Graduation

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Stronger" contains a sample of " Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" performed by Daft Punk and master use of "Cola Bottle Baby" performed by Edwin Birdsong.Lumpkin, Bernard; Stolz, Kim (April 4, 2008). "Kanye West Album-Cover Artist Takashi Murakami Talks About Working With 'Ye, At His NYC Exhibit Opening". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008 . Retrieved April 4, 2008. Reid, Shaheem (July 19, 2007). "Kanye West And 50 Cent Set For Epic Battle: Both Releasing Albums On September 11". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007 . Retrieved July 20, 2007. Grein, Paul (March 31, 2020). "Post Malone, The Weeknd & More Early Front-Runners for Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020 . Retrieved April 9, 2020. Urdang, Ben (July 20, 2007). "Kanye West @ Westminster Central Hall, London". musicOMH. OMH. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013 . Retrieved July 22, 2007.

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