Known as the sonic visionary behind such hits as Ludacris #1 smash Stand Up, Alicia Keys’ You Don’t Know My Name, JayZ’s 03 Bonnie & Clyde, Scarface’s Guess Who’s Back and Talib Kweli’s Get By, Chicago-bred Kanye West is undoubtedly one of the most talented and accomplished young producers to have emerged in recent years. With The College Dropout, Kanye West not only produces, writes and performs his own music and lyrics, but presents himself as a complete artist with a purpose and musical vision all his own.

The critics have taken notice; Kanye has already been picked by Entertainment Weekly US as the year’s “IT Producer”, nominated by The Source US for “Producer Of The Year” and awarded “Hip-Hop Quotable Of The Year”, labelled “Next Big Thing” by Blender, Vibe and Spin and previewed in the New York Times as ‘one of the artists to watch this year’.

Through The Wire is the stunning first single from Kanye West’s highly anticipated debut album The College Dropout marking the emergence of hip-hop’s most important new voice.