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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 296 reviews)
Sales Rank: 730
Category: Music
Artist: Kanye West
Publisher: Roc-A-Fella Records
Studio: Roc-A-Fella Records
Manufacturer: Roc-A-Fella Records
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 000954102
UPC: 602517412200
EAN: 0602517412200
ASIN: B000RG1FMO
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Good Morning | | • | Champion | | • | Stronger | | • | I Wonder | | • | Good Life feat. T-Pain | | • | Can't Tell Me Nothing | | • | Barry Bonds feat. Lil Wayne | | • | Drunk and Hot Girls feat. Mos Def | | • | Flashing Lights feat. Dwele | | • | Everything I Am feat. Scratches by DJ Premier | | • | The Glory | | • | Homecoming | | • | Big Brother |
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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.
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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
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worth every penny, and then some April 27, 2009
I bought "Curtis" instead of this when they had the sales showdown. Ended up buying "Graduation" used on Amazon like six months later. I would pay $30-40 for this CD if necessary.
This album is very good. The beats are so natural sounding and Kanye's raps go perfectly with them. "Drunk and Hot Girls" is kind of a stupid song but all others are great. Nice change from gangster rap.
So much better than Curtis.
 good effort from kanye April 17, 2009
A solid album from Kanye at the height of his commercial success. Production is a lot more polished.
This album is good for people who like his "pop" stuff, but probably beyond those who got with him early.
These songs were all over the radio and club, so you probably know what you're getting into here. :)
Awesome Must Have April 16, 2009
This cd is awesome. Recommended for anyone who's into Kanye's music; these are the originals. Most of the great songs are played over the radio, which is why this cd is a must-have. The cd cover is picture pretty fabulous!
 Dissapointing.... April 10, 2009
I bought this because I bought 808's and heartbreak and loved it!
but was extremely dissapointed when i bought this
His flow and lyrics are just garbage for the most part
there are a few good songs
Homecoming- a flawless song
Good Life- wouldve been good but got outplayed on the radio
Drunk and hot girls- love the hook but then it gets boring
Barry Bonds- decent...
Stronger- i guess...
and thats about it, i cant even remember any more songs off that album
I suggest you buy 808's and heartbreak
POP is now "rap"??!! February 24, 2009
I'll agree on some of the production, but even that's as edgy as Britney Spears.
They way this album was hyped, I expected so much more. eh *shrug*
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