Kanye West
Graduation
Roc-A-Fella
#10. Graduation
by Kanye West
West
isn't the first celebrity to worry that fame has made him dull, but he
is the first to settle the matter by pondering it for the entirety of an
album. Thin as Graduation is on material, it delivers knockout hooks at
a Louis Vuitton price point. From Elton John to Daft Punk to Steely Dan,
West plunders the best and meticulously layers every track with enough
surprises that there are thrills and discoveries a dozen listens in. He
may be in danger of running out of things to say, but his ears are only
getting sharper.