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Today I'm going to dig into the backstory of Ye's most important single, breaking down the production and sampling of it, recreating the song along the way, and show you why this song is one of the greats!

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VINYL
The College Dropout: https://amzn.to/3dskuAM

SOURCES:
Chaka saying she loves Kanye and the song: https://metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/chaka...
Samples: https://www.whosampled.com/KanyeWest...
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Kanyewestthrough...

Topics Covered:
Kanye
Kanye West
Ye
Through The Wire
The College Dropout
JayZ
Chaka Khan
Chipmunk Soul
Foxy Brown
Goodie Mob
Dead Prez
Jermaine Dupri
Harlem World
Izzo
Alicia Keys
Janet Jackson
Ludacris
Freeway
RocaFella
Car accident
Outkast
lyrics
sample breakdown