Kanye - Graduation

[wigglesworth]

Originally Posted by dj_soo

man, all that top40 you've been spinning has been getting to your head :).

Personally think Stronger is pretty weak. The Daft Punk sample is played the hell out and it was better when busta did it. And what's up with Kanye always rapping over beats that have vocals?

btw, here's A-trak's remix of Stronger - feels more like a remix of daft punk with some kanye thrown in for good measure:

http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/...20REMIX%29.mp3

I did hear Ayers throw down a pretty cool track which took an electro remix of daft punk and it transitioned into Kanye's Stronger - good tempo changer.

i havent paid attention to daft punk over the last few years, so stronger was fresh to me.
the song has made me go check out the last few daft albums, which have been great.

the a-track remix is pretty good but i still prefer the original.


going to get my 57 right now!

[dj4mula]

Originally Posted by omega_image

naw u gotta see the progression in ye's music and in himself. this album is a lot more "matured" than his past 2 and you can hear it. he's not poppin' out club banging singles on every track. this album is definitely meant to be listened too rather than danced to.

not his best work, but something different.

Kanye never really had club bangers for himself. This album he has become too cocky and his lyrics show. I agree, not his best work. Kinda sad actually. I suppose his prediction was correct, Common will win rap album of the year. The Kanye production on Common's album is better then his own. Lol.

The 2 best songs on this album aren't even on the NA release. Bittersweet with John Mayer & Good Night with Mos Def are killer tracks. One is from Itunes and the other is from the Japanese release.

T!m

[galaxie]

Good Life is my fav track off this album. Basically because I fucking love T-Pain. Then again, I'm not necessarily one for the more raw, underground hip hop. I like my club bangers and fun songs (aka ones I can sing along to REALLY poorly) but I can definitely appreciate the rappers out there who speak the truth on their albums and aren't doing everything just to sell records. A few tracks off this album stuck out to me, the rest kind of just blended together and sounded the same.

[Moon]

I think this album is awesome. barry bonds, homecoming, FLASHING LIGHTS are my favorites. flashing lights alone imo makes this album. anyways just felt like saying something positive in a thread filled with mainstream haters :P

[miss.myra]

Hey now, I love a lot of mainstream commercial rap, I just don't like kanye west.

[Gusto]

yeah i love it too. flashing lights is my favourite, but there are so many good tracks. requires a few listens.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by wigglesworth

whos better?

Gift of Gab
Mos Def
Aesop Rock

I could go on.

[matéo]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Gift of Gab
Mos Def
Aesop Rock

I could go on.

Im thinking hes meaning what mainstream rapper is better. Someone that can appeal to a mass amount of people in clubs and gather the attention of those soulseekers too.

[matéo]

Flashlights jnrsanchez strobelight honey edit

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[SEAN!]

im tired of 50, he puts the same gangstah shit out all the time...its boring. its been 20 years of the same tired ass gangstah shit in hip hop atleast kanye is doing somehting different.

well i guess papoose is alright.....

i think kanye's cd is great

[omega_image]

lol u know 50 is trying to (if he hasn't already) take papoose under his wing.