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Track 05 · 2003
Through the Wire
Kanye West
- hip-hop
- soul sample
- debut
On the charts
Peaked at #15 on the Hot 100; Kanye's debut single, recorded with his jaw wired shut.
Why it mattered
Kanye rapped through a wired-shut jaw over a Chaka Khan sample and introduced the world to a producer who demanded to be in front of the mic. This was the beginning of everything.