“I Said Toast Motherf*ckers…”
AUDIO By Gotty™ on June 26, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Now, his every move is chronicled. Every outburst amplified. The victories & the stakes much higher. His presence looming.
But do you remember when we didn’t know Kanye?
Last week, I was ridin’ with the family in tow and, of course, Plies & GLC can only get so much burn in the closed quarters of the car where everyone is subjected to the same music. Spinnin’ thru the ‘Pod, I came up on The College Dropout…and I only listened to two songs - “Spaceship” (for the GLC verse of course) and “Last Call.”
On the rare occassion that I’ve met people who don’t like the song, I’m always sort of dissapointed.
Regarding the track, I assume most people fall under one of two categories, brilliantly summed up, as always, by Amazon customers.
School Of Thought A
“‘Last Call’ provides a very introspective perspective on how Kanye West got signed to the label (Rocafella).”
School Of Thought B
“…And the autobiographical stories earlier on the album were fine, but “Last Call” just drags on and on. I mean, the song is over twelve minutes long, and only the first three or four minutes is actual rapping; the rest is Kanye talking, and after a while I was like, ‘Shut UP!’”
For me, the song & the story still sound as fresh as the first listen. I sunk down in my seat for twelve minutes of music and audio-biography I guess you’d say…an enjoyable twelve minutes. Even knowing Kanye now, I like to listen to song & shake my head, realizing that he warned us way back on his first album that his hands were destined to shape the face of music.
For the record, according to Wikipedia, the song samples Bette Midler’s “Mr. Rockefeller” so for all those arguments you’ve had about what was being played on the sped-up chorus, there you go.
Previously Posted - Behind The Beats With Kanye West (Presented By Ferris Bueller and Plain Pat)
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back when niggas used to call em “Kayne West”
I like that song.
Folks wanna act all brand new like Yeezy wudn’t like he is now.
“…And they say that money change you, but money don’t change you…
…It just make you more of what you already are…” - Tigallo
This was a good song, but, I can listen to Two Words and Through The Wire more times than this at once. Jay’s laugh kinda gets annoying.
Song is still nice tho.
still one of my favorites.
It’s like watchin reruns of The Cosby Show - you know all the storylines, the jokes…but you still watch.
Jay only laughs @ the beginning of the song. What you talking about Stat?
I 2nd that Gotty.
I could be half-listening and I’ll know when to sing along with John Legend
Damn I loved this album. It wasn’t technically this, sonically that, or whatever the other was ’sposed to be…
just GOOD (no pun intended) and soulful…
That “Miracle Whips” line is still hot to me…
I liked that line where he said something about mayonaise. I forget, it’s been a while. I liked “Family Business” too.
Gottyâ„¢ only likes the Tupacian tendencies of ‘Ye Tudda
that is to say, we tend to gravitate towards Geminis…
like Biggie & Pac
we da bess mayne
College Dropout was amazing. It still can get played all the way through today. ‘Ye is a great artist.
We da bess
^ I say that College Dropout is one of the last classic albums…
matter of fact…
it is The Last Classic Album
I’d have to think long and hard (ll!) about anything that was released afterwards that has had as much or more of an impact than Mr. West’s debut
I still laugh when Kanye’s like “Everybody listen here, I played Jesus Walks and they still didn’t sign me.” Great track, but not really what would convince execs that you could make ‘em some cash. I can just see that meeting…
“So… this is Kayne West. He wants a deal.”
“Alright Kayne, watcha got?”
“I’m going to play you my song about Jesus.”
*crickets chirping*
^ Naptown -
dude, thanks for the coupons, bro!
I bet heads will preshate this, homey:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/lbrownie/carson-palmer.jpg
@ ET
What about American Gangster
Naptown, thanks that literally made me laugh…def caught me off guard
American Gangster was dope.
I think AG’s appeal was limited though…
to me, debut albums are usually the ones that have major impact & influence
College Dropout spoke to more people without Kanye having to compromise….
not to say that Jay compromised his vision of what he wanted to put out, lord knows that dude can pretty much do what the fuck he wants…
but College Dropout was, and still is, fresh…it was a game changer
blends, anyone?
Sinister Shan - “Best Blends Ever”
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HK103A2K
haven’t come across any dope blend CD’s here, and I’m listening to this….I like it
anybody got any that are on the level of what Dirty Harry / Silva Sirfa / Lil Raskal put out
American Gangster was dope/very good/excellent,
but I remember putting cats in their 40’s on to Dropout, as well as peers and a few youngin’s… major impact.
Kanye’s always had 2 problems in my book:
Nobody–and I mean nobody–is as talented, prolific or as consistent as Kanye thinks he is. His mouth and his ego set him up for failure almost everytime out.
As dope as the dude’s catalog is so far, he acts like he’s got Prince’s library plus Rakim’s notebooks in his backpack.
And what separates his bragging and ego from lots of other folks, is he genuinely seems hurt if you don’t buy into it.
And he keeps running his mouth at every turn over every little issue that it just wears you out even when you want to cheer for him.
Second problem ConYeah has is hiphop’s short attention span. Anyone old enough to remember Ghost’s IronMan or most of the stuff that came out of Chicago in the early 90s/late 80s have a different perspective on how innovative the brother has been.
as much as a i liked College Dropout and the Graduate, neither reinvented the wheel if you’re familiar with Ghostface’s catalog, or J. Rawls’ work or No ID and Trackster’s. The whole looping/chopping of soul origninated in Chicago as Chicago is really a soul and blues city. Yet Kanye’s treated as if he invented a sound out of whole cloth.
That lack of historical perspective and regional understanding fuels a lot of BS hype and BS criticism that artists face. And in Con’s case, it’s fueled an ego that’s now so out of hand that its really kinda sad.
man, yeezy was just getting shine when I was in high school.
going through my hardcore backpacker phase I heard about him through kweli’s quality and def poetry jam. It wasn’t until I heard the album that I knew he did izzo which got constant burn on my big ass dell computer (and still does whenever it’s sunny in the northwest).
i remember telling everyone he was going to blow up…and no one listed to the backpacker kid who listened to dilated peoples and swollen members.
edit: *listened
booty interlude:
http://eightmilechronicle.blogspot.com/2008/06/big-apple.html
College Dropout is an excellent cd, the best of his three, and i can still play all the way through any day of the week.
i know most of the words to the spoken outro story…so i can go along with that as well — i like it.
Silkk Calone
“3 Wheel Motion” produced by DJ Don Cannon
http://www.zshare.net/audio/1410415453a129c9/
Bang!
Can’t stop bumpin the John Legend Green Light joint….Andre goes off and my boy Malay produced the beat….
i bought that shit from ikea, i put my bed together myself… lmao @ thiat line… back when college dropout came out that shit used to get mad laughs whenever it came on in the dorm room, in between the bong hits and some epic games of madden ‘05…
Great song.
This song/album is still fresh to me. I definitely consider it a classic of my generation. I remember I picked it up on release day based on a Kweli co-sign, or something like that. I sat at the dining room table for a couple hours listening to it on the personal CD player.
I’m not an old head, so fall back with all that.
College Dropout is the best album of the new millienum. From the first song to the last, shit is fire. I remember seeing Kanye at an Audiotistic concert back in 03′, right before dude blew up, he came on stage with his louie backpack on and rocked that shit with talib and common. I knew Kanye would be tight when I heard Through the Wire. He’s on superstar status now and I hope he keeps dropping those heat rocks!
Would anybody upload the album? I lost it along with a hard drive a few years ago and haven’t been able to find it since.
@ dpgc
After someone hooks you up, you’ll want this
http://www.zshare.net/audio/608601422b7298/
I had just started making beats when Dropout came out, and I can remember being pissed because he sampled Marvin Gaye’s “Distant Lover”. And I had already sampled it. I liked ‘Ye since Blueprint 1. That album, and his and Just Blaze’s beats influenced me tremendously.
Maybe his additude IS a Gemini thing. I’m one.
I see you “Feet”! Haha.
Actually, I thought Late Registration was His classic album & best effort. C’mon, New Workout Plan is straight filler.
Him talking at the end adds that realness.
It’s just him speaking from the heart, love it or hate it.
Those drums knock heavy too.
I can listen to that beat and Kanye goin La La la la lalallalalala an all that for 24 minutes straight let alone 12. Love the song.
know all the words to that whole cd….even ‘ye mumbling at the end…lol.
family business & spaceship are my shit.
i used to work for GAP when this album dropped. spaceship was my anthem for a minute lol.
i was listenin to the college dropout 3 days ago. i’ve always liked kanye. his one of my fav rappers
ive never heard a song with so many quotables