West End Mall in atlanta, after school dad went in and got the CD and we drove home listening to what would go down as the best ye album of all time.
!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ_-O31R3p4&ab_channel=KanyeWest-Topic@aLIEN he's trashed Gold Digger for years even before his brain self destructed via rick rubin inspired alt-right copes.
12:24

Imagine starting an album with
Heard Em Say
Touch The Sky
Gold Digger
:jordansmile: :jordanlaff3:
Psychotic behavior. And it ain't even the album a lot of hip hop fans say is the "rap thriller" (Graduation). One of the greatest primes in the history of music, man
that last verse
Not a wasted bar, went from this to dave blunts ghostwriting
Why did he have to fall off so hard
It's heartbreaking really. LR and the early stuff is so so special
Perfected the album formula
my favorite kanye album i still remember giving a friend $10 to burn a cd for this album back in 2005 i played the hell out the album the good ole days i feel old though lol.
The album that got me into Kanye back in 2006. I would argue it still might contain the best production he's ever had. The combination of Jon Brion and peak soulful Kanye is absolutely incredible. Not to mention its lyrics are the perfect mix of socially conscious and funny af early Kanye. Astounding record.