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2 | 0 OG File(s) 41 Full 1 Tagged 2 Partial 2 Snippet(s) 0 Stem Bounce(s) 65 Unavailable | Before The College Dropout (Get Well Soon..., I'm Good..., Kon The Louis Vuitton Don) | (06/08/1977) (Kanye West is born in Atlanta) (08/18/2002) (Kanye announces he signed to Roc-A-Fella) |  | Before Kanye released his first album to critical acclaim in 2004, he pursued many other projects, including a rap trio group named the "Go Getters" and production for other rappers, including, but not limited to JAY-Z, Common, Talib Kweli, and Scarface. Two years before the release of The College Dropout, Kanye began releasing a series of mixtapes to generate hype and publicity for the eventual release of his first album. Kanye eventually signed with Roc-A-Fella records in August 2002. | ||||
3 | Before The College Dropout | 10 in a Benz (with Go Getters) (feat. Rhymefest & Kanye West) (prod. Kanye West & Andy C.) (On 10 in a Benz) | Track 10 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | 4:14 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/10-10-in-a-benz?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
4 | Before The College Dropout | 187th (with The Chicago Outfit) | Song recorded in 1996 for Kanye's rap group The Chicago Outfit (later known as Go Getters). Posted by GLC to his blog in 2009. | 2:56 | Apr 22, 2009 | Full | Low Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/58876d9f36b768640439466088764e87 | |
5 | Before The College Dropout | A New State of Mind (with State of Mind) (prod. Kanye West) | Demo made by the first group Kanye was in called State Of Mind, formed by him and his friend Eugene "Frexx" McNair Jr. Recorded in the early 1990s, and was on a 1993 State of Mind demo tape. Snippet was played in the Channel 4 documentary Public Enemies: JAY-Z vs Kanye. | Jul 31, 2017 | Snippet | Recording | https://pillowcase.su/f/7315144cc3d09bafbd4c26f74472bf85 | ||
6 | Before The College Dropout | Ain't No Money | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
7 | Before The College Dropout | All I Need (with Go Getters) (feat. Kanye West, Mikkey Halsted, Taji & Miss Criss) (prod. AllDay & Kanye West) (All I Have) | Track 6 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | 3:29 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/06-all-i-need?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
8 | Before The College Dropout | Baby's Coming (with Go Getters) | Track from around 2000. Samples "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus & Chaka Khan. Leaked in Oct 2016 by garetare from the Kanye + GG tape. | 3:34 | Oct 2016 | Full | CD Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/0bb3272a73db904cbf95ed4e5076618a | |
9 | Before The College Dropout | Baseball Song | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
10 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 1 (prod. Kanye West) | Track 1 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples "The World is a Ghetto" by George Benson and the Common vs. Kanye freestyle battle. | 1:44 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/e58d5b75cf3272bb9e7114e5b604a3e1 | ||
11 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 2 (prod. Kanye West) (City To City) | Track 2 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Would later be given to Grav for the song "City To City", with the first few seconds of the instrumental missing from the final version. Samples "Cyclops" by Eddie Henderson. | 1:22 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/9b66e3d35be6702c460c44767f6d0b18 | ||
12 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 3 (prod. Kanye West) | Track 3 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the songs "The Infamous Prelude" by Mobb Deep and "Melodies of Love" by Joe Sample. | 1:40 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/463d892713e9fb4dc1b582733e0ae728 | ||
13 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 4 (prod. Kanye West) (Just You and I) | Track 4 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. An updated version of the instrumental would later be given to Mad Men for the song "Just You And I". Samples "Since We Said Goodbye" by The Counts and "Mt. Aairy Groove" by Pieces of a Dream. | 1:22 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/9f175df2290d52dd4ce347c29ac26329 | ||
14 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 5 (prod. Kanye West) | Track 5 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the songs "Fly Fo Life" by Suga Free and "Guess You Didn't Know" by One Way. | 1:53 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/1d515c99d0278c2ed30b2a1a4df5043a | ||
15 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 5 (prod. Kanye West) (We F'ed Up) | Beat made for "Takeover" in 2001. Was recorded over by J Dilla without Kanye knowing in 2003. Unknown if JAY-Z recorded for this. Samples "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by Vanilla Fudge and "Five to One" by The Doors. | 1:09 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/50fac4b04ba5fb2792701bd6bbee3e2e | ||
16 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 6 (prod. Kanye West) (What You Do To Me) | Track 6 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. An updated version of the instrumental would later be given to Infamous Syndicate for the song "What You Do To Me". Samples "You Don't Know What Love Is" by Larry Coryell. | 1:37 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/0568db21804032bae9a5937618267493 | ||
17 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 7 (prod. Kanye West) | Track 7 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the song "Here We Go" by Minnie Riperton. | 1:53 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/bed65843ecc243887f78d33f48aca415 | ||
18 | Before The College Dropout | Beat 8 (prod. Kanye West) | Track 8 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the song "Just Memories" by Eddie Kendricks. | 3:07 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/6c039a593ddd7504fecd45bac80469c7 | ||
19 | Before The College Dropout | Champions [V1] (ref. GLC) | GLC reference track for Kanye's verse on the song "Champions". GLC also mentions that he only did the flow and delivery, the lyrics are completely different. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.complex.com/music/2019/07/kanye-west-go-getters-90s-chicago-rap-group-story | |||
20 | Before The College Dropout | Coach Boys | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
21 | Before The College Dropout | Dem Guys (with Go Getters) (feat. GLC & Timmy G) (prod. Kanye West & Jamal "Boog" Guinn) (Them Guyz, Dem Guyz) | Track 4 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | 2:57 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/04-dem-guys?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
22 | Before The College Dropout | ⭐ Dream Come True (feat. ???) (Self Conscious) | Track 12 off of the 2001 demo tape. Would later have lyrics be reused for "All Falls Down". Other than lyrics, it shares nothing in common with "All Falls Down". | 3:54 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/fc02b5f9c84f98a9db4e554b63cd62f0 | ||
23 | Before The College Dropout | Ever Since | Track from 1998. Full version has not currently been found. | 1:10 | Jun 19, 2008 | Partial | Low Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/eeeefe609a62a6851adc056f62610a02 | |
24 | Before The College Dropout | Family Business [V1] (Family Affair) | Original version on the 2001 demo tape. Kanye's voice is used as a reference for the sample chop. | 4:05 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/80a7053a277aabe4dbb687690cb375e9 | ||
25 | Before The College Dropout | Fight With The Best (feat. Rhymefest) (prod. Kanye West) | Track 9 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. Beat would later be used on Jagged Edge - "Let's Get Married (Reception Remix)". | 3:37 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/09-fight-with-the-best?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
26 | Before The College Dropout | Flashin' Them $ | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
27 | Before The College Dropout | Freestyle (feat. DJ Boom) (prod. Poke and Tone) | Track 13 on the 2001 demo tape. Freestyle over the "Jigga That Nigga" beat. | 2:17 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/2be2d5437cf4da27cba24fceaeeb9b6e | ||
28 | Before The College Dropout | Go Getter Life (with Go Getters) | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
29 | Before The College Dropout | ⭐ Gotta Pose (I Gotta Pose) | Track 7 on the 2001 demo tape. Samples the song "Get Out of My Life Woman" by Solomon Burke. | 4:24 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/8933cc5e5f147017fe5a955f6f2ade8e | ||
30 | Before The College Dropout | Green Eggs & Ham (with State of Mind) | First studio recorded track, written when Kanye was just 13 years old, with his rap group State Of Mind. He begged Donda to let him go record it, and she could see it made him so happy that she just couldn't say no. According to No I.D., it was "real super-early, 90s-sounding, yelling type of hip-hop record with a computer keyboard beat that was really quite funny", but he also stated that "the music wasn't good". | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-11-13-0711130488-story.html https://beats-rhymes-lists.com/facts/no-id-kanye-west-manager-early-days/ https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kanye-mentor-no-id-on-early-days-mc-hammer-pants-6745313/ | |||
31 | Before The College Dropout | Have It Your Way [V1] (prod. Kanye West) (Bring Me Down) | Track 3 on the 2001 demo tape. Uses an early version of the "Bring Me Down" instrumental. | 3:37 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/efe986d7c71a6ea99f5e5ad64b73e3ae | ||
32 | Before The College Dropout | Heartbeat (prod. Kanye West) | Track 15 on the 2001 demo tape. Would later be used unofficially by Royce Da 5'9" on his track "Heartbeat". | 3:17 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/28ce0451b11e49a14a5536ad48fa40b8 | ||
33 | Before The College Dropout | Hey Mama [V1] (feat. John Legend) (prod. Kanye West) (Hey Ma) | Version used on the 2001 demo tape. Overall more rough feeling than later versions. | 4:24 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/0275071ebce07b1a04334f91f067593c | ||
34 | Before The College Dropout | Ho!!! (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group, mentioned in a 2005 lawsuit. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
35 | Before The College Dropout | Home (Windy) [V1] (feat. John Legend) (prod. Kanye West) (Home) | Version on the 2001 demo tape as track 1. Samples "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells. | 2:51 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/4463bb5856a7c64a1d34ca2015947b2b | ||
36 | Before The College Dropout | I Need To Know [V1] (prod. Kanye West) | Version on the 2001 demo tape. Has some different lyrics than the later version and sounds rougher, and lacks John Legend. Has lines that would later be reused on "The New Workout Plan". | 3:43 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/a434bf7feefd66d6dc469b6051c99e2e | ||
37 | Before The College Dropout | Intro (with Go Getters) (prod. Kanye West) | Track 1 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. Samples interview clips from Jermaine Dupri and The Notorious B.I.G.. | 0:35 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/01-world-record-holders-intro?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
38 | Before The College Dropout | It Don't Stop | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
39 | Before The College Dropout | Rhymefest - Jesus Walks [V1] (feat. Kanye West) (When Jesus Walks) | "Jesus Walks" was originally Rhymefest's song, meant for his debut studio album Blue Collar, however after Kanye was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, Rhymefest gave it to Kanye. | Confirmed | Not Available | Source Needed | |||
40 | Before The College Dropout | Jesus Walks [V2] (When Jesus Walks) | Track 2 on the 2001 demo tape. | 3:32 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/ebf140c66a6a42d843307d81f01280e3 | ||
41 | Before The College Dropout | Keep MC's Looking Out (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group, mentioned in a 2005 lawsuit. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
42 | Before The College Dropout | ⭐ Know The Game | Track 10 on the 2001 demo tape. Samples the Love Theme from The Godfather. | 2:57 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/8a12b1d62643d36e1e94485088322555 | ||
43 | Before The College Dropout | ✨ Last Freestyle (prod. Kanye West) (I Met Oprah, Getting Out The Game, Out The Game) | Track 14 off of the 2001 demo tape. Included on the unofficial mixtape Freshmen Adjustment 2 under the name "I Met Oprah". Reuses lyrics from "Wow" with the same lyrics later being used on "Live From Irving NY, Plaza" and the unreleased version of "Wack Niggas". The beat would later be given to Consequence for his track "Getting Out The Game". | 2:44 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/cd66f40a6b23212c59376ab04e3458a5 | ||
44 | Before The College Dropout | Motherfucker [V1] (prod. Kanye West) (D12 World) | Demo made before The College Dropout and repurposed years later for the D12 song, "D12 World". | 3:16 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/7022e9212ee7896b33ace62dc92783ee | ||
45 | Before The College Dropout | Smoke & Numbers - Motherfucker [V2] (feat. Kanye West) (prod. Kanye West) (D12 World) | Second version with Smoke & Numbers. Was lost for awhile before being rediscovered by Batby. | 3:32 | Dec 17, 2020 | Full | CD Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/db3d9495fa4742335dd3bc99f78b998e | |
46 | Before The College Dropout | Mind Your Business (with Go Getters) (feat. GLC, Timmy G & Kanye West) (prod. Kanye West) (Mind Yo Business) | Bonus track from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape called World Record Holders. | 3:44 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/12-mind-your-business?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
47 | Before The College Dropout | My People's Get Down (prod. E-Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group, mentioned in a 2005 lawsuit. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
48 | Before The College Dropout | Never Lettin' Go (The Stalker Song) [V1] (feat. ???) (prod. BoardMemberz) (Never Let You Go) | Song on the leaked demo tape from 2001. Higher quality version is available. Samples "Never Letting Go" by Phoebe Snow. | 4:01 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/631aa793474ccd71571aa798338c15b8 | ||
49 | Before The College Dropout | ⭐ Never Lettin' Go (The Stalker Song) [V2] (feat. ???) (prod. BoardMemberz) (Never Let You Go) | Higher quality version of V1, however it has a producer tag at the beginning which is missing from the version on the demo tape. | 3:58 | Full | CD Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/843ff9cbaa4a5ecb7c51cd725aab8cdb | ||
50 | Before The College Dropout | No Luv (with Go Getters) (feat. GLC & Timmy G) (prod. Kanye West) (No Love) | Track 8 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | 3:47 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/08-no-luv?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
51 | Before The College Dropout | Nothin's Gonna Stop Me (with Go Getters) (feat. Kanye West) (prod. Kanye West) (Neva Gon Stop Me, Never Gonna Stop Me) | Track 2 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. Samples "Nothing Can Stop Me" by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Has lines that would later be reused on the unreleased version of "Wack Niggas". | 2:42 | Full | CD Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/03-nothin-s-gonna-stop-me?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record https://pillowcase.su/f/aee23d85aa509d2025f6ddce814a3dd4 | ||
52 | Before The College Dropout | Out Of Your Mind [V1] (Arguing) | Early version of the song "Out Of Your Mind" that does not feature any John Legend vocals. Was included in the 2001 demo tape commonly known as The Prerequisite. Samples "Babyface (She Said Do Do Do Do)" by War and a clip of Martin Lawrence from his comedy special "You So Crazy". | 3:24 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/33ee21b4e1cc2a39066716bffd48787e | ||
53 | Before The College Dropout | Outro (with Go Getters) | Track 21 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
54 | Before The College Dropout | Payback [V1] (prod. Kanye West) | Earlier version of the instrumental for "Payback" found on a 2001 beat CD. Samples "I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me)" by The Chi Lites. | 3:14 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/2420300635a9bb373377002719277951 | ||
55 | Before The College Dropout | Payback [V2] (feat. Sly Polaroid & Timmy G) (prod. AllDay) | Unreleased Kanye song that leaked December 29th, 2008. Kanye randomly drops the F slur twice in this song. | 6:13 | Dec 29, 2008 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/de69dfae5f8f2cca3aa3a2d7791d8e2d | |
56 | Before The College Dropout | Real Nigga (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
57 | Before The College Dropout | Rock Blows Weed [V1] (Drug Dealin, We Don't Care) | Likely to be an early version of "Drug Dealin", made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
58 | Before The College Dropout | Roommates (feat. Consequence) (Roomates) | Made in 1996 and rumored to be one of his first songs. Was track five on a tracklist for a Consequence project. Samples "The Odd Couple (Main Theme)" by Neil Hefti. | 3:41 | Full | Low Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/7e2cd486109265b6bf1c2666968afea6 | ||
59 | Before The College Dropout | Set The World On Fire (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
60 | Before The College Dropout | Southside (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
61 | Before The College Dropout | Stop Frontin' (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
62 | Before The College Dropout | Street Love (with The Chicago Outfit) | One of the earliest songs from Kanye's early rap group, Go Getters. At the time, they were called "The Chicago Outfit", but still retained the same members. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.complex.com/music/2019/07/kanye-west-go-getters-90s-chicago-rap-group-story | |||
63 | Before The College Dropout | Take A Step Back (with State Of Mind) (A Step Back) | Song from a 1993 State Of Mind demo tape. Earliest audio of Kanye rapping publicly available. | Sep 17, 2022 | Snippet | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/7c9efc0c33818a90a4a5d000c99675f9 | ||
64 | Before The College Dropout | There Are None (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
65 | Before The College Dropout | Twenty-Five To Life (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
66 | Before The College Dropout | Up | Likely made in 1997 at HINGE studios, alongside many other tracks. Craig Bauer, former owner of the studio, posted a picture of several reels of songs Kanye worked on at the time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.facebook.com/craigbauermixer/photos/pb.100063485562933.-2207520000../10150796870455619/?type=3 | |||
67 | Before The College Dropout | Wanna Get High (with State Of Mind) | Song from a 1993 State Of Mind demo tape. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
68 | Before The College Dropout | We Are Going Far (prod. E Smoove) | Song recorded around 1994 with Focus Music Group. Found in a lawsuit from 2005. Possible track for the E Smoove & Kanye collab album. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
69 | Before The College Dropout | Weak Azz Producer | Very short track without a beat. | 1:30 | Tagged | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/9e9beeffa610865001841dd4eb8a2ea8 | ||
70 | Before The College Dropout | World Record Holders (with Go Getters) (feat. GLC, Kanye West & Timmy G) (prod. Kanye West) | Track 3 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. | 2:56 | Full | High Quality | https://soundcloud.com/glctheism/02-world-record-holders?in=glctheism/sets/go-getters-world-record | ||
71 | Before The College Dropout | ⭐ Wow [V1] | Original version featuring an extra third verse. Track 5 off of the 2001 demo tape. Has lyrics that would later get reused on "Last Freestyle" ,"The Bounce" by JAY-Z, "Live From Irving Plaza, NY" by Talib Kweli, "All Falls Down" and the unreleased version of "Wack Niggas". Mentioned on "Last Call". | 2:49 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/fb3fc54d611116518c0270f7dbb0b1ff | ||
72 | Before The College Dropout | Ya Feel (with Go Getters) | Leaked in Nov 2017 by garetare from the Kanye + GG tape. Made around 2000. | 3:12 | Nov 2017 | Full | CD Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/55a3c5651b46eac39107dff3f9c42d58 | |
73 | Before The College Dropout | You On Something | Mentioned by John Monopoly in the book Kanye West: God & Monster. Lyrics from the hook are: "You only call me when you want something!". Said to be lost. Recorded in 1995. | Confirmed | Not Available | Source Needed | |||
74 | Before The College Dropout | You Won't Be Going Home Tonight (feat. Consequence) | Confirmed to be the first song Consequence and Kanye did by Consequence on an Instagram live stream. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
75 | Before The College Dropout | You're My Type | Found on a fake mixtape, never officially released. The second verse was taken from a September 2000 freestyle. Has lines that would later be reused for Kanye's verse on "Brand New" by Rhymefest. | 3:26 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/537a38d2b92930ed45573e1e99018ff7 | ||
76 | Before The College Dropout | ??? | A verse that Kanye wrote when he was a teenager. This verse is notable because it was publicly identified by Donda West as one of her favorite Kanye verses in a 2003 video that was later used in the jeen-yuhs documentary. He also rapped the verse during an interview with Chris Campion. It's unknown if Kanye ever recorded the verse on an actual track. There are more lyrics to the verse according to Kanye, but he forgot them. "I walk through the halls of the school and it’s cool To be known by many for my rapping ability But what about the brothers who ain't got it like me? Making money off the trade, you could say I had it made Drugs are on the rise and it's not a big surprise You see no soul in a young brother's eyes Trying to be hard by the streets but the streets kinda hard But here's another factor we wanna disregard Black-on-black is a stab in my back It really hurts my soul when I hear about that" | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwX0-UWsrW8 | |||
77 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (Dug Infinite Diss) | Dug Infinite diss track recorded by Kanye, which was mentioned in jeen-yuhs Act 1. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
78 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) | Kanye revealed in a 2009 interview that the first beat he ever made was for a video game he worked on when he was 12 years old. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://web.archive.org/web/20090220192211id_/http://men.style.com/details/features/full?id=content_8117 | |||
79 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) (600) | Earlier version of the instrumental for the Boo & Gotti song "600" found on a 2001 beat CD. | 3:30 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/0e2a7475332ffec9564029b13cb13162 | ||
80 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) (Destiny) | Previewed by Consequence, who also said that it's "one of Kanye's first beats". | Jul 18, 2024 | Partial | Recording | https://pillowcase.su/f/cc9fa2ecbb52c4167d9e6329458cc472 | ||
81 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) (I Swear) | Earlier version of the instrumental for the Petey Pablo song "I Swear" found on a 2001 beat CD. | 1:52 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/17c707d3adddf955b655de01d7589aa2 | ||
82 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) (Let's Get Lifted) | Earlier version of the instrumental for the John Legend song "Let's Get Lifted" found on a 2001 beat CD. | 1:51 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/88890af7ab4e127016df9b3734e79feb | ||
83 | Before The College Dropout | ??? (prod. Kanye West) (What Can I Do) | Earlier version of the instrumental for the Shawnna song "What Can I Do" found on a 2001 beat CD. | 1:39 | Beat Only | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/996954c13723296936186362675eb0e2 | ||
84 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [Ken Lewis Collaborations] (prod. Kanye West) | In an interview, producer/engineer Ken Lewis said that his introduction to Kanye was being asked to reproduce a Paul McCartney sample because Kanye was unable to clear the masters. Unclear if this was meant for a solo Kanye project, or for Kanye production for another artist. In other interviews, Lewis has stated he started working with Kanye in "either 2001 or 2002", placing this in that time period. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://youtu.be/2UEfFTspAvo?t=1306 | |||
85 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [E Smoove Collaborations] | As seen in the 2005 lawsuit documents, Kanye confirmed to have recorded and produced several house tracks with E Smoove, including the 10 tracks that were confirmed for their collaborative project made around that time. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KK7lYHPM333-o92dAtd_bUdjT5njrCWD/view | |||
86 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [Hitmaka Collaborations] | According to Hitmaka, Boogz, No I.D. & Kanye did his demo tape. He had "about eight" songs done from the three. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.okayplayer.com/amp/hitmaka-producer-songs-2659555811#:~:text=Hitmaka%3A%20My,about%20eight%20joints. | |||
87 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [Mikkey Halsted Collaboration] | According to Mikkey Halsted, Kanye produced an entire album (demo tape) which helped Mikkey get signed to the Cash Money Label, and was going to release, but was eventually scrapped because the Cash Money Label disliked Kanye. Some of the tracks include "Ghetto Life", "Superstar", "Foolish Game" and "Who Am I?". | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.fakeshoredrive.com/2008/05/fsd-interviews-mikkey-halsted.html/ | |||
88 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [Miss Criss Collaborations] (prod. Kanye West) | Kanye apparently produced an entire album for Mikkey Halsted sister, Miss Criss, but seems to have never released. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://djbooth.net/.amp/features/2015-09-09-mikkey-halsted-kanye-cash-money | |||
89 | Before The College Dropout | Unknown [Remade 90s Beats] | CyHi stated in a 2021 interview with No Jumper that Kanye remade every beat on all hip-hop albums released between 1991 and 1999 for practice. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TuI4q45ksU&ab_channel=HipHopDX | |||
90 | Before The College Dropout | Bathgate - That Girl (prod. Kanye West) | Song from Bathgate's unreleased album with Roc-A-Fella from 2001. | 3:15 | Full | High Quality | https://pillowcase.su/f/fb873b0ec5677071f4c4d2bd913bccab | ||
91 | Before The College Dropout | Cardan - Get It Started (feat. Gangsta Boo & Nelly) (prod. Kanye West) | Track 3 from Cardan's unreleased 1999 album "Hey Young World". Production from Kanye was uncredited, but was confirmed to be real by Cardan in a 2022 interview. Posted to Gangsta Boo's official YouTube channel on June 8th, 2009. | 4:15 | Full | High Quality | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dXOue3X4DA | ||
92 | Before The College Dropout | Consequence - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly [V1] (prod. Freeway) | Consequence has said the "first verse" originally came from a freestyle over a Freeway beat, that samples someone saying "goodbye". The beat is linked. | 4:02 | Beat Only | Low Quality | http://players.brightcove.net/4863540648001/HklmClHkx_default/index.html?videoId=5236088640001 https://youtu.be/sA3TpJzsFHc | ||
93 | Before The College Dropout | Consequence - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly [V2] (prod. Just Blaze) | Version of the freestyle over a Just Blaze beat. Was played on one of Consequence's live streams, but the footage is now lost. | Confirmed | Not Available | http://players.brightcove.net/4863540648001/HklmClHkx_default/index.html?videoId=5236088640001 | |||
94 | Before The College Dropout | Eminem - Stir Crazy (feat. The Madd Rapper) (prod. Kanye West) | In a narration Kanye says he made the beat in 50 minutes for The Madd Rapper album then two days later Eminem laid his verse down for the track. Following the track, Kanye says the album comes out January 18 and to please buy the album because he "wants to trade his truck in because the windshield wipers don't work." | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
95 | Before The College Dropout | Foxy Brown - My Life (prod. Kanye West) | Track 15 from Go Getters' 1999 compilation tape World Record Holders. In a narration, Kanye mentions that the beat was made in 1996. | Confirmed | Not Available | ||||
96 | Before The College Dropout | JAY-Z - Ain't No Love Up in the City (feat. R. Kelly) (prod. Kanye West) (Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)) | An early version featured R. Kelly, and was titled differently. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/v-vintage-kanye-west-dishes-gems-his-blueprint-beat-cd-68291/ | |||
97 | Before The College Dropout | JAY-Z - This Can't Be Life (prod. Kanye West) | An earlier version with different sounding drums. Confirmed on "Last Call". | Confirmed | Not Available | https://genius.com/54208 | |||
98 | Before The College Dropout | JAY-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (prod. Kanye West) | Original version, before Demme Ulloa's vocals were added. JAY-Z described the track as being "too repetitive", as "the hook...sounds like the verses. It just keeps going. It needs something to break it up." | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/feature-time-to-build/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral | |||
99 | Before The College Dropout | JAY-Z - Takeover (prod. Kanye West) | According to JAY-Z, "Takeover" wasn't always four verses, he said that there was a version with only two verses. Later verses were recorded in response to Nas' Stillmatic. | Confirmed | Not Available | https://www.xxlmag.com/feature-time-to-build/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral | |||
100 | Before The College Dropout | L.E.P. - 4 Da Luv (feat. Lil Larro) (prod. Kanye West) | Unreleased and lost L.E.P. song, produced by Kanye West. Features the late Lil Larro. | 4:19 | Confirmed | Not Available | |||