How Kanye's "Through The Wire" Was Made
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2022
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Today I'm going to dig into the backstory of Ye's most important single, breaking down the production and sampling of it, recreating the song along the way, and show you why this song is one of the greats!
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SOURCES:
Chaka saying she loves Kanye and the song: metro.co.uk/2009/10/27/chaka-...
Samples: www.whosampled.com/Kanye-West...
Lyrics: genius.com/Kanye-west-through...
Topics Covered:
Kanye
Kanye West
Ye
Through The Wire
The College Dropout
Jay-Z
Chaka Khan
Chipmunk Soul
Foxy Brown
Goodie Mob
Dead Prez
Jermaine Dupri
Harlem World
Izzo
Alicia Keys
Janet Jackson
Ludacris
Freeway
Roc-a-Fella
Car accident
Outkast
lyrics
sample breakdown
Data Sigma Theta Sorority lol. Delta Sir!
Yep 😂 misspoke and couldn’t fix it in the edit. My bad!
shoutout to my grandma and mom
@@diggingthegreats I thought it was in reference to the Delta Airlines symbol?
@blaqceeza It takes a hell of a lot of exposure to the American black community to get 90% + of hip hop references... which you may have. But if a black woman pledges a sorority, it's usually either AKA or Delta. Those are super huge household names in black America, and they fiercely rival one another. Whichever one they choose strongly suggests what kind of black woman they're choosing for be. 💃🏿
@@marvind.rogers1706 if this isn’t the biggest generalization I’ve ever heard. Mane stop it, you’re sounding real corny. 🌽
I genuinely thought this was a million sub channel with like insane backing and years of experience in this style video. To see only 395 subs is outrageous you deserve so much more
Ha! Thank you 🙏 just me so far, but lots more videos to come. You’re getting in on the ground floor 😂
@@diggingthegreats well I’m looking forward to watching the inevitable growth :)
@@hlgamesmashharry1719 with this quality it's bound 2 blow!
agreed! killing it already
I think I got in at like 2k subs… dope to see the growth, it’s like you know all the things I just heard as rumors and little bits and pieces of when I was younger and can really flush them out. Absolutely love these. I know you got tons of ideas, but it would be so interesting to hear you break down a tribe called quest, and anything stones throw I’ll be eating up
You missed the best part of this track. Kanye sent the song into the radio stations pretending to be the labels. He pushed the release himself.
Imagine if Kanye never was in that car accident, or if he died in the accident. How would music be today? So many artists were inspired by different Kanye albums and it’s beautiful.
what if biggie would still livin
@@MountMatze he wouldn’t be viewed as a legend but he’d still be respected as much as he is now
@@XMANIAFLYYY real
Seems like one of those crazy fate things. If Kanye is never in that car accident, he is never in that hospital, and never hears "Through The Wire", or has the time to work it out in his head. Maybe without Kanye is just a producer without the song. Talk about turning a bad thing into a good thing.
This made me appreciate kayne as a producer more. He was after a car accident, he couldn't move his mouth, and his jaw was broken, and he still managed to rap well and make one of the best rap songs i've ever heard
“Now all I need is y’all to pronounce my name
It’s Kanye, but some of my plaques, they still say Kayne”
It's one of those cases where I'm finding something superb on youtube, some real experience, expertise shared... and then I think "nah, he can make more without the channel".
So well done. I like to think how many hours you put into your music and sound skills, and feel my heart sinking.
True hacker, you are :)
Man, thank you so much! Working hard to pay respect to the music, I appreciate your support!
Can i have money too
Pay pig
@@glidee4671 in exchange for a comparable experience, sure
@@karabinjr Bet
Most imitated, Grammy nominated, hotel accommodated, cheer-leader prom-dated.
The way Through the Wire follows Two Words is perfect. Whoever picked (Kanye most likely) the order of the tracklist, nailed it.
Awesome video. You should have a million subs.
Two words is it’s own masterpiece! So good!
@@diggingthegreats It is a masterpiece! The College Dropout is my favourite album, period.
True.
@@diggingthegreats would love for u to break it down it’s masterful
I just wished you showed what Emmett Till looked like in the coffin as his Mother demanded to be shown in the newspapers!
.....because these kids learned from you and most didn't look it up.....but everyone so soft and sensitive these days;
We NEED The Children to KNOW!
GOD BLESS ALL THE MARTYRS of true Racism and awful times for our ancestors who live in our souls forever !
Most people who do videos like this just focus on the production and the backstory, but you broke down the lyrics, talked about the reception and even mentioned the mixtape version of the song. Clearly a lot of effort was put into this amazing breakdown!
This song came out a year after my life was flipped upside down and helped me get through a tough period. I even inked the line "turn tragedy into triumph" onto my body in recent years as its become my life-motto.
so cool
What Kanye did will remain in the history books forever and your story telling is so awesome, I love it!
Thank you 🙏 gotta do it right for some of the best music ever made!
this aged well
@@sabercircle7634 lol
Yeah... in more ways than one...
That song sucks
Keep killing it bro. This can definitely be a class in Harvard.
A class at hbcu’s
@@josiahjenkins4655 even better
Get well soon thank you for telling people about that ! 😊 I’m so happy this channel exists
Why would they teach artists sampling ?
@@josue24 Teach "sampling" not artists sampling. It wouldve been something wonderful and also a great way to give to the pioneers of this art thejr flowers! Sampling can definitely be taught as any other subject of a scholarship curriculum/program.
There’s something very personal about this song for me because at that time I was done for; everyone I loved turned their back on me and I deserved it. I remember hearing this song and telling myself I can get through it and I will be a better person through learning from my mistakes. 20 years later I beat my own odds. Thank you Ye for this song and thanks to this channel for breaking it down!
Why'd everyone you love turn their backs on you?
I need my jaw rewired after a violent home invasion. Jesus Christ saved my Life.
I need the Drs who helped Ye and I AM absolutely ready to travel to have it done right!
20 years later and it's still a hit 🎯
Kanye was definitely ahead of his time 👑
This is honestly the most engaging breakdown of a song I’ve ever seen I don’t know how he doesn’t have a million subs yet. the editing on these videos and the delivery of information is really high quality. Gonna have to check out his other videos and I’m not even finished watching this one lmao
The day Kanye got into that car accident was ten days after I went in for a major cancer surgery in 2002 (also involving jaws, had half of mine totally removed), we were halfway across the country from each other at the time and complete strangers but when I found out about the timing of the events I always kinda felt connected with this song. Also shoutout to Outkast I didn't know he sampled em in this, their album Aquemini is one of my favorites. Thanks for this dude great great job
that's fucking awesome, great song to have that connection to! hope you're doing well 20 years later
i hope you're still doing well
@@dragonsdomain2096 I'm still here! That's what keeps me going even through bad days, lucky to be alive by all accounts🙏
Hope you’re good
Hope you're still going strong man. Keep fighting the good fight. Stay healthy friend
so dope. gotta add, because i'm just nitpicky lol but "birds" is not a reference to women. coke and birds. birds, especially around that time was still a reference to a kilo. "flippin birds" was a common phrase.
I think it’s both like a play on words
Triple meaning
you know, guys, we sure love our birds
The breakdown, history and research. Why this channel is under a mil subs is appalling.
On a separate note, this is one of my all time favorite songs. And the way you deconstructed the song, allowed me to appreciate it that much more. Good sh*t my guy.
Yo, never mind the production on the track… can we all just take a moment to appreciate the production on this video. Absolute levels 🤯👏🎬
In defense of Chaka, it took the accountants a minute to get those royalty checks rolling. 😂😂
Also, people change. Tbh, I didn’t like the sped up quality in the beginning, either. But after awhile, it grew on me. Who hasn’t had a similar experience with a song or album?
Exactly, she was only insulted until the check cleared because if she got a full writing credit then she likely made even more money than she did on some of her biggest hits back in the day-and she probably sold a few records to younger fans who found her through his music.
This song still gives me chills when it comes on. Appreciate your hard work. This is the absolute BEST hip-hop channel on UA-cam!
Found your channel the other day and after watching a few videos, I just gotta say thank you for this amazing content. I’m going through a personal journey where I’m getting back into making music and your channel has been very inspiring.
This is so good. Such cool info behind the song and it's really well produced. Love the concept man.
This was an incredible watch. One of my absolute favorite songs, and your lyrics breakdown revealed new levels that I hadn't even known about. Your content is thorough and passion fueled. You just gained my sub.
Dude u deserve way more subs this entire video was amazing from you playing the bass to the video production it’s too good and on point breaking down the lyrics down was a bonus great job man Im currently binge watch is your videos lol
You have, arguably, the best music history channel Ive come across. Love your content and energy and dedication to sharing knowledge man. Much Love 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Wow thank you so much! That means a lot! Many more videos on the way!
What I love about your channel is that I basically came to hip hop from the same place as a musician as you did. I was just a bass player, got bit by the beat making bug, and all of a sudden, my skills as a bass player became exponentially more valuable to what I was working on. I always say, when people would ask what instruments they should learn if they want to make beats, go get yourself a bass! It's so nice to be able to know I won't have to sweat about a bassline ever lol. I digress...
You're doing amazing work. People pay tuition for this level of content, and you're making it for the streets for free.99.
This was a grade A breakdown!!! Please keep making these videos consistently, i'm a hip hop producer and I really appreciate stuff like this. Thank you Mr. hip hop professor!!
Your welcome kid
Bruh, what i truly dig about your channel and your videos is how you happily and honestly express your love and passion for music!
Your Breakdowns are truly Fascinating and the respect and admiration for the artists is obvious from the knowledge you share! Straight Dope!
These vids are a fun ride and great way to go back to the classics!
💯 💣 💥🎸🎼🎤
Yo I'm totally down for this new channel!! Awesome job and great production value on vid 1. I love that you have a turntable and are doing things live
Thanks man! 🙏🙏
Impressive production and you have given me a new perspective on great music. The research this must take shows a true passion. Look forward to learning more from your great channel.
Dude… this is NEXT level. You really break it down and go above and beyond. Absolutely brilliant. Get this guy teaching a college class.
This is absolutely incredibly well made, keep it up!
Hyped for this new channel! Great production already. 🙌🏼
Thank you! Lots more to come!
Cannot believe you only have 90k subscribers, this was an AMAZING video! I love videos about sample usage, and generally breaking down music, and I've never found a channel that speaks about all of the most interesting aspects of it, and breaks it down and rebuilds it like you. Thank you so much for this, extremely enjoyable to watch. Subscribed with notifications!
You deserve way more subs. Great explanation and your recreation shows how well you understand the composition and techniques. Im blown away.
Again with the incredible breakdown. I had admiration for what Kanye did with Through the Wire and again, much appreciation with the lyrical and sampling breakdown. This channel is beyond amazing.
Don’t know how this was recommended to me but I was hooked. Such an iconic song you did a great job explaining and breaking it down.
Excellent breakdown of all aspects of the song! This is great!
I found Tour channel late one night whilst traveling down the UA-cam rabbit hole. So glad I found it- your music knowledge is incredible and it hits on the genre and era of music that I most consumed as a kid/young adult.
I never watch breakdowns like this, but your video was oddly satisfying and I really enjoyed the leave of research/details you put into it.. phenomenal work
Man this was cool. Thanks for making it and sharing your expertise.
That was a dope breakdown. I remember gathering all the mixtape tracks from WinMx, and making a “Through the Wire” mixtape for my friends in college. They were calling me “Ye” for a short while. But we all came to appreciate his talent and artistry.
So grateful for this channel! Thank you for all that you do 🙏 what a time to be alive
You make the incredible job breaking down the song. Every bit of the song is well put.
Thanks a lot for your effort.
Incredible production! Im glad I found this channel so early. Can’t wait to see it blow up!
Thank you! 🙏🙏 Many more videos to come!
This is a killer video, I hope your efforts keep paying off because I’m surprised by the quality and effort put into this! Not a lot like this on UA-cam, hope you keep growing and stay true to your view!
Great stuff buddy. The song gave me chills as 16 year old and I still vibe with it anytime its on. Probably the best song breakdown I have seen! Keep up the good work
After like 6 months of watching the video I wanted to see some great hip hop breakdowns and had to come back to this awesome work. Nice to see your growth from back there but still highly underrated and missing of recognition for your great videos my man. Congrats on your live performance success as well!
Through the wire is one of my all time favourite rap songs, it is oozing soul and hunger. I even made it my ringtone back in the day!
Wow! This was INCREDIBLE. I watched the whole thing. Never heard of you before today but UA-cam sent me here. Good work sir. I am now a subscriber.
This is such high quality content , I can really see how much time and effort you have put in and it’s very insightful learning all of this.
Fantastic video! The effort you put into this is admirable
I miss the old Kanye 🥺💔
his name is Ye
Chop up the soul Kanye
Set on his goal kanye
i hate the new kanye
Me too
Yes the song wouldn’t exist without the original. But it’s still a whole new feel. New drums/bass line
Your videos have helped me more than anything I learned in four years of music school. Thank you so much for doing this man
LOOOOVE LOVE LOVE how you broke this one all the way down from music to lyrics! Great video my man! Already subscribed and tuned in!
This is so fun, glad you started your channel!
Thank you 🙏🙏
This one song is the sole(soul?) reason I can't completely disregard him now even with how he turned out to be. Just please get well soon Kanye...
He's still bringing you the authentic truth, through the fire, to the limit, and to the wall. It is the majority of our society that is insane, Ye is one of the few who is well.
@@iyziejane "Especially Hitler"
@@DonkeyBoyVids if you’re a TRUE Christian, you’re supposed to “love your enemies”too
@@prestocrypro44 "ESPECIALLY Hitler" not "Even Hitler". Not "Also Hitler".
Dude love your approach to explaining these songs. Appreciate it man! I'm a fan! Subbed
Yoooooo I'm so glad I found this channel I love how you breakdown the samples and recreate the track. Absolutely amazing
I still remember hearing this for the first time on WGCI. Huge impression and still a Kanye fan to this moment
WOW such a well made video. It's incredible you don't have at least 100k subscribers.
A tip: the Ye, Death Grips, Pink Floyd and The Beatles fanbases are HUGE in the internet and I think you can make some videos about some of their most famous songs to boost your channel.
Thank you! Many more videos on the way
This video is simply perfect! This is my favorite music of all time, and this video, made sure that is is one of the best in all time. Congrats man, beautiful job!
Crazy production quality. Greatly underserved my guy, you just earned my subscription. Keep up the great work brother
Watching this today, on September 30, 2023, not even realizing that today is the 20th anniversary of the song! 20 years later, and this song still feels fresh!
I hit that like button, I hit that comment button, I subscribed, I even turned on those bell notifications. All in hope that the UA-cam algorithm throws this channel to the top of everyone’s feed, and it gets so big that all you ever can do is make me new videos. On the weekly if not daily. Great work. Imma make sure to twat this on my twitter.
🙌🙌 thanks Ramoi!
I like how you acknowledge even the musicians from the original sample as well! Great work
Dude, amazing breakout, engaging vids and fantastic storytelling. Thank you 👏
I discovered this song while exploring 90s music, and immediately got hooked. Its crazy to think about how many songs get so deep in the lyrics without you even realizing.
Damn how old are you ?
This is such an impressive and detailed video
Bro your videos are amazing. You deserve waaayyy more subs and views. This is top tier stuff.
Holy crap! This break down and how you recreated the song was AMAZING!!! You earned yourself a new subscriber!
Will you break down Slow Jamz? Song was a massive hit!
This is becoming one of my favourite channels! Excellent diligence and research, I appreciate the musical break downs and live playing, as a fellow musician, I really dig this!
Bro I’ve just found your page. Brilliant, incredibly insightful. Makes me love the track even more. Thank-you!
Love the channel bro, super insightful...well thought out...great production and editing...keep it up!
Worth mentioning, that the woman who told the guys that Emmitt Til whistled at her confessed to police that he didn’t actually whistle at her, went with the guys to kill Emmett and when police put a warrant out on her, the sheriff buried the warrant and she got away Scott free AND SHES STILL ALIVE TO THIS DAY, having never been arrested for her crime. arrest. that. mark. a$$. trick.
What does mark mean?
@@coltrv from urban dictionary:
from chappel show, a term that is used for disrespect or to make fun of
some mark ass trick just stepped on my sneakers
@@gutika113 weird, doesn’t really make sense to me. Thanks for the definition!
Brilliant track, really changed the game in a lot of ways. Sadly can’t look past the fact that he flaunted getting a lawyer to avoid having to pay the other driver’s hospital bills. Kanye was already really well off financially, and the other man, a manager for a janitorial company, was left with a totaled car, two broken legs, a broken pelvis, broken knees, a shattered ankle and was out of work for over a year. Kanye turning lemons into lemonade for himself would be a lot sweeter if he took care of the dude who’s life he destroyed
Though it took long, it's coming back to him full circle.
karma always
Wow! That’s disgusting!
😮 didn’t know that
The other driver sued West and it appears the case was settled out of court. So he may have paid him.
AMAZING CHANNEL! Every single video is awesome. I've been looking for something like this forever. Thanks!
First time viewer here, and I'm blown away by your content.
Cant believe I haven't found you sonner.
Thank you for sharing your work with us
This was ssso good. Not only did you give a astute breakdown on the various ingredients that created this great hit but seeing you in your element made it that much better! Thank you and keep it coming!
This is teaching me what hip hop artists actually do. Always been a jazz guy first then classical, country, alternative, etc
Hop-Hop and Jazz are so intrinsically connected to each other in a lot of ways, its wild. Rap literally evolved alongside jazz at one time.
@@jakewarner1993 very true. Rappers essentially are taking solos
I'm glad I discovered your channel. One of the best. You're great at what you do.
this video is beautiful. I was questioning its 15 minute length at first, but after a couple minutes, I soon realized why. It's backstory and its making is just beautiful. I like how you also added some kanye backstory or at least enough you need to know for, well, how the song was made.
Kanye=genius and you Sir talented 👌🏼I thank you for your gifts and breakdowns of these great songs. I’m learning self producing my songs and I sooo enjoy these dissections. Gives me joy, thank you
Love that you recreate the beats, something i wish i could have always done
you can though
I just came across your channel and it's amazing. Love how you explain the lyrics and your research is thorough.
Fantastic breakdown! Hallmark of a great analyst! Instant sub! 👍🏽👍🏽
This is the type of video that gets me making a beat.
I wish I knew how to do it. I hear so much in my head and don't know what to do with it
Wow… this channel deserves many more subscribers. I’ll be recommending this to friends for sure!
thank you so much for explaining those lyrics....genius can't hold a candle to you, especially that Jamaican reference always had me puzzled....
Through the fire is still a great song. It's crazy that two great songs can flower from that foundation and be so different.
Original version can be found here on UA-cam.
You can really feel the pain in his voice
man im glad this popped up in my feed, this was sick af bro, you're super talented
this really is a surreal video. excellent work, excited to see where you go next. also you've probably got a backlog out the wazoo but would be hilarious to see a breakdown of You'll Cowards by Viper
Your quality and production break down was amazing as hell! I genuinely was intrigued and felt like a learned so much 😅 this breakdown deserves all the likes you can get!
you really never know when a bad thing is a blessing in disguise... the whole story to this song feels like fate😭😭😭😭😭😭
Amazing video. Keep up the great work.
Subbed after finding this video with so much new context after i already knew alot of stuff about this track, cant wait to see how far you go from here man!! I'm here for it 🙌
Regardless of what people think. Kanye is one of the most influential artist of our generation. People want to pigeon hole an artists way of thinking. He is expanding the social dialog and people cannot stand that. Pure genius