Looks like Kanye handwriting his track lists isn’t something he just started in 2016. He’s been doing it for 12+ years, and today Consequence shared a never-before-seen artifact: the OG track list for Kanye’s 2004 debut, The College Dropout.
Note that the album was initially to be 18 tracks long (14 songs, with 4 bonus cuts), and was to include “Good, Bad & Ugly,” “Keep The Receipt,” “Heavy Hitters” and a track called “18 Years” — which was the O.G. version of “Gold Digger.” “Spaceship,” one of Dropout’s favorites, had yet to be recorded. He speculates this track list was created sometime in 2003.
Says Cons:
Some things never change… The ritual continues… This is the First First handwritten Tracklisting of “The College Dropout” by Kanye from around I think 03′ “18 Years” would later go on to become “Gold Digger” and “Good,Bad,Ugly” was swapped for “Spaceship” and later used on #DayJob #HistoricalDocument📜#CollectorsItem 💎💎💎 #BuriedTreasure👑👑👑 @companyofgreatness 2016 #AGoodComebackStoryEP