“Homecoming,” featuring vocals from ’s, isn’t as big of a misstep, but it’s far from the home run that Kanye probably envisioned when he recorded the song. The hook and bridge are sung by T-Pain, who was then at the height of his powers and popularity, and he lends it his own infectious charisma. The soaring synths and the warped vocal sample from ’s “P.Y.T.” make this salute to his own victories feel especially epic, though it only clocks in at three and half minutes in length. “Good Life” was the album’s third and best single, a loud and boisterous club anthem/concert pleaser. West kicks three straight-forward eight-bar verses showcasing his new flow and production style, as he raps, “Good morning, look at the valedictorian / Scared of the future while I hop in the DeLorean.”. The album begins with “Good Morning,” West’s mission statement for the album, showing his “graduation” from his previous persona to megastar. Graduation was one of the better albums of 2007, and a case can be made that it's West’s best overall album.
West may have sounded insufferable when he lectured about what he was trying to do with his music, but the execution remained strong. 'Good Life' is a layer cake of silver-gilded synths that lets the listener bask in Kanye's luxurious dream life for three vivid minutes, while the Daft Punk-sampling 'Stronger' beams us into a futuristic dance party, awash in neon color. Kanye's third album pushes his reflexive rhymes and musical imagination to new places.
EDITORS’ NOTES If College Dropoutwas our introduction and Late Registration a victory lap for a newly anointed champion, then Graduation crystallizes Kanye West's stratospheric success in 24-carat surround sound.
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