"I like to sell as many albums as possible, but more than that, I like as many people to hear the songs as possible..." With the release of Graduation, Kanye made it clear that he was without peer.

Graduation was a much more daring album than Kanye’s previous two, where he’d made the transition from successful producer to bankable star. Its songs are built from much different sounds than the ...

It should be uncontroversial to say that for many, 2017 has been a bewildering year. For different reasons, this is likely especially true for 50 Cent and Kanye West. 50 is two years removed from a ...

Today is the 10th anniversary of Kanye West’s Graduation. Like just about every Kanye record, his neon-glowing third album is packed with a deliriously diverse set of samples: Can, Elton John, Michael ...

On this day in 2007, the “old” Kanye released his third studio album, the last of his scholastically themed albums, which is aptly titled Graduation on the Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella imprint. Graduation ...

When Kanye West dropped Graduation in 2007, it only featured two rappers – Lil Wayne and Mos Def. That second feature was a bit forgettable, but Weezy was featured on "Barry Bonds," one of the harder ...

Kanye West really likes himself and isn't afraid to show it. But all his ego-driven rants aside, his new album "Graduation" feels more like the genius of a producer who needed a ghost writer.

Saturday, June 27, 2015. 130,000 people are standing in the middle of a field in England, gazing in wonder at a giant glowing pyramid. It’s the annual Glastonbury festival and the object of their ...

Let’s start with the facts: This issue went to press in mid-September, before the SoundScan numbers for Kanye West’s and 50 Cent’s latest albums came in. So by the time you read this, the “winner” of ...

Kanye at the Art Institute Sunday night. Kanye West got an honorary degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago today, sort of fulfilling the promise he made back in “Hey Mama.” In his ...