2005 - Kanye West Wins Grammy Best Rap Album: The College Dropout (Speech)

Kanye Won 3 Grammys On This day:
2005 Best Rap Album: The College Dropout
2005 Best Rap Song: Jesus Walks
2005 Best R&B Song: You Don't Know My Name by Alicia Keys
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[@LovelyLori193]

Such a career defining moment honestly. "I guess we'll never know" was just so incredibly amazing.

[@Jordan-hu4pz]

trust

[@ontop2324]

Why no replies

[@nance1681]

It’s so iconic

[@LovelyLori193]

@@ontop2324 it's cause I already said it all

[@billycringe.mp3]

1:57

[@beanayak2044]

"I guess we'll never know" is the best line of speech ever

[@deeeekum2318]

1.5k likes and 0 replies??

[@tiandi5585]

@@deeeekum2318 Don't question it...

[@beatricedevarenne2621]

Fact such a boomerang

[@conormeehan.]

How about “I had a dream”

[@User-bx7nl]

@@conormeehan. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeromesabido3119]

Crazy how he told in his documentary that he used to practice this speech back when he still taking the train.

[@thegreatape5774]

that’s why i came here 😂

[@dotarachi_1]

This why I came back

[@saraymss]

Same 😂

[@vijay10ryan]

Gave me goosebumps seeing it in the documentary

[@receivegreatest6802]

Law of Attraction is very real !

[@krishsoni5746]

I love how everytime he gets emotional he stops himself and he's like "nah gotta chill out so I can deliver the line"

[@matthewcortez810]

Fr

[@PalmerHightower]

Lock in

[@porametprajapart5788]

“Everybody wanna know, what would I do if I dropped Yandhi. I guess we’ll never know.”

[@lelimaseru652]

😂😂😂😭😭😭

[@Untitled-ee6ks]

HAHAHAHHAHA YES!!!!!

[@dchill784]

Such a legendary line

[@BudderB0y2222]

6 months later and we’re still there

[@blazesbrother5140]

@Rameek Wylie it's coming

[@houseofmatrix6174]

When Grammy’s meant something

[@NDLslots]

Absolutely

[@houseofmatrix6174]

Micah Q factz

[@childish666]

HA! Tell me me about it

[@thouartoah8102]

Its Granny's not Grammy's

[@Brendo55]

@@thouartoah8102 bro what?

[@depressedjetsfan9658]

18 years later the college dropout is #4 on the charts. He’s the greatest of all time

[@ThatGuyThatGames24]

well that’s bc of the netflix special obviously

[@ban9880]

@@ThatGuyThatGames24 and the music

[@ThatGuyThatGames24]

@@ban9880 true that

[@vanity7182]

Juice is better then this nazi

[@fridge5031]

From where I can the charts ???

[@samwolfenstein5239]

its crazy, you can see around 1:22 he transitions from being nervous to being confident. in just a few seconds he goes from kinda awkward and reserved to energetic and the whole crowd lights up, its like he got his bearings and is now really feelin it

[@peddlersclan]

I think it starts right at 1:11

[@TimothyJ.Turner]

Good observation, even crazier though, at 1:22 is when he mentions his mother. If you watched “Jeen-yuhs” or know what his mom meant to him, then you know she was the source of his confidence.

[@loryyy5203]

underrated comment

[@Hunter-fd3eg]

more like his bipolar kicked in

[@coldramentpm1013]

happens to me every day

[@theprinceofeverything1975]

This hits differently after kanye posted a video of himself pissing on his grammy

[@JuGo2004]

He got 20 more hes good

[@theprinceofeverything1975]

@@JuGo2004 just wait till the plumbing in his house goes out

[@JuGo2004]

@@theprinceofeverything1975 he can afford it lol

[@kailpenner]

This hits different after Kanye won another Grammy after pissing on his Grammy

[@matthew-kv3vc]

he pissed on his grammy?

[@Papa-jf1tp]

“I guess we’ll never know” is such a kanye thing to say

[@lazuli2904]

“That’s why it’s perfect”

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

😂 😂 😂

[@emiliobonifacio1400]

The straight clear look of victory upon his face and "I guess we'll never know" is probably one of the best things to happen at any Grammy.

[@jayrodriguez2408]

Had to revisit this after part 2 of the documentary, this was such a legendary moment.

[@dela1376]

same

[@Forsaken860]

Same here. That documentary touched me so deeply im going for a license that will be a stepping stone but I been afraid of failing so it stops me in my tracks everytime. Almost done thank you Kanye and Ms. Donda🥺🤝🏾

[@swasthi679]

@@Forsaken860 name of the documentary ??

[@Gothstana]

@@swasthi679 I'm pretty sure it's "The Tragic Fall of Kanye West" by FC Signifier. Both parts come to about 2 hours in length and it's a really meditative deep dive into Kanye and hip hop culture before he came onto the scene.

[@rennosance]

@@swasthi679 it's called jeen-yuhs, a real raw documentary unlike the other ones which are heavily edited and mostly factually inaccurate

[@jackkeenan_]

*Boy That haircut was cleannnn lmao*

[@pika3985]

Why is their no replies

[@b-rad9270]

@@pika3985 idk lol

[@willowcribbs7384]

i like ya cut G

[@notgabriel2083]

@@willowcribbs7384 👋

[@willowcribbs7384]

@@notgabriel2083 owwwww

[@abhinavbatyal9390]

No one can top this acceptance speech 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@jamariw.4245]

He really saying something else if you were woke you’ll understand

[@ashinthehouse1710]

@@jamariw.4245 Man shut up

[@ejlopez4039]

@@jamariw.4245 Bruh shut your goofy ass up

[@youngkickz1952]

@@jamariw.4245 what was he trying to say

[@freddodynasty4ever]

@@jamariw.4245 You gay

[@nuk120]

Quite possibly the best grammy acceptance speech ever

[@technoo..]

Never been a fan of him ,but it's the most epic mic drop I have ever seen, smashed it.

[@PeebzAviation]

my condolences

[@FYAHWEHL]

My condolences too

[@jesusbaeza9623]

My condolences also

[@lafur22]

My condolences

[@Nushi1098]

Just dropped in to give my condolences

[@secondaccount2634]

Greatest acceptance of all time

[@julianmx13]

*OF ALL TIME*

[@Nairrrrrrr]

@Zack Smith ok

[@simply.me.]

@@julianmx13 Lmaooo

[@RCB122398]

Best kanye moment for me ever

[@bestplayer9789]

Nigga

[@KatarzynaProkokopek]

@@bestplayer9789 you are black to write it and say it 💀

[@luckym5267]

Second after performing at Travis Scott concert in LA

[@bestplayer9789]

@@KatarzynaProkokopek Nigga

[@kotascdkasdswedsannesa33]

@@bestplayer9789 Nigga

[@cookie4164]

"I used to be walking to the train station practicing my grammy speech"

[@exttiint]

grammid

[@Javi_quinty]

Crazy how dude went from going to the mall in Chicago and telling people and promoting his first album and it seemed like ppl took him as a joke. There he is at the Grammys with the badass ending line and now till this day in 2022… dude is in his mid 40’s and he’s still killing this rap game🔥🔥

[@peru8429]

Who is here after kanye peed on the Grammy?

[@aldiyarball2914]

Yeah he is so up his own ass not even funny

[@agemojohn4562]

@@aldiyarball2914 shut up,he is trying to be free from his contract you dumbass

[@chrisramare04]

@@agemojohn4562 Exactly

[@ndsb5183]

🙋‍♂️

[@redknockz454]

Aldiyar Ball ayo stfu bruh

[@cheekiestofcheekz6214]

Idgaf. Kanye still my goat

[@user-nt7gv2mr2j]

Cheeky Cheekz he deffo a goat no matter what

[@abdi9308]

Beans this didn’t age well

[@wegotit4cheap]

@@abdi9308 nah, still a goat

[@reece5007]

* definitely still a goat

[@gheebus3890]

* still a goat.

[@s--b]

"I guess we'll never know" is the coldest shit of all time. Legend

[@RMthedude]

18 years later and still one of the best speechs of all time in the music industry

[@joueuses]

U mean 5 years later?

[@user-yl8zp9mn1w]

@@joueusesyou’re joking

[@BDR724]

​@@joueuses this video uploaded on yt 5 yrs ago

[@matthewnewton6737]

What a nice looking man, I wonder what he will do with that Grammy.

[@wailingsquid2377]

definitely not something indecent👍

[@victormenendez8080]

Haha, he peed on it, isn’t that so funny? It’s like you predicted it hahahahahhahhaha

[@freddodynasty4ever]

@@victormenendez8080 That was sarcasm right?

[@victormenendez8080]

Freddo Dynasty what’s your favorite food?

[@freddodynasty4ever]

@@victormenendez8080 Yo mama

[@sahiljyoti5770]

This has to be the single greatest acceptance speech ever

[@noahbarfield1345]

Mr Beans was better

[@sahil4127]

yooo we got the same name

[@sahiljyoti5770]

@@sahil4127 W bro and your a Kanye fan. I wish you the best in life

[@sahiljyoti5770]

@@vomitspit1560 ong bro we’re a rare breed 🤞🏽. Bro got a W music taste and a W nationality

[@kingaddyy6381]

@@vomitspit1560 another kanye d rider from India here 🙋 , he is the goat

[@SuperStoneFist]

What a lovely man, I hope he never says anything problematic ever, and makes his Grandma proud.

[@flameadam2288]

“i guess we’ll never know” ….that statement alone deserves a grammy 🙌🏿

[@cakerbaby69]

Grammy’s are for music tho

[@mushroomplays6844]

@@cakerbaby69no shit

[@DanielBitchslayer]

In an alternate universe this woulda been his inauguration speech

[@couch3urner428]

This the universe. Just have patience.

[@BlessedDominic]

2024 baby!! 🗣🗣

[@stellar1252]

He still only 44 lol.

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

"Cause I'm at the White House, baby!"

[@Forsaken860]

@@stellar1252 Is he even 44🤔🤔

[@BudderB0y2222]

Most bad ass acceptance speech ever

[@callofmik3357]

Damn

[@suikersuiker]

Damn bruh i got the 1000th like

[@brax7152]

Dudes first album won a Grammy. No wonder this dude is a legend.

[@caninho1]

when ellen is laughing at your joke you know its good

[@dayuye52]

“Nothing in life is promised except death” “Edgar Allen Poe?” “Kanye West.”

[@spidey2495]

The Flash reference

[@ritchieaustin5451]

he's cocky because he knows he's next level

[@3rdworld-witch527]

man this is legendary in all forms of existence...how do you even plan such a remarkable yet simple...but fucking impactful speech. true artistry

[@YungGupta]

His hair is 10x better than drakes heart lmaooo

[@Rkitt8]

He rehearsed that moment for a long time. He knew the timing perfectly. Fucking legend.

[@demonx3432]

Who's here after Kanye won the 2020 Election?

[@toybonniesfm]

Yep

[@heyitzmc]

Me

[@9999intheupperrealm]

Right here

[@9999intheupperrealm]

@@unfortunate_edwin What?

[@zoubida5604]

I- wha

[@rlb5917]

Kanye : “Everybody wanna know, what would I do if I dropped DoNdA” Also Kanye : “I guess we’ll never know

[@taylorstephens3554]

it droppeddddd

[@romanaa7070]

This didnt age well

[@bro5351]

we know now

[@LK25278]

@@romanaa7070 dropped the fake donda tho

[@rileylewis5.0]

till this day. “ i guess we’ll never know” is the hardest ending to a speech i’ve heard.

[@user-ry1zb1yt8v]

Umm, ya'll might as well get the music ready cause this is gonna take a while. Umm, when I had my accident, I found out at that moment nothing in life is promised except death. If you had the opportunity to play this game of life, you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don't appreciate their moment until its passed. And then you gotta tell them Al Bundy stories, "you remember when I..." but umm. Right now, is my time and my moment, thanks to the fans, thanks to the accident, thanks to God, thanks to Roc-A-Fella, Jay Z, Dame Dash, G, my mother, Rhymefest, everyone that has helped me and I plan to celebrate. I plan to celebrate and scream and pop champaign every chance I get cause I'm at the Grammys baby! I know... I know everybody ask me that question, they want to know, "what Kanye is gonna wild out, he's gonna do something crazy." Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win... I guess we'll never know.

[@siivamander8460]

Juan Bautista iconic

[@userrshremy]

@TopKek white ppl lol

[@mg192]

He said gonna WILD OUT lmao not louder

[@user-ry1zb1yt8v]

@@mg192 fixed it lol

[@hmvaa]

@@user-ry1zb1yt8v you didn’t fix it at all lol

[@EverythingisPushaT]

“Thank you, Jesus won the fight” - that’s what God is

[@sofoniaszemichael6382]

When does he say it

[@barackojamba]

Sofonias Michaela 5juli so Good å så 6 on Jesus is King Track 8

[@nuibui6667]

Thank you god for the Atlantic slave trade and covid 19.

[@eugenewithm1630]

@@nuibui6667 nah we got Jews and China to thank for that mate.

[@johnnyyang7628]

Jesus Garcia or Jesus Hernandez?

[@nico.the.creator]

This young guy looks promising. Hope his career goes smoothly

[@albertdaniel6513]

perfect, needed this

[@MN-wv2kp]

You can tell the difference from a regular person to a legend

[@AA-qb7ni]

1:54 I love you Kanye.

[@poixz5454]

“Nothing in life is promised except death” I felt that

[@bigguy594]

the best and most badass speech ive ever seen. ive analyzed it like 20 times. if you watch the full thing you see him start his speech of kind of shy, realizing how big of an honor it is and hes scared, but as the speech progresses he slowly starts to gain more confidence and it reaches a peak when he says “im at the grammys baby”. he finally realized that hes made it and is able to stand in front of the academy and this audience with an award in hand and applause going throughout the building. finally he delivers the final blow and the perfect ending with “ i guess we’ll never know”

[@hansdailyfashion]

I am literally crying listening to this speech.

[@nekozombie]

same :')

[@sjuvanet]

man me too

[@Jj-ej7be]

ong

[@riddhi9577]

FR

[@sta8hs13]

Lol you bunch of cry-babies... Me too though...

[@Alan-sk3tc]

Listen to this before I start my day!

[@paoloangelino24]

I still have my College Dropout CD that was given by my parents as a Christmas gift back in 2004! Listening to all of Kanye's tracks made me admire his rap and his musicality! You can tell dude is really destined for greatness!

[@richarddixon3081]

I sacrificed a week’s allowance to buy the college dropout. Kanye 4L

[@kaiiii2718]

Whenever I feel down, I come back to this

[@joaoguilhermeesteves4531]

this speech is my weekly dose of motivation

[@ike1698]

this is honestly the most inspirational, iconic moment in the history of history

[@47shift58]

Here after watching ep 2 of Jeen-Yuhs watching this man grind hard and see his work pay off has me hella motivated to chase my own dreams. Man is going through shit and don’t got a solid person to fall on but himself at the end of the day. Love you Ye’ thank you for getting out your dreams!

[@Kashgangjani]

im back after episode 2 of kanyes trilogy. The trilogy is very inspiring and so is this speech I hope that one day ill be in the position to give a speech this LEGENDARY

[@miso2257]

Dude his face after he said “I guess we’ll never know” 😂💀

[@tay-yl4gu]

Play it everytime 1:57

[@Tomos_J-J]

Le monke, noooo!!! Please don't poo on me!!

[@bdachhakchhuak]

Correction : 1:54

[@skiiimsk]

The Prowler facts

[@ElTeeger]

I just watched this on jeen yuhs and needed to watch it again. Amazing

[@RedI8ull]

How can you be this legendary…

[@ethanphan]

Tiktok stole another legendary sound man y'all better put some respect on Ye's name

[@pnelly2614]

who’s here after he pissed on his award?

[@theanoiders9931]

Music genius.

[@acdgamer7292]

Me dawg

[@hlgamesmashharry1719]

Seriously one of the best acceptance speeches ever. “I guess we’ll never know” hits hard

[@4562173]

Man!! Still gives me chills every time I hear this. Best Grammy speech ever. Totally from the heart.

[@sappysharky]

That shit gives me goosebumps

[@couch3urner428]

Every. Time.

[@waveyloco5173]

Same

[@DGuti95]

Every. Single. Time.

[@gabiiiballantyne3171]

Ellen laughing at the end was so funny to me 😂

[@jeevanops]

0:14 foreshadowing

[@MHHM97]

Meaning?

[@justinmilton5599]

good one

[@kirbya9545]

@@MHHM97oh you know 😉

[@arrmansanganeria1840]

HAHAHAAHAH

[@donbreezy8477]

All this passion I have to win will never die in me because of videos like this. Appreciate it....

[@Lyanno99]

wtf was Ellen DeGenes doing at the Grammys?

[@blackshyguy2160]

Lyanno99 it’s Ellen she’s invited everywhere that deals w entertainment

[@ant7391]

i guess we’ll never know

[@jeethscott6012]

@@ant7391 lmfao

[@jwalls1223]

ELLEN INVITED TO THE HOOD FAWWWWK YOU MEAN SHE A REAL ONE..

[@matthew7405]

Jordan Walls fuck Ellen

[@thomasnelson5758]

This has to be one of the most badass Grammy acceptance speeches ever. What a closing line.

[@zedanide6984]

I miss the old Kanye

[@sloop_3522]

His fit here was so sick. His hair as well, is just insane.

[@mg192]

I love Kanye. He’s just a rare person no one like him

[@MinhVTGIS]

“What would i do if I didnt win?” “ we never know” Iconic

[@kylevillacorta1157]

MINH GIS-RS you misquoted it so goddamn wrong

[@ontop2324]

@@kylevillacorta1157 ikr literally didn’t say any of those words

[@user-go6cs2lh1q]

We’re you typing blind holy fuck

[@line4861]

Why yall raging its just a comment 💀

[@travelvideoz]

I miss the old Kanye, the guess we'll never know Kanye, the Runaway Kanye, the Graduation Kanye.

[@saqib7965]

The Greatest artist of the 21st century genius enough said.

[@parlaypotluck]

One of the most iconic quotes of all time

[@RealBigLou]

Still to this say one of the most iconic speech’s ever broadcast

[@kaivalyashah]

I've seen this multiple times but I always used to ignore the first part of his speech because of how grand and dramatic the last part of it is. I now realize the importance of each word he said and the first part has motivated me now.

[@user-sf9ow6ir3o]

i watched it like a thousand times and i still have goosebumps all over my body on the phrase "i guess we never know"

[@evanpjpeg]

Literally so inspiring. I get goosebumps every time I see this. I do the best that I can at everything to this day so I’ll never find out what happens if I dont

[@patrickmactavish3618]

I miss the old Kanye.

[@faithislonely6684]

Patrick James straight from the go Kanye

[@patrickmactavish3618]

Chopin up the soul, Kanye.

[@faithislonely6684]

Patrick James Set on his goals Kayne

[@22064L]

Hes still the same

[@UndeadPharaoh]

He still had that jumpy and insane attitude. I'm not sure where people get the idea that he changed Drastically after his mother's death

[@Iminyourare12]

The greatest Grammy speech "of all time, of all time."

[@dylanlevin7259]

Fr just miss the old Ye😢

[@zoom-zip3473]

‘’I miss the oold kanye’’ 🎵

[@jjbinx]

new Ye is even better

[@Greatoneissy]

I’ve used that final line he said and applied it to my life! Bro is really inspirational

[@boabuin1151]

This, alongside 3 Stacks' "The South Got Something To Say" are some of the most legendary award speeches in all of rap music

[@Amberjeska1]

Honestly he should win another Grammy for this speech 😂😂

[@yung_rebo]

Fucking goosebumps. I'm not the biggest Kanye fan by any means but i fw his stuff. The way this speech feels and the way he projected it is so incredibly powerfuI I can't even describe It. He had the entire world's eyes on him at that moment. And he took that Moment. Unbelievable.

[@jasongames11]

How did he already have a reputation of wilding out if this was his first album?

[@mitchelllewsey6381]

Kanye was a producer long before he was a rapper. The story behind the last line is: the year before he was nominated for best new artist, he'd released a few singles. He ended up getting second place, storming out the venue and complaining to paparazzi that he should've won...

[@jasongames11]

Mitchell Lewsey I know he was a producer, but thanks for clarifying the last part

[@thabongnkosi]

Bilbo Baggins This just proves that there was never an “old Kanye”. Kanye been the same eratic, energic powerhouse of a person since the start of his career. It’s such a gross misconception that he “changed” after his mother’s death.

[@TheThugnificant]

@@thabongnkosi Jay Z will tell you and just looking at old footage shows Kanye been Kanye the whole time.

[@artantic]

@@thabongnkosi you know this speech was before his mom died right?

[@willyronca]

Here after he announced he’s running for president

[@joaopedroreis5965]

Again u mean right

[@MrSuperman1000000000]

"I guess we'll never know" line is a definition of a mic drop without dropping the mic

[@kiranryan126]

Dude I get chills every time I watch this

[@gracenelson5019]

this is lowkey a inspirational speech at least the beginning part about appreciating the moment :)

[@imnotgay_butineedthemoney]

YES. Ty for reupload.

[@DanielRodrigues-bn3jh]

You are welcome

[@imnotgay_butineedthemoney]

@@DanielRodrigues-bn3jh Really really, I come back to this video to keep me going bro.

[@Gabrielxyz4]

This is the most beautiful speech I've ever heard.

[@Vlad-ue8vh]

Thank you for the motivation

[@davonjroberts5]

The realist speech he’s ever said

[@kanyewest8634]

I know iam a legend

[@helloiamhuman1146]

such an inspiration. i love this man so much. legendary moment