Kanye WestCollege Dropout
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The coziest sound Kanye ever conceived. Dusty soul samples sped up to a childlike register over drums that pop as if hit for the first time. The signature 'chipmunk soul' style that felt completely alien in 2004 when mainstream rap was designed to sound hard and cold. 'Through the Wire' flips Chaka Khan's 'Through the Fire,' recorded with Kanye's jaw still wired shut two weeks after a near-fatal car wreck. 'Jesus Walks' pairs a spiritual choir sample with a military drum pattern. 'All Falls Down' with Syleena Johnson floats over deeply melancholic production. Nobody would sign him as a rapper. Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash 'reluctantly' agreed just to keep him from leaving. Then the car accident happened, and the rest is history.