It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I'm more than happy to announce that’s exactly what I must say about this one. There simply isn’t a bad one in the bunch. No fillers here at all, with each song standing tall on it's own.
Kanye West is one of those musicians that has the ability to just win you over with him talent. The kind of artist it’s really a treat to be able to listen to.
If you’re a Kanye West fan this is a CD your collection flat cannot be without. In fact, this is one of those CDs that you don’t even have to be a fan of West, or even Rap to know is good. It’s just good music. Period.
While this entire album is outstanding the truly standout tunes are track 8 - Never Let Me Down, track 11 - The New Workout Plan, and track 21 - Last Call.
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 2 - We Don’t Care. What a nice track!
College Dropout Release Notes:
Kanye West originally released College Dropout on February 10, 2004 on the Roc-A-Fella Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Intro 2. We Don't Care 3. Graduation Day 4. All Falls Down - (featuring Syleena Johnson) 5. I'll Fly Away 6. Spaceship - (featuring GLC/Consequence) 7. Jesus Walks 8. Never Let Me Down - (featuring Jay-Z/J-Ivy) 9. Get Em High - (featuring Talib Kweli/Common) 10. Workout Plan 11. New Workout Plan, The 12. Slow Jamz - (featuring Twista/Jamie Foxx) 13. Breathe In Breathe Out - (featuring Ludacris) 14. School Spirit Skit 1 15. School Spirit 16. School Spirit 2 17. Lil Jimmy Skit 18. Two Words - (featuring Mos Def/Freeway/Harlem Boys Choir) 19. Through The Wire 20. Family Business 21. Last Call
Personnel: Kanye West, CLC, Consequence, Jay-Z, J. Ivy, Talib Kweli, Twista, Ludacris, Mos Def, Freeway (rap vocals); Jamie Foxx (spoken vocals); The Harlem Boys Choir, Syleena Johnson (background vocals). Producers: Kanye West, Brian Miller, Miri Ben-Ari.