The Wire - Through
"Through the Wire" most famously refers to Kanye West's 2003 debut single, a landmark moment in hip-hop recorded while his jaw was literally wired shut following a near-fatal car accident. The Story of Kanye West's "Through the Wire"
He compares his injured face to Emmett Till and references being at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the same hospital where The Notorious B.I.G. passed away. Through The Wire
In October 2002, Kanye fell asleep behind the wheel and survived a head-on collision that shattered his jaw in three places. "Through the Wire" most famously refers to Kanye