The Prerequisite
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 Unofficial cover art commonly associated with the demo recordings | ||||
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| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella | |||
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The Prerequisite is the commonly used name for a collection of demo recordings created by American rapper Kanye West, distributed privately to record labels and industry insiders in 2001. The full set of recordings surfaced online on April 20, 2013. The demo album contains songs like "Home (Windy)" and "Jesus Walks" that were reworked and released on future albums, such as Graduation and The College Dropout, with instrumentals from other of the tracks being given to artists such as Common.