Kanye West - Late Registration

ubu

Anyone else got the album yet?

Just listened to it for the first time there and it hasnt really struck me as being exceptional, that said it usually take a few listens to like an album but there are some quality songs and overall its alot more mellow than College Dropout, alot of jazz influenced beats, overall i think Kanye is trying to go in a new direction but the result is an album with some songs that dont work and some that work really well. tracklist below, even has a song with NaS


01. Wake Up Mr. West (Feat. Bernie Mac)
02. Heard 'Em Say (Feat. Adam Levine of Maroon 5)
03. Touch The Sky (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)
04. Gold Digger (Feat. Jamie Foxx)
05. Skit #1
06. Drive Slow (Feat. Paul Wall & GLC)
07. My Way Home (Feat. Common)
08. Crack Music (Feat. The Game)
09. Roses
10. Bring Me Down (Feat. Brandy)
11. Addiction
12. Skit #2
13. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) (Feat. Jay-Z)
14. We Major (Feat. Nas & Really Doe)
15. Skit #3
16. Hey Mama
17. Celebration
18. Skit #4
19. Gone (Feat. Consequence & Cam'Ron)
20. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Bonus Track)
21. Late (Hidden Track)

speedboatchase

Haven't heard the cd myself, only Diamonds (over-rated), Gold Digger (horrible), Hey Mama (fantastic) and Heard Em Say (filler). Not too impressed so far, maybe Kanye should have waited a lil longer to release the make-or break second LP. I loved College Dropout but the first two singles from Late Registration are nowhere on the same scale as Through the Wire and All Falls Down

How U Like That

where did you get the album? I thought it wasn't out until Monday the 29th!

kimparker_1

Follow this link if you would like to download Kanye West LAst registration, i obtained this link from a U.K. Website. It is only valid until 6am on 21st august.

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Makaveli

B-b-b-b-b-banned.

Blut

Its a huge letdown I have to say. I was a big big big fan of his first album but this album is really lacking the overall standard. Any song from College Dropout would have been a standout song on this album.

Gold Digger, Diamonds, Hey Mama and Touch the Sky are all good. Bring me down is okay. The rest of the album is all really dull filler imo Already having had 3 of these 4 'standout' songs before the album was released also didnt help my disapointment, but thats sort of my own fault..

RVN10

gold digger is a gr8 song man

1985

i really, really like it.

I think its very solid, maybe no jump out at you tracks like "Jesus Walks" or "Family Business", but its an inventive, experimental album.

Favourites so far : "Roses" "Hey Mama" "We Major" (sounds like an MF Doom bear) and "Gone"

Weakest Tracks : "Bring Me Down" "Heard Em Say"

The rest is good.

ubu

Good tracks: Drive Slow, My Way home, We Major, Hey Mama(my favourite so far), Gone and Late

Bad Tracks: Heard 'em say, Bring Me down, addiction, Gold Digger

the rest is positively uninspiring im afraid and those skits are really annoying me already.

randomfella

is 'Hey Mama' the one where theres a big clap after he says it, then he says im so proud of u... or something?

If so i've heard this track close to 6-8months ago. Strange.

Blut

Its been bouncing around on various mixtape/bootlegs for 6 months or more, its just been reproduced and spruced up a bit for this album (and it does sound noticably better, in my opinion).

THE1NE

Give the album a chance trust me it will grow on you.
Hey Mama has been re-done sort of yeah (The beat).
He got that John Brion guy or whatever his name is to add some nice synths and stuff to it,Definetely sounds better.

Anyway its a really good album all the tracks I like except Crack-Music which is pretty bad.
Standouts are..
We can make it better,Sky High,Hold Digger,Gone,Diamonds From Sierra Leone and Hey Mama.
BTW does anybody recognise the loop in the backround in Drive Slow from D-12's-No Ones Iller.

How U Like That

can't wait to get the album!

speedboatchase

Woah really good album, wasnt a big fan of the first two singles but the album is great. Not as complete an album as College Dropout but a great effort and lyrically a big improvement for 'Ye. Don't download tracks, Late Registration has to be heard as an album. Jon Brion's help is evident, the album is an experience.

Love - Crack Music, We Major, Hey Mama, Touch The Sky,

Hate - Back To Basics, Bring Me Down, Gold Digger, the skits

billstraighten

i think the best 5 songs on it are

Diamonds remix coz of jay's verse
heard em say
we major
drive slow
Hey mama

DJTrey313

I think this album is awesome, I like most of the songs on there

Irishpimpdude

I cannot put one song down on this album!!! the whole album is great he has immproved greatly since the college dropout and i think he will continue to do so in his next 2 albums

Favs are in order 1.Addiction
2.Hey Mama
3.Roses

and i love everything else... well maybe not crack music that is a bit wack

scuba steve

great album, kudos to Kanye

FTA69

As someone said above, at first it doesn't sound great but it takes a while to acclimatise to these sort of albums. I've skimmed over it once already (got it today) and there's a few good tracks on there; Diamonds Remix, Roses, Hey Mama. I like Gold Digger as well.

Fidelis

Not an entirely great album but Heard 'Em Say and Addiction are fantastic! Crack Music being probably the only other good one after Gold Digger. Not a huge fan of Diamonds From Sierra Leone.

ciaran13

lets be honest its not as good as college dropout, but thats cos in my opinon it was best rap album ever.

having sed dat its still really gud album, just lacks the standout tracks of "tcd"

fav song---diamonds--version without jay-z (stay in retirement,does not fit with flow or content of song)

ubu

ciaran13 wrote:

lets be honest its not as good as college dropout, but thats cos in my opinon it was best rap album ever.

Hmmm, a very informed opinion im sure, how many rap albums do you have? 20?

Makaveli

Who cares, if it's his favourite it's his favourite.

evil_seed

Man, some people in here are way too quick to judge other peoples opinions. I have to say that i'm delighted with late registration. every song is a potetial single. quality has improved a whole bunch and its good to see kanye diversifying his sound a bit. addiction is pure FYAAAAAA!!!