The entire evening of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards was, for Kanye West, a tribute to his mother. With the word "MAMA" cut into his hair, he performed a special version of his 2005 song "Hey Mama." It followed a show-stopping, glow-in-the-dark rendition of "Stronger" with the French electronic duo Daft Punk, whose 2001 single "Harder Better Faster Stronger" provides the sample to West's hit. West then stepped forward to somberly sing "Hey Mama" while paintings of angels flashed above. It was emotional, but had the feeling of a duty West needed to fulfill for himself and his mother. West had a leading eight nominations going into the ceremony and took home four: best rap album for "Graduation," best solo performance for "Stronger," best rap song for "Good Life" and best rap performance by duo or group for his collaboration with Common on "Southside." IHT
Graduation definitely has good tracks, but as far as a percent of good tracks to the album, it is a lot lower than College Dropout.