Kanye West The College Dropout [PA]
Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 - "West has something to prove on DROPOUT....His ace in the hole is his cozy sound - dusty soul samples, gospel hymns, drums that pop as if hit for the very first time."
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CD Details
- Released: March 15, 2004
- Originally Released: 2009
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 3/4/04, p.63
3.5 stars out of 5 - "West has something to prove on DROPOUT....His ace in the hole is his cozy sound - dusty soul samples, gospel hymns, drums that pop as if hit for the very first time."Rolling Stone - p.153
Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "[T]he red-hot producer delivered a solo debut that partied all over its contradictions..."Spin - p.68
Ranked #1 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of the Year" - "He is witty, provocative, and intensely devoted..."Entertainment Weekly - 2/13/04, p.71
"[H]is surprising debut disc is the most impressive hip-hop CD of the young year....[T]he Chicago native shuns hip-hop's tired SCARFACE iconography for a broad topicality..." - Rating: A-Uncut - 5/04, p.106
4 stars out of 5 - "West's rhymes are wry, witty, warm and unswervingly self-aware."Uncut - p.75
Ranked #12 in Uncut's "Best New Albums of 2004" - "[H]e leavens the swagger and bling of hip hop with lyrics that are wry, witty and aware."Mojo (Publisher) - p.102
4 stars out of 5 - "The numerous guests never out-shine their host's vocals, meaning this is one drop-out graduating near the top of his class."Tracks:
- 1.Intro
- 2.We Don't Care
- 3.Graduation Day
- 4.All Falls Down
- 5.I'll Fly Away
- 6.Spaceship
- 7.Jesus Walks
- 8.Never Let Me Down
- 9.Get 'Em High
- 10.Workout Plan
- 11.New Workout Plan
- 12.Slow Jamz
- 13.Breathe In Breathe Out
- 14.School Spirit
- 15.School Spirit
- 16.School Spirit
- 17.Lil' Jimmy
- 18.Two Words
- 19.Through The Wire
- 20.Family Business
- 21.Last Call