This was one of the last albums I listened to of Kanye’s discography and it didn’t disappoint. I had a phase of listening to this album on repeat, there’s so many good songs that I know a lot of the lyrics to, 9/10.
The College Dropout
Album by Kanye West
Released 9 February 2004
Tracklist
- 1Intro0:191.8 ★
- 2We Don’t Care3:593.4 ★
- 3Graduation Day1:222.5 ★
- 4All Falls Downfeat. Syleena Johnson3:434.1 ★
- 5I’ll Fly Away1:092.5 ★
- 6Spaceshipfeat. GLC & Consequence5:243.5 ★
- 7Jesus Walks3:134.0 ★
- 8Never Let Me Downfeat. Jay‐Z & J. Ivy5:243.8 ★
- 9Get ’Em Highfeat. Talib Kweli & Common4:493.5 ★
- 10Workout Plan0:462.1 ★
- 11The New Workout Plan5:223.2 ★
- 12Slow Jamzfeat. Twista & Jamie Foxx5:164.1 ★
- 13Breathe In, Breathe Outfeat. Ludacris4:063.2 ★
- 14School Spirit (skit 1)1:181.6 ★
- 15School Spirit3:023.0 ★
- 16School Spirit (skit 2)0:431.4 ★
- 17Lil Jimmy (skit)0:531.6 ★
- 18Two Wordsfeat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir4:264.2 ★
- 19Through the Wire3:414.1 ★
- 20Family Business4:384.2 ★
- 21Last Call12:403.4 ★
Recent reviews
This album is the Kanye album with the best range of hits , it opens with we don’t care which sets the album perfectly and ends with family business which ends the album perfectly. The production on this album tops any other album it is so good the way it uses samples backing vocals is fantasitic that is what makes the album iconic.
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- additional [12]
- recording [6-7, 11, 15]
- recording [3, 8-9]
- recording [8, 21]
- co [13]
- recording [18]
- guest [9]
- guest [6]
- executive
- recording [9]
- additional [1, 5, 14-17]
- guitar [3-4], guitar family [11]
- keyboard [8, 12, 16], piano [5, 11, 17, 21]
- recording [2-3, 7, 11, 13]
- co [21]
- percussion [3, 8, 12]
- recording [19]
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- guitar family [8, 12, 21]
- guest [8]
- executive, guest [8]
- guest [12]
- mix [11]
- recording [13]
- additional [2, 6-7, 11, 21], background vocals [8], piano [3, 12], vocal [3]
- piano [20]
- executive
- additional [21], bass guitar [8, 12, 21]
- keyboard [18], recording [11, 18]
- acoustic guitar [4], bass guitar [21], guitar [3, 21], keyboard [21], percussion [21], vocal [21]
- background vocals [2]
- co, executive
- guest [13]
- mix [1-17, 19-21]
- recording [18]
- mix [18]
- violin [2, 2-3, 3, 7, 11, 13, 17-18, 18]
- additional [21]
- recording [1, 4-6, 8, 10, 14-17, 20-21]
- additional [2]
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- additional [9, 11]
- guest [4]
- guest [9]
- additional [20]
- recording [4, 6-7]
- additional [20]
- additional [18], guest [18]
- additional [20]
- additional [5-6, 15-17, 21]
- background vocals [8]
- guest [12]
- mix [11]
- guest [18]
- producer, producer [2-21]
- recording [8]
Issues
- TCD (explicit)9 February 2004
TCD (explicit)10 February 2004
TCD (edited/clean version)10 February 2004- T2x 12" Vinyl (explicit)10 February 2004
T16 February 2004
T2 March 2005
T2x CD, DVD (special edition)4 May 2005
T21 September 2005
T23 May 2007- TSHM-CD19 September 2012
TDigital Media (explicit)16 July 2018
TDigital Media (clean)16 July 2018
T2x 12" Vinyl (reissue)
TCD (white cover, pink lettering)
TCD (review copy for Entertainment Weekly)13 February 2004
T2x 12" Vinyl2005- TDigital Media (advance bootleg)2004
TDigital Media (later advanced bootleg)
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