Graduation

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Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Graduation won the award of Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the American Music Awards of 2008, while also counting towards West earning the award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist. With his two wins at the ceremony, West was the second biggest winner, behind Chris Brown with three awards to his name. West told the crowd during his acceptance speech that despite winning the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award, he wanted to give the award to Lil Wayne instead. Though this stands as one of the multiple times that West has given an award of his to someone else, West also has a frequent history of complaining when he does not win an award. [190] Kanye West may be a completely different artist in many respects these days, but Graduation will always be important for inspiring everyone to realize hip-hop could be far more fun and experimental than it had aspired to be in a long time. Not everyone needed to aspire to join the G-Unit vs. Murder Inc. vs. Roc-A-Fella conversation - in fact, life would probably be a whole lot more interesting if we just forgot about all that entirely. It was also extremely valuable for proving that pop rap could remain "real" throughout, that it didn't need to be a radio record crammed onto a gangsta tape or a random accident on a woke-as-hell LP. Graduation is a axis point on which the most interesting rappers forever pivoted away from formula in search of something more unique, singular, them. Doscas, Andrew (September 23, 2014). "The Future Is Now, and It Is Odd: A Retrospective on Hip-hop in the '00s". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019 . Retrieved November 27, 2019. Graduation is the third studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West, released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Recording sessions took place between 2005 and 2007 at several studios in New York and Los Angeles. It was primarily produced by West himself, with contributions from various other producers, including DJ Toomp. The album also features guest appearances from recording artists such as Dwele, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Mos Def, DJ Premier, and Chris Martin. The cover art and its interior artwork were designed by Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami.Kanye West Declines Debate With 50 Cent, Calls It 'Stupid' ". Baller Status. August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008 . Retrieved April 24, 2008.

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