Even though Kanye was a big fan of Murakami's work, it took 2 to 3 years for him to settle on a final design. But after various proposals and adjustments, the Graduation album cover was finally born.

It took two to three years for him to agree on a final design for “Graduation ... The central character on the album cover with his shutter-shades, “Jesus piece” necklace, and sneakers ...

Graduation was a three-peat. We’ll spare you all the ornate descriptions of our favorite songs from the record—for now—as something more immediate caught our attention: the album cover.

For Halloween this year, the 10-year-old threw it back to 2007 and dressed up as the bear featured on the cover of Ye’s, formerly known as Kanye West, 2007 album “Graduation.” For her look ...