Genius

@Genius

this might be the single most important crate of records in hip-hop history 🤯 ‘the college dropout’ contains over a dozen samples with one surprising thing in common: ye dug most of the samples from a single crate of records that was gifted to him by his then-girlfriend’s father. the crate included records from al green, nina simone, aretha franklin, and more. helping shape the soulful foundation of his 2004 debut. 🔥 what track from the album do you revisit the most?