THE MASTER OF SAMPLES

     I won't be talking about Costco samples, I will be talking about Kanye Wests samples. Although there have been lots of controversy regarding Kanye West and his persona due to misogynistic comments, his divorce, his broken deal with Adidas, and many more things, as a music fan I believe he deserves some credit when talking about producing music, or anything creative at all.                                                                                                                                                       

    According to the Urban Dictionary, Sampling is basically incorporating other sounds into your own mix. 
 

    Mr. West is well known for his amazing sampling job in most if not all of his albums. Graduation, one of his most famous and well-recognized albums, it was released in 2007 and is made up of 14 tracks.  

Which one is your favorite?       

GRADUATION TRACKLIST:          &                   SAMPLES:

1. Good morning                                              Elton Jhon: Someone saved my life tonight
2. Champion                                                     Steely Dan: Kid Charlemagne 
3. stronger                                                         Draft Punk: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
4. I wonder                                                        Labi Siffre: My song
5. Good Life                                                     MJ: PYT (Pretty young thing)
6. Can't tell me nothing                                    Kanye West: School Spirit
7. Barry Bonds                                                 Mountain: Long Red
8. Drunk and Hot girls                                     Can: Sing Swang Song
9. Flashing lights                                              ----------------------------------------
10. Everything I am                                           Prince Phillip Mitchell: If we can't be lovers
11. The Glory                                                     Laura Nyro: Save the country
12. Homecoming                                               Jay Z: Streets is Talking
13. Big Brother                                                  Jay Z: Hola Hovito
14. Good Night                                                  ------------------------------------------

Although none of the Horrible things Kanye has done, said, or expressed, can't be justified, he did make graduation.

CITATIONS

https://www.merchbar.com/r-b-hiphop-rap/kanye-west/kanye-west-graduation-cd

https://www.whosampled.com/album/Kanye-West/Graduation/

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sampling