“All Falls Down” by Kanye West

Kanye West wrote and produced "All Falls Down" for The College Dropout, his 2004 debut, and it's conscious hip-hop with the R&B and soul singer Syleena Johnson as its guest. The track interpolates Lauryn Hill's "Mystery of Iniquity" from her live album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, which puts Hill in the composer credits. Ken Lewis plays acoustic guitar and Eric "E-Bass" Johnson plays guitar, it was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York and Larrabee Sound North in Los Angeles, and Manny Marroquin mixed.

The album's third single gave West his first solo top 10 hit in America, peaking at number seven on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the rap chart, stuck behind J-Kwon's "Tipsy". It drew a Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and four nods at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, though Usher's "Yeah!" beat it three times.

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