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Late Registration |  | Artist: Kanye West
Label: Roc-A-Fella
Category: Music
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 4219
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 74 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602498851531
EAN: 5050053008749
ASIN: B000A0BEUA
Release Date: August 29, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Wake Up Mr. West | | • | Heard 'Em Say | | • | Touch The Sky | | • | Gold Digger | | • | Skit #1 ( | | • | Drive Slow | | • | My Way Home | | • | Crack Music | | • | Roses | | • | Bring Me Down | | • | Addiction | | • | Skit #2 | | • | Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) | | • | We Major | | • | Skit #3 | | • | Hey Mama | | • | Celebration | | • | Skit #4 | | • | Gone | | • | Diamonds From Sierra Leone | | • | We Can Make It Better | | • | Late |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. iLate Registration/i can't replicate the novelty of last year's iCollege Dropout/i, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co-producer Jon Brion helping polish the songs to perfection. Tracks like "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and "Hey Mama," are richly textured in their soulfulness while the flint-edge of "Crack Music" and "Gone" (feat. Cam'ron) will appeal to the street-oriented. There's a few duds on here--the sickly-sweet, syrupy "Bring Me Down" (feat. Brandy) being one of the worst offenders--but when the album's good, it's very, very good. In short, Kanye's detractors may not be swayed in their resistance to his charms but not only will his past supporters be rewarded but ILate Registration/I has enough appeal to earn new crowds of fans. i--Oliver Wang/i
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 'Ye - stop invading my head space! September 7, 2005
Ben Skelton (London)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
On first listening, I didn't think too highly of this album. Songs like 'We Major', 'Crack Music', 'Celebration' and 'I'll Be Late for That' really blew me away though and over the week and a half of release I've now realised that I've listened to Late Registration over 20 times and - when I'm not listening to it - it reverberates in my head.pCollege Dropout probably had a more complete and coherent feel to it, but LR has taken 'Ye to another level, especially with the orchestration and musical proficiency of John Brion.pA classic? Nearly. Something feels a little incomplete or forced about it, but - as one review stated - only a hip-hop artist could have made a pop album like this. And Kanye West is probably the only hip-hop artist who can.
Definately recommended. April 28, 2007
MaximumHeat (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First time I heard it all way through, there was not one track I didn't enjoy. Even the skits are great, and I usually skip 'em. Packed with humour and club bangers, this has got bassically everything a hip hop album needs. I can't really say which track is the best, because I kinda class it as one big song, but We Major and Gone are definately the stand outs. I hardly ever give full marks, but this absoulutley deserved it. It's even better than Kanye West's previous album College Dropout, which I loved.
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br /If you love Kanye, you'll love this album more than you'll love him.
br /If you hate him, give this a try and I garantee you'll enjoy it.
A hip-hop legend in the making September 6, 2005
fragments (UK)
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have been waiting for this album ever since 'College Dropout' dropped into my cd collection, and I am not disappointed. Overall this album fails to hit the heights of Dropout, as his beats on that album were just so original, but I feel that this album is changing the mould of hip-hop today. It is hard to find songs like 'Jesus Walks' and 'Through the Wire' but they are still some great songs. When Curtis Mayfield wrote 'Move On Up, I bet he never dreamed that a hip-hop artist would cover it, but Kanye surpassed expectations with the cover, and i truly believe that he is the only man dead or alive who could of done that with 'Touch The Sky',which in my opinion is the best song of the album. The other songs that excell are Hey Mama, Roses, Addiction, Diamonds Are Forever, Gold digger, well basically every song is amazing, but I found his collaboration with Adam Levine of Maroon 5 refreshing and of course we are treated to skits which are commonplace on Kanye's albums and once again he can entertain us with the simplest things. This album is truly fantastic and I would encourage any fan of music as a whoel to get it, Kanye has the ability to surpass the standards set by the hip-hop greats like Jay-Z, Nas, 2pac, Snoop, Eminem, Dre and become the greatest!
Oh. My. God. September 6, 2005
C. Knightley (Exeter, UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was proved wrong yesterday when I continued my ongoing proclamation that The College Dropout was the most amazing album ever made. This album fell into my hands.brI was sceptical before putting it into the stereo, thinking nothing could ever top the masterpiece that is The College Dropout. Looking into the booklet and seeing notes like "contains samples from the Curtis Mayfield recording 'Move On Up'" made me worry, as this is a classic song, and it to ruin it would be disastrous.brI was blown away. Kanye's ability to mix samples is just out of this world-he truly justified 'Move On Up', along with the classy uses of 'Diamonds are forever' and 'I Got A Woman'.brMy expectations were reached and then exceeded when I heard the supporting artists-Adam Levine provides a cool alternative to the usual rappers, and Brandy just sounds amazing on any track she does. Jamie Foxx brings a classy sound to 'Gold Digger', seeing as he seems to be Ray Charles reincarnated. The obvious collaborations of Jay-Z, Common and Nas weren't repetitive as I had feared, instead showing their experience and their ability to bring power to a record.brI also liked Kanye's cheekiness in stealing lines from his hip hop counterparts-like "Forever? Forever-ever? Forever-ever?" from Outkast and "Unless you gon' do it" from Nelly.brI hoped that Kanye would bring a touch of humour to Late Registration, as I had loved listening to his satirical take on the college system. I was not disappointed-I loved hearing the Broke Flat Broke fraternity, commenting on how 'poor blacks' in America view their input to society. Hilarious-"Do you remember when we had to eat our cereal with a fork just to save the milk? Do you remember at Christmas when your mama walked in the room pretending to be the Christmas tree?"brMy favourite tracks are most definetly "Heard 'Em Say", "Gold Digger" and "Bring Me Down", although this is subject to change as I listen time and time again to this amazing album.brUsually I hate it when I'm proved wrong, but this is an exception. Late Registration is a production masterpiece that should be noted as just, well, amazing.brWell done, Mr West.
WOW!!! March 2, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is wicked. I loved College Dropout but Late Registration just beats it hands down! His lyrics are innovative, funny and meaningful....all at the same time lol. His beats are catchy, funky, jazzy and completely different. For me, the best tracks on the album are Heard #x27;Em Say, Touch The Sky, Drive Slow, Roses, Addiction, Diamonds and Gone. Can#x27;t wait for the next album!brThe skits are funny as wellbrOh yeah....i totally recommend you see him in concert...he is AMAZING!!! He is great with the crowd
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