new Kanye West - College Dropout CD is $$!

[yobarman]

This is an awesome rap CD, it's not that "kill everyone, f*ck bitches and ho's" kind of rap. It's got a deep, struggling to survive sound to it. Reminds me of Talib Kweli and Hitek (who make a cameo on this CD) but has really good beats and really good rhymes.

If you like hip-hop don't miss this CD!!

 

[Sid59]

the bootleg is like 17 or 18 songs long .. the official cd will be 10 songs or so.

i preordered the cd, it's gonna be good. the 'street' version was a good way to deep my feet in the water.

most slept on rap albums lately ..

Talib Qweli - Quality and Kanye West - College Drop Out

 

[RaiseUp]

He is Pop.

 

[JonTheBaller]

I love Kanye!

Mayonnaise colored Benz, I push miracle whips!

 

[anxi80]

honestly, i aint really feelin' this album. i like 'get em high' (feat. kweli and common) and 'two words' (feat. mos def), and of course the two singles ('through the wire' and 'slow jamz') and 'all falls down', but i dont really think its the classic everyone is making it seems like it is. i like kanye's production skills like on kweli's 'get by' and alicia keys 'you dont know my name', but as lyricist, i aint feelin' his rhymes. the lyrics are catchy, but after awhile, they become corny. but i admit, i did chuckle at 'oh baby your breath is harsh, cover up your mouth like you got sars'. but, after awhile, the beats get reptitive, the whole gospel/choir hook used a lot, and like i said, he doesnt punch through with his lyrics. so, thats my 2 cents on 'college dropout'.

 

[yobarman]

well, this is only my first listen thru it, but i really like it so i wanted to see everyones thoughts on it. after a couple more listens i'll decide if i really feel it or not, but right now i think it's a tight CD

 

[RaiseUp]

He also has one of the worst lines I have ever heard.
She got a light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson
Got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson

 

[stormbv]

Originally posted by: johnnytightlips
I love Kanye!

Mayonnaise colored Benz, I push miracle whips!

hehehehe

 

[RaiseUp]

That line was good. The most slept on album was TI-Trap Muzik or Canibus' new album

 

[anxi80]

i think the most slept on albums last year imo were: swollen members 'heavy', louis logic 'sin-o-matic', atmosphere 'sevens* travels'.

this year, im liking the new visonaries album. entitled 'pangaea'. track 3, 'strike' is such a hot track.

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: anxi80
i think the most slept on albums last year imo were: swollen members 'heavy', louis logic 'sin-o-matic', atmosphere 'sevens* travels'.

this year, im liking the new visonaries album. entitled 'pangaea'. track 3, 'strike' is such a hot track.

I totally agree with Atmosphere's album. But uhm, Sevens Travels is his newest album?

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I totally agree with Atmosphere's album. But uhm, Sevens Travels is his newest album?

thought it came out in september of last year? was something new released after that?

 

[BD231]

Jesus Walks by Kanye West is SWEET, best rap release in quite a while.

The new Twista album is out as well, which features busta ryhmes, Jay-Z and Cee-Loo on some of the songs. Pretty enjoyable cd.

 

[tweekah]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I totally agree with Atmosphere's album. But uhm, Sevens Travels is his newest album?

thought it came out in september of last year? was something new released after that?

Nothing after that. Add Zion I - Deep Water Slang 2.0 to the list of slept on albums.

 

[wicktron]

The official is 21 tracks deep, BTW.

And yes, this album is the TRUTH.
Kanye is the TRUTH.
I love the whole gospel, sped up vocal sample injected beats, I'll probably get sick of it within the next year, but right now, I'm in love with it. Kanye's rhymes are for the most part innocent, but where he really shines is in charisma. He has a presence about him when he's rapping. Might not be the greatest, but he is better than 99.9% of mainstream rap on the radio.

Originally posted by: yobarman
This is an awesome rap CD, it's not that "kill everyone, f*ck bitches and ho's" kind of rap. It's got a deep, struggling to survive sound to it. Reminds me of Talib Kweli and Hitek (who make a cameo on this CD) but has really good beats and really good rhymes.

If you like hip-hop don't miss this CD!!

Actually, there is a lot of incinuation about sex and women, but not really explicit.
I've been bumpin the bootleg since December, I got the bootleg of the retail last week, and I'm going to buy this first thing in the morning.

 

[yobarman]

Originally posted by: wicktron
The official is 21 tracks deep, btw.

And yes, this album is the TRUTH.
Kanye is the TRUTH.

Originally posted by: yobarman
This is an awesome rap CD, it's not that "kill everyone, f*ck bitches and ho's" kind of rap. It's got a deep, struggling to survive sound to it. Reminds me of Talib Kweli and Hitek (who make a cameo on this CD) but has really good beats and really good rhymes.

If you like hip-hop don't miss this CD!!

Actually, there is a lot of incinuation about sex and women, but not really explicit.

I've been bumpin the bootleg since December, I got the bootleg of the retail, and I'm going to buy this first thing in the morning. :-D

If i had some loot i'd definately pick it up. But after listening thru this CD i gotta say i'm very very pleased to hear some honest hip hop. I love his beats, the ones with guitar in em too (All falls down) , and the lyrics are pretty damn good, skits are funny as fawk too. I give this CD a 5/5 and it's only gonna grow on me. It ain't the greatest CD ever, but definately the freshest in a while

 

[yobarman]

"Now even though I went to college and dropped outta school quick,
I always had a P.H.D...a pretty huge dick!!"

 

[stormbv]

The early bootleg seemed to be better, imho

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: yobarman

Originally posted by: wicktron
The official is 21 tracks deep, btw.

And yes, this album is the TRUTH.
Kanye is the TRUTH.

Originally posted by: yobarman
This is an awesome rap CD, it's not that "kill everyone, f*ck bitches and ho's" kind of rap. It's got a deep, struggling to survive sound to it. Reminds me of Talib Kweli and Hitek (who make a cameo on this CD) but has really good beats and really good rhymes.

If you like hip-hop don't miss this CD!!

Actually, there is a lot of incinuation about sex and women, but not really explicit.

I've been bumpin the bootleg since December, I got the bootleg of the retail, and I'm going to buy this first thing in the morning. :-D

If i had some loot i'd definately pick it up. But after listening thru this CD i gotta say i'm very very pleased to hear some honest hip hop. I love his beats, the ones with guitar in em too (All falls down) , and the lyrics are pretty damn good, skits are funny as fawk too. I give this CD a 5/5 and it's only gonna grow on me. It ain't the greatest CD ever, but definately the freshest in a while

the guitar is from Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #02] Mystery of Iniquity [5:10] - the bootleg has Lauryn Hill singing the chorus but Kanye couldn't get vocal clearance before the cd release, so he had the retail chick sing in.

 

[wicktron]

Originally posted by: stormbv
The early bootleg seemed to be better, imho

I really liked "Home" on the early bootleg.

the guitar is from Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #07] So Much Things to Say [5:59] - the bootleg has Lauryn Hill singing the chorus but Kanye couldn't get vocal clearance before the cd release, so he had the retail chick sing in.

I just listened to my Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged. That's not it, it's Disc 2, Track 2 -- Mystery of Iniquity

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: wicktron

Originally posted by: stormbv
The early bootleg seemed to be better, imho

I really liked "Home" on the early bootleg.

the guitar is from Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #07] So Much Things to Say [5:59] - the bootleg has Lauryn Hill singing the chorus but Kanye couldn't get vocal clearance before the cd release, so he had the retail chick sing in.

I just listened to my Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged. That's not it, it's Disc 2, Track 2 -- Mystery of Iniquity

yeah. oops .. was gonna edit. i was listening to the song i said above. the guitars on her album are pretty much the same.

Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #02] Mystery of Iniquity [5:10]

 

[stormbv]

 

[wicktron]

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: wicktron

Originally posted by: stormbv
The early bootleg seemed to be better, imho

I really liked "Home" on the early bootleg.

the guitar is from Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #07] So Much Things to Say [5:59] - the bootleg has Lauryn Hill singing the chorus but Kanye couldn't get vocal clearance before the cd release, so he had the retail chick sing in.

I just listened to my Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged. That's not it, it's Disc 2, Track 2 -- Mystery of Iniquity

yeah. oops .. was gonna edit. i was listening to the song i said above. the guitars on her album are pretty much the same.

Lauryn Hill - [MTV Unplugged 2.0 (Disc 2) #02] Mystery of Iniquity [5:10]

Yeah, like a whole 3 or 4 chords the whole time. Haha.

Originally posted by: stormbv

Originally posted by: wicktron

Originally posted by: stormbv
The early bootleg seemed to be better, imho

I really liked "Home" on the early bootleg.

So who is Hove talkin' about when he says the 8th wonda's on his way? A person?

No idea, but 9th Wonder, an up and coming producer did "Threat" on the Black Album.

 

[wicktron]

I can't believe I'm watching TRL just to peep Kanye West. Man I'm a fanboy.

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: RaiseUp
He also has one of the worst lines I have ever heard.
She got a light-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson
Got a dark-skinned friend look like Michael Jackson

You must be joking.... those two lines are possibly some of the funniest lyrics I've heard all year