Before “Stronger” reached MTV and YouTube, Kanye West rented out a Manhattan movie theater and held a glitzy premiere for the song’s video. I know because I was there .

If there’s one thing aside from shameless self-promo Kanye can say he’s learned by Graduation day, it’s how to pick a sample — and on “Stronger,” Mr. West bundles both skills quite ...

10 years to the day since its release, ‘Stronger’ stands as a pivotal moment in both Kanye West’s career and popular music as a whole. It was also a turning point in how we now view his ...