How Kanye West Won

Is it officially true? Has Kanye West’s Graduation outsold 50 Cent’s Curtis in the first week of availability? The numbers say so with Graduation sales topping 957,000 to Curtis’ 691,000.

Will 50 Cent actually retire from his solo career, or will this just turn into a publicity stunt? 50 has already cancelled 3 European
tours which could be attributed to his retirement.

So how did Kanye West win the rappers’ battle? By changing his game, that’s how.

I’ll admit it. When I first listened to Graduation, I was disappointed with the music. I was ready for some radio-friendly tunes like Stronger and previous hits like Gold Digger, Touch the Sky, and Diamonds from Sierra Leone. But instead, Kanye changed it up. Instead of relying on past success, he went fresh, changing his style and the game.

Listen to Graduation’s retro-infused raps with samples and loops from old school classics then listen to Kanye’s lyrical genius, and you’ll hear award winning material, and you’ll understand why Kanye West came out a champion.

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