The College Dropout (cover may vary)

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Snapped up by Jay-Z as an up-and-coming producer, West’s groundbreaking work on the rapper’s 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. While West handled the majority of production, artists including Jay, Mos Def, Jamie Foxx, Ludacris, and John Legend were involved in the making of the album. Might have come down to a time and fidelity issue on each side but there looks like there's enough dead wax to make it work. reissue, which on first glance looks very similar to one of the original US pressings (there are 2 of these).

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Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands. A daring way to introduce himself to the masses as an MC, the enterprising West recorded the song during his recovery from a car wreck that nearly took his life, while his jaw was wired shut.

In the years leading up to release, West had received praise for his production work for rappers such as Jay-Z and Talib Kweli, but faced difficulty being accepted as an artist in his own right by figures in the music industry. Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. Decided to bite the bullet and pick up this release (seems to be some mixed reviews with previous versions). If you are an Australian resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. Wish this version has a sheet with credits and tracklist like the regular one or printed inner sleeves.

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Multi-faceted, idiosyncratic and packed with enough pop nous to conquer the charts, it brought him both critical acclaim and huge commercial success. Does suck not having intro, I'll fly away, and workout plan on here, but the 3 that are here are easily the most important. When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services. The production of the inner sleeves isn't great so I'm planing to replace them with better inners and give the discs an ultrasonic cleaner to remove any debris. Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.Released by Def Jam Records and Roc-A-Fella Records, the 21-track album solidified West as more than just your favorite rapper’s go-producer, at the time. After working in the studio with Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Freeway, Cam'ron, and many more, West signed his own deal with Roc-A-Fella and recorded The College Dropout over the span of four years. The highly anticipated 2008 album features the heart pounding first single, "Love Lockdown" as well as "Paranoid" and "Heartless". All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.

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This draw is conducted in a secure enivironment selecting an identifier which can not be used to access your account and the data is deleted as soon as the draw has been conducted.On his debut album The College Dropout, Kanye West singlehandedly set hip-hop on a new path, introducing himself as one of the 21st Century’s most innovative artists. As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps. 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. Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' includes the singles "Runaway", "Power", "Monster" and "All of the Lights".

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In the early 00s, hip-hop was still in thrall to gansta rap, and, despite West’s burgeoning reputation as one of hip-hop’s hottest producers, few label bosses were ready to take a chance on a middle-class art-school dropout.

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. Christianity is the unwavering focus of Kanye's gospel album, a richly produced record about one man's love of the Lord (and himself). 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.