Graduation - Kanye West

Many Kanye West fanatics agree that Graduation is the best Kanye West album. Graduation, Kanye West’s third release in a fanciful trilogy of his scholarly albums, wears its badges of success of its predecessors on its sleeve. Apparently, matriculation pays off with rewards and it is high time to take stock.

In terms of lyrics, there are a lot of self-congratulation events worth attending to; however, the real fun here comes in the collaboration, and Kanye West chooses his co-conspirators like a graduating kid getting his candy reward from the store – Coldplay’s Chris Martin for “Homecoming”, John Legend for “Good Life”, Mos Def and the Section Quartet (great choices for the “Drunk and Hot Girls”), and he plucks his samples with top braggadocio: Steely Dan, Elton John, Can, Daft Punk, Public Enemy, and Michael Jackson.

Though Graduation technically earmarks a memorable junior year, West’s approach to completing this album was very much like a senior. This only proves that West has continued to prove and show his appreciation and understanding for different types of music as well as musical influences.

What makes people think Graduation is the best Kanye West album? Well, like most of his titles, his blindness and fearlessness to holding back boundaries, paired with his fan driven expertise and competence is an evidence that he knows what people are looking for – perspective, great voice, and most of all, great music! If you get all these in one album, wouldn’t you think this album is the best?