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Late Registration - Kanye West
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85 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 336 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Grammy-winner returns with a highly-anticpated follow-up to 'The College Dropout,' marking the second installment in a planned four-part series of albums. Jon Brion co-produced, and Brandy, Common, Nas, The Game, Jamie Foxx and Maroon 5's Adam Levine guest.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Los Angeles Times
    100
    [An] even more ambitious, superbly crafted follow-up. [28 Aug 2005]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    100
    Late Registration is an undeniable triumph, packed front to back, so expansive it makes the debut sound like a rough draft.
  3. Playlouder
    60
    KW's album can only be thought of as even remotely good while we don't have a young, hungry KRS One, RZA, Rakim Allah, Gift of Gab or Ol Dirty Bastard to challenge him.

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  1. Positive: 203 out of 231
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 231
  3. Negative: 17 out of 231
  1. LeftyRightyGuy
    10
    Wake up Mr. West cause you gave a an incredible album to enjoy for days to come. The amount of effort that was put into this album shines in the best tracks of the LP. Best Tracks: Heard 'Em Say (Feat. Adam Levine) Gold Digger (Feat. Jamie Foxx) Hey Mama Drive Slow (Feat. Paul Wall & GLC) We Major (Feat Nas & Really Doe) Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Feat Jay-Z) And all the Skits.… Expand
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  2. CNarcissus
    5
    Not bad, but definetly not good enough to entertain me, lyricly or musicly, long enough to keep it rotating in my CD player. This one might not even make it into my 60G iPod. Kayne is typical.… Expand
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  3. KeithG
    3
    West attempted to polish his style in the follow-up to College Dropout and lost all of the charm that made his debut interesting in the first place. Outside of the introduction of Lupe Fiasco on "Touch the Sky", there isn't much on this album worth listening to.… Expand
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