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TJRodriguezSep 2, 2005One of my most favorite albums of all time! Kanye West improves on every aspect of his first album. The only thing wrong with this album are the skits. By taking the skits out, you probably have one of the best hip hop albums ever made.
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Ta-KuanFSep 2, 2005Kanye has pushed the boundaries of hip hop again with "Late Registration." It's brilliant top to bottom, with only the skits being skippable. The sounds are so much different than what you hear in rap nowadays, hooking up with Jon Brion was definitely a smart move. Roses, Diamonds remix, Touch The Sky, Bring Me Down, Hey Mama are the standout tracks from this album. Just brilliant.
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tonyrSep 2, 2005The best album of the year!!!
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rickfSep 2, 2005kanye west known how to make beats, kind of, but cannot rap to save his life. Anybody who thinks he can is only comparing him to fitty cent and the other garbage on the radio. This is not hip-hop.
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ColageEdukatidSep 1, 2005Hip-hop album of the year? I'm not quite ready to say yes - since MF Doom and DangerMouse's collaboration drops in October, and let
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KaylaSep 1, 2005
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CaitMSep 1, 2005This album continues to revolutionize the hip-hop world. the instrumental aspect is amazing and includes instruments that have never been found on a hip-hop album. and with kanye's lyrics... easily the best hip-hop album of this year and probably for a real long time. multiple grammy winner? i believe so
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SlaqishaBSep 1, 2005
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MaanBSep 1, 2005I excepted more of this album, better beats and lyrics. I think 'The College Dropout' was better.
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carltSep 1, 2005mas-ter-piece. don't bother with those indie reviewers who know nothing about hip hop, or those silly enough to complain about kanye's rapping. this isn't rap, it's pop. brilliant pop.
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RyanFSep 1, 2005This is a great album! So many rap and hip-hop albums are full of filler. Not this one. Every track is an excellent tune (except the skits, but even those are hilarious). I can't get that "Gold Digger" song out of my head! "We Major" is also great, with super cool brassy horn samples, and Nas (who would have guessed it?) dropping some great lyrics. Get this album!
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Reignstorm_UKSep 1, 2005Best Hip Hop Album out right now>>>>>Scratch that best album for 2005. Talk your noise Kanye, you are a genius. This is not just an album, it's a soundscape....better yet a soundtrack for life......Thanks for making great music Ye!
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RODNEYSSep 1, 2005Ok, so we have the following hot songs: #1 Golddigger #2 Diamonds Remix w/Jay Z #3 Um... #4 Hmmm...? #5 I guess track #2 is ok... you know, what's it called? Well, the point is that other than the tracks featuring help from Jamie Foxx and Jay Z, this album IS overrated and forgettable.
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JohnSep 1, 2005
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APBAug 31, 200518 songs. just about everyone is great. how could you not like this album?
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JimmiePAug 31, 2005A brilliant follow up to he College Dropout, it shows growth and unparalled originality. Once again, a breath of fresh air for hip hop!
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TrickyAug 31, 2005the best
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JimWAug 31, 2005This CD is not as great as COLLEGE DROPOUT, but Kanye still delivers with humor and wit. His lines are fresher, but he has lost some from his first CD. As for Gnarles, Kanye is not at all overrated. Late Regis. might have been a bit overhyped, but College Dropout was a legend, one of the few quality Hip-hop cd's to come out in the pas 3 or 4 years.
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jyotirmayadAug 31, 2005Contrived and boring -- can't seem to decided if he wants to do rap music or other kinds of music.
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RobEAug 31, 2005
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MichaelSAug 31, 2005
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KanyeEastAug 31, 2005read the rolling stone review, it basiclaly sums up how genius this album really is
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JoshNAug 31, 2005kanye is a musical genius. he uses other artists and different types of sound to create an album for the ages. this album is the epitamy of brilliance and kanye is just beginning to show that he is "pop." If you dont believe me, just listen to the cd and its brilliance.
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TripleLAug 31, 2005WOW, I can't stop listening to this album. I don't know how anyone can give this less than a 10. It's an 11!!! All tracks are potential singles, incredible!
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yuyuiyAug 31, 2005everythin in this album is perfect except for the beat of hey mamma but little defect is over shined by everything else
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GregMAug 31, 2005Unbelievable Hip Hop Album. A new standard in Hip Hop excellence.
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mikebAug 31, 2005best rapper out right now! and also exceptional album!
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JimmyHAug 31, 2005Everytime an album is applauded, people gotta say, "It's not the great." This is commonly know as "hatin."' Late Registration is worth every single dollar you spend on it. Most artists can't produce one entire album of good songs - Kanye has done it twice.
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BradyDAug 31, 2005weak corny rap. the fact that this trendy crap is considered rap album of the year makes me sick. ya'll ain't lookin in the right place. peep edan, one be lo, or dangerdoom for best album. peace
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DonHAug 31, 2005Man this dude THINKS he's better than he really is. This is a OK pop joint, and a subpar hiphop cd. Why people listen to this overrated kiddy rapper is beyond me. STOP IT WITH THE SAMPLES.
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JohnWAug 30, 2005To start, "Heard 'Em Say" is the hip-hop track of the year. This CD is almost perfect, with the exclusion of the tracks "Drive Slow" and "Crack Music" being slightly mediocre because they're just not Kanye. Everything else is gold. Highlights are Heard 'Em Say, Diamonds, Roses, Bring Me Down and Hey Mama. Buy this album.
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ryantAug 30, 2005Pure genous. I dont get why people dont like his lyrics, they are still so much better than a lot of other rappers. Not to mention the production,which is amazing.Great album
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FHarrisAug 30, 2005Kanye gives a solid approach at greatness but falls short. Many of the tracks are great, but a few too many are just blah.
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stephenlAug 30, 2005simply amazing
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JJTedaAug 30, 2005"Kanye is killing the game very bad" Excellence, brilliance and genius are some words that come to mind when listening to Late Registration. Production, top class and lyrics shaped perfectly to the tracks with meaning to spar. Whether you want to "Touch The Sky" or just call you mom and say "Hey Mama" Late Registration has it all, and does it well.
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LavalucaAug 30, 2005you probably have heard this already, but this album is definatly worth a 10. Rap is not just about cussing and sex, and this album shows that there is more. its somthin that most albums fail in greatly. this album like he said in Diamonds From Sierra Leone, "You got to love somebody still speaks from his soul"
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CoreyCAug 30, 2005"Heard Em' Say" is one of the best hip-hop tracks i've ever heard.
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JoeBlowJobAug 30, 2005HOW CAN YOU ANYONE GIVE THIS LOWER THAN A NINE!!!!!! this is sure to be a classic album like his first album college dropout!!!! Can't wait for the next one
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GnarlesAug 30, 2005It may actually be impossible for an artist to be as overrated as Kayne West. Even the Strokes would stand in awe of him.
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edfromtorontoAug 30, 2005kanye has just dropped the album of the year. amazing
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KingcosmosAug 30, 2005
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drepAug 30, 2005best hip hop cd of the year!
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pepefAug 30, 2005a classic!
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JayBAug 30, 2005WOW, Simply Amazing !
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mikesAug 30, 2005this is incredible!!
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antonlAug 30, 2005amazing. musical genious
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TheLoveAug 29, 2005great album...so more sublime and mature then the first one and well thats what hip-hop needs instead of club bangers and talking about beefs between artist and drugs.
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BrandonCAug 29, 2005Maybe the lyrics aren't a ten but this has to be one of the well-produced, most listenable, complete albums in modern hip-hop. There's little filler, if any, and repeat listens are rewarding.
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AaronSAug 29, 2005The best rap album of the year. In fact, one of the best records of the year period.
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tonyAug 29, 2005incredible!
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whbAug 29, 2005This generation's Bob Dylan? Is someone smoking Crack Music? Jon Brion's production is great, but Kanye's is all over the place. One minute he's socially conscious in "Diamonds" and the next minute he lets Jay-Z come on to rap about how great he is. Kanye is way to pretentious and arrogant. But he makes a good record.
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jonrAug 29, 2005wow.....crack music. dont worry all, sufjen and kanye can exist in the same universe.
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petesAug 29, 2005Kanye has certainly transcended the label of being purely a "hip-hop" artist. This album is certainly more poetical and mature than The College Dropout; however, I'm not sure that, for everyone, this album is as original sounding as it could have been. Overall, it's great album, and alot of work went into its production.
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MikeBAug 29, 2005
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bobdAug 29, 2005this is the best album of this year ! the man is amazing and i cant wait til the next 1 !
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DannyVAug 29, 2005This album is so much more then I expected it to be. It was so literally life-affirming listening to the first couple of tracks on my headphones walking home from the CD store I took a detour so I could take it all in while I strolled around my town. Holland may have had a terrible summer but damn did the sunshine that Friday afternoon...
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BigALAug 28, 2005Unbelievable production. So imaginative, just plain ... good. Some may overlook this wondering where the club bangers and gangsta vibe are ... but, to those true *music* lovers, this is a masterpiece.
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SlimJin.Aug 28, 2005Gets better with every listen and a vast improvement on College Dropout as far as the depth of the album. Kanye has come back stronger than anybody could have expected. No sophomore slump for the college dropout.
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davetAug 28, 2005Best hip-hop album of the year, right next to Common's BE. Chicago is on FIRE!! Best songs are Hey Mama and Heard 'em Say.
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daveAug 28, 2005HADDOOOOOOOOGET
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KanyeFanAug 28, 2005This amount of effort deserves as much praise as possible. This is a perfect album.
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ChristopherKAug 28, 2005What if Kanye West and Sufjan Stevens did an album? Oh my God, that would be beautiful. I think this is one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and well deserving of many many great scores. Crack Music!!! listen and purchase this milestone in rap/music history! But don't forget Sufjan.
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ssAug 28, 2005this album flows smoothly from start 2 finish kanyes juss killin the rap game right now Best tracks:diamonds, crack music, touch the sky
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ScoobyAug 28, 2005gave it a 10...this album is musically light years ahead of CD. Lyrically kanye will NEVER be able to match his production talent, but the latter half makes up for the former. And as for "Ross", please tell me why Kanye cant be higher than Sufjen...do hint a bit of bias?
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KateLAug 28, 2005Yeah, Kanye samples a lot. So do a lot of hip-hop producers. What I find so brilliant about this album is how much the way he uses his samples has changed. On College Dropout, he built a collage with samples; on Late Registration, they are instruments in his orchestra. And come on, previous commenters. As if it even makes sense to compare Sufjan and Kanye on a linear integer scale!
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ColinTAug 28, 2005
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obiokpoAug 28, 2005most musically advanced cd to come out in a while..blows any other Cd that came out in the past 5 years out the water..including common's be! can i say album of the year!!
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ByronMAug 28, 2005
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StuTAug 28, 2005This is way better than Sufjan could ever hope to be, unless Kanye produces their next album. The hype is not doing the album justice. It is the best album of the year bar none.
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johnniemAug 28, 2005This cd is hot but it's not better than his first cd
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kmoneyAug 28, 2005kanye delivers with this album.
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KevAug 28, 2005College Dropout was probably better, but this is more listenable in the long run. Selected tracks: Heard Em Say, Touch The Sky, Drive Slow, Addiction, Diamonds (remix and bonus), and Gone.
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kurteAug 28, 2005I'm not buying any of this hype and will not buy this lame cd. Come on..have you actually read the lyrics to 'jesus walks.' Nuff said.
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SamLAug 27, 2005Solid album, but nowhere near being a classic.
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phillAug 27, 2005
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salmonpcAug 27, 2005everyone who has ever picked up a musical instument(or not in the case of most modern "musicians", is superior to Sufjan Stevens. Seriously.
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BenAug 27, 2005Yeah, this won't stay at 9.5 Quasimoto was at 9.5 after like 7 reviews and look at it now 7.8 :(
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ElliottMAug 27, 2005I dunno, but I find it to be pretty bland. And his ego really does get in the way of, well, everything else. And no hip-hop album this year even TOUCHES Edan's Beauty and the Beat. You want a 2005 rap classic? Look there, not here.
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MikeRAug 27, 2005
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JayNAug 27, 2005Heard 'Em Say, Touch the Sky, Roses, Bring Me Down, Hey Mama, Celebration, and Gone could be their own album, and I'd give that 10 as well. And for the review that said this album wasn't as "lively" as College Dropout quite OBVIOUSLY hasn't even listened to Late Registration.
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J.M.SarabiaAug 27, 2005
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JohnKAug 27, 2005Sufjan = good, but rehashed, purposely trendy, and obviously gimmicky (50 states, 50 albums, my ass! At the current rate, it'll take him 80 years) Kanye = relevant, different, possibly the most important mainstream rapper yet Don't let genre influence you. Free your mind; this album's better.
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NickHAug 27, 2005Brilliant. It could have done without all those skits, however... maybe one, but not five.
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TomKAug 27, 2005Best Rap album of the year
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TimTAug 26, 2005It is better than College Dropout. More cohesive, skits suck, but all of the tracks are above average. BE is better, but this is almost as good, would be deserving of the 5 star Rolling Stone review if it was 5-6 tracks shorter.
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JoeLAug 26, 2005Kanye you did it again!!!Album of the year.Jay-Z handed the torch to Kanye and he is running away with it!!!!
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VascoAug 26, 2005melhor disco de sempre
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jaymAug 26, 2005C L A S S I C
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douglasmAug 26, 2005it's better than almost every hip-hop release this year, even though it's not mind-blowing. more of the same from kanye. and ross, don't worry about it getting a higher score than sufjan. i'm sure there will be more sites to review it and bring down the average. don't be so naive.
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davegAug 26, 2005not quite up to par with college dropout, but a very solid sophmore album.
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EdgarMAug 26, 2005I don't care what anyody else says, this cd is the best album i have ever heard. which just goes to prove rap is still alive!
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[Anonymous]Aug 26, 2005not as good as the college dropout, but still sits above most hip-hop records, a slower record than the colege dropout, not as fun or as gripping, but very thoughtful, I hope the next one is more lively and fun
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mizzodAug 26, 2005ok, a little dissapointed considering college dropout was so good and common's BE was so sonically sublime, an overated rapper kanye is! enough with the sampling already!
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RossAAug 26, 2005Kanye doesn't belong above Sufjan Stevens. Seriously.
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RaulJAug 26, 2005Awesome
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Awards & Rankings
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Feb 17, 2011Late Registration's salvation (and, undoubtedly, Kanye's own) are when it basks in the sunshine after the rain.
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Jan 3, 2011Each of these songs offers more exquisite details than I could earmark in twice this space, many of them literary, which the English prof's dropout son rightly claims as his calling. But secret brilliance is more likely to emerge from the sops to his hip-hop base.
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Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored-over album.