Ten Years of One of the Greatest Albums of ALL TIME

"mr. idk" (mr-idk) 02/10/2014 at 20:28 • Filed to: None

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I could go into length about this album, including the best tracks, the lyrics, the beats, and why it will forever be a classic, but i think that Kanye West's College Dropout speaks for itself...

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:30

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Greatest? nope

and I used to be a huge fan of Kanye

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:38

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Old Kanye is best Kanye

GhostZ > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:39

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Is it wrong that I like Yeezus and Twisted Fantasy more than College Dropout? I mean, they're all 9/10 star albums in my mind, but if I have to dice them up into rankings, it's a hard sell against the last two.

Or, in other words, am I wrong for liking Yeezus at all?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:41

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It's my second favorite KW album. MBDTF is the best in my opinion. Still, College Dropout is a great album. My favorite song on that album is probably Spaceship or School Spirit.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:42

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"we're all self-conscious, I'm just the first to admit it!"

That's pure classic.

Z_Stig > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 02/10/2014 at 20:42

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I preferred Late Registration and Graduation over this one.

And yes, I too used be a fan of Kanye.

vicariousILive > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:42

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I guess I will never know how good or bad of an album it is because I will not take any time out of my sad and pathetic life to listen to it

GhostZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 20:44

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Because racecar.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > GhostZ 02/10/2014 at 20:45

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Yeezus is my least favorite, but keep in mind that's not saying much. It's a good album, but his ego sorta ruins that album for me. I'd rather just pick a few songs from the album. Primarily Black Skinhead, Send It Up, and Blood On The Leaves

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Z_Stig 02/10/2014 at 20:46

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It sucks that he's become such a giant blowhard, so full of himself.

His attitude nowadays has made me sick of him. I refuse to listen to his shit anymore

Battery Tender Unnecessary > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:47

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BROKE PHI BROKE

"WE AIN'T GOT IT"

GhostZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 20:48

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I feel like "I am a God" was horribly misinterpreted.

I mean, think about it. He claims he's a god, and then follows it up with superficial demands and screaming and running . It's not about saying "I'm a god" it's about telling yourself you're a god because you're afraid.

...except that's apparently now how he intended it, from the interviews I've seen. Still, if you look at it from that perspective, I think the album's ego doesn't stand out so bad and it sort of becomes self-parody.

But Black Skinhead is amazing. I was in Chicago when he did his promotion for the album by broadcasting videos on building walls, I really thought this album was going to be the next big thing. Critical response was just 'meh' though.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > GhostZ 02/10/2014 at 20:49

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Ohhhh, didn't even know about the video. I like it even more now.

GhostZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 20:50

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It's lifted from his short film about the album:

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Battery Tender Unnecessary 02/10/2014 at 20:51

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How many cars do we own? (None!)
How many cars do we own? (None, sir!)
Should we let our woman go and be with the cat in the car?
Yes, we will.
Why? Because we can't afford gas. Say it with me!
(We can't afford no gas!)
Say it!
(We can't afford no gas!)

So we ain't drivin'!

heliochrome85 > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:51

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My Big Dark Twisted Fantasy is easily his best album. Simply a paradigm shift.

mr. idk > GhostZ 02/10/2014 at 20:51

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Twisted fantasy is my favorite too! And according to iTunes i have listened to Yeezus over 100 times lol

Frank Grimes > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 20:52

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NOPE.

mr. idk > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 02/10/2014 at 20:52

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As far as rap albums from the 2000s go, there werent many better ones than College Droupout.

mr. idk > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 20:53

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YES. people call me crazy when i say twisted fantasy is his best album, and i cant understand why

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > GhostZ 02/10/2014 at 20:55

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Ah, I remember seeing some of these scenes.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 21:00

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Out of the 12 songs, I'd have to say 8 of them are monster hits. There are only two okay songs: Lost In The World and So Appalled. Find another album with so many great songs. And Blame Game is hilarious; Chris Rock FTW.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 21:01

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that's very true

vdub_nut: scooter snob > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 21:06

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Did someone say good albums?

vdub_nut: scooter snob > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 02/10/2014 at 21:07

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No kanye is good kanye

Squid > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 21:07

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Nope. Have to strongly disagree with you on that. I'll leave it at that. Well. . . just one more nope for good measure.

ihm96 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 21:35

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What!!! Lost in the world is amazing. Thats such a great song, its my 2nd favorite.

ihm96 > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 02/10/2014 at 21:38

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Honestly people hate his newer albums but hes one of the few artist who actually evolves and tries new shit. Every album has been very different from the last, while other artists try to recreate their first popular album or just make shit that people will listen to (started from the bottom, I aint worried bout nothing). Listen to my beautiful dark twisted fantasy, hes actually honest and admits his huge flaws in it. And frankly a ton of famous people become egotistical, because everybody is on their dick, but many just put on an act in public, but at least hes honest

ihm96 > GhostZ 02/10/2014 at 21:41

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one of the first lines is "I am a god, my whole life in the hand of god" and I think people forget he was one of the first rappers to be religous and abhor violence. Nobody seems to realize about that line or remembers jesus walks. BTW MBDTF is the best for me but I love all of them. One many havent heard is his good friday mixtape but if you havent heard it you should listen to it. Its pretty good, especially songs like Dont look down which could easily have been on MBDTF

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/10/2014 at 22:04

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Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiled it.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 02/10/2014 at 22:06

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;_; SOMEONE LIKE ME

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > ihm96 02/10/2014 at 22:12

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The great thing about life is that we don't all like the same things. To each their own. That song just didn't really click with me.

ihm96 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 02/10/2014 at 22:17

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Ok, but can we all agree that instead of Jay-Z and Kanye West, the Watch the Trhone album should really be Kanye West feat. Jay-Z

ihm96 > mr. idk 02/10/2014 at 22:19

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Saw this today. Scroll down and theres a video about the College Dropout. here

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > ihm96 02/10/2014 at 22:31

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You're probably right, but seniority and the fact that Beyonce was featured is most likely the reason it's that way.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 02/10/2014 at 23:18

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Shit, I love his old and new stuff (well not digging yeezus, at least not yet,) but his behavior isn't anything new. Its just more noticeable since he's more famous now I think

911e46z06 > mr. idk 02/11/2014 at 01:28

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Rap is dead, and I blame Kanye

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > mr. idk 02/11/2014 at 02:40

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I'm gonna let you finish, but...

No, actually, I was looking for a good suggestion of something to listen to. But then I saw "Kanye West." And I became sad.