Uncle Kracker

It contains the hit single Rescue. Plus Janet Jackson's "I Want You" produced by West nominated in Best Female Recording (R&B). It is a straightforward country-blues album.
His complete Grammy nominations included:. The rap element is totally abandoned here. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 13, 2005, his album The College Dropout won for Best Rap Album; and his single "Jesus Walks" won for Best Rap Song. Somewhat surprisingly, he did not go home with the Best New Artist Grammy (which instead went to Maroon 5); this snub was a repeat of the shut-out he received at the 2004 American Music Awards, where he lost to Gretchen Wilson. In 2004, Kracker released his third album, Seventy-Two and Sunny. His work with pop icon Janet Jackson also earned a nomination for her single I Want You, produced by West, was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

It contained the hit singles In a Little While, Drift Away, and Memphis Soul Song. He received two nominations in the Album of the Year category, one for The College Dropout, and one for his work on Alicia Keys's album The Diary of Alicia Keys. It blended rap with blues, country, and swing. In 2004, Kanye West received ten Grammy Award nominations, making him the most nominated artist of 2004. 2002 saw the release of No Stranger to Shame. His other collaborations with other artists include Dilated Peoples, Mariah Carey and John Legend. As of now, Double Wide has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA. He also appears on Brandy's single, "Talk About Our Love".

It also features a minor hit, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, which features Kid Rock. He has also collaborated with Twista on a couple of his songs, such as "Overnight Celebrity" and "Slow Jamz" (also featuring Jamie Foxx) which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. It contains Kracker's first hit single, Follow Me. "Jesus Walks" as of late has been subject for controversy, as the fact that the song was bought from Indianapolis-based MC Rhymefest and re-recorded has infuriated some hip-hop fans who decry such practices. Double Wide, Kracker's first album, was recorded in the back of a tour bus during Kid Rock's various tours in 1999 and 2000. In the UK, "Through The Wire" peaked at #9 on the official singles sales chart, "All Falls Down" peaked at #10, and "Jesus Walks" peaked at #16. Kracker worked with Kid Rock until he became a solo artist in 2000. The third single from the album, the inspirational quasi-epic "Jesus Walks" peaked at #11 on the Hot 100, while a fourth extract, "The New Workout Plan", made a minor impression on the US R&B / Hip-Hop charts (see list of Billboard chart positions below).

Cracker did not know how to work the turntables, but he soon learned how to, and he became a long-term friend and colleague of Rock. "Through The Wire" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and its successor "All Falls Down", which features R&B singer Syleena Johnson, peaked at #7. He met Kid Rock in 1987, and Rock asked Kracker to become his DJ. The College Dropout reached #1 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart, and reached #2 on the Billboard 200 - it also peaked at #12 on the UK album chart, where it spent several months in the Top 20 during 2004. He started out his career at a young age as a fledgling rapper. The album received almost universal acclaim for its balance of mainstream commercial appeal and conscious (at times verging on Afrocentric) lyrics, along with Kanye's signature style of taking samples from sped-up classic soul and R&B tracks. Clements, Michigan) is an American rock and roll musician. "Through The Wire", which sampled Chaka Khan's classic track "Through The Fire", would eventually become his lead single off The College Dropout in 2004, released on Roc-a-Fella Records.

Uncle Kracker (born Matthew Shafer 9 November 1974 in Mt. With his mouth still wired shut and only weeks after having an encounter with death, Kanye West began recording "Through The Wire," reliving his near-fatal accident. 2004 - Seventy-Two and Sunny. A car crash in October 2002 left his jaw fractured in three places. 2002 - No Stranger to Shame. Previously best known for producing hit singles for Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris, Kanye himself worked on a solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back time and time again. 2000 - Double Wide. Kanye West (pronounced CON-yay) (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American music producer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois.

The New Workout Plan, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #60. Through the Wire, Top 40 Tracks, #25. Through the Wire, Top 40 Mainstream, #32. Through the Wire, Hot 100, #15.

Through the Wire, Rhythmic Top 40, #10. Through the Wire, Hot Rap Tracks, #4. Through the Wire, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #8. Jesus Walks, Hot 100, #11.

Jesus Walks, Rhythmic Top 40, #16. Jesus Walks, Hot Rap Tracks, #3. Jesus Walks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #2. All Falls Down, Top 40 Tracks, #12.

All Falls Down, Top 40 Mainstream, #22. All Falls Down, Hot 100, #7. All Falls Down, Rhythmic Top 40, #7. All Falls Down, Hot Rap Tracks, #2.

All Falls Down, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #4. Best Rap Album for The College Dropout. Best Rap Song for Jesus Walks. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Slow Jamz.

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for All Falls Down. Best Rap Solo Performance for Through The Wire. Best R&B Song for You Don't Know My Name (as a songwriter). Best New Artist.

Song of the Year for Jesus Walks. Album of the Year for The College Dropout. Album of the Year for The Diary Of Alicia Keys (as a producer).