Kanye West
Album : Graduation
Release Date : Sept 11, 2007
Label : Roc A Fella

Review :
Graduation will be the third major label album release from Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam hip hop artist/producer Kanye West. The official release date is Sept, 11.

It was thought that the album will include the song "Bittersweet" - West’s collaboration with John Mayer. The song was originally set to be on his second album Late Registration, but did not make the final tracklisting. Kanye said that this was because he felt that the song didn’t "fit in" with the rest of the album.

The album is also set to feature the song recorded with Chris Martin during a spontaneous "jamming session" with the Coldplay frontman. The song, recorded in February 2006, in London, England, is titled "Homecoming." It has been given praise by several people that have claimed to hear the song.

On May 19, 2006, West was quoted saying "My new album Graduation, I’m not sure when I’m [releasing] it, I’m working on it very diligently right now and it’s very incredible and very scary to anyone that’s not involved with it."

On August 5, at San Diego’s Street Scene, Kanye performed acapella two verses which will appear on the album. He also mentioned being "80 percent done with an album I can’t tell you about."

Want to get a preview of this album ? Listen to the Sampler for Graduation.

Tracklisting :

01. Good Morning
02. Homecoming (f/Chris Martin)
03. Stronger
04. Champion
05. Good Life (f/T-Pain)
06. I Wonder
07. Even More Broke Phi Broke (Skit)
08. Can’t Tell Me Nothing
09. Drunk And Hot Girls (f/Mos Def)
10. Everything I Am (f/DJ Premier)
11. Good Night (f/Mos Def & Al Be)
12. Big Brother
13. Graduation (Skit)
14. The Glory

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Kanye West Graduation, by Benjamin [2007-12-07 16:57:13]

Kanye’s the man......I really like this album, it’s not quite better than Late Registration but still dope

Kanye West Graduation, by abbey [2007-12-01 20:54:59]

kanye never stops amazing me with the fresh twist he puts on his songs.

Kanye West Graduation, by Garrison [2007-11-26 11:39:04]

Put The Goodlife On Your Track Listing !!!

Kanye West Graduation, by Mike21 (STL ALL DAY) [2007-11-07 11:39:05]

4 all u hatin ass mutha*%$#^ yall sleepin on my nigga yall goin off wat other mutha*%#^ sayin listen to the damn thing yall self I bet u like it

Kanye West Graduation, by soulja boy [2007-11-04 09:02:02]

damn CD !the next fucked up Cd ever in the hip hop history.I bet its high time you did something else Kanye rather than be a rapper,be a barber or something !

Kanye West Graduation, by David Love [2007-11-01 15:38:31]

This CD is the best I have Gotta have it it’s the bomb

Kanye West Graduation, by u’r_nightmare [2007-10-03 11:50:40]

come on now triston tro....mann.do you know what the fuck you is talking about ? first of all chamillionaire is a diffrent style of music.....you can’t even make a comparison to kanye.......damn atleast know what the fuck you talking about !!!

Kanye West Graduation, by Triston Trotter [2007-10-02 13:46:21]

Well sorry to say but yea Chamillionaire beat both Kanye and 50, his album is way better than both of theres sorry Kanye i was a true fan of urs but then i got that Ultimate Victory and i cant stop listenin to it.

Kanye West Graduation, by T House [2007-09-14 21:19:35]

This album is very hot and is better than 50’s, but have you listen to Hav’s solo joint ??? It beats them both Yo !

Kanye West Graduation, by lil killah [2007-09-14 14:13:15]

haha i agree wit c3ll0

Kanye West Graduation, by c3ll0 [2007-09-10 14:14:46]

This album is going to be FIRE !! 50 cents is overr

Kanye West Graduation, by RoseNicole [2007-09-09 22:31:09]

kanye is just more of an albulm seller guy with him music and this theme- 50 has hotter hits and singles

Kanye West Graduation, by [2007-09-06 22:19:02]

lol imma feel sorry 4 50 on da 11th lmao

Kanye West Graduation, by YEAAAAAAAAAAAH BOI [2007-09-05 11:35:27]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH KANYE IS THE REALEST THING IN HIP HOP SINCE EMINEM BAK IN 01/02 KEEP THIS SHIT GOIN. OUTSELL THAT 50 CENT FAGGOT ! MAKE HIM FUKIN RETIRE FOR OUR SAKE ! HE IS A SINGIN BITCH ! CANT WAIT 4 THIS SHIT. BOUGHT THIS AT XMAS LAST YEAR. LOL KANYE ONLI RAP NIGGA HU IS HOLDIN THIS SHIT DOWN, BESIDES NAS !

Kanye West Graduation, by JHov-fanatic [2007-09-05 01:52:23]

Kanye’s graduation will murder 50’s no contest...with tracks like "I wonder". that song pushed me to buy 2 advanced copies instead of just one ! get’ em Ye !

Kanye West Graduation, by Kanye fanatic [2007-08-30 13:35:43]

KANYES GRADUATION HAS JUST LEAKED ! GET KANYES GRADUATION ALBUM LEAK HERE AT : www.realproperlayouts.com NO MESSING AROUND

Kanye West Graduation, by Gangsta Petey [2007-08-30 12:05:04]

Good life is the best song ive ever heard !!

Kanye West Graduation, by lil killah [2007-08-21 07:40:20]

kanye west is kickin it old skool wit stronger i hav2 say i wasnt feelin the beats but the lyrics jus made it all better

Kanye West Graduation, by ALPHA-xyz- [2007-08-18 14:16:11]

Kanye is gonna murda 50... if not record sales then definitely his lyrics and talent. Stronger is the most original song that’s come out for a while now... probably my fav song of 2007 right now...

Kanye West Graduation, by Jesus [2007-08-18 13:58:40]

yo Kanye’s album is gonna kill 50’s , unless 50 raps like he did in get rich or die trying but i doubt it his last album sucked dude is soft , kanye is real and has been good all the time he’s always had hits , and doesnt shake his ass when he’s in a music video........dont get me wrong i like fifty but not in his last album ....we’ll see i hope his new one is better then his last

Kanye West Graduation, by Chanzo [2007-08-14 20:53:28]

KANYE IF YOUR READING THIS : You and John Mayer are some of the best lyricsts in music and bittersweet needs to be on this album. Don’t do this to me I have been telling people about this song. It will be another wonderful collaboration in music. Your both geniuses. Everyone needs to know this and BITTERSWEET WILL MAKE IT CLEAR THAT KANYE CAN WORK WITH ANYONE

Kanye West Graduation, by Rob Blue [2007-08-12 16:14:47]

YEA BOYEEEEE !

Kanye West Graduation, by the Dirty Church [2007-08-07 10:31:52]

y’all need to holla at the Cornel West theory & do a interview with those cats. peace

www.myspace.com/thecornelwesttheory

Kanye West Graduation, by Rebel [2007-07-25 16:57:13]

I love Kanye’s new single, stronger. I can’t wait for his CD to hit the shelves !

Kanye West Graduation, by Jon Muru [2007-07-21 11:50:07]

The Release date is Neither September 18th or August 21st It has apparently been pushed back to September 11th ! The Same Release Date as 50 Cent’s New Album "Curtis"

Kanye West Graduation, by The crow foot [2007-07-12 13:31:59]

The Album releases on August 21, 2007 not Sept. 18 like this website says

Kanye West Graduation, by RKRONE [2007-07-12 08:41:43]

this cd is going to be hot from kanye hes the only mainstream artist thats keeping it gangsta besides nas...

Kanye West Graduation, by [2007-06-12 10:09:05]

The album will be released in late August.

"Kanye West’s forthcoming album, "Graduation," is coming sooner than expected. The album, originally due in September, has been pushed slightly ahead to a late August release, according to Def Jam." (Hillary Crosley, May 30th 2007, Billboard.biz)

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Kanye West Graduation, by [2007-06-12 10:00:30]

"Stronger" is definitely the strongest track leaked from this album so far. "Stronger" should have been the first video released. It would have been the best message to send about the new album. Not a downer like "Can’t Tell Me Nothing". But I guess he has a plan.

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Kanye West Graduation, by HHG [2007-06-11 10:25:22]

Stronger has been added to the list fellows, and you can listen to the track in the Audio Section ;)

Kanye West Graduation, by Schmidty [2007-06-11 05:16:24]

wowwwwwww you definitley need to add stronger to this list and download the snippets you can get... an edited version will probably claim the first single off the album...

Kanye West Graduation, by shoeLunat1c [2007-06-09 11:03:39]

Add stronger to the track listing :)

Kanye West Graduation, by matt [2007-05-21 10:14:34]

If this album is another instant classic like his first two albums then he is easily top 10 all time !!

Kanye West Graduation, by matt [2007-05-21 10:12:21]

I CANT WAIT !!! if this album is another instant like lte registration and college dropout then kwest will defntly be in top 10 all time

Kanye West Graduation, by Karen [2007-01-16 20:53:36]

Oh my god ! I don’t believe it’s been released. No way ! Because he hasn’t had a single since, "Drive Slow", and that was like a year ago. There’s no fucking way !

Kanye West Graduation, by Johny Utah [2006-11-29 13:12:03]

Why doesn’t Hip Hop Galaxy give byline credit to its hard working reporters who are out there hitting the pavement to get us our Hip Hop news ?

Yes, I read the full "article." It says the release date will be Dec. 11, 2006 and the body of the article goes on to say there IS NO official release date.

Kanye West Graduation, by Ma$ta [2006-11-29 04:22:58]

To Johny Utah, did you read the whole review ? Because it is reported that Kanye said at the Brit Awards that the album will be released in Dec 2006 even though there is still no official statement from his label.

So I guess this is why you can read on this website that the release date is December 2006. By the way I’ve never heard of you uk website and it seems like it is an e-commerce website not really focused on Hip Hop...

Kanye West Graduation, by Johny Utah [2006-11-28 21:04:02]

I’m wondering why hiphopgalaxy.com reports that the release date of the Graduation album is "Dec. 11, 2006" at the beginning of this article. Because in the body of the article, it says, "there is currently no official release date." I’m wondering because HMV.co.uk says the release date is July 3, 2007. Does HMV.co.uk know something that hiphopgalaxy.com doesn’t ? Maybe hiphopgalaxy.com doesn’t have real reporters gathering stories and is reliant only on press releases from the music industry and maybe the music industry wants consumers in the UK to know that the album will be released in July, but they don’t want U.S. consumers to know the same because of marketing reasons. If I’m right, why should anyone rely on hiphopgalaxy.com as their source of hip-hop news when the Web site does not make any attempt to varify information ? Do they think we’re all sheep ?