- Original Release Date: September 11, 2007
- Release Date: September 11, 2007
- Label: Roc-A-Fella Records
- Copyright: (C) 2007 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd./Kanye West/Mascotte Holdings, LLC.
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- Total Length: 51:20
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- Format: Explicit Lyrics
- ASIN: B000VZKMSO
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (317 customer reviews)
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| Play | 1. Good Morning [Explicit] | 3:15 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 2. Champion [Explicit] | 2:47 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 3. Stronger [Explicit] | 5:12 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 4. I Wonder [Explicit] | 4:03 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 5. Good Life [Explicit] | 3:27 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 6. Can't Tell Me Nothing [Explicit] | 4:31 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 7. Barry Bonds [Explicit] | 3:24 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 8. Drunk and Hot Girls [Explicit] | 5:13 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 9. Flashing Lights [Explicit] | 3:57 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 10. Everything I Am [Explicit] | 3:48 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 11. The Glory [Explicit] | 3:33 | $1.29 | |
| Play | 12. Homecoming [Explicit] | 3:23 | Album Only | |
| Play | 13. Big Brother [Explicit] | 4:47 | $1.29 |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
74 of 87 people found the following review helpful
By jazzy modes
Format:Audio CD
Kanye West is thoughtful ("Everything I'm not, made me everything I am," he explains on "Everything I Am") and has a voice like honey and a breathtakingly broad musical palette.
On his third album, West wants that acceptance on a big piece of paper, rolled up in a ribbon and presented to him in front of the applauding world. To make sure that everyone had the date in their diary, he pulled the release forward to clash with his nemesis, 50 Cent. But why bother? If anyone was going to get the prize for coming top of the class right now, it would be West.
"Graduation" sums up the qualities that made West a star: smart sampling, funny pitched-up vocals, a new found maturity, sagacious rapping and a finely attuned ear for infectious beats and rhythms.
There are also a couple of new ingredients: steely, electro synths from Daft Punk on "Stronger" and Caribbean lilts on "Good Life".
He's even got rappers' favourite indie boy Chris Martin doing his best Gilbert O'Sullivan impression on "Homecoming".
Despite all this, something about "Graduation" feels a bit cold.
The goofy glamour of "Gold Digger" and "Touch the Sky" have been edged out by over-earnest, gratingly repetitive self-promotion and an underlying sense of isolation and paranoia. And for all his right-on credentials, "Drunk & Hot Girls" veers close to hip-hop's tired old misogyny.
Kanye West is a 'conscious' rapper whose album samples Steely Dan and kraut rock beards Can; who muses on the stress of success; and who likes speeded up chipmunk vocals.
"Graduation" will leave some fans cold (it's a pop album that takes hip hop further into mainstream dance culture).
The album has magnificent moments (the Daft Punk-sampling "Stronger", the wonderfully upbeat "Good Life") but is weighed down by navel-gazing and pales in comparison to "Late Registration" and "College Dropout".
And yet, the record is beguiling and addictive: you want to go back and listen again as all those shiny, unexpected layers reveal themselves.
"Graduation" might yet to turn out to be as important as West thinks it is.
On his third album, West wants that acceptance on a big piece of paper, rolled up in a ribbon and presented to him in front of the applauding world. To make sure that everyone had the date in their diary, he pulled the release forward to clash with his nemesis, 50 Cent. But why bother? If anyone was going to get the prize for coming top of the class right now, it would be West.
"Graduation" sums up the qualities that made West a star: smart sampling, funny pitched-up vocals, a new found maturity, sagacious rapping and a finely attuned ear for infectious beats and rhythms.
There are also a couple of new ingredients: steely, electro synths from Daft Punk on "Stronger" and Caribbean lilts on "Good Life".
He's even got rappers' favourite indie boy Chris Martin doing his best Gilbert O'Sullivan impression on "Homecoming".
Despite all this, something about "Graduation" feels a bit cold.
The goofy glamour of "Gold Digger" and "Touch the Sky" have been edged out by over-earnest, gratingly repetitive self-promotion and an underlying sense of isolation and paranoia. And for all his right-on credentials, "Drunk & Hot Girls" veers close to hip-hop's tired old misogyny.
Kanye West is a 'conscious' rapper whose album samples Steely Dan and kraut rock beards Can; who muses on the stress of success; and who likes speeded up chipmunk vocals.
"Graduation" will leave some fans cold (it's a pop album that takes hip hop further into mainstream dance culture).
The album has magnificent moments (the Daft Punk-sampling "Stronger", the wonderfully upbeat "Good Life") but is weighed down by navel-gazing and pales in comparison to "Late Registration" and "College Dropout".
And yet, the record is beguiling and addictive: you want to go back and listen again as all those shiny, unexpected layers reveal themselves.
"Graduation" might yet to turn out to be as important as West thinks it is.
47 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By steamy blues
Format:Audio CD
Even if you're hopelessly alienated from American rap and hip-hop, Kanye West is extremely hard to resist if there is a musical bone in your body.
On this excellent record, he duets with Coldplay's Chris Martin on "Homecoming" and teams up with the young Grammy-winning blues guitarist John Mayer on "Bittersweet Poetry".
What makes these collaborations so good is that Kanye West is obviously not looking for crossover acceptance, rather he is demonstrating how he can excel in such distinguished company.
There's deft sampling of anyone who serves the cause, from Steely Dan and Elton John to reggae lion U-Roy and Daft Punk, and a new found maturity that ensures the swaggering but warm "Graduation": is that rarest of things: a keyboards-led hip hop album. It's tip top.
It's mature, adventurous, addictive.
With "Graduation", Kanye West proves once again that he is way ahead of the hip-hop pack.
Album's highlights: "Drunk and Hot Girls", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "I Wonder" and "Stronger".
I'm loving it!
On this excellent record, he duets with Coldplay's Chris Martin on "Homecoming" and teams up with the young Grammy-winning blues guitarist John Mayer on "Bittersweet Poetry".
What makes these collaborations so good is that Kanye West is obviously not looking for crossover acceptance, rather he is demonstrating how he can excel in such distinguished company.
There's deft sampling of anyone who serves the cause, from Steely Dan and Elton John to reggae lion U-Roy and Daft Punk, and a new found maturity that ensures the swaggering but warm "Graduation": is that rarest of things: a keyboards-led hip hop album. It's tip top.
It's mature, adventurous, addictive.
With "Graduation", Kanye West proves once again that he is way ahead of the hip-hop pack.
Album's highlights: "Drunk and Hot Girls", "Can't Tell Me Nothing", "I Wonder" and "Stronger".
I'm loving it!
51 of 60 people found the following review helpful
By Eric Chan
Format:Audio CD
After two amazing solid hip hop albums just recently released this year, Common's Finding Forever and Talib Kweli's Eardrum, (both in which had an appearance with Kanye) one could only look foward to the next big album. This album was Kanye's Graduation. Unfortunately, this album was a mixed bag for me. As a producer, Kanye is one of the greats and he undeniably will be one of the best for some time to come. As a lyricist, I was definitely disappointed. Kanye is still better then most, but for this album I felt he didn't bring his A game. After hearing Common's and Talib Kweli's albums, this one seem very lackluster in the lyrical department. Either way, this is easily one of the best hip hop albums this year surpassing 50's Curtis.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love Kanye!
We all know this cd was one of his best! Love me some Kanye! He brings it every tme and I thank him for it!
Published 5 months ago by Kymberli H
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Kanye has produced another great album. It has a good mix of both mature and fun songs from one of the greatest rappers of our time. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Nick
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good
It worked fine. Great condition, no problems. Came quickly. I'm a Kanye fan so the music was great to me although I preferred the college dropout album.
Published 9 months ago by Chrissy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Niiiice
This seller is absolutely awesome, when I received the product there was a big crack in it which caused the last 4-5 songs to skip. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Woo
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still great!!
"Barry Bonds" is still as great as it was in 2007... Lil weezy's verse... so sic. "Big Brother" still gives me goosebumps, and "Flashing Lights" is still one of the nastiest synth... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Suds
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hi Haters...Don't Sleep
Let me just say that I absolutely love this album. I truly believe that this one out of anything before, after or to come is a true labor of love. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. Hall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Material
What can I say about Kanye's genius on this album. Knowing this is not his opus, and knowing Kanye has more creativity to spill from his mind. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Charles H. Babb
3.0 out of 5 stars
The last decent Kanye album
My favorite thing about owning this album is that it was Kanye's last musical effort before he decided to sell out. I know, I sound like a hipster, whatcha gonna do? Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. Adadey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
The item was exactly what I ordered. It was great! It got here on time and when expected, love it!
Published 21 months ago by Wendolyne
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quality, but not breath-taking
Alright so we get it, he's an awesome producer, and somewhat of a musical genius among sellout pop artists. Read more
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