Detailing the pivotal moments of his life leading up to this, the album explores Kanye’s thoughts and feelings on religion, self-consciousness, racism, and the world’s obsession with higher education. But after a reluctant sign to Roc-A-Fella and a near-fatal car crash in 2002 that left the rapper with a shattered jaw, Kanye laid the foundations for his debut album The College Dropout.įour years in the making, The College Dropout is Kanye’s extraordinary proof that he can do anything. His sped-up soul sampling (dubbed now as ‘chipmunk soul’) and preppy swagger was a stark contrast to the gangsta rap movement that was so popular at the time, and both artists and execs in the field didn’t see the need for someone like Kanye to step onto the scene as a rapper. In the beginning, a twenty-something Kanye was making it big as a producer for Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records but was struggling to get people to take him seriously as a solo artist. To celebrate upcoming tenth studio album DONDA, we unpack the always impressive discography of Kanye West. With nine studio albums (not including his collaborative efforts), 22 Grammy Awards and half his catalogue permanently placed on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, it’s not hard to see why Kanye is hailed as an absolute musical genius and one of the most influential artists in history. A trailblazer in everything he does, the Chicago native is known for both his controversial pop culture moments and his ability to blend genres and samples together to background his honest storytelling.
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The album received a 62/100 Metacritic grade from professional music reviewers.Since the early noughts, Kanye West has continued to shift the paradigm of not only hip hop but modern music with his innovative production and boastful quips. Based on 986 ratings, CLB presently has a 3.5/10 user score on Metacritic.
While Certified Lover Boy is an undeniable commercial success, Drake’s most recent body of work has received mixed reactions from listeners. Trip At Knight by Trippie Redd and We Love You Tecca 2 by Lil Tecca dropped out of the Top 10 this week. The rest of the current Top 10 of the Billboard 200 rankings includes Doja Cat’s Planet Her at #5, The Kid LAROI’s F*ck Love at #8, and Rod Wave’s SoulFly at #10. Music founder slipped to #2 this week when his tenth studio LP recorded another 141,000 units in week two. Kanye West scored his tenth #1 album just last week when Donda launched in the top spot with 309,000 units. Elvis Presley, Eminem, Drake, and Kanye West round out the Top 8 with ten each. Bruce Springsteen (11) and Barbra Streisand (11) are right behind Hov. The Beatles (19) lead the list, followed by Jay-Z (14). Billionaire emcee Jay-Z has 14 chart-toppers.ĭrake became just the eighth act with at least ten #1 projects. Drizzy sits alongside Kanye West and Eminem. That puts the OVO Sound frontman in a tie for second-most No.
In addition, Drake now has ten career Number Ones on the Billboard 200.