In the end, because West felt that their song did not coincide well into the overall soundscape of his second studio album, it was subsequently unincluded. given the lousy year hip-hop has had, the music needs his spazzed-out, neurotic creativity more than ever".

West described " Stronger" as an "emancipation", as he uses the song to vent his frustration over mistakes he has made in the past. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). It was made available two years later under the new title "Home" on West's 2003 mixtape Get Well Soon. But Kanye’s learnt more from the robots than this straight steal would suggest--indeed, a good proportion of Graduation sounds informed by their vintage synthesisers and noveau ‘80s feel. Also, for much of the third studio album, West modified his style of rapping and adopted a dilatory, exuberant flow in emulation of Bono's operatic singing.Some music critics remarked that compounded with West's urgent, emotive rapping style, the record sounded as if he were experiencing an existential crisis.

With its thick, heavy bass-line pattern, "The Glory" is an up-tempo number which revisits the " chipmunk- soul" that once defined the early production style of West. Throughout Graduation, West included enough subtle instrumental flourishes and studio embellishments to warrant a repeated, close, and careful listening experience. Stronger" is built around a sample of " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk, while its echoing deep, hallow drums affect the electronic sound. Graduation debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling over 957,000 copies in the first week of sales. The critical reception and commercial success of Graduation left a profound influence on both hip-hop culture and popular music.

When my album drops and 50's album drops, everybody wins because you're gonna get a lot of good music at the same time". By contrast, AllMusic's Andy Kellman wrote, "Though the synthesizer use marks a clear, conscious diversion from Kanye's past productions, highlights . The latter also received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, while "Can't Tell Me Nothing" was nominated for Best Rap Song. The guests were greeted by staff members wearing graduation robes and mortarboard caps in reference to the title of West's third studio album Graduation. West was particularly influenced by house music, a subgenre of electronic dance music that first originated in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois in the early 1980s.

Since Graduation 's release, countless other record producers have followed suit in blurring the lines of conventional hip-hop with the incorporation of electronic production. West injected distorted synth- chords, house beats, electro- disco rhythms, and a wide array of audio-effects into his hip-hop production. To many outsiders, Kanye West's work may, on the surface still resemble the more generic bling and bragging of his contemporaries.

West retracted much of the orchestral production that had characterized Late Registration; he replaced the production with heavy, layered electronic synthesizers that feature Gothic tendencies at loud volumes throughout Graduation.

Through acting as his own producer, West managed to maintain quality control over the album's music to ensure that "his productions build momentum even when they revolve around a handful of repeated samples [and] nearly every song on Graduation is memorable for both its hooks and its overall sound".Omar Edwards – piano (tracks 4-5, 10), keyboards (3, 11) synthesizer (4-5, 8), synthesizer bass (8). The former musician had been recommended to West by multiple of his friends, including English disc jockey Samantha Ronson, all of whom claimed his music and the way he dealt with the press reminded them of Dylan.