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Through the Wire
Rapped through a wired jaw 🔥
Who it's for
Kanye West recorded this with his jaw wired shut after a near-fatal car crash, turning recovery into his debut single.
Hurt but hungry→Unstoppable
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Through the Wire" is Kanye West's debut single, from his 2004 album The College Dropout. He recorded it about two weeks after a near-fatal car crash in October 2002, rapping while his jaw was still wired shut after reconstructive surgery; the title refers to those wires, and the track samples a sped-up version of Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire." The song describes the accident and his recovery.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Explicit lyrics about a car crash.
Age: Suggested 16+
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
