Graduation

Kanye West’s 3rd album, Graduation is locked and loaded for an NZ September 17, 2007 release on Hip-Hop Since 1978 / Roc-A-Fella Records. One of the most anticipated albums of the year, Graduation features the smash singles “Stronger” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” accompanied by the groundbreaking videos co-directed by West and acclaimed director Hype Williams. As “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” – the DJ. Toomp banger featuring a newly remixed verse from Young Jeezy and an unlikely alternate video from comedian Zach Galifianakis – heats up in the streets, the clubs, and urban radio stations all over the world, its synth-heavy, Daft Punk-sampling counterpart “Stronger,” is blazing trails at pop radio. Kanye West’s last album, 2005’s Late Registration, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts with over 860,000 copies sold in its week of release, was nominated for the Grammy for Album of The Year, and won the Grammy for Rap Album of The Year. The album is certified Platinum in New Zealand and includes the #1 single “Gold Digger”. NZ edition of “Graduation” contains one bonus track