Album of the Week: Graduation by Kanye West
Every week, I pick an album that I enjoy, and want to share with you. I try to change the style and genre from week to week, so that you can listen to and discover new artists. Some of the music is mainstream, and some of it is independent.
Last week, Kanye West released his third studio album; “Graduation”. If you didn’t already know; 50 Cents and Kanye Wests albums were released on the same day, and both artists were competing for the most record sales. 50 Cent had made a bet, that if Kanye were to outsell him, he would stop making music. It’s this reason that I’m picking “Graduation” for this week; I support Kanye 100%.
Although this album doesn’t stand as tall as Collage Dropout or Late Registration, it’s still a genius album by Kanye. Some songs however, like “Drunken Hot Girls” featuring Mos Def, are a huge disappointment. You would think that teaming up with such a great MC like Mos Def, would have a great outcome, but “Drunken Hot Girls” is just trashy. But songs like Stronger, I Wonder & Homecoming make up for it.
You can listen to a good portion of the album, if not all of it, on Kanye’s website.
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