Graduation - Kanye West
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79 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Lost At Sea
    91
    Weighed and measured, Graduation is easily the best rap album this year.
  2. Spin
    80
    West's third album is memerizing and alienating, like all the purest forms of pop culture. [Nov 2007, p.114]
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  3. All Music Guide
    80
    Graduation is neither as bold nor as scattered as "The College Dropout," and it's neither as extroverted nor as sonically rich as "Late Registration." Kanye still makes up for his shortcomings as an MC and lyricist by remaining charmingly clumsy, frequently dealing nonsense through suspect rhyme schemes.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Despite its five or six great tracks, Graduation feels more and more like the work of a follower, not a leader.

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  1. Positive: 118 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 136
  3. Negative: 11 out of 136
  1. MichaelD
    10
    By far one of Kanye's best albums. And definetely one of my favourites too.
  2. BrandonHamm
    8
    As he always does, Kanye completely switched his style up for this album, going for a more electro-tinged sound, although this is often over-emphasized with this album; there are plenty of throwback Kanye joints on here (the soulful "Everything I Am" and "The Glory", the Chris Martin-assisted "Homecoming" and the well-produced but lyrically-lacking "Barry Bonds" are prime examples). Kanye went for a more stadium-ready sound on this album, and as is, songs like the brilliant "I Wonder" and his biggest hit to date, "Stronger", are as granidose and epic as you will ever hear from 'Ye. The only area where this album is lacking is in lyricism, which was weaker as compared to his previous 2 albums (it doesn't help that Kanye wasn't already an elite MC). Overall, a very good album, but not to the caliber of his first 2 albums.… Expand
  3. lovemusic
    7
    not his best attempt but its not his worse. i liked this album but it was okay. it was nothing to brag about. kinda disappointing this album was a kinda a let down… Expand
  4. John
    0
    TOTAL CRAP!!! better off burning 12 bux than buying this cd

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