Album Ranking: 10/10
This is Kanye 2nd studio album and his 1st one as an established artist. Which allowed him to experiment more with his sound resulting in very unique and good sounding albums. Likewise to the College Dropout this album also won rap album of the year.
In this song Kanye recals an experince with his grandma in the hospitle. no one thought his grandma was going to make it but she incrediably pulls through and survives. This is one of Kanyes most emotional songs of all time.
This songs talks about the terrible things that happen in Sierra Leone to abtain the diamonds the people wear. Kanye and Jay go perfectly toghether on this song going bar for bar with each other.
This song is dedicated to Kanye's mother in which he recounts how much she helped him and raised him. This songs has one of Kanyes best beats.
This song is just a worst version of The orignial without the amazing Jay-Z feature. It is just a very unnecessary and does not need to be on the album.
"They Claim you never know what you got 'til it's Gone
I know I got it, I don't know what y'all on."
Quote from Gone
And I heard 'em say,
Nothings ever promised,
Tommorow today
Quote from Heard 'Em Say
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* = Interlude