![]() “From the moments of pain/look how far we done came/haters saying you changed/now you’re doing your thing”. ![]() Right from the start, the album opener, “Good Morning” summed up his journey up to that point. It was great to see that the kid from Chicago had finally come full circle. Kanye West had a friendly rivalry with 50 Cent at the time and almost sold a million copies in a week. I always associate triumph with Graduation. Nobody stays on top of the world forever it seems. If Graduation is the victory lap in Kanye’s storied career, then 808’s and Heartbreak is the fall of the hometown hero. Listening to Graduation and 808’s and Heartbreaks is like hearing the bizzarro version of the same person. I want to highlight a particular period in his career which I always referred to as the “ying and yang” of Yeezy. Kanye West has engaged different aesthetics over his career and pushed his artistic visions to the brink. There are points in life that may dictate an artist’s content and overall sound. We tend to forget that musicians are human and go through the typical ebb and flow of life just like we do. It’s crazy that years between albums can make such a difference.
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