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" with his jaw wired shut after a near-fatal car accident in 2002, a move that eventually convinced Roc-A-Fella to release his solo album. Genre Shifting:

Before we dive into the "zip file" culture, we must understand the artifact. In 2004, Kanye West was not the polarizing, headline-grabbing figure he is today. He was the "Louis Vuitton Don"—a producer who had crafted hits for Jay-Z (on The Blueprint ) but was laughed out of every record label when he tried to rap.