College Dropout has Aged Turribly

[TR7]

This thread

shyt, 2 Words came on Sirius today and it had me like

It's my 2nd favorite Kanye album, I played the fukk outta this shyt and still do. The songs, the fukking skits

I WAS A HALL MONITOR, THIS WAS MEANT TO BE

When a lady walks up to me and says 'Hey you know whats sexy?' I say 'No, I don't know what it is, but I bet I can add up all the change in your purse very fast'

 

[Ohene]

i agree. while its still a solid 8/10 type album it isn't the classic people would have you believe.

Two Words is FIRE though. And so are many others...but I'd probably skip 5 tracks if i played it today

 

[Ohene]

workout plan
spaceship
breathe in/breathe out
school spirit

skip all them joints

and the classic singles...all falls down/slow jams would get the skip but i still respect em

 

[Nature's Fury]

i re-listened to this recently and i still like it, but i think only for nostalgia purpose...maybe i just played it out as a youngster...after re-listening to his discography, it's my least favorite, but it's still a classic hip hop record...

 

[ISO]

I actually like The College Dropout, good 4 mic album, the rest of his catalogue has aged really poorly though. College Dropout is the only 1 that is consistently dope to me. Even it has at least 1 song I don't really like at least, but overall it's good.

Late Registration is an upgrade in every way, how do you like The College Dropout and dislike Late Registration.

As for this thread while it hasn't aged the best it's still a great album. Probably the most acclaimed and influential debut album since Illmatic? As far as soul sample heavy albums go The Blueprint and Supreme Clientele are older but have aged better. Some of the skits are pretty annoying to me now, and there's some tracks I almost always skip. Most notably School Spirit and The New Workout Plan.


Slow Jamz, All Falls Down, Through The Wire, Jesus Walks, Family Business, Get Em High are all classics.

Last Call is my favorite outro track


"I'm the Gap like the Banana Republic or Old Navy and ohhh
I'll come out sweeter than old Sadie"

The G.O.A.T. punchline

"Mayonnaise-colored Benz, I push miracle whips"

 

[wingstop]

i never understood the beath in breath out hate

 

[Dirty D]

Late Registration is an upgrade in every way, how do you like The College Dropout and dislike Late Registration.

True.

As for this thread while it hasn't aged the best it's still a great album. Probably the most acclaimed and influential debut album since Illmatic? As far as soul sample heavy albums go The Blueprint and Supreme Clientele are older but have aged better. Some of the skits are pretty annoying to me now, and there's some tracks I almost always skip. Most notably School Spirit and The New Workout Plan.


Slow Jamz, All Falls Down, Through The Wire, Jesus Walks, Family Business, Get Em High are all classics.

This is overselling it. More influential than any of Biggie's albums? There's lots of albums between Illmatic and CD that were higher acclaimed and have aged better.

Last Call is my favorite outro track

"I'm the Gap like the Banana Republic or Old Navy and ohhh
I'll come out sweeter than old Sadie"

It's alright. I'd put others ahead of it. Suicidal Thoughts and Undying Love are a couple easy of ones for me just off top.

The G.O.A.T. punchline

"Mayonnaise-colored Benz, I push miracle whips"

Flames, and the line that Kanye to be taken seriously as an MC. He deserves credit for making the transition from that producer who wanted to rap but no one was trying to hear to someone mentioned with the greats.

 

[The Ruler 09]

Late Registration is an upgrade in every way, how do you like The College Dropout and dislike Late Registration.

As for this thread while it hasn't aged the best it's still a great album. Probably the most acclaimed and influential debut album since Illmatic? As far as soul sample heavy albums go The Blueprint and Supreme Clientele are older but have aged better. Some of the skits are pretty annoying to me now, and there's some tracks I almost always skip. Most notably School Spirit and The New Workout Plan.


Slow Jamz, All Falls Down, Through The Wire, Jesus Walks, Family Business, Get Em High are all classics.

Last Call is my favorite outro track


"I'm the Gap like the Banana Republic or Old Navy and ohhh
I'll come out sweeter than old Sadie"

The G.O.A.T. punchline

"Mayonnaise-colored Benz, I push miracle whips"

Because I don't agree it's an upgrade in every way. And I don't dislike Late Registration, I just don't think it's as good as The College Dropout, still has some classic songs. But I never liked Golddigger, don't like Crack Music, Drive Slow, the Diamonds shyt, Gone and Late sound pretty dated and hard to listen to for me now. And I don't like Bring Me Down as much as I did initially. Oh and I don't like Addiction anymore either. Has to stand the test of time. Forgot Celebration too, not keen on that either.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

Drums sound like warm waffles hitting a breakfast plate.



get Kanye wack shyt the fukk outta here.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[ISO]

This is overselling it. More influential than any of Biggie's albums? There's lots of albums between Illmatic and CD that were higher acclaimed and have aged better.

I said debut albums The College Dropout influenced a whole generation of MC's.

 

[Dirty D]

I said debut albums The College Dropout influenced a whole generation of MC's.

Reasonable Doubt and Ready To Die both came after Illmatic and before College Dropout. CD is not better than those albums.

 

[JustCKing]

Sonically, yes, it is stuck in that '01-'04 era of sped up soul samples. It's still a classic album though.

 

[ISO]

Reasonable Doubt and Ready To Die both came after Illmatic and before College Dropout. CD is not better than those albums.

I know that I'm talking influence, The College Dropout is more influential than Reasonable Doubt pretty easily, even though Jay's album is a better record.

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Op pick the worst song off the album and try to spark a debate