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This is a re-upload of my original reaction video to 'College Dropout' by Kanye West. The full reaction video was removed by KZbin after being available for approximately two weeks (give or take). This video is the same reaction but with a large portion of the music removed. Enjoy!
0:00:00 - Opening Thoughts
0:03:00 - Intro
0:03:30 - We Don't Care
0:07:55 - Graduation
0:08:45 - All Falls Down
0:14:15 - I'll Fly Away
0:15:25 - Spaceship
0:21:55 - Jesus Walks
0:26:15 - Never Let Me Down
0:34:55 - Get Em High
0:38:35 - The New Workout Plan
0:42:50 - Slow Jamz
0:47:10 - Breathe In Breathe Out
0:52:10 - School Spirit (Skit 1)
0:54:10 - School Spirit
0:57:05 - School Spirit (Skit 2)
0:58:35 - Lil' Jimmy (Skit)
0:59:15 - Two Words
1:03:10 - Through the Wire
1:06:20 - Family Business
1:11:10 - Last Call
1:15:50 - Closing Thoughts

[@turningthetables]

glad to see this back up

[@Nico_911]

Love ur vids bro

[@dontknolaji]

ay love your videos

[@bobthepoppop]

Lots of love and respect to you and your dad. You guys have such a great vibe going on. I can see why so many people enjoy your content (myself included). Keep up the great work and killer outfits, you two really are a blast to watch. It's a magical thing seeing a father and son enjoy music together ❤🤘 (dude had me laughing so hard when he popped his shirt open tonight lol) If the two of you ever end up visiting the Bay Area (San Francisco), please let me know!

[@washpotatod]

loved the reaction to an evening with silk sonic - maybe one of the best albums since 2000

[@_axron_9152]

I was dying when Kevin said "it moved" lol

[@mr_smiles4213]

not liking through the wire is a federal crime

[@bobthepoppop]

lol, fair enough ❤

[@ezekwu]

lock him away and throw away the key...

[@vice2versa]

@@bobthepoppop lol thats the single that put Kanye west on the map as a rapper.

[@niamhbutler5685]

the backing vocal is amazing, i feel like this guy doesn’t really enjoy kanyes samples but that’s the best part of his music to me

[@diexiety1]

@@vice2versa I mean he was rapping while his mouth is wired up

[@athanasiossarafis8781]

"I'm beginning to believe that Kanye does not swear" I lost my shit at that point 😂😂😂

[@ChillingandVibingToLife]

Yep and Kanye drops a swear word right away in the next song. 😂

[@angadgrewal9324]

timestamp?

[@tsunamipapi1343]

he missed the Michael Jackson lines 😭

[@unaisqureshi5812]

@sugnuM hguH or a black Michael jackson for that matter

[@stud6060]

@sugnuM hguH maybe he’s saying she looks like a million bucks?

[@naterush5639]

that’s all i came here for💀

[@benmorrison8533]

I was yelling at the screen

[@Theoneinthesea]

he also missed the phd line 🫠

[@brwnsuga0987]

I noticed you said you want to see anger, but He couldn’t afford to show anger on his first album he had a point to prove. He focused on lyricism and production. I believe he didn’t want for the album to be dismissed and stereotyped as “just a black person yelling on songs” And from personal experience we don’t have the luxury to be angry and listened to at the same

[@havok6280]

He's painfully unaware of the angry black man trope. He also complained that Tupac wasn't angry enough when he listened to Me Against the World...

[@a.castillo2190]

definitely, plus the whole idea of like this is how all of us from this type of culture are raised and brough up through pain and suffering or just feeling "less-than" so it's almost like we're just tired of it. it's hard to hold that kind of anger for so long, y'know.

[@ketchumplace]

Through the wire is so legendary that song is just god tier , actually inspiring

[@duncan5318]

Not sure if someone commented on the first video but the reason school spirit is censored is because it samples Aretha Franklin, who would only let Kanye use the sample if it was clean 55:00

[@a.castillo2190]

yes!! I wanted to reach through the camera and be like don't worry man it was an agreement due to the sample but it's not a clean album version lol

[@batessdd]

Twista's verse on "Slow Jamz" is legendary, glad you picked up on that. Not many rappers that can spit that fast while staying on beat while also keeping the lyrics coherent.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

I remember the first time I heard "Jesus Walks," around when it first came out. It really was a bombshell. At that time, gangsta rap was THE dominant form of hip-hop, and something that sounded like Kanye West was really different at his level of mass appeal. (Obviously, there were conscious artists before him, but even many of them were more brash and in-your-face, like Tupac or even Public Enemy. Kanye West was confident, but more reflective than brash.) It was also definitely unusual to see a prominent hip-hop artist endorsing Christianity this blatantly, or sampling gospel in this way to serve this purpose. This was a revelation, no pun intended. It was a big risk for Kanye West to release this as a single, and it paid off amazingly well, in large part I think just because of how well crafted the song was -- the modulations, the transitions, the obvious passion and sincerity in the lyrics, and the way it tapped into the consciousness of both white and black musical heritage in the United States.

[@meya3521]

Kanye brought soul. He combined genres and styles. His gospel background was on display

[@Shuffffff]

17:00 it's absolutely insane that he literally nailed each and everything about Kanye and even predicts the aftermath of his hard work which is touched upon in Welcome to heartbreak. It's crazy to get all of this from an artists you've just decided to dive into only a few songs in.

[@Pyxyty]

11 months late, but to be fair he's already heard Yeezus and LR before this (in that order), and someone told him Kanye's timeline in the LR comment section.

[@Diana-zl3ue]

Welcome to the most adventurous discography from a rapper. You really get to see the mastermind behind his creation when producing the music and lyrics. I’m also a rocker at heart and I appreciate the musical elements he adds from: percussion, drums, guitar, electric guitar, bass, 808, piano, violins, cello, etc. He has some good rock elements throughout his albums too, especially in Beautiful Dark Twisted...808s, and Yeezus! Cant wait to follow on with you!

[@cs-ke1by]

C'mon man, Kanye isn't the most experimental lmao. Still great, but not #1.

[@ScientificNotation34]

W comment 🌊

[@gunnymaru2900]

@@cs-ke1by 'tis cap

[@cs-ke1by]

@@gunnymaru2900 nah

[@gunnymaru2900]

@@cs-ke1by Out of curiosity. Who as a rap artist would you consider more expiremntal that still sounded good?

[@colinlynch4279]

Kanye West is one of the only rappers to produce all of his beats/ instrumentals. He makes beautiful music and has great raps.

[@inanimatemist8610]

Except that he has a lot of help from others too

[@zeatalks8388]

@@inanimatemist8610 nah he produces 75-80% of his beats

[@cs-ke1by]

Lmao he's not one of the only ones, tons of rappers produce their own shit, and do it well too.

[@4Hire]

@@inanimatemist8610 even aside from ghost writers he has a certain way of putting together or orchestrating a song

[@colinlynch4279]

@@cs-ke1by No it’s actually rare for a rapper to produce their own beats. There’s also nobody who can do it as well as Ye. The ones that can produce as well, cant rap like Ye. Only close comparison is Dre, who has writers.

[@royalwarlord2342]

That’s why this album is so important for hip hop because Kanye was just your average person struggling and was the first to lay it down on hip hop like this so nice

[@maserotte8865]

School spirit is actually not edited kanye did it himself because he couldn’t clear the sample if the song wasn’t clean

[@kvpier]

The consumerism motive, that you were talking about in 28:30 I believe, is explained in "All Falls Down". Kanye was saying, that he is self conscious about the fact that consumerism and American dream is something toxic and affective, though, he is so self conscious, that you always see him with at least one of his watches. Even with being conscious about it, he is still a consumer, a person who enjoys bragging about expensive stuff, and living this "elite" lifestyle.

[@a.castillo2190]

that and in his second album Diamonds touched on it too in a big way

[@senior12MdN]

"Chi" is just a shorter version of Chicago. A lot of people from Chicago just call it the "Chi". Pronounced "Shy", "Shy/Chi-Town"

[@ABOBeats]

Songs don’t get devalued by other songs. All of the strong emotions and experiences are human. The songs are just focused thought processes and ideas

[@sabbrinam]

I think the "cleaness" of the album reflects on how even though people are expected to do their best at college, they know their future after graduation isn't promised, thus the lyrics heavily contrasting. It's like the voice inside the students mind as the lyrics, but the music represents the setting around them.

[@shaieresmirnoff]

It was a new tribe called quest feel with soulful beats , gospel tones , no gang or street lyrics ground breaking messages

[@carloscortez2629]

I just now caught that line on We Don’t Care where he said kids are dyslexic and their favorite song is “12 questions” (it’s really 21 Questions)

[@hyoziei4100]

College dropout has always kinda had a place in my heart, I would say its prob my second favorite of his.

[@wut256]

Before this albulm Kanye was widely know for his soul sample switching, he would take soul and rnb songs, sample, loop and add drums. He was soo good at this he became Jay-Z favourite producers and nobody wanted to hear him rap cuz they were more interested in his production value

[@davidj.r.6657]

Almost lost hope that you would reupload this one

[@bobthepoppop]

Yeah, sorry man. It took me awhile to get to it. I still need to redo Igor too.

[@vaughnsmiley9302]

@@bobthepoppop you should definitely react to graduation next

[@robpayne2918]

Last Call still the best Kanye song ever.

[@eich95]

Glad it’s back

[@Edkins7]

I lost it when you said you weren't really feeling 'through the wire' after the intro. that's such a hard first verse especially considering the situation

[@ND-pe9zg]

cool hearing your perspective as a fan of music keep up the good work!!

[@brianadams8832]

I have loved the New Workout Plan since the first listen. I love how cheeky and poignant it is. But watching someone else enjoy it for the first time is awesome. Kanye doesn't get enough credit for his willingness to let his guard down and be silly

[@ellax325]

Jaime Fox tells the funniest story about how the song "Slow Jamz" was recorded. Kanye was an up and coming artist and he showed up to Jaime's house in the middle of the party to record the song with half his jaw wired shut. Jaime took him to his studio to record it and he didn't think the song was that good (because Jaime was old school RnB) so he forgot all about it. Jaime went off and did a bad movie (his words) and then the song blew up and he was shocked haha.

[@carsong2417]

The continuous theme of getting out the struggle is because when he was making the album this was basically his last option and poured his life into the album because he had no other options

[@Yungbeck]

Eyy thanks for making this happen again so we could see it who missed it :D

[@noahocto]

Bob, whilst not the most popular hip-hop/ Industrial rock album, The Money Store by Death Grips is one which I think would be right up your alley. Even if you don't react to it, maybe try giving it a listen in your own time. One of my personal favs. Keep up the great content!

[@workingbutnotreally]

Is The Money Store not the most popular industrial hip-hop album? Excluding maybe Yeezus. Death Grips are by far the most popular industrial hip-hop group.

[@noahocto]

@@workingbutnotreally Oh yeah totally, just not as mainstream as the other albums bob has done so far.

[@workingbutnotreally]

@@noahocto Ah i see, thanks for clarifying.

[@charliefox8704]

Fantano Stan

[@antoniocontreras8219]

I appreciate you having a different outlook on his style… not a lot of people like or, especially his fans React to “Life of Pi’erre 5” Very VERY unique tone of voice & his transitions from song to song is done beautifully

[@TaxTaxes]

once you start getting the history and context of these classics, the whole genre opens up. I'm finally getting rock music lol

[@EthoVAL]

Yess my dad and I have been wating for this one!

[@nessys6450]

not finishing last call is disrespectful 👎🏾

[@loganletise]

you should have merch that says “nothin much to say about it pretty straight foward 🤷🏼‍♀️” 😭 lol

[@RoyalKhayla]

me yelling at the phone screen when he gets the references wrong 😂

[@mahgeetahh]

School Spirit is edited because they couldn't get the sample cleared on that specific song unless it was clean. the explicit version is out there but the album version is the clean version

[@avimisra1312]

The end of last call is about how he told JayZ he pushes mayonnaise colored benzes, miracle whips!!!!

[@JONDH1]

KANYE THE GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME

[@carloscortez2629]

Funny watching this today and hearing you say Mike Meyers looked like he got slapped across the face lol

[@nathanbaca5131]

The QotSA lyric you're thinking of is "high class cars, diamond rings, expensive holes to bury things" song is "if I had a tail"

[@connorlambert5780]

the original release version of school spirit is censored. It was censored by kanye himself. He asked the lady that was sampling for the song if he could sample her and she said that he could sample her if he didn't cuss in the song so he had to change the first version with cussing. But instead of redoing it or whatever, he decided to just reverse the curse words.

[@abdulahadghuman4291]

Chi is Chicago, pronounced shy

[@ulywiddatooly5894]

Bongos 😂😂 I was struggling with you

[@drpimpen]

I must say you are getting absolutely spoiled with the recommendations thus far. Starting your hip hop career with the likes of Tyler, Kendrick, kanye, frank ocean is really top tier in terms of lyricism, musical creativity, quality etc. most of hip hop isn’t as musically innovative, you will easily find a lot of great lyrical ability out there (although content gets recycled a lot) or you will find great sound and vibes (playboi carti, lil uzi vert (although vert has good lyricism)). I hope you keep getting steered towards the greats!

[@Onyxiate]

Spotify did not edit School Spirit, the sample wouldn’t be cleared unless Kanye censored it.

[@ilivlifesuckafree92]

The reason why School Spirit is edited is because Kanye sampled Aretha Franklin. The only way for her to clear the sample was if there was no cursing in the song.

[@a.castillo2190]

somebody else mentioned that the want for "angry" rap may just be an internal thing where you're used to "angry black man" but that's the awesome thing with rap and Hip-hop is it's definitely not all like that. there's so much more lyricism and beat producing that goes into making truly great records and it's not by any stretch just always some dude that's pissed at the world. that does exist but it's such a small part but it's what most people think of as soon as they hear "rap"

[@agustinvucovich9581]

You should try streaming on twitch, i would love to see this kind of reactions live, plus people can answer any question you have so you can understand the lyrics better

[@Anibonita2000]

You keep saying you want that anger. At the time no one was saying the things he was saying. So, him just mentioning it was enough. Also, black people, especially black men are always thought to be "angry" so the fact that he isn't, and he's more hopeful, or sarcastic is better to me. Rap often was known to be angry. He was truly doing something different.

[@arq9222]

Btw the reason why lyrics in school apirit are cut is that the sampled song creator give ye right only if he don't use any slurs in song

[@andrewwarhurst4260]

Does this guy realise Kanye made all the beats too???

[@Johan_Kia]

You should for sure review Graduation and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. MBDTF is Kanye’s best work (great story, incredible music). Graduation is inspired by anthemic stadium rock sound

[@Awesomegamer2323]

you should try live streaming so you dont have to worry about making the video too long. It will let you fully explain and understand the music.

[@Strawberryfearsforever]

We've been raging for centuries. We're fucking exhausted.

[@_axron_9152]

This is the first vid I’ve watched by Bob and I got to say this vid is is a classic 💯 Also can we maybe get a College Dropout additional thoughts?

[@bobthepoppop]

This is a decent point. There are a few albums I never did additional thoughts to. I'll keep this in mind 👍

[@OVERLORDTB0NE]

@@bobthepoppop Would love this man

[@yellowtale]

i'm not sure if you know this by now, but "chi" (pronounced shy) is short for chicago, "walk thru the valley of chi" of course is talking about walking thru chicago (i didn't watch the full video yet but saw where you said this, hope this helps!

[@TheNapoleonComplex1]

I was waiting for his reaction when that Twista verse came up lol

[@white6oyricc]

you edited out the entire first verse for family business? was looking forward to that reaction

[@pddimez8485]

i feel the description on genius for the new workout plan seemed like a stretch, but it was actually just a satirical song that purposely misogynistic to critique the expectations for women lol just like the majority of the album where it criticizes america’s social standards through humour.

[@biscuit733]

He needs to watch the documentary on Netflix

[@saqib7965]

Kanye is the greatest artist of the 21st century self made billionaire too.

[@cs-ke1by]

Ooof, wouldn't say the greatest of the century. Pretty good though.

[@TheRiskyforever]

he thought all falls down and through the wire were mid 😭

[@extremelyawesomebunny1891]

spotify didnt edit school spirit the curse words were intentionally glitched out by kanye

[@DManDaDemon]

U need to watch the documentary 😭

[@say.yes.]

Work out plan was a really funny video, it was really different when it came out. And around that time David banner came out with a track called Play, and the video was working out idr which one was first but also interesting... David banner had a song called Cadillacs on 22s and its actually one of my favorite songs and the video makes me cry evertime... kinda like he was the first to do the strong God like song and pretty much state the industry wants him to be explicit. So its funny kanye came out with Jesus walks after (not RIGHT AFTER) and also has the silly workout video that kinda goes against the godly theme I guess you'd say.

[@bigdinicee8548]

The brilliance of steely dan was they dealt with heavy topics without being heavy musically/ sonically....that's the vibe I got when I first heard this album.

[@JorgeGuzman-kn1wd]

I never cared for We Don’t Care but the way you were reacting to it and your interpretation of it made it make more sense to me and now I appreciate it more lol

[@chandlertegenkamp18]

The bass line is so painfully obvious In space ship. Bro said “ the bass like was tucked in the back” 😭 literally carried the song

[@Jordybuilt]

through the wire was a chaka khan sample , so fire

[@shakmanceljames9336]

I dunno if someone said already, but a lot of curse words had to be cut from the album in order for some of the samples to clear. So it’s annoying but the album had to come out haha

[@sucrameD]

what website is he using to listen to these

[@ericbrooks939]

It's weird that you always expect Black people to rage & scream about our frustrations and oppression. We aren't white. We're built differently. We don't cry and scream just because we don't get our way. That's what colonizers do.

[@thetruest7497]

This took me back to my college years lol. Miss this Kanye. Part of the awe of this album was the production. At this time Ye was known for his work on Jay Z's classic Blueprint, and people were trying to bite that style, but this was basically the follow up sound to that album. People forget Kanye is not a rapper, he's a producer that was decent enough at rap to leverage his beats into a deal to let him rap too. Workout Plan is actually the 2nd version. There was a better version floating around prior to the album. Wish I could still find it, but it's elusive. as for the editing, I dont know if this was the case, but I have heard of instances where the sample being used stipulates to certain things in order to clear the sample. Swearing I have heard be one of them before.

[@melovere]

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[@senior12MdN]

You need to react to all of those artists that you didn't know from Slow Jamz!

[@royalwarlord2342]

Jesus Walks line “valley of the Chi”, he means chi as in Chicago. Which has one of the worst murder rates in the country, one of the points that comes up is having faith as the only thing to keep you going when you live in an environment like that

[@jayson1013]

“Kanye doesn’t swear” oh boy 😂

[@eyadajaj3315]

Do you plan on checking out any of Lupe Fiasco’s albums? Would love to see your reaction to Food & Liquor and The Cool!

[@Will-bn9km]

ik this is a bit older, and maybe the criticsms you had of wanting more rage when rappers rap about being disadvantaged but I think the reason why rappers dont get super pissed off is because the reality of it is, we have BEEN rapping about this stuff lmao. One of the first most popular rap songs was talking about socio political issues after all, its been rapped about so many times, that the rage is kinda needless.

[@syphuns9295]

Hey idk if you’ll see this now but the sample from school spirit came from Aretha Franklin who would only let him use it if he didn’t swear.

[@Sigmundfrued]

If you like distortion, you'd probably love Yeezus

[@burgerking7434]

Listen to last call it gives his story during the making of the album and how he got started making music. Do it off camera tho

[@pske8507]

I just watched a newer video of yours where you reacted to kanye, i think you really needed headphones on this

[@grandason3256]

Check out his documentary on Netflix. It's very eye opening into his way of thinking n all.

[@tracesalvato4645]

If you like downward spirals and industrial sounds, definitely check out Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown. I think you’d dig it and it’d make for an awesome video.

[@k_kingz2317]

If you wanna learn some more about kanye west and his influence/importance to the culture, there is a youtuber called FD signifier that has 2 videos about kanye that do a great job, even just explaining hip hop culture in general

[@Juicetron]

Can't wait for you to listen to Kanye's whole discography in order! You're going to love the album Yeezus with your love for rock and distortion.

[@KAMS5102]

He already reacted to it. I think it was right after this

[@Juicetron]

@@KAMS5102 oh shit didn't even notice thought he said he was starting off with kanye's first album

[@plutosarchangel]

He already did, this is a old video that got blocked he just re uploaded it so he has reacted to late restrictions and yeezus he will do graduation next

[@AP.lovetoAll]

STRONGLY SUGGESTED VIDEO FOR MARVIN GAYE, AL GREEN, THE ISLEY BROTHERS, SADE. The root classics.

[@CurryBunns]

people are complex hypocrites and this album embraces that fully. almost every song on this record has a counter that exposes Kanye's hypocrisy, but that's not a bad thing. Kanye was a complex hypocrital kid who had just faced his mortality when this record came out, and while it had heavy critical acclaim, Kanye was very much an alternative to the hip hop and rap that was coming out at the time. He was wearing skinny jeans and polos when the rest of the culture was wearing their pants baggy with wifebeaters. he opened the door for hip hop to get a little nerdy, a little more relaxed. he opened the door for kid cudi and tyler and chance

[@DasherBeats]

1:05:26 there’s something really funny about that review. “I don’t like the voice, it reminds me of a video game that I don’t like” 😂

[@mannyfocus3907]

16:17 best advice when it comes to listening to rappers lyrics don’t compare yourself to anyone else

[@joncleveland769]

School Spirit is edited because the sample you hear is the one and only Aretha Franklin! She would only allow the use of the sample on an edited song. They even tried a version without the sample and quickly realized which one to go with.

[@shaieresmirnoff]

It’s hard for him to get the perspective of this album because when this came out it was totally left field He caught the clean part of the album.

[@borto3275]

BRO HE DIDNT NOTICE THE MICHEAL JACKSON REFERENCE ON SLOW JAMMMZZZ

[@anthonycurry2050]

When you were talking about breathe in breathe out devaluing spaceships that was done intentionally Kanye intentionally made that song to contradict spaceships

[@yrudonking]

Kanye Skits are goated

[@AP.lovetoAll]

🎁🌱🎨 With this understanding, maybe listen to Slaveship and the interlude before it again: ▶️ It's not the regular, working hard and not liking the job. It's expressing black struggle and having to take the crumbs your dealt.. UNTIL YOU DON'T anymore. That spaceship is a powerful drive.. or flight. The details of black struggle attempting to be expressed with the interlude shows how extreme it is. The song may seem chill, it's all about perspective and chess. If it was a rock song, they'd be raging angry you said.. but then keep in mind you're now getting rid of those conditioned myths "they" try to fool the public with.. the term "angry black man / woman is a weapon. Keep in mind you said you expected angry music from Kanye when you first listened.. They're good at conditioning. We have to be even better at sifting and deciphering.. Plus, it's the difference of keeping sanity rather than the alternative. There's a huge painting inside the whole picture.. imagine if the picture is in a room surrounded by trick mirrors.. similar to why they didn't allow y'all to listen to music in bootcamp. Great video!! And shoutout to Saul Williams‼️ Love to all. God Bless.

[@yeahluck4653]

You should listen to “killa whale” or “most hated man in Frisco” by Andre nikatina, one is a hard beat and the other is much smoother, underground 90s rap