from the actual dy-lan
I told Kanye in ’03 that I wanted him to produce for Da Band," Dylan says. "At that time, he had “Through The Wire,” he had just started and The Blueprint album from Jay Z was bumping all over the place. I already knew his work as a producer. So I told him I wanted him to produce the whole thing and he was like 'Yo, not a problem. Here’s my number, take it down.' I went back to Da Band and the office and they laughed at me. They were like 'Who? Kanye West?' They shut me down. They were like 'No, we’re not going to do that. We’re going to keep it in-house. He’s really a nobody. He’s on the come-up, just another producer.' I was like 'No, he’s great. He’s going to be the biggest thing in the world.' Now look."
