Kanye West - The College DropoutThe College Dropout is the debut studio album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Roc A Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was recorded over a period of four years, beginning in 1999. Prior to the album's release, West had received praise for his production work for artists such as Jay Z and Talib Kweli, but faced difficulty being accepted as a recording artist in his own right by figures in the music

leader Sam Prekop's singing

When Omnivore Recordings acquired Ru-Jac in 2015

by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings

There are few clear things amidst the craziness

They follow the 40th anniversary re-issues of ‘Another Music In A Different Kitchen’ and ‘Love Bites’ and the re-release of the band’s debut EP

photographers

and what you hear and see and feel is pure power

I wanted the album to be both earthy and dreamy

which has already inspired interpretations from hundreds of musicians the world over

– Deluxe Cd Digipack with 32 pages linner notes

beautiful and real

The side finishes out with more cover versions: the double-entendre 'La fruta bomba' by Cuban trovador Maximiliano "Bimbi" SÌÁnchez y su TrÌ_o Oriental and the fiery rumba gitana 'Achilipu' ‰ÛÒ first recorded by Barcelona's Gypsy Queen