The College Dropout (later advanced bootleg)

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Intro	Kanye West		1:20
2	Self Conscious	Kanye West		3:46
3	Jesus Walks (Intro) recording of: Jesus Walks writer: Che Smith and Curtis Lundy (American Musician, composer, producer, choir director, arranger and double bassist) composer: Miri Ben‐Ari and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West		0:52
4	Jesus Walks recording of: Jesus Walks writer: Che Smith and Curtis Lundy (American Musician, composer, producer, choir director, arranger and double bassist) composer: Miri Ben‐Ari and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West		3:32
5	Two Words recording engineer: Marc Fuller, Keith Slattery and Carlisle Young producer: Ye (formerly Kanye West) mixer: Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) keyboard: Keith Slattery violin: Miri Ben‐Ari additional guest vocals: The Boys Choir of Harlem guest performer: Freeway (US rapper Leslie Pridgen) and Mos Def violin arranger: Miri Ben‐Ari samples: Peace and Love (Amani Na Mapenzi), Movement III: Time by Mandrill (American funk band) recording of: Two Words composer: Dante Smith, Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir	3.8	4:28
6	The Good, the Bad, the Ugly performer: Consequence (US rapper) samples: I Wish You Were Here by Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)	Kanye West		4:13
7	Breathe In, Breathe Out performer: Ludacris (US rapper & actor) recording of: Breathe In, Breathe Out composer: Brian "All Day" Miller and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West feat. Ludacris		5:26
8	Keep the Receipt performer: Dirt McGirt (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer) samples: Bells by Billy Preston	Kanye West feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard	4	3:31
9	Heavy Hitters	Kanye West		3:04
10	Slow Jamz performer: Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer) recording of: Slow Jamz composer: Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West feat. Twista & Jamie Foxx		5:00
11	My Way samples: My Way by Irene Reid	Kanye West		3:26
12	Family Affair	Kanye West		4:41
13	Through the Wire recording of: Through the Wire writer: David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers), Cynthia Weil and Ye (formerly Kanye West) publisher: Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company is based on: Through the Fire	Kanye West		4:37
14	Never Let Me Down recording of: Never Let Me Down composer: James Richardson (US poet, spoken word artist, and author), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)	Kanye West feat. Jay‐Z & J. Ivy		4:32
15	Home samples: You’ll Never Walk Alone by Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles	Kanye West	3	4:05
16	Through the Wire (remix) recording of: Through the Wire writer: David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers), Cynthia Weil and Ye (formerly Kanye West) publisher: Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company is based on: Through the Fire	Kanye West		2:20
17	Wack Niggaz performer: Talib Kweli	Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli		1:45
18	I Need to Know	Kanye West		2:25

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Release group

associated singles/EPs:	All Falls Down Jesus Walks The New Workout Plan Through the Wire

part of:

40 Best Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2005-01) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 10) (order: 10)
Fact Magazine: The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (number: 20) (order: 20)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time: pub_2022-07-01 (number: 29) (order: 29)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (order: 32)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 50)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 74) (order: 74)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 74) (order: 74)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2005) (order: 210)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 298) (order: 298)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/6983 [info]
reviews:	http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8767-the-college-dropout/ [info] http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7733/38199 [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z4wx [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/the_college_dropout/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000326741 [info]
Wikidata:	Q747526 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: [none]
Format:: Digital Media
Length:: 1:03:03

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Bootleg
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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