How Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ Changed Music

10 years ago today Kanye West released ‘Graduation,’ the final piece of the education-themed trilogy that established Kanye as an icon in music. The album outsold 50 Cent’s Curtis in its first week by nearly 300,000 units after a much-publicized sales race between them, moving Kanye to a new level both musically and culturally. Check out the Genius video above that dives deeper into the impact ‘Graduation’ had on music.

Deb McKoy