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Universal acclaim- based on 1443 Ratings
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Aug 28, 2023What an album. Not only did this album prove to literally everyone that Kanye was more than a producer, but also serves as some fun ear candy to listen to. An absolute pioneer and a mystical birth to a mystical artist.
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Aug 24, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023"Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win... I guess we'll never know."
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Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 12, 2023Espectacular, precioso, perfecto, increíble...que álbum tan hermoso. 100/10
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Aug 8, 2023brooooooooooooooooooooo NOW DIS DA REAALLLL HOT **** this a 10. like god damn this got some great tracks.
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Jul 2, 2023This is the best debut album ever made. It is creative, catchy and consistent throughout. No misses, all masterpieces.
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May 25, 2023This album will get you in a good mood no matter what. Track for track excellence, no misses. Personal favourites: Breath in breath out, through the wire, all falls down and jesus walks. Definitely give this a listen if you like hip hop.
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May 23, 2023Amazing album, love it So much. Every track is a blast, it's so great. The skits are amazing, I love the way the tracks connect.
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May 22, 2023Relatable, Classic album. My favorite song is Family Business. This redefined Hip Hop, Ye is a Genius
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Feb 10, 2023Seguido del de The Doors, considero a este álbum el mejor debut que ha tenido un artista.
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Jan 26, 2023制作堪比MBDTF,the new workout plan弦乐出来的时候把我惊艳到了,只不过有一些曲子确实没get到,下面凑字数anu3913791372
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Jan 9, 2023all the songs are great and the skits add to the listening experience of the album:)
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Dec 20, 2022Kanyes best album by like 20 miles, xoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxooxoxoxox
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Dec 8, 2022Ye's debut album was a fresh paint of the rap music industry. It opened a gateway for more to come. The College dropout in itself is a fantastic debut album with killer guest rappers.
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Dec 8, 2022Primeiro trabalho do YE q escuto, e pqp, q negocio bom, apesar de alfgmas bem meia boca, nao dexa de ser uma experiecnia incrivel
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Nov 13, 2022One of Kanye's greatest albums out of his amazing discography, it has to be top 3. Not only that, this was his debut album and he definitely came through with hits like All Falls Down, Through The Wire, Family Business and more. The skits are made to perfection and tell a very good story. This has to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time.
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Nov 11, 2022the first album of kanye west might as well be his best one
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Nov 4, 2022i always has a phd a pretty huge dick bar of the century 10/10 amazing would reccomend
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Oct 2, 2022This album with Kanye coming from a producer to a rapper is great. This debut album is absolutely fantastic. The rapping, producing, samples and everything on this are just absolutely great. the songs on this are just so incredibly fantastic I can't talk about this album well but this has got to be Kanye's best, if you haven't listened I would highly suggest doing so
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Oct 2, 2022a great album that grows on you with every listen some tracks are boring but grow on you over time and the albums sampling is S tier Ye brought something new with this album and continued to change hip hop over the years
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Jun 26, 2022
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Jun 16, 2022
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May 5, 2022One of the best hip-hop albums ever made. An incredible debut that countered the typical 'gansta-rap' found in the genre at the time. Kanye's witty lyrics and fantastic production brought variety to the scene and launched a rap icon.
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May 2, 2022Absolutely fantastic, laid the groundwork for what was to come in Kanye West's career. A lot of classic tracks and great soulful beats by the man himself. An essential album to be sure.
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Apr 7, 2022
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Mar 30, 2022goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood
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Mar 25, 2022great debut album and solid start to kanye's discography
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Mar 19, 2022Still the most kanye album of his career. And tied for my favorite rap album of all time.
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Mar 19, 2022
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Feb 17, 2022kanye genio estetica muito foda falha nunca so qro deixar no perfil so qro deixar no perfil
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Feb 16, 2022Esse é o meu álbum favorito do Ye , faixas memoráveis , qualidade impecável , basicamente o primeiro álbum que ele lançou conseguiu surgir essa obra-prima , minhas faixas favoritas são All Falls Down , Jesus Walks e Through The Wire.
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Jan 15, 2022
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Dec 25, 2021A great one, features an most classical hip hop style, which makes me happy with the final product. Definitely worth listening.
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Nov 15, 2021
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Oct 12, 2021This is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. The soul samples kanye excellently Incorporates into the tracks here sound incredible, this album has no bad tracks at all. 9/10
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Sep 19, 2021
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Aug 31, 2021Esse álbum revela a genialidade do Kanye como produtor. De todo esse tempo em que eu escuto hip-hop, poucas vezes eu senti uma produção tão boa que praticamente engolia a obra. E sem contar com os as participações muito bem colocadas e o trabalho melódico muito bem feito.
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Aug 31, 2021This album is very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aug 24, 20219/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10
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Aug 7, 2021This album is incredibly good. Many great songs, amazing production.
Best songs: Jesus Walks
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Jul 27, 2021
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May 17, 2021Probably my favorite debut album ever, it never gets old. Even after 17 years of The College Dropout it still sounds amazing. If you want to explain to someone that Kanye West is a musical genius, this is where you want to start.
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Apr 16, 2021Amazing for a debut album, and even amazing for an album alone. Not a single skip, just one song I don't like as much as every other one (School Spirit because it gets really old really quick)
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Mar 29, 2021this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
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Jan 24, 2021An awesome album, a great way of entering the rap scene. With great songs like We Don't Care, Spaceship, Slow Jamz, this album is more than enough evidence for Kanye's great musical talent.
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Dec 23, 2020the "old Kanye" at his highest. classic hip hop samples galore. Ye raps produces and damn near composes this masterpiece of art. Grammy winning lyrics and beats. my favorite track from this "Through The Wire" by the way this album was made during his time experiencing a life threatening car accident that could've cut his life and career short. a musical genius. a musical trademark of Hip Hop.
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Dec 19, 2020The Album can be summed up in one sentence:
This is one of the best debut albums of all time, and maybe even Kanye’s best project to date as well as being his first. More than 15 years later, this is still a timeless classic. -
Dec 16, 2020Not many rappers come out with a College Dropout level of project with their debut but thats why Kanye has always set the trends since. A true masterpiece. Amazing beats & bars from Ye. Have never got sick of any of these tracks all these years later.
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Nov 29, 20207/10
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Nov 25, 2020Old Kanye is lit asf. The college dropout is the ultimate party album it's just so fun and catchy. That's really all i have to say but the standout tracks gotta be jesus walks, through the wire, get'em high. But get'em high is actually my favorite please don't kill me.
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Oct 8, 2020Amazing album with good flow, lyrics, beats, everything you could want from an album. My favorite debut album and is very well put together with countless skits that aren’t amazing, but entertaining to listen to. Kanye provides a good listening experience.
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Jun 8, 2020
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Mar 12, 2020Wonderful Album, the skits are funny, the songs are great, what more could you ask for. Although I do think it peaks halfway through the album at "Slow Jamz" there are plenty of great songs after that.
Favorite Tracks:
All Falls Down
I'll Fly Away
Slow Jamz
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Feb 23, 2020Incredible debut, good production with awesome lyrics. Despite the workout songs and the boring tracks like Slow Jamz and Breathe in Breathe out, still my favorite album by Kanye
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Jan 22, 2020
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Dec 28, 2019So fun and free! One of Kanye's best projects! It feels so raw and smart all the way through.
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Nov 8, 2019Kanye West's College Dropout is one of the most successful, influential, and one of the best first albums that has ever been released. Every song is incredibly personal, and ranges from topics of God, family, society, violence, drugs, sex, and life itself. It's an incredibly long album, but incredibly ambitious.
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Jul 28, 2019An innovative and soulful introduction to arguably one of the greatest artists to ever live. A breath of fresh air in hip hop, stepping away from the genre's stereotypes in both subject matter and sonic palette, The College Dropout changed the hip hop genre forever and is one of the best debut albums of all time.
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Jul 13, 2019
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Jun 22, 2019
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Mar 22, 2019top 3 rap album of the 00s with blueprint and mmlp this is kanye second best album behind mbdtf
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Feb 14, 2019Kanye West delivers a masterfully crafted debut album, presenting a new style of hip hop before unheard. He shows why his sampling skills are so revered, layering all tracks fantastically.
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Feb 11, 2019West has some interesting rhymes although his biggest recognition being about selective choice of beats and different textures which, not only sophisticated for Hip-hop standard's but music's.
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Dec 12, 2018
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Dec 8, 2018
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Oct 16, 2018classic, top 3 from Ye Discography
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Jul 23, 2018A great debut for Mr. West. It has great lyrics, production, and has a unique feel.
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Mar 24, 2018
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Dec 19, 2017
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Nov 28, 2017Brilliantly funny and so, so clever. Simply a joy to listen to. Completely changed the game, Kanye isn't a gangster, he didn't grow up in project housing, he's just a regular guy trying throw his 2 cents in on everyday topics like religion, education and drug abuse. A brilliant album by a brilliant artist. (And the production isn't half bad either)
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Jul 17, 2017classic............................................................................................................................................................
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Jul 14, 2017One of, if not the greatest debut albums in all of hip hop, Every track delivers and it is my third favourite Kanye Album. My favourite of his three first school themed albums.
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Jan 28, 2017
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Jan 27, 2017Great introduction to Kanye West! This album is a game changer. Amazing production, originality, has it's funny moments but the moving, mind blowing lyrics showcase the soulfulness of Kanye West at it's fullest. Straight up classic
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Nov 29, 2016The album that started it all. The pitched-up soul samples are iconic to this day and brought about many imitators, but no-one can match what Kanye did here.
Best Songs: We Don't Care, All Falls Down, Jesus Walks, The New Workout Plan, Slow Jamz, Through The Wire, Two Words. -
May 30, 201677/100. Amazing soul feel to this whole album, some tracks bring it down, but there are plenty more that bring it way, way up. The best tracks are "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", "Family Business", "Spaceship" and "Jesus Walks".
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May 15, 2016Além de inovador, ¨ The College Dropout ¨ , é um triunfo musical e artístico, onde a genialidade e o sarcasmo de Kanye West andam lado a lado.(A+)
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Jan 8, 2016'College Dropout' is great debut album by Kanye West. My favourite tracks: 'We don't care', 'Jesus Walks', 'Never Let Me Down' and 'The New Workout Plan'.
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Jan 5, 2016
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Jun 22, 2015This is one of the best debut albums I've ever heard. Kanye makes great points against education and shows how the world is stacked up against bLACK PEOPLE.
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Jun 4, 2015
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Apr 28, 2015Arguably West's best album, but not arguably one of the best debut album of all time, College dropout is awesome in its uniqueness and delivers a sound that assured Kanye's future to be bright.
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Apr 26, 2015Kanye’s production on this album was something new and amazing. It stands out, like the other early-2000’s hip hop albums failed to do. His lyrics were also unique. The only thing that I could say something negative about was the skits. However, these skits helped getting the feel of the album across, so I do not think this drags the album down to much.
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Feb 15, 2015
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Apr 21, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 4, 2014College Dropout is, and always will be, a classic. It's perhaps the most industry-changing hip-hop album of all time. The entire album flows effortlessly, with fun, intelligent, and uplifting beats. This is the debut of a legend. ~ 9.6/10
Best track: "Family Business"
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Jan 20, 2014
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Jan 12, 2014His best album ever tbh. I didn't listen to the whole record yet but I've loved everything till now. My highlights are We don't care, All falls down, Jesus walks & School spirit. The College Dropout should have won that Grammy for Album of the Year.
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Nov 5, 2013
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Oct 12, 2013The soul samples and the socially concious lyrics make this one of my favourite albums of all time. Definitely a certified classic. Maybe breathe in breathe out could of been, err, trashed?
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Jun 18, 2013
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Jun 18, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013Lyrically great and production wise top 10. A great start into the game as Kanye started out great. One of the best hip-hop releases in the past 20 years.
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Mar 11, 2013Kanye West's first album is above one of the most strongest albums ever, creating meaningful and awesome rap songs that will never get old. Ever.
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Mar 9, 2013IMO the best debut rap album of all time. the beats are insane, the album came out in a time where the world needed it the most, the lyrics are incredible and witty. this album is as good as mainstream/soul/r&b hip-hop gets
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Jan 4, 2013A near flawless start to one of the greatest album trajectories of this generation, College Dropout is the record that established Kanye West as a force in the music industry. He may not be the greatest rapper, but he knows how to use his sampler and revamps classic soul songs to make enjoyable modern hits.
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Awards & Rankings
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Feb 17, 2011Like every hip-hop album (even the great ones), Kanye West's The College Dropout is marred by too many guest artists, too many interludes, and just too many songs period. (I challenge every hip-hop artist working today to record just one album with 12 tracks or less-no skits, no guests, no filler.)
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Feb 17, 2011Most producers who approach the mic do so at their peril, but on Dropout, West turns out to be a full-service hip-hop artiste.
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Delivers both ass-shakers and contemplative cuts.