Here’s some pre-fame footage of Kanye West working on The College Dropout
2014 marks the 10-year anniversary of Kanye West’s The College Dropout, recorded at a time when he was just a promising producer aspiring to transition from the boards to the mic, and not the grandstanding megalomaniac he is today. During its production, Coodie Simmons was videotaping behind the scenes, with the most notable footage from that ending up in the clip for “Through The Wire.” Now, in celebration of the album’s anniversary, Complex has released some more clips from Simmons’ video archive.