album in the United States, with domestic sales of over 3.4 million copies by 2014 and was certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2020. It sold more than two million copies by the end of the year. [17], Kanye West performing at Singfest in Singapore on August 5, 2010, The album is not considered by music journalists to be "a Kanye West album, per se", as Jake Uitti of. [5][35] The song features singer Syleena Johnson and contains an interpolation of Lauryn Hill's "Mystery of Iniquity". [58] On the UK Albums Chart, the album peaked at number 12, and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) had certified it double platinum by November 25, 2004; this indicated shipments of 600,000 copies. I listened to it once to complete my journey of listening to every album from West, and have yet to revisit it. [29] The album was musically notable for West's unique development of his "chipmunk soul" production style,[30] in which R&B and soul music samples were sped up and pitch shifted. She later said, "It was drummed into my head that college is the ticket to a good life... but some career goals don't require college. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Ye, "Kids See Ghosts & Dierks Bentley Debut in Top 3 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart", "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Makes History On Hot Christian Songs, Hot Gospel Songs Charts", "Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Arrives as His Record-Tying Ninth Consecutive No. [20] It was revealed by Plain Pat that there were around three other versions of the song, but West disliked them. [135], With the album, West began to develop a following of listeners who could not relate to lyrics glorifying gangster lifestyle but still enjoyed rap music and connected more with his musings on family and love. [61] The album has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. '"[16], West began recording The College Dropout in 1999, taking four years to complete. Intent on pursuing a solo career, he signed a record deal with Roc-A-Fella and recorded the album over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. [6] On his personal blog in 2009, West stated he was most inspired by The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and listened to the album every day while working on The College Dropout. [5] The song also appeared on Twista's album Kamikaze. In 2004, West's debut album The College Dropout produced four singles, including the Hot 100 top ten single "All Falls Down" and the Grammy Award-winner "Jesus Walks". [West's] words on 'Last Call' inspired me to follow my dreams, and motivated me to graduate despite the album title." Following multiple delays, West released his ninth studio album Jesus Is King in late-October 2019. Kanye's first big break arrives. Saint West is the second-born child of Kim and Kanye, and is the couple's first son. According to Variety, though just for a moment, but it has made him the most awarded hip-hop performer in Grammy history. Who is Kanye West? [88] In 2006, the album was named by Time as one of the 100 best albums of all time. [13] Throughout the album, West touches on a number of different issues drawn from his own experiences and observations, including organized religion, family, sexuality, excessive materialism, self-consciousness, minimum wage labor, institutional prejudice, and personal struggles. [38] The first verse of the song is told through the eyes of a drug dealer seeking help from God, and it reportedly took over six months for West to draw inspiration for the second verse. "Never Let Me Down" reuses a Jay-Z verse first heard in the remix of his song "Hovi Baby". Then we did the 'I'll Fly Away' join". [26] It was regarded by Pitchfork critic Rob Mitchum as a "flawed, overlong, hypocritical, egotistical, and altogether terrific album". We were not disappointed. "Fade" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo (2016). [28] West explained, "My persona is that I'm the regular person. Saint West. [136] Music journalists such as Meaghan Garvey, Andrew Barber, and Erika Ramirez also connected to the album during their formative years, with Barber saying in a roundtable discussion for Noisey, "I could identify with this project the most because I was in college at the time, and I felt like an underdog in my own life.
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