The College Dropout

mirror. At the age of 20 Kanye was a known for being a producer at Roc-A-Fella records creating hit songs for musical artist like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. After being made fun of for wanting to make music, Kanye soon dropped his first two albums College Dropout and Late Registration. With these two Album Releases Kanye was still the underdog of hip-hop and was still the joke of the industry. In 2006 Kanye and a highly respected rapper, 50 cent's , got in a feud over who was the better rapper.The…

mom moved to Chicago when he was just three years old. When he was in the fifth grade he moved to china with his mom for one year. As he grew up he graduated from Polaris High School and completed one year at Chicago State University. After he dropout of college, he fully committed to pursue music. He dropped out moved to New York to be more in the music scene. He caught a break when Jay-Z hired him for his beats. As Jay-Z mention him in a song “Kanyeezy you did it again, you a genius nigga”…

Throughout musical history, there have been numerous artists who have shaped the sound, direction and aesthetic of their respective genre and pushed it to uncharted territory. These artists are hailed as icons and their impact casts a vast shadow on both future newcomers and the artists that are currently known to hold the crown. Kanye West is an artist whose name deserves to be held to this standard, as an innovator, tastemaker and arguably the most influential artist of his generation. While…

But in many ways he did change the rap industry. Kanye worked on many different albums with huge artist before his album debut album ‘The College Dropout’ , for example he worked with Jay Z Beyonce and other.Kanye was a producer on Jay Z’s album ‘The Blueprint’ which sold over 2 million copies in the United States and top 1 in charts in 2001 (Seth). Kanye would use old classic R&B melodies into…

leniently today than when I was in college.” Visit any major university today and you’re bound to hear a professor say something of the sort. Many professors claim that grade inflation has corrupted our colleges. Students are being rewarded highly for simply adequate work, they proclaim. The truth is grade inflation has never actually been proven; it is more of a theory than a fact. Ask for sources on the subject and you’ll find isolated studies that proudly report college grades rising over the…

Kanye West is an American hip hop recording artist, fashion designer, songwriter, producer and record label executive. West graced upon popular culture in 2004 when he released his first single and video “All Falls Down” from his debut album The College Dropout. Kanye West is among the few hip hop artist Millennials can classify as a “musical genius” and now, as a fashion icon. West has adorned us with his much anticipated and successful Yeezy sneakers through both Nike and Adidas. He has…

beats. He became known for his “chipmunk soul” sound in which he sampled 70’s and 80’s soul songs and tuned up the pitch. After producing enough albums, he decided to make one of his own. In 2004, West debuted with The College Dropout. Referencing to West’s status as a college dropout, the album focused on the struggles West faced as a Black man in Chicago. Criticizing consumerism, education, and modern work culture, a stellar record and artist were born. From 2004-2008, West recorded…

ability to reinvent himself on each of his six solo albums…’ Kanye West’s first album which was The College Dropout in which on that album Kanye West uses “vintage soul samples and relatable lyrics” (Ryan) to pander to a wider field of listeners. Then he follows up the album The College Dropout with his album titled Graduation Day where Kanye West draws from his own experiences including when he left college to pursue a career in music. Even his album Through The Wire plays on the time when he…

to the hero's journey unusual birth section. Much like Telemachus, Kanye did not have a father figure growing up, and moving to china for a year is pretty unusual especially for someone his age. Kanye´s call to adventure was him dropping out of college to pursue music. He did this against his mother's will. Although she did not support him in this decision, she…

With the profit he made from his debut album, Kanye spent a lot more time and money making Late Registration. If College Dropout was his coming out party, than Late Registration was the reason that we still speak of Kanye. Kanye spent more than a million dollars of his own money to sign orchestras and book studio times most record labels do this themselves, but since he…