Kanye West - Two Words ft. Mos Def, Freeway, The Boys Choir Of Harlem

What this video is

Released as part of The College Dropout Video Anthology (March 22, 2005), 'Two Words' is a non-single deep cut from Kanye West's debut album, which itself was released February 10, 2004, on Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 with 441,000 first-week units and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 47th Grammy Awards. The song's production draws on a 1970…

Why it matters

A landmark document of mid-2000s conscious hip-hop, 'Two Words' exemplifies the fusion of orchestral production, gospel choral tradition, and socially engaged lyricism that defined The College Dropout's departure from contemporaneous mainstream rap. The video's multi-location, split-performance…

The director

Coodie Simmons (b. Jan 18, 1971, Chicago, IL) and Chike Ozah (b. Apr 6, 1978, New Orleans, LA) are American film directors, cinematographers, and producers. They co-founded Creative Control, a production and talent development company. They made their…