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Everything changed on October 22, 2002. After a long night in the studio, West fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his car. With his jaw wired shut, he wrote and recorded —a raw, defiant track that captured the pain of recovery and the hunger for recognition. The song became his first single and the cornerstone of The College Dropout . kanye west the college dropout full album zip exclusive
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