Kanye Archetype

The Dropout Purist

You appreciate the raw, soulful Kanye before the fame machine took over. TCD and Late Registration are your comfort records.

Era

Chipmunk Soul 2004–2005

Mood

Chill

Your Playlist

Slow Jamz

The College Dropout

Family Business

The College Dropout

Spaceship

The College Dropout

All Falls Down

The College Dropout

Heard 'Em Say

Late Registration

Hey Mama

Late Registration

Roses

Late Registration

Addiction

Late Registration

Drive Slow

Late Registration

Gone

Late Registration

Everything I Am

Graduation

Homecoming

Graduation

Street Lights

808s & Heartbreak

Last Call

The College Dropout

My Way Home

Late Registration

Bring Me Down

Late Registration

My The Dropout Purist playlist — 16 tracks curated for my Kanye taste at yeuniverse.com/taste/the-dropout-purist