Three years later, he followed a similar approach on his debut album, The College Dropout. After producing Izzo, Takeover, Heart of the City, and Never Change on Jay-Z’s 2001 album, The Blueprint, Kanye gained recognition as a producer who influenced the changing sound of hip-hop with his sped-up soul samples. The emotional, humbler, and soulful Kanye that the world was introduced to.
Self-Aware Kanye (2004–2006)Īlbums: The College Dropout in 2004 Late Registration in 2005. In order to find Apex Kanye, I am breaking down his career in the twelve years since his debut album, into four different models. It doesn’t mean that he is the best rapper of all time, or even, that he has superior longevity compared to his peers Rather, Kanye’s multiple peaks show that he belongs to a few mini-generations that make up the larger post-’90s Golden era of hip-hop. Only Kanye has peaked four times, and it can be argued that each subsequent Kanye exceeded the preceding Kanye. Jay-Z peaked three times in ’98, ’01 and ’03. Dre in ’92 and ’99, 2Pac in ’93 and ’96, Biggie in ’94 and ’97, Eminem in ’00 and ’02, Lil’ Wayne in ’06 and ’08, to name five.
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