Late Registration [PA] by Kanye West
 

Late Registration [PA] by Kanye West

Personnel: Kanye West (vocals); Common, Consequence, GLC , Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Adam Levine, John Legend, Keyshia Cole, Nas, Paul Wall , The Game, Cam'ron, Lupe Fiasco, Really Doe, Deray, Tony "Penafire" Williams, Plain Pat, Don C., Brandy, Charlie Wilson (vocals); Dave Tozer (guitars); Ervin Pope, Tom Craskey (keyboards); Keenan "Keynote" Holloway (bass guitar); Michele Gondry (drums); A-Trak (scratches). Rapper/producer Kanye West's second album, LATE REGISTRATION, incredibly lives up to expectations following his universally acclaimed debut, THE COLLEGE DROPOUT, which took the art of sampling to a new plateau. Here, for example, "Gold Digger" features a sample of the legendary Ray Charles alongside actor Jamie Foxx in Oscar-reprising character as Charles. "Addiction" pairs a frenetic African beat with a stuttering, singular use of a snippet of Etta James crooning "My Funny Valentine," while "Diamonds From the Sierra Leone" teams the majestic Bond glory of Shirley Bassey's "Diamonds Are Forever" with per...

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Late Registration by Kanye West ? The College Dropout Has a Fairly Decent Sophomore Year

bymadtheory Aug 30, 2005
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Pros Excellent and ambitious production, good guests.
Cons Kanye still isn?t all that good on the mic, more dumb skits.
Recommended it? Yes

Hip-Hop's connection with Kanye West is the epitome of the love/hate relationship. On one hand, we love the way he returned commercial rap production from keyboard mashing back to vinyl sampling, then pushed that aesthetic even further through his wide-ranging and unmistakably musical sound and... Read full review »

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Kanye West's Late Registration --- His second album is almost as good as College Dropout

bythree_ster Jan 9, 2006
68 Helpfuls 69 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros unique beats and rhythms, some very catchy songs, more innovative lyrics
Cons uneven between songs
Recommended it? Yes

Kanye West exploded on the music scene with his debut album The College Dropout. Songs like Through The Wire and Jesus Walks really set him up as someone who sounded like nothing else on the radio, and quickly I became a fan. As soon as Late Registration came out I knew I was going to have to add... Read full review »

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Kanye West's "Late Registration": Superficial Or Super Official?

byspeeddemon531 Aug 31, 2005
66 Helpfuls 67 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Awesome production, as warm & witty as "College Dropout", Jay's guest...
Cons The f*cking SKITS!!! Overall length of the album.
Recommended it? Yes

There's not much I can say about Kanye West the personality that any of the other folks who've reviewed this album haven't said already.

There's not much I can say about Kanye West that he hasn't already said about himself.

One thing I can say about Kanye is that he is one of... Read full review »

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Key Information

Number of Discs 1
Artist Kanye West
Record Label Def Jam (USA)
Contributing Artist Adam Levine
Genre R&B
Subgenre East Coast Rap
Release Date August 30, 2005

Song List: Disc 1

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