The College Dropout was the introduction of Kanye West pretty much to the masses, its first week sales were under 500,000 which is still pretty awesome for a newcomer. And once people realized how much of a BONAFIED CLASSIC that LP was, what a new sound this was, more and more people became fans and the next 2 LPs moved ridiculous amounts their first weeks because Kanye proved himself and he had a signature sound (even though it got changed), that still kept peolpe interested. Then comes 2008 and Mr. West drops what made him a household name (sped up samples, rapping, dope metaphors) and gets a new sounds. So now it's like it's 2004 again, a lot of people don't know what to make of this new sound , and Kanye's gonna have to prove himself again. So once again when people realize how much of a BONAFIED classic 808s & Heartbreak is, the next LPs will move what LR and Grad did upon the release of THE COLLEGE DROPOUT