The Prerequisite
0000 mixtape by Kanye West
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The Prerequisite is a collection of demo recordings created by American rapper Kanye West and distributed privately towards labels and industry insiders in 2001.[1][2]
- 2001 (private distribution)
- April 20, 2013 (surfaced online)
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| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella | |||
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Background
Unlike other early Kanye mixtapes, The Prerequisite contains mostly original West songs as Kanye performs in each track of the mixtape. The most notable tracks on the mixtape are "Jesus Walks" and "Dream Come True" (later renamed to "All Falls Down"), both of which ended up releasing on West's debut studio album The College Dropout; "Hey Mama", which ended up releasing on West's second studio album, Late Registration; and "Home" which ended up getting entirely reworked and released on West's third studio album, Graduation, as well as "Homecoming". The mixtape surfaced online on April 20, 2013.[3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Home (Windy)" (with John Legend) | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Jesus Walks" (with Rhymefest) | 2:19 |
| 3. | "Have It Your Way" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Out of Your Mind" (with John Legend) | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Wow" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "I Need to Know" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Gotta Pose (snippet)" (with Solomon Burke) | 1:26 |
| 8. | "Never Letting Go (The Stalker Song)" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Hey Mama" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Know the Game" | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Family Business" (with Larry Wade and Terry Callier) | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Dream Come True" | 3:54 |
| 13. | "That Nigga Jigga" (with DJ Boom) | 2:20 |
| 14. | "I Met Oprah" | 2:45 |
| 15. | "Heartbeat" (instrumental) | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 47:40 | |