Chart-topping second album Late Registration (2007) won mass acclaim and worldwide hits Gold Digger and Touch The Sky before the more introspective Graduation (2007). Never far from controversy, he spoke out against homophobia and misogyny and was so outraged by the government's reaction to Hurricane Katrina, he declared live on TV that "George Bush doesn't care about black people". Debut album The College Dropout (2004) mixed towering beats and funky hooks with social conscience while singles Jesus Walks and All Falls Down showcased a strutting flamboyance. Making his name as producer for Lil' Kim, Janet Jackson and, most notably, Jay-Z's Blueprint album, Kanye West's middle-class upbringing made him different to most gangsta rappers.
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