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College Dropout (Clean) [CLEAN]
(Audio CD) ~
Kanye West in Music
This debut from the most sought-after
hip-hop producer not named Pharrell delivers the unthinkable: West magically
sledgehammers home his opinions on taboo topics over beats that are
equally daring. The envelope-ripping beats shouldn't come as a surprise
given that he's supplied the soundscapes to monster singles by everyone
from
Alicia Keys ("You Don't Know My Name") to
Talib Kweli ("Get By"). What is freakish is that in West's world,
rhymes about strippers, God, college life, and guns can co-exist tidily
and not undermine each other. On "Breathe In Breathe Out" he raps "I
gotta apologize to
Mos and
Kweli/is it cool to rap about gold if I told the world I copped
it from Ghana and Mali"--tongue firmly planted in cheek. On the catchy
"Through the Wire," fuelled by a
Chaka Khan hook, he spits some impeccable rhymes despite his
jaw being wired shut after a near-fatal car accident. With jaw-dropping
cameos from
Jay-Z,
Common,
Mos Def, and the
Harlem Boys Choir plus the feel-good club tune of the year,
"Slow Jamz" featuring
Twista,
College Dropout is as explosive, contradictory, and complex
as rap music gets. |
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