Another track off Graduation leaked today.. this is the much anticipated collaboration of Kanye & Chris Martin from Coldplay entitled “Homecoming”. The first thing I noticed is Kanye used some exact lines from “Home” f/ John Legend - a 2003 track off the mixtape Get Well Soon… and after listening to both again, the latter half of ‘Ye’s first verse on “Home” (~ 1:45) is the exact same in the latter half of the 2nd verse in “Homecoming” (~ 1:55). Would Kanye really recycle lyrics for his upcoming album or is this just the 2007, updated version of “Home”? This leads for some speculation, but I think this has got to be the final version of the song because the album has to be finished at least 3-4 weeks before it hits stores so that it can get manufactured and distributed. Maybe Kanye is just stressing the message he was trying to convey in “Home” by reusing some of the same lyrics on “Homecoming” and since “Homecoming” is on Graduation, more people will be listening. Also, I’m fairly sure that “Home” was recorded before the car accident that almost killed Kanye and post-accident Kanye’s voice does have a distinct difference. Both versions have their similarities and differences and I like both of them. You can listen to the differences yourself as both tracks are below and ready to be downloaded. Graduation hits stores September 11th! (but you knew that already, right?)

Kanye West “Homecoming” f/ Chris Martin ***NEW*** (Producer: Kanye West)

Kanye West “Home” f/ John Legend (Producer: Kanye West)