This deserves much credibility and alot of honor not since Kanye's mom Dr. Donda West passed (RIP), while listening to this album and following the previous two CDs that been grammy-certified, I felt this was it this time no interludes, no surprises. All we need is the music. He'll lead you thru getting "Stronger" and following and living "The Good Life", hitting more home runs as "Barry Bonds" and to the reach of being a "Big Brother". Every song is still Qualified Genius-ology. No where compared or matched. The album will lead you thru the journey of them all: John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Aretha, Michael Jackson, Duke Ellington, James Brown, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Kurt Cobain, Tupac, Earth Wind and Fire, Sly and the Family Stone, Boz Scaggs, and thru the use of film and tv score work of Henry Mancini, James Horner, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, Georgio Moroder.