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93. Go-Getters "Let Em In" (2000)

93. Go-Getters "Let Em In" (2000)

Album: World Record Holders
Producer: Kanye West
Label: N/A


In 1999, Kanye West was probably best known for ghost producing for Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie and placing a few beats on the otherwise weak Harlem World project (if you go real deep you knew about the Grav album, but that’s a whole other story completely). But also in the late ’90s, Kanye was busy rolling out his own stable of artists and producers in Chicago.

Since Kanye was on papers with D-Dot, he couldn’t release a solo project, so he formed the Go-Getters with his Chi-Town cohorts GLC, Timmy G, Arrowstar and Really Doe so he could start dropping his own music. The Go-Getters were the brainchild of John Monopoly, Don C and Happy Lewis, who managed Kanye under their company Hustle. The Go-Getters released their one and only album, World Record Holders, in 1999, which was distributed throughout the Chicagoland area.

World Record Holders was more of a compilation from the Kon Man Productions family, including other notable Chicago rappers like Rhymefest and Mikkey Halsted. Production was handled by Ye and his proteges Boogz (“New God Flow”) and Brian “All Day” Miller (“Champion”).

One of the standouts from World Record Holders was the bouncy, upbeat club-banger “Let Em In,” which was midwest bounce at its finest (in fact, it sounded like a mixture of Crucial Conflict and Timbaland). The track featured a noticeably more hardcore Ye (who threatens to body the bouncer) trading verses with a young Gangsta L. Crisis and Timmy G.

Download World Record Holders here.

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    v July 23rd, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    yes! Great list! I agree with the #1. "so i parallel double park that mothaf*cker sideways"

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    James Romaine July 23rd, 2012 at 01:51 PM

    haha 100 best songs? Yeah...right....lets just list all his songs. Kanye isn't Elvis. How about a top 25 list? This is dumb.

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      Smurf July 23rd, 2012 at 03:44 PM

      Elvis Sucks why didn't the put see you in my nightmares on here !!!!

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    Zlow July 23rd, 2012 at 02:22 PM

    yo..." i wonder".....

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      A.O.M.A. July 23rd, 2012 at 02:56 PM

      ^^^^^^ Co-Sign on dat bruh

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        Ok yes July 23rd, 2012 at 08:00 PM

        my favorite song all time of his

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    C July 23rd, 2012 at 02:26 PM

    No Flute Flow or Alors on Danse?

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      London Calling July 23rd, 2012 at 02:55 PM

      Alors on Danse? You serious?!

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        C July 23rd, 2012 at 03:46 PM

        Its a top 100, not a top 10..

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    no lol July 23rd, 2012 at 02:36 PM

    haha you really just cant do this with kanye he has different songs that appeal to different people. The fact that you put so many features on here definitely shows how badly done this is. Im sorry man this just isnt that great. Just let people love kanye. Why not make a Kanye West songs that are underrated? Maybe that would be better?

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    Astroblack July 23rd, 2012 at 02:50 PM

    Jesus Walks ain't in the top 10? I don't even care to look where it ended up smh

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    snj July 23rd, 2012 at 02:59 PM

    A good list! Kanye is one of the best performers of the last decade, so it is not surprising that he'd have many good songs on this list. I'm happy with the top 3 , Runaway, Flashing Lights, and Can't Tell Me Nothing.

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    dopewill July 23rd, 2012 at 03:16 PM

    This list is hard to make especially because it's Kanye... his songs are very different and each appeals to different people. I like all of the songs on the list even though I don't agree with the top 5 songs.

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    arktic July 23rd, 2012 at 03:25 PM

    Where is New God Flow? He did a sick verse ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcQ5j3q0S0

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      Sparkfoot July 23rd, 2012 at 05:43 PM

      Number 44

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        arktic July 24th, 2012 at 12:54 PM

        right, missed it

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    Darrick Tahir July 23rd, 2012 at 03:33 PM

    I think I speak for everyone when I say WHY DIDN'T ROSES MAKE THE LIST?

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