Wanted far more often than it turns up — a sought-after record among collectors.
Tracklist
- Home (Windy)
- Jesus Walks (Original Version)
- Have It Your Way (Demo Version Of "Bring Me Down)
- Out Of Your Mind (Unmixed)
- Wow (New Verse)
- Need To Know (Original "Gangsta" Version)
- Gotta Pose
- Never Letting Go (The Stalker Song)
- Hey Mama (Original)
- Know The Game (Unreleased)
- Family Business (2001 Unreleased)
- Dream Come True (All Falls Down Demo)
- DJ Boom Freestyle (Jigga That Nigga)
- DJ Boom Freestyle (I Met Oprah)
- Heartbeat (Instrumental)
About this record
The 2001 Demo Tape, also known as The Prerequisite, is an unreleased demo tape created by Kanye West in 2001 and distributed privately to record labels and industry insiders. Some songs on this demo tape would be reworked and released on Kanye's first three studio albums, including "Jesus Walks", "Family Business", "Hey Mama", and "Homecoming". A full length copy of the demo tape surfaced online in 2013.
Pressing details
- Label
- Not On Label (Kanye West)
- Catalogue #
- WESTDEMO1
- Pressing country
- Unknown
- Format
- Vinyl
- Genre
- Hip Hop
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