19 yr old Kanye at Fat Beats grand opening

[Abstract83]

As much as yeezus was cool to listen to, nothing beats I mean nothing beats College Dropout to Late Registration Ye. That span he was dropping some of the best hip hop. Seeing this, I tried to give yeezus some praise but I miss this Ye. He was true to the game. True to the art. Before the millions and Molly.

I always say this. Dude was the hybrid of underground and commercial. It woulda been cool if he kept that balance between the 2. Shyt was real interesting. The way he put collabs together and all.

 

[really tho]

killed that shyt

Can I get a CDQ brehs?

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

that dude would never have married a whore!

 

[Olu Dara]

To think that he'd been spitting all those years and nobody took him seriously as a rapper until "through the wire" is

That's what I'm saying. It was probably just Jay hating

 

[really tho]

think about that era when this was recorded brehs

2pac was still alive

Big was still alive

Jay was making his way towards being a top 10 rapper

nas easily had #3 spot

 

[Mr Rager]

Young Yeezus

 

[Boolean]

thats my GOAT

 

[Silver Surfer]

Yeezus...even thought the album sucked

 

[jilla82]

he's still here, you were just a hypebeast

for real.

Common was just on Watch What Happens live...he said Kanye was exactly how he is now at 19. Said Kanye was in his basement telling everybody he was the best rapper, and making fun of Common's friends clothes.

 

[phxdown]

I remember when I first heard "through the wire." shyt was magical. Lyrics SEO sucked back then and the song was new so I couldn't google it. Spent about week listening to the radio and repeating the hook to my friends, but no one knew it. Pretty sure I blew off doing a science project when the DJ said the name "Kanye West" one night, so I could look up every video, article, and song about or by Ye.

 

[Majestyx]

IS THAT PERCEE P IN THE BACK?!


Yep Thats Percee P

nikka, there is never anything fat beats related without percee p somerwhere lurking in the cut

 

[TRY GOD]

nikka, there is never anything fat beats related without percee p somerwhere lurking in the cut

"@Fatbeats, check my fact sheets"

 

[Majestyx]

"@Fatbeats, check my fact sheets"

not to derail this thread, cuz its doep, and i dont even fukk wit Ye.. Percee P doing the same shyt in LA he wa doing in NY... peddling the fukk out his cd's. man goes hard. He in the streets hardbody.

 

[untaintedbeats]

I miss this artist...kanye always had ego...but weird as it is to say..i think he was more grounded than...i think as ppl kept calling him a genius and than he would not win a award...it did something to him...plus too many yes men..

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Damn i miss vintage ye.