In the past I've spent plenty of time fawning over Kanye West releases. Today is 'Ye's 35th birthday, so in honor of Yeezy I picked up what I feel are his 35-best tracks. These tracks range from features to album cuts, hopscotching from debut College Dropout, detouring with 808s and Heartbreak, and finishing off with Watch the Throne. A few of the criteria for the selections are: overall popularity of the song (i.e. chart success), importance in the Kanye canon (some just hold more emotional weight), creativity of the track (beat or line wise), and overall replay-value. Got a problem with the rankings? Think something is sorely missing? Let your voice be heard. For now, enjoy the list.
#35: "Walkin' on the Moon" ft. Kanye West- The-Dream Love vs. Money
#34: "The Food" ft. Kanye West- Common Be
#33: "Kinda' Like A Big Deal" ft. Kanye West- The Clipse Til The Casket Drops
#32: "Deuces (Remix)" ft. Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, & Andre 3000- Chris Brown F.A.M.E.
#31: "Drive Slow" ft. Paul Wall & GLC- Late Registration
#30: "Touch the Sky" ft. Lupe Fiasco- Late Registration
#29: "Flashing Lights (Remix) ft. Lil Wayne & Jay-Z
#28: "Heartless"- 808s & Heartbreak
#27: "Blame Game" ft. John Legend & Chris Rock- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fanstasy
#26: "American Boy" ft. Kanye West- Estelle Shine
#25: "Forever" ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem- Drake So Far Gone
#24: "Don't Look Down" ft. Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, & Big Sean- G.O.O.D. Fridays
#23: "Otis" ft. Jay-Z- Watch the Throne
#22: "Down & Out" ft. Kanye West- Cam'Ron Purple Haze
#21: "Theraflu"- Cruel Summer
#20: "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)" ft. Jay-Z- Late Registration
#19: "Stronger"- Graduation
#18: "Run This Town" ft. Kanye West & Rihanna- Jay-Z The Blueprint 3
#17: "Power" ft. Dwele- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
#16: "All Falls Down"- College Dropout
#15:"I Put On" ft. Kanye West- Young Jeezy The Recession
#14: "Love Lockdown"- 808s & Heartbreak
#13: "Swagga Like Us" ft. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil Wayne- T.I. Paper Trail
#12: "Big Brother"- Graduation
#11: "Get By" ft. Mos Def, Jay-Z, Kanye West, & Busta Rhymes- Talib Kweli Quality
#10: "Jesus Walks"- College Dropout
#9: "N***as in Paris" ft. Jay-Z- Watch the Throne
#8: "Addiction"- Late Registration
#7: "Lollipop" ft. Kanye West- Lil Wayne
#6: "Gold Digger" ft. Jamie Foxx- Late Registration
#5: "Street Lights"- 808s & Heartbreak
#4: "All of the Lights" ft. The-Dream, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi, Fergie, John Legend, Charlie Wilson, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Elly Jackson & Elton John- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
#3: "Hey Mama"- Late Registration
#2: "Through the Wire"- College Dropout
#1: "Runaway" ft. Pusha-T- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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