Though Kanye came off as more brash and confident than most, he recorded material that worked to make him more relatable to the everyday person, touching on themes that many could sympathize with.įurthermore, he presented himself as the functional bridge between the two commercial and underground sides of hip-hop music. Released a decade and a half ago, it was an excellent entry that would mark the beginning of Kanye’s unexpected career as a rapper, where he would reach the heights that few who came before him, and even fewer who came after him, would attain.īut The College Dropout represented more than just a dope album back in early 2004. Hence, paying tribute to The College Dropout, West’s first album, is a difficult proposition.
The “promotion” of Ye coincided with embarrassing appearances on TMZ and in the Oval Office, both punctuated by beyond cringe-worthy screeds. He appeared to hit rock bottom with The Life of Pablo (2016), but further cratered with last year’s Ye (2018). West has been on the decline since 808s & Heartbreaks (2008). Aside from the at times brilliant My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), musically Mr. To make matters worse, his music has been largely trash for more than a decade. In his role as a Drumf-loving C.H.U.D., he’s made some incredibly ignorant and dangerous statements in the last year or so. Regardless, these days listening to Kanye speak can easily remind someone of listening to someone with an obvious chemical imbalance in their brain, ranting from a busy sidewalk when passers-by rush past, trying not to make eye contact. And one who didn’t share repugnant opinions with anyone who’d print or repeat them. With that in mind, I’ll say this: Kanye West has always been an asshole, but at least 15 years ago, he was an asshole who made good music. Especially when you need to balance who an artist was 15 years ago with what he or she has become, both in terms of their music and personality. Sometimes writing these tributes is hard. Happy 15th Anniversary to Kanye West’s debut album The College Dropout, originally released February 10, 2004.
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