By YRS Jerzy
Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
How a person chooses to deal with adversity determines the final outcome. In 2002, Kanye West got into a fatal car accident and he died, well, clinically, he should have. Instead, Kanye West lived and recorded his song, “Through The Wire,” in the hospital.
A member of Roc-A-Fella Records, Kanye West was the in-house producer responsible for Jay Z’s “Izzo.” Most, including Jay Z, were against Kanye West becoming a rapper, feeling he was set as a producer. But, when Kanye almost signed with Cash Money, they gave in.
Kanye West, initially, was given a vanity album, where most of the Roc rapped on the album, but they let him do his own thing. The transition started, exactly, twelve years ago. A lot changed with Kanye West, who was all over the headlines today, but him turning tragedy to triumph makes him deserving of the Wednesday Throwback on his anniversary.
Watch “Through The Wire” by Kanye West below:
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