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TroubleBunch · 09-20-2007, 02:57 AM

I'm a big fan of the Luis Vutton Don. First time I listened thru "College Dropout", I was blown away. Someone was bringing a new, distinct sound to hip-hop, and it was desperately needed, imo. "Late Registration" was a fantastic album, and I even enjoyed the hell out of the mixtapes between albums.

I think the production of those albums alone made them great. He's clearly got an immense gift for making unique beats. Add onto that his flow and the way he writes, and you've got yourself some magic.

Quite unfortunately, I didn't hear the same in "Graduation". The flow was there, but I thought the beats were (for the most part) lackluster. From a purely expectation point, I was disappointed. I think it's still a good hip-hop album, and probably couldn't be mistaken for anybody's but Kanye's. Still, compared to his first two entries, I just don't think it stands up.

09-20-2007, 02:57 AM	#229 (permalink)
TroubleBunch Groupie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tempe AZ, by way of Boston Posts: 26	I'm a big fan of the Luis Vutton Don. First time I listened thru "College Dropout", I was blown away. Someone was bringing a new, distinct sound to hip-hop, and it was desperately needed, imo. "Late Registration" was a fantastic album, and I even enjoyed the hell out of the mixtapes between albums. I think the production of those albums alone made them great. He's clearly got an immense gift for making unique beats. Add onto that his flow and the way he writes, and you've got yourself some magic. Quite unfortunately, I didn't hear the same in "Graduation". The flow was there, but I thought the beats were (for the most part) lackluster. From a purely expectation point, I was disappointed. I think it's still a good hip-hop album, and probably couldn't be mistaken for anybody's but Kanye's. Still, compared to his first two entries, I just don't think it stands up. __________________ Uh oh... here comes the Trouble Bunch.