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Graduation
Hip-Hop · 2007 · 15 tracks · 1h 6m

Graduation

A neon-lit pivot from soul to stadium-sized synthesizers. Glossy, triumphant, and deeply obsessed with the friction of newfound global fame.

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The album that traded soul samples for stadium synths and changed the shape of pop forever.

A high-stakes balance of celebratory triumph and the anxious isolation of global stardom.

Graduation · vs · Ye
Maximalist+1.8σ

The production is pushed notably harder into maximalist than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 6m
01
Good Morning
3:15
02
Champion
2:48
04
I Wonder
4:03
05
Good Life
3:27
06
Can’t Tell Me Nothing
4:32
07
Barry Bonds
3:24
08
Drunk and Hot Girls
5:13
09
Flashing Lights
3:58
10
Everything I Am
3:48
11
The Glory
3:33
12
Homecoming
3:24
13
Big Brother
9:48
14
Good Night
3:06
15
Bittersweet Poetry
6:34
19
Stronger
5:12
Moments Worth Waiting For
The filtered Daft Punk loop on Stronger surging into a high-definition synth crunch
The way the drums on I Wonder pause for those soaring, cinematic string swells
The crisp, dry piano lead of Homecoming cutting through the electronic haze
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