The Prerequisite

The Prerequisite
The Prerequisite
	Unofficial cover art commonly associated with the demo recordings
Mixtape by Kanye West
Released	2001 (private distribution); April 20, 2013 (surfaced online);
Recorded	2000–2001
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	47:40
Label	Roc-A-Fella
Producer	Kanye West; Jon Brion;
Kanye West chronology

Released

2001 (private distribution)
April 20, 2013 (2013-04-20) (surfaced online)

Recorded2000–2001

GenreHip-hop

Length47:40

The Prerequisite is the unofficial name^[1] for a collection of demo recordings created by American rapper Kanye West, distributed privately to record labels and industry insiders in 2001.^[2]^[3]

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No.	Title	Length
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

v t e Kanye West
Albums discography Singles discography Production discography Videography Songs Awards and nominations Live performances Samples Unreleased projects
Studio albums	The College Dropout Late Registration Graduation 808s & Heartbreak My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Yeezus The Life of Pablo Ye Jesus Is King Donda Donda 2 Bully
Collaborative albums	Watch the Throne Kids See Ghosts (as Kids See Ghosts) Jesus Is Born (as the Sunday Service Choir) Vultures 1 (as ¥$) Vultures 2 (as ¥$)
Unfinished albums	Cuck
Live albums	Late Orchestration VH1 Storytellers
Compilations	Cruel Summer (with GOOD Music)
Visual albums	Bully V1
Mixtapes	The Prerequisite Get Well Soon I'm Good Kon the Louis Vuitton Don Welcome to Kanye's Soul Mix Show (with DJ A-Trak) Can't Tell Me Nothing
DVDs	The College Dropout Video Anthology Late Orchestration
Films	We Were Once a Fairytale Runaway Cruel Summer Jesus Is King Jeen-Yuhs In Whose Name?
Tours	Touch the Sky Tour Glow in the Dark Tour Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga (cancelled) Watch the Throne Tour The Yeezus Tour Saint Pablo Tour
Books	Glow in the Dark
Fashion	Yeezy (brand) Adidas Yeezy Yeezy Gap Nike Air Yeezy
Family	Donda West (mother) Kim Kardashian (ex-wife) Bianca Censori (wife) North West (daughter)
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