The sample did not clear, and Kanye was forced to re-record the song with the sample interpolated by Syleena Johnson. Originally titled Self-Conscious featuring a killer Lauryn Hill sample. John Legend’s singing helps pick up the vibe along with Miri Ben-Ari’s strings. A rant regarding not graduating, asking what Kanye is going to do now. Some commentary regarding not doing a song for the kids, which is continuity from the previous two tracks. Starting off the album skit, song, skit takes steam out of the impact from the music. The Jimmy Castor Bunch – I Just Wanna Stop Track 3 – Graduation Day (skit) feat. Miri Ben-Ari and John Legend Quotable: “When we get them hammers on, go on call the ambulance/Sometimes I feel no one in this world understands us” A good introduction to the social-conscious rapper at the time. Meant as a satire (according to MTV the initial title for the song was “Drug Dealer”), the lyrics speak on the stereotypical life of a youth coming from the inner city. The intro perfectly blends into the second track, which is a sing-along for the kids about…drugs. Definitely skip worthy even though it clocks in at less than a minute. Requesting an anthem for the kids graduation day. The voice (De-Ray Davis) found on the track is reaching out to Kanye, asking him to perform something for the children. The result of which was a critically acclaimed masterpiece, but does it hold up to the always judgmental test of time? The track-by-track breakdown can be found below: Track 1 – Intro (skit)Īs consistently found in most Hip-Hop albums found from the late 80’s to the early 00’s, a non-musical intro is found leading off the College Dropout. This led to recording “Through The Wire” and laid the groundwork for the efforts and enthusiasm put forth throughout the recording sessions at The Record Plant in Los Angeles. The desperation to keep his beat making skills in house led Roc-A-Fella to sign Kanye as an artist, however his big break would not come until 2002 after a near fatal car accident. Eventually tiring of only being used for his production abilities, Kanye began shopping his demo as an MC to different labels, most notably Capitol Records. The legend of The College Dropout album begins in the late 90s, Kanye had started crafting these beats for himself, while also utilizing his talents as a producer to find his way into the Roc-A-Fella Records stable. These throwback reviews will continue to be published in the next week and a half until the culmination of the big event on February 11th. In spirit of the excitement surrounding this release, I thought it was only fitting to go back to the beginning and revisit each of Mr. While not as successful as the original, "So Sexy Chapter II" made it onto two Billboard charts in the US, peaking at 92 on the Billboard 200 and 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.In preparation for the upcoming new Kanye West album WAVES (or SWISH?), we have officially entered what is now widely known as Yeezy Season. The song did not appear on the original release of Twista's album Kamikaze, but was later included on the re-release as one of two new bonus tracks. Kelly, and a sequel to their previous hit single, " So Sexy". " So Sexy Chapter II (Like This)" is a single by Twista featuring R.