Collaborative tracks such as " Homecoming" signaled the diversification of mainstream hip-hop and its intertwining with the genres of alternative and indie-rock in subsequent years. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. Can’t Tell Me Nothing" is a sleek, swaggering statement of self-assurance, while "Everything I Am" kicks off on a battle tack but gradually softens, the sound of a man balancing power and responsibility: "Last year Chicago had 600 caskets," muses Kanye, "Man, killing’s some wack shit".

Because of songs like ' I Wonder', 'Flashing Lights' and 'Stronger'", the hip-hop artists of today "cling on to Kanye's indomitable body of work like a go-to study guide". In comparison to previous albums, which were largely driven by observational commentary on matters pertaining to social welfare, Graduation is more introspective in nature and addresses personal themes. It was made available two years later under the new title "Home" on West's 2003 mixtape Get Well Soon.With his two wins at the ceremony, West was the second biggest winner, behind Chris Brown with three awards to his name. On August 28, West hosted a studio album listening session for Graduation at New World Stages in New York City. West claimed that while listening to their song, he heard the words "drunk and hot girls" rather than the actual "drunken hot ghost" lyrics.

This was way before EDM became mainstream, and marked the end of the jersey-wearing era in hip-hop". The low-key track has a scratched hook by DJ Premier formed with the vocal sample which says "Here we go again" taken from " Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy from their 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Three months prior to the September 11 release date, West extended his gratitude towards 50 Cent for the enthusiasm and excitement the friendly competition had produced.West injected distorted synth- chords, house beats, electro- disco rhythms, and a wide array of audio-effects into his hip-hop production. While hosting a listening session for his second studio album Late Registration on August 3, 2005, at Sony Music Studios, West revealed that he wanted to schedule the release of Graduation sometime around October 2006.

He worked on "Stronger" with eight different audio engineers and eleven different mix engineers around the globe and recorded over fifty versions of the track.Most obviously, there’s Daft Punk, whose track "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" forms the vocoder foundation to "Stronger". The Michigan Daily columnist Adam Theisen asserts that West's win once and for all "prove[d] that rap music didn't have to conform to gangsta-rap conventions to be commercially successful".