He goes in the other room and I hear a bunch of people talking.
I had to show and prove. AMEN! Your email address will not be published. Jesus Walks was done, Slow Jamz was done, Breathe In, Breathe Out was done, All Falls Down was done but on a different beat, but I saw this album. I would make grape/lemonade Kool-Aid. I think he kept it in there because it was one of the first records he had and it was sentimental to him. It was the time I wasnt putting out the money myself, and I went to tell Lyor and he said I think we should put the money behind Young Gunz. I said you guys are dumb. Ive never rapped on that type of beat.
Everyone wants to sing on this record. I was looking for someone who was working hard. Kanye would always have dope rhymes, but he didnt have his style down at that time. Hed perform Jesus Walks, All Falls Down, Two Words (before Freeway and Mos was on it) and they would be like, The music is real good. I remember him saying, Stop. The College Dropout is the story of and for the underdog, the underachiever. We were on our way to the studio [because] Gee had called him to tell him he was bringing over Ludas verse. He was like, Im a rapper. I was like, Really? I got him through that session. I would go out to Newark every other day, and whether it was finding a sample, recording things or cleaning up the apartment, Id help him., Coodie: We used to go to this barber shop called Mellowswing. Pat was like, Kanye? [Kanye] was all for it. The initial song was different. It was just put on the album. His original ten-year sentence was completed on October 29, 2009, and he was released from the Stateville Correctional Center. Ye/College. Dame Dash wasnt trying to hear Kanye. People said that they were considering taking their lives but they heard my verse and they reconsidered committing suicide. sold the shop to him. They still hold up after all these years., Kyambo Hip Hop Joshua: There was a clean version on the album (with Aretha Franklin sample), because she didnt want any cursing on it., Miri Ben-Ari: The first session I did with Kanye was Two Words with Mos Def.
His parents were Adnis Reeves and Gloria Carter. This was before anyone knew who Kanye was. Its going to radio. She was the first one to sing All Falls Down., Plain Pat: First time I met Ye was when I was with Ferris [Bueller].
When we walked in the door, Coodie, Olskool Ice-Gre, Consequence, and a couple people of other were there. I instantly knew that this was something I had to be a part of., Syleena Johnson: I met him a long, long time ago. I finally got a meeting with the head of the company. One of my guys, Coodie, had moved to New York.
They didnt have acapella stems to give to us, but they suggested the Lauryn Hill Unplugged album. 'The College Dropout' has so far sold 3,300,000 copies worldwide. I dont even think Ye agreed, or maybe that was Gee doing his magic. But, I didnt hear my name on the album. Kanyes first studio album, The College Dropout, continues to resonate in pop culture 10 years after its release, not only because of Kanye West but all of those who were a part of the creation. When I finished the room exploded. He sent the record to Twista and had Aisha Tyler record the script. The Go-Getters used to open up for Abstract Mindstate. We got kicked out the studio, so we went to the waiting room, because DJ Clue was working. I know how Im going to do it. All Rights Reserved. Things would be made in his apartment, and itd sound amazing. Tony Williams: Kanye and I are first cousins Im 14 years older than him. I had just quit my job. Youre a legend. Pat made a comment. I said, Give it to me or Daniel and well submit it. He ended up making this crazy beat with the drum programming and all this other things he did to it. We bumped into Rohan [Marley], and ended up getting an email address but (Sigh)., Shalik Berry: We went as far as sending her a check to entice her to do it, but she didnt do it. Thank u so much, youve worked miracles in my life, I always use 2 think, why there no good rappers on GODs side??? He was like, J, get out here right now. I said, Ill find a way, and hung up. The first song he played me called Green Eggs & Ham. It was real super-early, 90s-sounding, yelling type of hip-hop record with a computer keyboard beat that was really quite funny. I spit it to them (Kanye West and GLC) and they said it was dope., Tony Williams: I didnt come into the studio til two weeks before the album was released. I signed to Kanyes G.O.O.D. He was always producing with the intention of being a rapper. I first met Kanye in 1995, when we were both graduating high school. It was his consistency that did it for me.
Thats the feel that Ive been wanting for the album that I havent been able to get. It was a very p-funk-inspired, loose, unrefined and raw feeling. Young Chancelor Bennett, better known as Chance the Rapper, is a cool 25 years old today, April 16. On my flight there I was practicing. He put me on speaker phone, and I spit the piece as if I had done it a million times. It was amazing. Id be thinking about my health. Gangsta rap was doing what it was doing.
Hes on Def Poetry.
I was a producer and promoter, and we liked each others beats, became friends and created a production group called the Numbskulls in 1992.. He was just learning how to make music, but he was the most persistent person who Ive ever met.
He didnt know how to verbalize what he wanted them to do. When I rapped on that beat, I rapped on a different part of the beat that you hear.
Looking back, thats one of the worst on the album.
When I met Ye, as a kid, we clicked and linked up. As Kanye West's debut album 'The College Dropout' celebrates its tenth birthday this week we explore some little known facts about what is possibly his greatest album off all-time. Its a marquee thesis in his catalogue, just not for himself but everyone involved. When your album comes out, Im going to skip Workout Plan. He was like, Word? He goes back to playing the keyboard. He found out and had a mentor talk with me, like, Yo man, youre throwing it all away. (Laughs) We Dont Care definitely set the tone to what the album is, and of where a majority of his friends were. He didnt know how to communicate to people what was in his head. I was just amazed by him. I remember Dame saying, [Twista] aint getting that shit, cause it was hot. He had gotten the chain in Chicago., Joe 3H Weinberger: The night he got in the car accident, I was with him beforehand. I started writing when I was in my early teens and I started releasing stuff about six months ago. There needed to be some buzz and momentum. No I.D.
Twista needed a single. Your email address will not be published. Me and Kanye were running into the studio, 1:30 at night, and he opened the FedEx and he puts the CD in. I think with Kanye, his approach brought in different types of influences away from these categories. No I.D. He was like, Im at Kanyes crib, come through. I was with Tarrey Torae, my girlfriend and stage-mate at the time, my wife now. He's been gathering beats for years. Kanye West However, he realised his classes were taking time out of his work on his music career, and he dropped out of college to pursue music full time. They were relatable in different ways, so the respect was completely different. He knew he was going to get Jays verse. Thats awesome. I didnt hear the entire thing til it hit the radio., GLC: That was originally my record. That was the first creative experience Kanye and I had, around 02. Kanye West poses for a portrait during the 2004 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive.
He wanted me on the records they were doing, and it eventually spawned into us working together. I like how you move in the studio. 1pm - 4pm, Love Lies A couple days later, we were in the lounge of the studio (Record Plant) and John Stephens walks in and everyone shouts him out. I would talk him out of things.
I did it one more time. I told him, I need a beat so I can be on the radio in Chicago. All I knew was Chicago. Thats why we went so hard to get the sample cleared., Devo Springsteen: They experimented with John Legend at one point [in place of Lauryn Hill]., Consequence: I remember when it was called Self-Conscious and it was to a different beat.
Kanye has a viewpoint, a message and a need to express that to an audience. Chance doesn't know how to not boss up.
All we wanted to do was make good music. He was trying to perfect his mic voice. I wasnt trying to get a song like Get Em High. So he put it on his album and [later] asked me to jump on it., Plain Pat: Get Em High was a late addition on the album. He wasnt signed cause of his raps. Is IQ Option A Real, Trustworthy And Honest Broker In Binary? It was what made him rap on a table and rap for people. It was a slap in the face. I took him to take the Lauryn album. 1pm - 4pm, Don't Start Now We had a real deep conversation on the drums that he heard on there, that he imagined using, and I told him I had that record [Curtis Mayfields (Dont Worry) If Theres a Hell Below, Were All Going to Go]. We were in the car, on the way to my grandparents, and we would play music of whatever we were working on. To date, hes the only person who chopped that.
Im like, Wow, you literally said hes not an artist and now hes the number one artist making your pay?, 88-Keys: Labels wouldnt place their bets on him. His mother and my dad are brother and sister. My aunt said he wasnt feeling art and asked me for some recommendations on some equipment. [It] came two days before mastering., Kyambo Hip Hop Joshua: That was the night that Jay had his show at [Madison Square] Garden. Andrew Slater was running Capitol. The magic of the album was that it was everything, not just west coast or east coast. Kanye Wests The College Dropout was one of the most astonishing debut albums in hip-hop history.
Find them. Eventually, Pat linked with Mike Dean and got him to mix Two Words. Thus began Kanye and Mike Deans working relationship. Two months later, he fired a lawyer for me and hired a new one just to be really easy to deal with. Kanye Wests first album The College Dropout came after Ye dropped out of university - heres the lowdown on his time at college. 2022 Billboard Media, LLC. I would spend the nights at his crib and cook. We used to do a lot of shows together. This was a time where people thought working with Jamie Foxx was a hoax. I figured it out. I think from there the College Dropout concept took a better form because he let go of the gangsta persona and formed a good concept.
I remember one day being at Jive when Jesus Walks was exploding on the radio and he, Chris Lighty, wanted to put 50 Cent on the remix. We were in the studio. We were adding them in the last second. I really loved his production and respected him. I was like, John Legend! Kanye then said, Youre John Legend from now on. Literally three weeks later, Dame brought him over to Roc-A-Fella., GLC: We all knew hes been recording the album.
Why arent they signing you? she said. I dont know why but it was not only a no, it was a dont bring it up again. So I had to call him and say, Youre going to hate me but theres no place for you over here but I hope we can remain friends. He was mad, but wasnt mad at me. We were playing CDs back and forth, except this time hes playing music from College Dropout. He put Spaceship on, and I start riffing on top of the track. ', Plain Pat: We had put out Slow Jamz, Through the Wire, Keep the Receipt, but [Slow Jamz] took off out of nowhere. Matter of fact, thats what I am going to call you from now on: The Legend. Man, you sound like one of the legends. I told him what needed to be done. When he came in and had beats that had him rapping on it, I was like, okay then. I didnt push records, that wasnt what it did it for me. He had the second bedroom turned into a studio.
I think most rappers that come now since then are post-Kanye.
Most notably you'll recognise Luther Vandross' 'House Is Not A Home' on 'Slow Jamz,' Chaka Khan's 'Through The Fire' on 'Through The Wire' and Marvin Gaye's 'Distant Lover' on 'Spaceship.'
', John Monopoly: In 1991, he was in a group called State of Mind. Kanye received a scholarship to attend Chicagos American Academy of Art in 1997, where he also began taking painting classes. He had Roc-A-Fella and the street thing was prevalent.
It wasnt Roc-A-Fella pushing Kanye. Of course we were like, You got to see the video. We showed him the video and was like, Oh my god, I have to show my mom. It seemed like a week later, maybe two weeks later, she cleared the sample., Chike: Those Coodie Coladas were crack. The song helped lay out his story more cause it was a real thing that happened to him., Near-Death Car Accident (October 23, 2002), Kyambo Hip Hop Joshua: In 2002, right after The Blueprint 2, he went out to L.A. to work with Young Gunz, and some of Roc-A-Fella and thats when the accident happened. I was super young, and he didnt really know anybody. We looked at each other and said, Daaang. We played that song all night because we couldnt believe we got Luda on that joint., Gee Roberson: We had reservations about Breathe In, Breathe Out. It was getting a couple of spins because it was out there already on mixtapes. Hed have his keyboard, sampler, and drum machine all spread out on my moms dining room table, making beats., Devo Springsteen: Were cousins, but we didnt grow up together. Mercedes-Benz and a backpack. Theyre not supposed to. It bothered me, but I have grown to understand through the years that its about capturing the emotion that you want the listener to get., Freeway: At that time of my life I was knee-deep in living my dream. Musically, The College Dropout was an astonishingly creative work driven by the type of irresistible, pitched-up soul samples that had proved so effective on Jay-Zs The Blueprint. When I listen to Midnight Marauders, I dont skip any songs. Everything You Need To Know About The. Kanye would get his haircut cause Ibn, who is with Kanye still, would work in there. When he approached me saying, I have to have you on this album.
An hour later, John Stephens comes into the studio. The boss said, 50 Cent is too scary. Youre from the Chi, I was with it. All of us was were kind of fucking around with some shit, and here we were with this opportunity to be a part of something great and extract greatness from ourselves., 88-Keys: Lauryn Hill was supposedly working on a follow-up album [to 1998s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]. He invited me to fly out to L.A., the next week, to produce music in his hotel suite. She pulled the clearance at the last minute. It was a time of 50 Cent. Snapped up by Jay Z as an up-and-coming producer, Wests groundbreaking work on the rappers classic 2001 album, The Blueprint, was followed by a frustrating few years as he sought to gain acceptance as an artist in his own right. I was into music because I grew up across the street from some DJs. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The first song I heard from him was Hey Mama. I thought, Oh my God. The way he arranged the song was amazing. Kanye already knew that he wanted Twista [on it].
I told him, I heard your music. Can you get your mom on the phone? We go to Kanyes crib and I was like, I got Chaka Khans son, Damien Khan, right here. He called his mom, and I think [he] caught her off guard.
We were formally introduced via telephone for him to work on Chapter Three, my third album., 88-Keys: In 1999, we met at Baseline Studios where Roc-A-Fella recorded all the time. He survived a car accident that nearly killed him, but instead propelled him, and strengthened the necessity to jump on tables to prove his talents and fight stigmas that come with being a rapper/producer and a brutally honest, emotional backpacker. Lyrics like 'Ain't nobody expect Kanye to end up on top/ They expected that College Dropout to drop and then flop' refer to what Kanye went through after the deal fell through.
It was backpack but it was hood. Thats your name!" It wasnt really cool to be an emotional male in hip-hop. But in actuality I have this guy that I signed to my production company [Konman Productions] and Im going to feature him on the album. He was like, Cool. I wrote the title of the song down, the first line and then my mind went blank. I asked to sing just a line on the record. To date, hes sold over 140 million records worldwide. He was in Dions basement, bringing beats and wanting to battle me.
When he introduced himself I thought his name was pronounced Cayenne not Kanye. That was a time where Kanye was very self-conscious about his voice and the way he sounded. (Laughs), Gee Roberson: It took some time to pick up. A lot of times when then wed do it in the studio it didnt sound good.
Wed go to Taste of Chicago to mack girls down, party and enjoy ourselves. He was probably so comfortable in front of the camera., J. Ivy: Aisha Tyler and I had the same attorney. I had just got off the phone, after having a heated conversation with my ex-girlfriend.
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Kanye West - All Falls Down ft. Syleena Johnson, Kanye Wests Yeezy Gap Line Now Available At Gap Stores, Metro Marrs Shares New Track And Video Play It Safe, Watch Diddys Video For Bryson Tiller-Featuring Gotta Move On, Aint Supposed to Die a Natural Death: Melvin Van Peebles Remarkable Album, Best Nelly Songs: 20 Tracks From The Hip-Hop Hitmaker, Sam Smith, Lil Baby & Gunna, And Summer Walker: Currently Trending Songs, Death Of The 60s: The Dream Was Over, But The Music Lives On, One Love: How Reggae Music Inspired The World. But the first official time I met him was when I was working at Def Jam doing A&R Administration and I got assigned his project. It was fresh and it was hip-hop., Devo Springsteen: Theres pre and post-College Dropout. Hip-Hop is often equated to rap music and there are a few kind of tribes within that demographic. The result was a work brimming with creativity, its positivist message intoning the listener to Make Your own decisions. He had something to prove because at that time, producer/rapper wasnt working., Gee Roberson: You had the guy walking in to label meetings and telling people, Im going to be bigger than Jermaine Dupri. This is an exact quote he said to Michael Mauldin, Jermaine Dupris father., Devo Springsteen: Capitol Records wanted to do a deal. There were only some I can program, and use the drums. By him putting it out like that, she felt like it was his [version] would come out before hers. I remember Chris coming into my office, and we were laughing about Jesus Walks. He was like, Im putting 50 on this record. I was excited, because 50 was so big. It was just put on the album. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. A lot of College Dropout was really him sitting down in his apartment with crates of record all around him, him just picking out a record, listening to it, finding a part, chopping it up and adding drums on it., Miri Ben-Ari: I remember trying to capture the spirit of the song. I can be from the suburbs, Midwest, I can wear Polo shirts and I am still Hip-Hop. With The College Dropout, Kanye West singlehandedly set hip-hop on a new path, introducing himself as one of the 21st centurys most innovative artists. Driven by a need to express himself further after nearly losing his life, an inspired West used The College Dropout as both a conduit for his newfound energy and a welcome distraction from the pain of his recovery.
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