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The song was played on BET's 106 & Park upon the album's release, while West briefly considered issuing it as a single. A hip hop, electro, and R&B number that samples Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne", it was described by West as a theme song for the people. Lyrically, the song sees Kanye focusing on his fatherly relationship with Ray West.
Graduation is the third studio album by American rapper Kanye West.It was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.Recording sessions took place between 2005 and 2007 at several studios in New York and Los Angeles.
The music video was filmed entirely in black-and-white, with Williams taking a simplistic visual approach. West dressed in a patchwork shirt with a keffiyeh that had contrasting patterns. [82] [83] Prior to its premiere, West posted screenshots of the music video to his blog on March 6, 2008. [84]
Kanye West live performances West performing at Coachella Festival in 2011. ↙ Tours 6 ↙ Residencies 3 ↙ Award shows 28 ↙ Television Shows 52 ↙ Specials 30 ↙ Festivals 91 ↙ Other 28 American hip hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West has embarked on six concert tours and performed live at various award ceremonies and television shows. Concert tours Year Title Duration ...
Kanye West graced the 2015 Billboard Music Awards with an elaborate performance of "All Day" and "Black Skinhead" Sunday night. Too bad we could barely hear or see him the entire time, thanks to ...
The 2019 MTV VMAs marks 10 years since Kanye West disrupted then-19-year-old Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video to declare that her fellow nominee, Beyoncé, had “one of ...
The music video was awarded Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards, while it received a nomination for Best Video at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] The visual was nominated for Video of the Year , Best Director , and Best Editing at the 2007 MTV VMAs. [ 87 ]
Characters from Tron (1982), the film that West used for the song's video clip during a listening session at New World Stages in Manhattan. Prior to the release of Graduation, a special video clip was created for the track. It was displayed for the first time during the album's session at the New World Stages on August 28, 2007.