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ItвЂ™s not accurate to call Graduation WestвЂ™s high-water mark, but itвЂ™s the point where he was best able to balance both his ego and his ability to make very good music. Through his explanation of his complicated feelings, Kanye maintains a level respect and reverence for his вЂњolder brother.вЂќ Now, a decade later, their relationship has famously soured and is the fodder for KanyeвЂ™s infamous protracted concert screeds. But he also expounds on the slips, such as being denied backstage passes to JayвЂ™s infamous вЂњfarewellвЂќ show at Madison Square Garden, being out-shined by Jay on the вЂњDiamonds are ForeverвЂќ remix, and discovering that Jay had also recorded a song with Chris Martin that had made it to the market first. Throughout the song, West explains the triumphs, such as first playing his beat for Jay and enjoying the financial success through both Jay and his record sales. Here, over a thumping track by DJ Toomp, Kanye explores the ups and downs of the dynamic of вЂњwalking in the shadow of a giantвЂќ that he idolized.

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Since the beginning of his rap career, West has been gifted at explaining how he got involved in the rap game, as evidenced by his eight-minute plus spoken outro to вЂњLast CallвЂќ on College Dropout. Graduation closes with вЂњBig Brother,вЂќ WestвЂ™s in-depth exploration of his relationship/friendship with Jay-Z, the man who in many ways put Kanye on his path to stardom by rapping over his production during the early вЂ™00s. Kanye probably figured getting Martin to sing the chorus was going to be a coup and guarantee the songвЂ™s crossover success, but managed to beat him to the punch, enlisting Martin to sing on вЂњBeach ChairвЂќ on JiggaвЂ™s Kingdom Come comeback album. Here he expresses regret for abandoning the city of his youth in order to pursue his rap music dreams, but the result is inoffensively bland. Kanye had recorded versions of this song dating back to his 2001 demo tape (it was then entitled вЂњHome (Windy)вЂќ). Originally intended to be the albumвЂ™s first single, the track is a take on CommonвЂ™s classic вЂњI Used To Love H.E.R.,вЂќ with Kanye exploring his love for their home city of Chicago, rather than hip-hop music itself. вЂњHomecoming,вЂќ featuring vocals from вЂ™s, isnвЂ™t as big of a misstep, but itвЂ™s far from the home run that Kanye probably envisioned when he recorded the song. The hook and bridge are sung by T-Pain, who was then at the height of his powers and popularity, and he lends it his own infectious charisma.

The soaring synths and the warped vocal sample from вЂ™s вЂњP.Y.T.вЂќ make this salute to his own victories feel especially epic, though it only clocks in at three and half minutes in length. вЂњGood LifeвЂќ was the albumвЂ™s third and best single, a loud and boisterous club anthem/concert pleaser. West kicks three straight-forward eight-bar verses showcasing his new flow and production style, as he raps, вЂњGood morning, look at the valedictorian / Scared of the future while I hop in the DeLorean.вЂќ. The album begins with вЂњGood Morning,вЂќ WestвЂ™s mission statement for the album, showing his вЂњgraduationвЂќ from his previous persona to megastar. Graduation was one of the better albums of 2007, and a case can be made that it's WestвЂ™s best overall album. West may have sounded insufferable when he lectured about what he was trying to do with his music, but the execution remained strong.

'Good Life' is a layer cake of silver-gilded synths that lets the listener bask in Kanye's luxurious dream life for three vivid minutes, while the Daft Punk-sampling 'Stronger' beams us into a futuristic dance party, awash in neon color. Kanye's third album pushes his reflexive rhymes and musical imagination to new places.

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EDITORSвЂ™ NOTES If College Dropoutwas our introduction and Late Registration a victory lap for a newly anointed champion, then Graduation crystallizes Kanye West's stratospheric success in 24-carat surround sound.