Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

Mar 22, 2005

1h 40m

★ 5.0

Overview

A collection of music videos and behind the scenes footage released to promote Kanye West's upcoming debut album, College Dropout. The compilation features the videos to the previously unreleased "Two Words", "Slow Jamz", "Through the Wire", "All Falls Down", the three versions of "Jesus Walks", and "The New Workout Plan", all previously unseen before its release.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Roc-a-fella Films

Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] Trailers

Cast

Self

Ye

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Jay-Z

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Pharrell Williams

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Scarface

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Wood Harris

Self (segment "Through the Wire")

Memphis Bleek

Self (segment "Slow Jamz")

Jamie Foxx

Self (segment "Slow Jamz")

Aisha Tyler

Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")

Common

Porter (segment "All Falls Down")

Kel Mitchell

The Girl (segment "All Falls Down")

Stacey Dash

Self (segment "The New Workout Plan")

John Legend

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Cast

Self