The Unwanted Kanye Beats Everyone REJECTED

[@SwizzleStickMcGee]

It is worth noting, for anyone born 1995 or later... Kanye is NOT what rap used to sound like, at all. He literally started a revolution in music & fashion. Before Kanye, 50 Cent & G-Unit were the biggest thing. It was gangster rap. They literally performed in bullet proof vests... So everyone going: "HOW COULD YOU DENY SUCH A GOOD BEAT!?!" It is easier to understand, when you understand that NOTHING sounded like Kanye...until Kanye sounded like Kanye. Lol

[@fhdk227]

THIS 💯

[@birklauritzen8563]

And that is why Kanye, loves Kanye

[@dwaynedrummond4251]

Dude he said him and just Blaze was so in love with Rza’s sampling on Supreme Clientele and they changed their style

[@bamm2pointohh]

50 and Kanye both came out in 03 they're both had the slurred speech.. remember it like yesterday..

[@harambo88]

g-unit was for 13yo white girls not rapheads, what are you talking ?

[@TheNicoDavis]

Even Kanye’s gotten his beats rejected. Don’t sweat it if you get turned down. Rejection is what makes you better

[@michaelturley3457]

I can’t believe how bad Commons taste in beats is 😂

[@billballinger5622]

even kanye? His music stinks why wouldn't it get rejected

[@crimeunlimited]

@@billballinger5622 You haven't amounted to anything in life, Your opinion means squat.

[@viderevero1338]

​@@billballinger5622The bait is crazy 😂

[@emilholmsten8600]

Word

[@StephenThePisces]

Kanyes story is so unbelievable. How many ppl laughed at him, made fun of him. I would of never worked with those ppl again. Crazy how they all crawled back, and he kept most of their careers relevant as a producer and rapper.

[@thecoach11]

That’s the industry for you

[@James-fy5co]

And they are still laughing at him

[@Clevername22726]

​@@James-fy5co that may be for different reasons now

[@growwithwill5070]

​@James-fy5co 3 billion dollars later, no one is laughing i promise you that.

[@anonymousyoutuber9480]

​@@growwithwill5070I agree fuck haters.

[@karlosman6265]

I played the shit out of Last Call when that album dropped, the beat for it is beautiful

[@karlosman6265]

@ThePBAwakening919 I never understood the genius of the track as a kid, but the way he literally tells his story is brilliant and when the strings come in around 6 minutes in gives me goosebumps every time

[@siytz.w]

@@karlosman6265so true man. I first heard my older brother listening to it when I was around 8 or 9 years old and I have always gone back to it. I’m nearly 20 years old now and I still listen to the entire song every time it comes on.

[@UserXxx375]

That‘s when art becomes timeless!

[@MiguelHernandez-ej7dn]

That is my favorite song off the album !

[@Mr.leek84]

"Now is Kayne the most overlooked? Yessirrr" 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaeljohnstonyt]

Another great fact about the “Jesus Walks” beat. The sound that sounds just like a flute is actually John Legend doing some crazy whistling type of thing. I don’t even know how to describe it. There’s footage of it. I saw him replicating the sound on and mtv show probably about 20 years ago now. How he even found out he could do that is beyond me

[@leodavis5886]

Thanks, I feel old now 👍

[@Brandonrios365]

I remember he’s the one who does that flute sound. He’s pretty impressive.

[@garydrago]

Link?

[@kingofthanorth]

He was using autotune

[@atmajied]

Idk why this made me emotional. I miss Kanye like I legit grieve him. He's still doing some great work musically but the him that brought the authentic soul, grit, motivation, and inspiration doesn't feel the same. His music got me through a lot and it's just crazy to see him now. I love u Kanye and wish you the best.

[@terrenceliburd8655]

When he was sampling soul, and r&b and funk he was untouchable.

[@CallMeTony_SB]

Still kinda is 🙂👍

[@Cashmoneez]

Still kinda is tbh burn on vultures is ridiculous

[@BeeHatGuy]

​@@CallMeTony_SBnah

[@kry0cera962]

@@Cashmoneez nowhere near the first three albums. heck even any of his other albums, as a kanye stan vultures is mid. problematic is my fav with burn

[@chilllenmann6140]

@@CallMeTony_SB Even after vultures 2?

[@Grr8jon]

“if you’re a fan of kanye west, you’re not a fan of me, you are a fan of yourself. you will believe in yourself, i’m just the expresso” - Ye

[@Skywalkerthegreat]

I love the way Ye picks samples man. Makes me love hip-hop and sampling that much more.

[@rogueonevo]

Really just shows how far ahead of everyone else he was with creativity and that the industry was full of close minded morons...

[@bjvu9460]

Thats not it. Your vision and someone else's vision is not the same. Dr Dre produced in the club track for D12 and they said it was garbage but 50 cent turned it into his biggest hit. There is a guy by the name of Max Martin who has the title for the most top 10 and most number 1 songs across rap and pop and his biggest songs were all rejected and when I say his biggest song, Kanye biggest hit wouldnt make it onto this guy hit list of his worse hit... In any case, the producer has a vision and most times the artist and the label dont want to hear it .. Cardi didnt like one of her biggest number 1 track and the label had to force her to do it.. so there are a lot of layers to get a track done since a lot of people have to cosign it. You have the manager, the crew, the artist, the writers, the a&r, the label , and I am sure I am overlooking a few other positions and people who have to like the song for it to get done and then make the album

[@AP90x]

@@bjvu9460no that is it. Period

[@InspiringMinds2day]

He just sampled everything not that revolutionary

[@alexandermendez9013]

@@InspiringMinds2daydumbest shit i heard all day lol

[@WORTH-IT-MAN]

@@bjvu9460idek which max martin is nothing beats celebration tho

[@tarrenceprice9458]

Wow. This is extremely encouraging and inspirational. Much respect to Kanye for believing in himself.

[@oleg_samples]

Kanye is a fantastic producer who can see what other people cannot. These stories only confirm his originality 😎👍🏼

[@NavieD]

It is pretty wild how much conviction he had, even early on

[@thepoldergoon]

Oleg love your samples man

[@doyadirty3804]

Originality but without samples his nobody 💀

[@Tinytunes-25]

@@doyadirty3804 rap music is built on samples.

[@Cartman-Official]

he is*@@doyadirty3804

[@visionarybrushstroker7694]

It’s crazy some of these beats sound better than what most of these artist that rejected them ever rapped on.

[@hassansway6501]

So glad common passed on those beats, heard em say one of my fav songs by Kanye

[@laurynorder3965]

Same!

[@terrellsims8041]

What’s really impressive is you remaking these beats flawlessly 😮‍💨

[@yeahrightmyguy481]

The drums on Jesus walks 🔥🔥🔥

[@TherealSIRenity]

True definition of believing in yourself

[@shanipissedoff]

This is why Kanye is the way he is . Just like a anime character he gets laughed at for believing in himself and for seemingly having no power, in over his head, but then eventually shows everyone he’s OP

[@2basick]

so insightful. goes to show you, as long as you believe in yourself, you can achieve! Kanye was really out there trying to work with people.

[@manyogurt4645]

Kanye and many creatives negative experiences are reasons why you never take no for an answer. Many so-called experts don’t know much. Success is achieved from persistence. NEVER give up!

[@DASUPERCATMAN1]

damn ye got tenacity. If i was him i would have given up. All that rejection takes a toll on a person but ye powered through them. INSIRATIONAL!!!

[@CallMeEMT]

I don't understand how any artist can reject the Jesus Walks beat

[@Kuno331]

Ego. The industry is full of it apparently. The hip-hop industry has always been a game of sounding like the other guy and clowning the innovative guy until he gets a break.

[@alb7844]

Facts

[@alb7844]

Sadly as a rapper Kanye wasn't "cool enough" for the A & R's and other rappers but cool enough for us. 50 ¢ had to promote getting shot to be accepted as cool, Wayne had to be surrounded by a crew and be tatted up and others had to hide intellect to get put on. So props to Kanye for staying true to himself and reaping the benefits.

[@billballinger5622]

cuz it stinks.

[@mNex00]

@@billballinger5622💀

[@okaydmuzikkk6771]

Wtf yo!! Common rejected " heard em Say" ??!! Bruh that beat was 🔥 I was obsessed with the song cause of the beat when I was a kid

[@thecynth3820]

Damn, I thought the "Everything I am" beat was all Premier, thanks for correcting me (he still killed it with the scratching tho). Anyway, nice video

[@NavieD]

Yeah I believe he just did the scratches

[@aircnc9385]

@@NavieDyawp. premiere did the scratching.

[@windy6587]

the "here we go again" scratch was preemo, and the beat is just kanye

[@NostGold]

Really?? Premier?? I don't know about that, sounds like Kanye to me..

[@aircnc9385]

@@NostGold ready genius. Read. He did the scratches.

[@Dead2you]

this is genuinely one of the best channels on YT.

[@daindigokid]

This gives some insight as to why Kanye is the way he is. His most iconic work was literally laughed at. Can’t tell him nothin now.

[@mijimelon]

Good content. Keep it up Benzema!

[@oliverhensby]

Havent made a beat for like 2 weeks but after watching this I'm gonna have to get back to it 😂😂

[@TehMr]

Get cooking

[@DavidPierre-zm5qq]

U can be just like kanye

[@alovesupreme]

this video is incredibly well done on every level. kudos

[@VandalXXI]

I'm not a fan of Kanye as a person, but his production skills are undeniable. Also, as one of countless others in history who has had to deal with bully mentality, fuck *EVERYBODY* who was in that room in that last story. I hope they all felt like complete shit after he blew that song up.

[@anonymousvip1665]

As a producer, your aim isn't to impress other producers because they will always think that they can do better, and producers have a different level of listening which is listening out for super fine details, timbre, mixing standard and sound quality, all stuff that the public don't give a shit about, the buying public just want to know if they can dance to it, is the rapper or singer any good, or will it sound great through their car speakers! I've been making music since the early 1990s and most of the time, the songs that I've spent the most time on, crafting and moulding into a masterpiece are the songs that people seem to find boring, then I will play them a crappy song that I made in 15 minutes flat, a song that I was considering deleting forever, that's when everyone starts bopping, rapping, dancing or singing and then telling me that this track is big.

[@Clevername22726]

It's probably not a masterpiece if everyone you show it to doesn't like it but I never heard it so I wouldn't know

[@anonymousvip1665]

@@Clevername22726 but that's the point, what you as the creator may "consider" to be your masterpiece, will sometimes appear to be a pile of horse shit to others...

[@dat1beats]

I might have to rap on my own beats to get a Grammy. 😆

[@MrGST360]

Do it 💪🏾

[@dat1beats]

@@MrGST360 done it in 05. Might do it again.

[@4ddie8]

@@dat1beatsdamn bro you old as hell but you still have time💯💯

[@dat1beats]

@@4ddie8 There's hope. I'm younger than Killer Mike. 😂

[@anon-guy-dude]

Nice one. Suggestion for a beat remake would be Jay Dee’s beat for Something That Means Something by The Pharcyde. To me it’s his most genius production. The plucking the chops out of a 10 min live version of Red Clay. Also the seemingly never ending but deft and musical variations on the patterns, and how the drums and sample interact together as one. Love the channel!

[@prodjoon-rf2mb]

bro recreates the most legendary beats to only show & play them for 10 seconds 😔💀 BREAK IT DOWN

[@dmxdxl]

How ANYONE hearing Jesus Walk's could NOT vibe instantly with it immediately is beyond me, it's one of the greatest beats EVER MADE!!!!...

[@NyerereBall]

It would be hard to jump on…. Some of the best beats it be hard to catch a flow to…

[@justdoinit2378]

N this explains why he has the attitude he has!!! He also told us before. Everything I’m not made me everything I am!!!!! Absolutely powerful words!!! I have the upmost respect for YE!!! Definitely my favorite producer ever!!! Straight up genius!!

[@mrhudah]

Great Video!!! Love To hear stories of people coming up because we all Can and Will if we Stay Persistent 💪🏾😉

[@garyprater8139]

This is why I don't even bother trying to toss my music anymore. I had basically the same thing done to me by unknown artists and so called producers. Come to find out one producer in particular was just trying to hold me back. Or I'll later could hear bits of pieces of my music on the radio mysteriously. That was quite a while ago. Got to watch some of these haters. Unfortunately due to things just happening in life I didn't get a chance to release anything, but I'm just now starting to get back on doing music again.

[@tnhn1903]

I was looking for a video to watch while having lunch and then I got a notification. Thank you man!

[@NavieD]

How was your lunch?

[@tnhn1903]

@@NavieD perfect, thanks for asking! 😂

[@kenyabrantley1673]

Damn my man you’re pretty good. This was like a mini documentary. I’m gonna go back through your catalog here keep up the good work. 9:13

[@regg217]

"This Can't Be Life" gives me chills every time.

[@devontaylor4939]

I think u have to be a certain type of artist to rap to some of those beats. Most of those artist he pitch to had different styles of music. But, what was so nice about all of this is that these beats allowed kanye to showcase his rap skills as well as content. Especially in "heard em say". Such a great song

[@willforeverpubg4235]

Kanye West want on to sample his on beat on Logic ‘s “hear ‘em say”

[@YungPhantom-dp7rd]

I would love to see a video of beats Lil Wayne done passed on

[@fassttracktosync]

He needed those beats himself, so he could shine. God makes no mistakes! 👍🏾

[@Mufc_Kenny]

More power to Kanye. Damn shit would have broken alot of ppl.

[@Trioptic3D]

Best revenge is success. They kicking themselves. 🙌🏽

[@MrChocheech]

Great video and stories

[@Anonymous.android]

It’s crazy, heard em say literally sounds like sounds like epitome of a common style beat. He’d have been perfect on that.

[@ChillAndBeRadio]

A producer that's on par with most rappers can see the potential, and the vision more cleary than most.

[@W1ZD0M.T]

most producers are on par with most artist /rappers...😁

[@Williamdealing]

Once again showing how crazy it was that Kanye was on par with Dilla, Rza and Q-Tip as one of the best boom pap producers and went full tilt the other direction.

[@ElijahChikondi]

Loved the video! I don’t know if it’s in your realm of expertise but, would you ever be able to touch on what are considered to be experimental producers/artists? I had Flying Lotus, knxwledge and a few others in mind… Keep up the content! I’m learning a lot from you! 🙏🏿❤️

[@Different_out_look]

Last call is one of my favorite beats

[@BIIIIIGMAN]

BRILLIANT VIDEO! SUBSCRIBED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

[@natel7064]

Man love the content. I won’t lie based on thumbnail of the video I didn’t want to click on it but YOUR CONTENT IS AMAZING. I suggest maybe a thumbnail with you or a more creative one but dude I’m glad I clicked. Fantastic content, KEEP GOING ♥️🔥

[@jornhoiggz9143]

Many artists / producers base what’s good and bad off of what other people like. If something sounds too out of the box they think it will never catch on. Once Kanye grew the box of what people thought was good they felt dumb

[@mbadraftpick]

Thanks for this. I face rejection all the time and it gets to the point you don't want to try any more but I need to keep stories like this in my mind

[@matthewt8214]

I don't recall Kanye West ever being considered a "low budget Just Blaze." They both blew up at the same time.

[@MrGST360]

I think Blaze had bangers first . Blaze says Ye switched his beats up and I guess took his shine.

[@matthewt8214]

@@MrGST360 Just Blaze is humble he would not say Kanye took his shine. Both of them really took off after The Blueprint, both had bangers on there both had hits. From there and before Kanye put out College Dropout he became a huge in demand producer. Both of them are among the GOATs

[@MrGST360]

@@matthewt8214 Blaze said it already. His half of Blueprint was done and Ye basically copied what he did to finish the album. Rest is history. What’s crazy is Bink days Blaze took his style.

[@emilholmsten8600]

Love your content! Much love from Sweden

[@amanSpawn00]

If you listen to all these people talking on Kanye, you actually realize they had even bigger egos than Ye ever did All of them have the reply of, “But I have producers already”. All comfy where they at When artistry? Is about PUSHING the boundaries and limits. To EXPAND the art form You gotta try something new every so often, even if you fall flat on your face every time I bet you if ANY could turn back the clock they would work with Ye even in his early days. Cuz having such a new fresh sound to production? Is heavily underrated

[@eastafrika728]

Ok, stop! All studios and artists rejected "Jesus Walks"?? Oh my god! This is actually a lesson on doing things for yourself for success, stop begging few conflicted interest people for acceptance of what you create. It's always the so called experts in what you do that are against your creativity.

[@damienford5667]

This is why you must keep going never allow humans tht don’t believe in you talk you out if your dreams

[@djkoopz]

Sick video man

[@JGLCSW]

Evidence co produced Last Call?! Wild. Heck i didn't even know he had any involvement in College Dropout.

[@madmire]

This is why I respect Kanye more than the other rappers. He is always evolving, he doesn't try to sound the same or make the same tempo beats. He tries something different even if it sounds good or bad.

[@bjvu9460]

exactly which rapper you know keep putting out the same type of music? The last time I checked the labels are the ones who decide what goes on the album, not the artist so you are highly mistaken. Kanye west cant put out any music that the label doesnt agree with regardless of what he wanted. Most of the songs you think kanye produced were produced by someone else and he helped coproduction so maybe we should start there... Still a genius but there is a lot that goes on behind the scene that you dont know and they dont tell.

[@n0ldin]

Another nice video Navi. Could you explain to us how we should clear the sample so that we don't have problems with copyrights?

[@shanipissedoff]

Yeah please do!

[@disobeats]

usually you have to talk to labels and such, but if you use tracklib you can clear samples through them

[@daris811]

everything i am is my favorite song of all time cant belive he rejected the beat

[@FilthyEskay]

Man these videos are amazing

[@Tsaltatm]

Wow that Jesus Walks story hit different

[@sepieroth08]

Another excellent video Navie! Ever thought of making a guide on how to record & mix rap vocals? We want to hear you rap!

[@youngtied2092]

Kanye style was super eaw for the industry. He'd be like the first millennial rapper. Even the way he sanpled and structured beats was so unorthodox compared to the engineering at the time. Alchemist was on the rise, same as Just Blaze who happened to be the more popular producer at the time

[@kennykenny757__]

Last call is my Favorite KANYE song of all time…I fell in love with it & played it on repeat 🔁 so many times. I even revisit it sometimes to get inspired

[@DigitalOdyssey3001]

Amazing bro. Inspiring for us creatives. That's why you have to be able to perform so you can use ideas other people can't envision.

[@FVNTASYOFFICIAL]

You jus gotta keep it going, focus on your vision, and force it into the world

[@MvnStn]

Damn, I remember when Jesus Walks came out.. EVERYBODY was bumpin that lol. Ahh, Memory Lane is a mf. haha Cheers.

[@NavieD]

It is a pretty strange song when you think about it. A religious song coming out at that time is pretty wild.

[@MvnStn]

@@NavieD Exactly! Not every day you hear Jesus on a hard beat haha.

[@billballinger5622]

nah nobody listened to that corny ish

[@MvnStn]

@@billballinger5622 not now, prolly. All kinds when it first dropped. Facts.

[@philipwhatley6742]

@@billballinger5622 them single stream numbers say otherwise

[@cxf5512]

i like these kinda videos bruh good job

[@CortisolCrusader]

the last story actually tuff asf i’d quit music if that happened to me tbh so glad he continued

[@DRMZBeatz]

I shedded a tear watching this…

[@NCfrost82]

Kanye is actually a connoisseur of samples😂😂😂😂😂 His style really effected the game.

[@JUMPboy30]

This was an awesome video fr🗣️

[@DrDrobotnik]

93 till infinity? The waynes theme intro? A charles bronson movie? Do for love sounds like something from all of those

[@MissAndDav]

That was really interesting. Also, I love the fact that Kanye won a grammy with the rap song that they all laughed at. I watched the grammy performance Kanye did which was set in a church with a congregation & it was brilliant!

[@ddl3718]

Almost of of ye's sounds have been ahead of the time. I wonder what influence we'll see in the next gen of rap

[@_UH0H]

How do you know the one shots that are being used in drum tracks? If it’s a drum break I understand but finding the one shots is crazy.. great vids!!

[@djnes2k7]

He is a low budget just blaze. He did 4 bar loops with 3 or 4 tracks (sample, drum, a lil bass) and his drums were also loops. Most of Kanye beats back then didn’t even half hooks. You go back to to that era and listen to pump it up, and touch to sky. You see they are a world apart.

[@kaospat4173]

perfect example of how you can be better than everyone but nobody will acknowledge you if people don't like you for whatever reason

[@RCX_Sco1]

"Low budget Just Blaze"😂😂 That's insane! Just Blaze is kinda ass

[@UltraInstinct-yn1ft]

Kinda? 😭😭

[@RCX_Sco1]

@@UltraInstinct-yn1ft 💀💀

[@rmac3x]

just proof believe in yourself and anything is possible

[@beyonduniquecollection]

Reminder always believe in self over everybody's opinions & that's how the story goes 👏

[@jjbing3]

Ohh shhh, that was Pitbull in the wouldn’t get far video.

[@NavieD]

Hahah uh oh

[@SteveyTV]

Common passing up on heard em say is KRAZY

[@jeffreykirton1780]

Kanye and Too Short woulda been a game changer. I’m thinking of ‘The Ghetto’ with Kanye’s mind on it.

[@boitumelosekgothe]

Gold digger was also regected by obscure rapper Shawnna. Im surprised that you didn't add it to the list of rejected beats.

[@amancalledhawk5575]

Ye got laughed at because he wasn’t trying to be the next whoever was hot at the time he was original I won’t lie a ghost face or too short over a ye beat would be crazy

[@drdark7806]

Insane that anyone can front on jesus walks as a beat or as a lyrical track - im not even into the topic like that and thought it was absolute gas the first time i heard it

[@mixedbysurresh2]

So this is why Kanye became Ye. Good stuff, very inspirational!

[@Prodby.1takeonthetrack]

I need to start sampling ...that's the soul to the beat

[@TotalLoveformusic]

How could you hear “Jesus walks” and not be amazed! I remember when I got sent it, I had it on repeat for months. Still one of my favourite records of all time. Love him or hate him, the boy is special.

[@thevrhubnetwork]

i love hearing the story and samples behind my favorite songs last call made me a fan

[@prodbybigchev]

I Aint Gonna Lie The Remakes U Did Was Spot On Good Shit

[@markmallory2528]

Thanks man, this was a great story. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👊🏽

[@str8talkstantookie]

Thanks for this Navie

[@TheRav3n]

And I’m done commenting here and the most important I’ll leave: Short, Fat Joe, Jay, Ghostface, and countless other folks might say they have regrets: Joe said this about not signing Eminem- who’s to say your way of dealing with A now well known artist would be indicative of what they’d become? Surely Fat Joe would’ve laughed at Em saying “hi my name is….”

[@p4rt_t1me_g0d]

The power of investing in yourself, though it's not going to work for everyone, it's the best viable option.