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Graduation
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by: Kanye West  
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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0602517412200 Format: Explicit Lyrics Item Dimensions: Label: Roc-A-Fella Records Manufacturer: Roc-A-Fella Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: September 25, 2007 Publisher: Roc-A-Fella Records Release Date: September 11, 2007 Studio: Roc-A-Fella Records Disc 1:
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Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Album Description: Graduation is the 3rd installment in the Kanye West series of ground breaking albums, targeting every school kid, from those that have dropped out (Debut Album, College Dropout), to those late registrants (sophmore album Late Registration), to those that have gone on and completed school (current album Graduation). Though technically this earmarks a junior year, West's approach to crafting this album was very much senior. Kanye teams up with veterans Daft Punk and Edwin Birdsong on "Stronger"- Graduation's forthcoming single; as well as enlisting a little help from current chart topper T-Pain on "Good Life". Chris Martin of Coldplay appears on a track called "HomeComing" as well. Kanye has continued to prove his understanding and appreciation for a wide array of music and musical influences. What makes GRADUATION so special? Like most Kanye titles, his fearlessness and blindness to inhibiting boundaries, coupled with his fan driven core competence is evidence that he knows exactly what people yearn for...great music, perspective, and a voice to be heard. Album Description: Graduation is the 3rd installment in the Kanye West series of ground breaking albums, targeting every school kid, from those that have dropped out (Debut Album, College Dropout), to those late registrants (sophmore album Late Registration), to those that have gone on and completed school (current album Graduation). Though technically this earmarks a junior year, West's approach to crafting this album was very much senior. Kanye teams up with veterans Daft Punk and Edwin Birdsong on Stronger- Graduation's forthcoming single; as well as enlisting a little help from current chart topper T-Pain on Good Life. Chris Martin of Coldplay appears on a track called HomeComing as well. Kanye has continued to prove his understanding and appreciation for a wide array of music and musical influences. What makes GRADUATION so special? Like most Kanye titles, his fearlessness and blindness to inhibiting boundaries, coupled with his fan driven core competence is evidence that he knows exactly what people yearn for...great music, perspective, and a voice to be heard. Amazon.com: Kanye West's third in a whimsical trilogy of "scholarly" albums, Graduation wears its predecessors' badges of success on its sleeve. Matriculation has its rewards, apparently, and it's time to take stock. Lyrically, there's plenty of self-congratulation to attend to, but the real fun comes in the collabs, and West chooses co-conspirators like a kid in a candy store--John Legend ("Good Life"), Coldplay's Chris Martin ("Homecoming"), Mos Def and the Section Quartet (both adorable choices for the foreboding "Drunk and Hot Girls")--and plucks samples with A-list braggadocio: Elton John, Steely Dan, Daft Punk, Can, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy. Nothing here quite captures the superlative symbiosis of West's past best beats (think "Gold Digger"), but the central motif remains: No one ever accused Kanye West of being too cool for school, and Graduation still knows how to party. True, Kanye West will happily whine about the pitfalls at the top of the heap, clear his throat and try to rhyme it with Barry Bonds, or diss fish in a barrel all day, but that can't stop a shameless good time, and Graduation maintains an unshakeable knack for producing it. --Jason Kirk Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Get money, stunt, and stay gloriousKanye West's third album Graduation has not only been a personal favorite but also a huge influence on the track of rap and popular music today. Since its release in 2007, Graduation has sold almost 3 million copies and has been certified double-platinum in the United States. As a hip-hop album, Kanye's lyrical ability shines as his best lines are interlaced with synthesizers and heavy beats. He also heavily relies on sampling other genres of music, particularly in "Good Life" with its Michael Jackson ... Read More Rating:  - complete trash.This guys is one of the lamest rappers out there. His flow is weak set to mediocore beats and he comments on social issues he knows nothing about. The only rapper i can think of thats as bad is Benzino. Don't waste your money theres better things you could be buying.... like toilet paper. Rating:  - Dope diploma3 1/2 Some of West's most compelling, albeit highly synthesized samples to date are enough to keep things fresh, though the constant self-absorption via weak delivery can grow tiresome. Rating: - It's okay.I remember first listening to Late Registration, possibly one of the greatest albums I have ever heard. I was excited to get Graduation to get more Kanye. I was not that impressed, the album definitely has more of a commercial sound(Stronger, Can't Tell me Nothing, Good Life, Drunk and Hot Girls). It's still a good album, but I love Lat Registration so much more. Rating: - ExcellentOne of the best CDs I've purchased in years. A must for any Kanye fan. 
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