In Kanye's words, the album was themed around "whatever you've been through in the last week."
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14 Things You Didn't Know About Kanye West's 'The College Dropout'
14. In Kanye's words, the album was themed around "whatever you've been through in the last week."
The College Dropout stood out above other hip-hop albums because it broke the rules, Kanye didn't rap about knives, guns or fights, he wrote music about life, with themes such as education, family and religion running through all 21 tracks. Each song gives an honest account of life and his outlook on it – the car crash he suffered in, the education system he turned his back on, the consumerism that surrounded him.
