Kanye West - Livin' A Movie

Track number 17 on one of the original tracklists for The College Dropout shown in jeen-yuhs act II.

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Livin' A Movie, built around a pitched up vocal sample from Melanie’s 1968 track In The Hour, acts as Kanye's ultimate ode to his love of film, with Ye dropping a movie reference in every single line throughout his 2 verses!!!

A total of 25 references!!!

Edward Scissorhands:
(“They call me Edward Scissorhands, 'cause I'm trying to cut”)

What Lies Beneath:
(“You gon' find out what lies beneath right here”)

The Preacher’s Wife:
(“The preacher's wife/ don't give head, get a divorce man/ The kids been calling you the headless horseman/ Like Sleepy Hollow, when she see swallow”)

Sleepy Hollow:
(“The preacher's wife/ don't give head, get a divorce man/ The kids been calling you the headless horseman/ Like Sleepy Hollow, when she see swallow”)

13 Ghosts:
(“Thirteen ghosts use my hollow man for Friday the 13th/ you be ghost, backdraft from the toast”)

Hollow Man:
(“Thirteen ghosts use my hollow man for Friday the 13th/ you be ghost, backdraft from the toast”)

Friday the 13th:
(“Thirteen ghosts use my hollow man for Friday the 13th/ you be ghost, backdraft from the toast”)

Backdraft:
(“Thirteen ghosts use my hollow man for Friday the 13th/ you be ghost, backdraft from the toast”)

Almost Famous:
(“Get a chain that's stainless, they almost famous/ My bling got 'em calling me Lord of the Rings”)

Lord of the Rings (Trilogy):
(“Get a chain that's stainless, they almost famous/ My bling got 'em calling me Lord of the Rings”)

The Shining:
(“The shining, make it hard for her to do the right thing/ But I don't say a word, I'll never tell”)

Do the Right Thing:
(“The shining, make it hard for her to do the right thing/ But I don't say a word, I'll never tell”)

Don’t Say a Word:
(“The shining, make it hard for her to do the right thing/ But I don't say a word, I'll never tell”)

Nightmare on Elm Street:
(“One, two, 'Ye coming for you/ Three, four, better lock your door/ Five, six/ Seven, eight/ Nine, ten, never sleep again”)

Sleepers:
(“Shit's deeper than the Sleepers”)

Jeepers Creepers:
(“Jeeper Creep-up on your block and cops Clock-us/ Try to Baller Block-Us, use Absolute Power”)

Clockers:
(“Jeeper Creep-up on your block and cops Clock-us/ Try to Baller Block-Us, use Absolute Power”)

Baller Blockers:
(“Jeeper Creep-up on your block and cops Clock-us/ Try to Baller Block-Us, use Absolute Power”)

Absolute Power
(“Jeeper Creep-up on your block and cops Clock-us/ Try to Baller Block-Us, use Absolute Power”)

9 ½ Weeks:
(“You gave him 9 1/2 Weeks/ Why you trying to rush hours, huh?”)

Rush Hour:
(“You gave him 9 1/2 Weeks/ Why you trying to rush hours, huh?”)

The Cell:
(“And in the cell, don't drop soap in the showers, huh”)

Juice:
(“They try to give me life, I'm out in an hour, huh/ Back on the block with more juice than 'Pac”)

Three Kings: Livin’ In a Movie (“You in my things like the Suicide Kings/ There's only three kings, Me, Myself and Irene”)

Me, Myself and Irene:
(“You in my things like the Suicide Kings/ There's only three kings, Me, Myself and Irene”)

Although Livin’ A Movie would never be officially released on any of Kanye's mixtapes or albums, the track can be found on volume 1 of the Freshmen Adjustment mixtape series.

In addition, an earlier version of the track was previewed in exclusive footage shot by Coodie Simmons uploaded to Channelzero years back, a version where Ye raps the "No One Man Should Have All That Power Line" 8 years prior to MBDTF!