"The College Dropout" is the story of and for the underdog, the underachiever. It still is, 10 years after its release (February 10, 2004).
Kanye West fought for recognition when he was 12 years old, and still thirsts for respect today. He survived a car accident that nearly killed him, but instead propelled him, and strengthened the necessity to jump on tables to prove his talents and fight stigmas that come with being a rapper/producer and a brutally honest, emotional backpacker.
In celebration of Kanye West's "The College Dropout," here are the stories of 26 contributors – "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" – who were involved in the making of the album, and more importantly, became instrumental to Kanye West's career.
The Players
88-Keys – Founder of Locksmith Music | Producer | Rapper
Common – Rapper
Consequence –Rapper
Coodie & Chike – Directors | Founders of Creative Control
Damon Dash – Executive Producer | Co-Founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
Devo Springsteen – Cousin to Kanye West | Former roomate to John Legend | Producer | Songwriter
Ferris Bueller – Marketing
Freeway – Rapper
Gee Roberson – Co-Executive Producer | Manager | Co-CEO of Hip Hop Since 1978 | Co-CEO of Blueprint Group
GLC –Rapper
JB Marshall – Manager | A&R Executive
J. Ivy – Poet
Joe "3H" Weinberger –Management | Former A&R, Capitol Records
John Legend – Singer | Songwriter
John Monopoly – Manager | Co-Founder of Hustle Period
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua – Co-Executive Producer | Manager | Co-Co-CEO of Hip Hop Since 1978
Miri Ben-Ari – Violinist
No I.D. – Producer
Olskool Ice-Gre – Former G.O.O.D. Music A&R | Founder of Honest Management
Plain Pat – Producer | Songwriter | Fromer A&R, Island Def Jam
Really Doe – Rapper
Shalik Berry – VP of A&R, Epic Records | Former A&R Coordinator, Island Def Jam
Syleena Johnson – Singer | Songwriter
Talib Kweli – Rapper
Tony Williams – Cousin to Kanye West | Singer | Songwriter
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