UPDATED 02/10/2014 at 06:45 PM EST
Don't call it a rant.
Monday afternoon, on the 10th anniversary of the release of his acclaimed debut, The College Dropout, Kanye West took to Twitter with a lengthy celebration of the occasion: '10 years later I am still that same kid from Chicago,' he posted. 'Still dreaming out loud, still banging on the door.'
Featuring hit singles 'Through the Wire', 'All Falls Down' and 'Jesus Walks', The College Dropout emerged as a landmark in hip-hop history. Now a decade later, West pointedly thanked his fans for fueling his journey from Chicago State University dropout to .
Though it now might be difficult to remember, the Kanye West of the early 2000s was pigeonholed as a beatmaker, his rapping dismissed as an embarrassing side hobby. Convincing the industry to let him rap was Kanye's 'life's work up to that point,' and though the album now seems like a throwback to a more innocent time, in 2004 it was the result of years of 'constant struggle,' he says.
Read the full string of Monday's anniversary tweets below:
Ten years ago today we finally released what had been my life's work up to that point: The College Dropout.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
I say 'finally' because it was a long road, a constant struggle, and a true labor of love
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
to not only convince my peers and the public that I could be an artist, but to actually get that art out for the world to hear.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
I am extremely grateful to each and every person along that road who helped, lent an ear, lent their voice,
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
gave of their heart to that project, and to all the projects that followed, and are to come.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
I am honored and humbled by my fans, for the unwavering support and love over the past ten years.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
I wake up every day trying to give something back to you that you can rock to and be proud of.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
Ten years later I am still the same kid from Chicago, still dreaming out loud, still banging on the door.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
The doors may be heavier, but I promise you WE WILL BREAK THEM.
- KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) February 10, 2014
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