In our premiere of Season 6, we welcome Van Everette from The Scenario Radio Show review Kanye West's debut classic album The College Dropout as it turns 20. After serving in the background as a producer for many of Roc-A-Fella Records best albums through the early 2000s, the Chicago-based producer took his turn as a feature act. The album was recorded over a four year period from 1999 to 2003 and is constructed during the period of many memorable moments of his life, including his near-catastrophe car accident.

For his debut effort, West produced the entire album himself and also enlisted the likes of many talented artists and musicians: Jay-Z, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Luda, Freeway, Consequence, GLC, Syleena Johnson, John Legend, Miri Ben-Ari, J. Ivy and the Boys Choir of Harlem. Mixing his unique production style that was dubbed "chipmunk soul", he impressed with his depth, wittiness and more than capable rhymes and flow as he talked the rap game, life, expectations, insecurities, injustices and more.

The album was backed by many notable singles including the debut "Through The Wire", the R&B collabo "All Falls Down" featuring Syleena Johnson, the moving "Jesus Walks" and his first #1 Billboard single "Slow Jamz" featuring Jamie Foxx and Twista. The album was certified 4x platinum and is noted as both the launching West's legendary recording career and also a iconic album of a new movement in the new millenium.

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Show Notes

Stereogum: The College Dropout Turns 20

https://www.stereogum.com/1661202/the-college-dropout-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/

Vibe: Kanye West's Engineer Breaks Down Kanye West's Classic -- From An Engineer's Perspective

https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/kanye-west-the-college-dropout-oral-history-486239/

Medium: A Love Letter to The College Dropout

https://medium.com/@derekxu/album-review-the-college-dropout-b17714567f1e

Albumism: Kanye West's 'The College Dropout' Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective

https://albumism.com/features/kanye-west-debut-album-the-college-dropout-turns-15-anniversary-retrospective