Before The College Dropout
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.
64 tracks
Tracks (64)
| Track | Length | Quality/Available |
|---|---|---|
High Quality Full | ||
187th (with The Chicago Outfit) Song recorded in 1996 for Kanye's rap group The Chicago Outfit (later known as Go Getters). Song was posted by GLC to his blog in 2009. | Low Quality Full | |
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. | Recording Snippet | |
High Quality Full | ||
Baby's Coming (with Go Getters) Leaked in Oct 2016 by garetare from the Kanye + GG tape. Made around 2000. Samples "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus & Chaka Khan. | CD Quality Full | |
Beat 1 (prod. Kanye West) Track 1 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the song "The World is a Ghetto" by George Benson and the Common vs. Kanye freestyle battle. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 2 City To City (prod. Kanye West) 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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 4 Just You and I (prod. Kanye West) 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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 5 We F'ed Up (prod. Kanye West) 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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 6 What You Do To Me (prod. Kanye West) 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. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 7 (prod. Kanye West) Track 7 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the song "Here We Go" by Minnie Riperton. | High Quality Beat Only | |
Beat 8 (prod. Kanye West) Track 8 from the September 1997 demo beat tape. Samples the song "Just Memories" by Eddie Kendricks. | High Quality Beat Only | |
High Quality Full | ||
⭐ Dream Come True Self Conscious ??? (feat. ???) Pre-The College Dropout-era throwaway that would later have its lyrics be reused for "All Falls Down". Other than lyrics, it shares nothing in common with "All Falls Down". Track 12 off of the 2001 demo tape. | High Quality Full | |
Ever Since Recorded in 1998, leaked in 2008, full version has not currently been found. | Low Quality Partial | |
Family Business [V1] Family Affair Original version found on the 2001 demo tape. Kanye's voice is used as a reference for the sample chop. | High Quality Full | |
High Quality Full | ||
Freestyle DJ Boom (feat. DJ Boom) (prod. Poke and Tone) Freestyle over the "Jigga That Nigga" beat. Track 13 off of the 2001 demo tape. | High Quality Full |
