Shutter shades? That ridiculous light up suit? I admire the intent and the grandiosity of it all, the “I could show up in a Speedo and be looked at like a fucking hero” ego, but, come on.Įrika: This album definitely hypes me up, but that ego, man, that ego. Kyle: Yeah, this is still the Kanye that most people think of, which is unfortunate because it's by far the corniest era of Kanye. But “Stronger” is mortifying, and all the cute, fun BBQ jams about summertime Chi and such have been tainted by the hoards of basics appending its lyrics to Facebook album titles. Meaghan: I won $50 when Graduation dropped in a bet with a classmate over the 50 Cent/Kanye album sales beef. The album was flawless-I even liked 'Drunk & Hot Girls.'

He also defeated 50 Cent in the legendary sales battle. Graduation is Kanye at his most confident self, happy to have the world at his fingertips.Īndrew: He shifted the texture of music and took the soul samples electronic, challenging himself, his sound and pushing the genre forward. Slava: I've always thought of Graduation to be Kanye's third evolution as the wide-eyed beat-maker turned rapper from Chicago who got a cosign from Jay-Z: It's his Charizard.

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