Track Listing
1. Intro
2. We Don't Care
3. Graduation Day
4. All Falls Down - (featuring Syleena Johnson)
5. I'll Fly Away
6. Spaceship - (featuring GLC/Consequence)
7. Jesus Walks
8. Never Let Me Down - (featuring Jay-Z/J-Ivy)
9. Get Em High - (featuring Talib Kweli/Common)
10. Workout Plan
11. New Workout Plan, The
12. Slow Jamz - (featuring Twista/Jamie Foxx)
13. Breathe in Breathe Out - (featuring Ludacris)
14. School Spirit Skit 1
15. School Spirit
16. School Spirit Skit 2
17. Lil Jimmy Skit
18. Two Words - (featuring Mos Def/Freeway/Boys' Choir of Harlem)
19. Through the Wire
20. Family Business
21. Last Call

Details
Contributing Artists:	Common, Consequence, Freeway, GLC, Harlem Boys Choir, J-Ivy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Luacris, Ludacris, Mos Def, Syleena Johnson, Talib Kweli, Twista
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Kanye West, CLC, Consequence, Jay-Z, J. Ivy, Talib Kweli, Twista, Ludacris, Mos Def, Freeway (rap vocals); Jamie Foxx (spoken vocals); The Harlem Boys Choir, Syleena Johnson (background vocals).
Producers: Kanye West, Brian Miller, Miri Ben-Ari.
Personnel: Ken Lewis (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion, sampler); John Legend (vocals, piano, background vocals); Tarey Torae, Tiera Singleton, Lavel Mena, Aisha Tyler, Tony Williams , Thomassina Atkins, Kevin Shannon, Candis Brown, Brandi Kuykenvall, Beverly A. McCargo, Consequence, The Boys Choir of Harlem (vocals); Eric Johnson (guitar); Miri Ben-Ari (violin); Josh Zandman (piano); Keith Slattery (keyboards); Bosko (talk box); Tracie Spencer (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Manny Marroquin.
Recording information: Baseline Recording, New York, NY; Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Digital Insight, Las Vegas, NV; Edie Road Recording Studio, Argyle, NY; Full Time Dreamer Studios; Larrabee Sound North, Los Angeles, CA; Light @ The End Of The Tunnel, New York, NY; Quad Recordings, New York, NY; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Enterprise, Burbank, CA; the Record Plant, Hollywood, CA.
Arranger: Miri Ben-Ari.
For most artists who are discovered behind the mixing boards, making the transfer from producer to MC proves a daunting task. Fortunately for Kanye West, his verbal skills more than rise to the challenge of his consistently superior beats. A sprawling concept record that tackles issues of everyday life with wisecracking humor and unexpected honesty, THE COLLEGE DROPOUT confirms West's status as one of hip-hop's most refreshing voices.
The leadoff single, "Through the Wire," perfectly exemplifies West's distinct vision. Recorded while his jaws were still wired shut after a near-fatal car accident, West hilariously reflects upon his predicament over a sped-up Chaka Khan sample. Other songs address potentially somber topics--ghetto life ("We Don't Care"), religion ("Jesus Walks"), and family turmoil ("Family Business")--yet somehow retain a truly hopeful spirit. Although THE COLLEGE DROPOUT features top-notch cameos from Talib Kweli, Common, Mos Def, Freeway, Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Twista, it's clearly West's show.

Editorial Reviews
Ranked #12 in Uncut's Best New Albums of 2004 - [H]e leavens the swagger and bling of hip hop with lyrics that are wry, witty and aware.
Uncut

4 stars out of 5 - West's rhymes are wry, witty, warm and unswervingly self-aware.
Uncut (05/01/2004)

4 stars out of 5 - The numerous guests never out-shine their host's vocals, meaning this is one drop-out graduating near the top of his class.
Mojo

[H]is surprising debut disc is the most impressive hip-hop CD of the young year....[T]he Chicago native shuns hip-hop's tired SCARFACE iconography for a broad topicality... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (02/13/2004)

Ranked #1 in Spin's 40 Best Albums of the Year - He is witty, provocative, and intensely devoted...
Spin

Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - [T]he red-hot producer delivered a solo debut that partied all over its contradictions...
Rolling Stone

3.5 stars out of 5 - West has something to prove on DROPOUT....His ace in the hole is his cozy sound - dusty soul samples, gospel hymns, drums that pop as if hit for the very first time.
Rolling Stone (03/04/2004)