Who remembers Curtis vs. Graduation

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Vividly. That backfired on 50 so bad. Graduation pushed the sound forward, was innovative, borderline classic, and sold more. 50 was the one that had the sakes battle idea too and Ye seemed like he didn’t care about it. 50 dropped an album that wasn’t as good as either of his previous 2 and I feel like that was the beginning downfall of his career.

I Get Money was a dope single though and this joint that Havoc produced was fire.

 

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BOTH of those Albums were Ass.
Man. Graduation is pretty dope. I can see it not being some people’s favorite because it helped usher in the stadium hip-hip sound and had a few non hip-hip sounding joints like the Coldplay joint and Stronger. Drunk and hot girls was trash and big brother was corny.

However...can’t tell me nothing, everything I am, good morning, Barry bonds, the glory, and champion are all pretty dope straightforward hip hop joints.

And flashing lights and I wonder were both solid experimental joints. And Good life was a fun single.
 

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Graduation the only ye album I still fux wit off the strength of the positivity in the album


50 let me down wit Curtis
Thought he would murder ye in sales to but Curtis was :trash:
 
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Man. Graduation is pretty dope. I can see it not being some people’s favorite because it helped usher in the stadium hip-hip sound and had a few non hip-hip sounding joints like the Coldplay joint and Stronger. Drunk and hot girls was trash and big brother was corny.

However...can’t tell me nothing, everything I am, good morning, Barry bonds, the glory, and champion are all pretty dope straightforward hip hop joints.

And flashing lights and I wonder were both solid experimental joints. And Good life was a fun single.
:rudy: Homecoming was dope enough for Jay to do the exact same thing with the exact same band
 

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i remember Rocsi shytting on Curtis

KRS shytting on Graduation

50 being mad as shyt that Kanye brought Jay out on 106

50 storming the stage at Madison Square Garden...Jay, Puff and Kanye had to just...let it slide

50 saying he was gone retire if he took an L then juelzing about worldwide sales

good times


i copped both

Graduation...timeless :wow:

Curtis....:stopitslime:...but i got Still Kill out of it :manny:
 

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The beginning of fakkit culture replacing thug culture in hip hop.

Mr Candy Shop and Mr Tranny Stop don't agree

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