A Kanye West Beat Tape From 1997 Has Surfaced

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Here it is, a Kanye West beat-tape from 1997 has surfaced. Titled Unreleased KanYe West Demo Beat Tape [c. Sept. 97'], the compilation of beats was unveiled last night on SoundCloud from a user named Trilly Madison. Surprisingly, you don’t hear a lot of the soul-driven samples heard earlier in Kanye’s career, but more laid back instrumental grooves. Listen above and let us know what you think.

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