Late Registration [Import]

Track Listings

1. Wake Up Mr West

2. Heard Em Say (Ft Adam Levine Of Maroon 5)

3. Touch The Sky (Ft Lupe Fiasco)

4. Gold Digger (Ft Jamie Foxx)

5. Skit #1

6. Drive Slow (Ft Paul Wall & Glc)

7. My Way (Ft Common)

8. Crack Music (Ft Game)

9. Roses

10. Bring Me Down (Ft Brandy)

11. Addiction

12. Skit #2

13. Diamond From Sierra Leone (Remix) Ft Jay Z

14. We Major (Ft Nas & Really Doe)

15. Skit #3

16. Hey Mama

17. Celebration

18. Skit #4

19. Gone (Ft Consequence & Cam'ron)

20. We Can Make It Better (Bonus Track)

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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The Japanese Edition of the Chart Topping Hip-hop Artist's Second Opus features Two Bonus Tracks Not Found on the USA Equivalent: "we Can Make it Better" and "Back to Basics".

Late Registration,Kanye West,Universal,R&B/Soul

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West (:41)
Heard 'Em Say featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (3:24)
Touch The Sky featuring Lupe Fiasco (3:56)
Gold Digger featuring Jamie Foxx (3:27)
Skit #1 (:33)
Drive Slow featuring Paul Wall & GLC (4:32)
My Way Home featuring Common (1:43)
Crack Music featuring Game (4:31)
Roses (4:05)
Bring Me Down featuring Brandy (3:19)
Addiction (4:27)
Skit #2 (:31)
Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) featuring Jay-Z (3:53)
We Major featuring Nas & Really Doe (7:28)
Skit #3 (:24)
Hey Mama (5:05)
Celebration (3:18)
Skit #4 (1:19)
Gone featuring Consequence & Cam'Ron (5:33)
**BONUS TRACK**Diamonds From Sierra Leone (3:58)
**HIDDEN TRACK** Late (3:50)

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For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump--no such luck. 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. 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 Late Registration has enough appeal to earn new crowds of fans. --Oliver Wang

Customer Reviews:

Im feelin it.......2007-06-26

Wit the exception of songs like gold digger , drive slow , and diamonds which were the singles of this album ? The rest is the album is tight. Good production and k. west's lirycs are truly sharp as an mc i must add. Idk why west chose to work with Paul wall ? he's super wack.Anyways i highly recommended its original as hell. Late registration is worth a purchase .

Trash........2007-05-29

When people start calling Kanye West one of the best new artists of the 21st century, you know something's wrong.

Wild Card.......2007-03-18

Kanye West proves one thing if nothing else: Not all rap is created equal. Like many other achievements in popular music, West takes elements from soul, jazz, and pop, to mix with his bright, witty lyrics. Fun but also formidable, Kanye takes on the trappings of American material culture and understandably finds much to mock. With different meters and measures, Kanye West makes all other efforts seem stale. Giving snatches of wit, his rapping inspires some real laughs. While inserting the soundtrack of a seductive siren voice singing "Diamonds Are Forever," he tears off about the divide between American dreams and their (too often) unattainment. On 'Late Registration' the joker's wild--and often wise.

Genius, par extreme.......2007-02-15

I have seen the future of music, and his name is Kanye West, the singular genius who embodies the new generation of music. More of an innovator than a synthesizer of past forms, West's name will stand with other giants of musical innovation, including Monteverdi, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Wagner, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Armstrong, Parker, Coltrane, and Davis. Musically, this album rivals the best work by any 20th century artist, and is sure to set the course for many generations of composers, not only in the hip-hop sphere, but also so-called "art music," whose latest incarnation is mired in serialism verging on a complete divorcement from musical tradition. The album sounds amazing, with such tracks as "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine) and "Hey Mama." "Crack Music" and "Gone" (featuring Cam'ron) rivals the most delicious in straight-up gangsta'. It's good to hear Brandy back on the wax with the duet "Bring Me Down." Peace, and a big shout out to my Detroit boyz'!!! Yaaah, son!

Good album but something is missing.......2007-01-26

Kanye's first album going triple platinum might have went to his head. Even though he was the rookie of the year with College Dropout, this album is pale in comparison. The production for the album is just as tight as it was on his first album but some of the guest appearances were pretty tame. Standout tracks: HEARD EM SAY, TOUCH THE SKY, DRIVE SLOW, CRACK MUSIC(he could have let Game spit a verse on here), ROSES, BRING ME DOWN(dope track but the corny verse that goes /hater n****s marry hater b***hes and have hater kids/ might be a cause of concern), ADDICTION, DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE REMIX(The remix is superior to the original, not the other way around but I understand your confusion when you let a Cracked Magazine clone like XXL tell you what's what) and HEY MAMA(nice tribute to his mother). Filler: Gold Digger(the worst track Kanye ever made!), We major(nice beat but YAWN!), Gone, Celebration(its a funeral b***hes), Diamons From Sierra Leone and the bonus track Late sucks! Also the Broke Phi Broke skit is just plain cheesy. Bottom Line: Late Registration is a highlight album of 2005 but is pale in comparison to College Dropout. Its not a garbage album by a longshot but it lacks the oomph that the first album had.

Late Registration [Limited Edition Digipak]

Average customer rating:

3-1/2 Stars -- Not quite a sophmore slump
MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME STOP HATING ON KANYE!
3-1/2 stars -- Classic Soul All-Stars featuring Kanye West
Breaks the stereo type
Just average (3 Stars)

Late Registration [Limited Edition Digipak]
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Roc-a-Fella
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West
Heard 'Em Say
Touch The Sky
Gold Digger
Skit #1 (Kanye West/Late Registration)
Drive Slow
My Way Home
Crack Music
Roses
Bring Me Down
Addiction
Skit #2 (Kanye West/Late Registration)
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
We Major
Skit #3 (Kanye West/Late Registration)
Hey Mama
Celebration
Skit #4 (Kanye West/Late Registration)
Gone
Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Bonus Track)
Late

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Customer Reviews:

3-1/2 Stars -- Not quite a sophmore slump.......2006-06-20

Well this CD sure got reviewed the hell out of, didnt it? At least on the original version with over 600 some odd reviews many just either bashing Kanye or praising him and not talking about the actual album. Well even though it's a little late to be reviewing this album I thought I'd put my two cents in here anyways.

First off I'd like to say it's not a sophmore slump like might my title review says but I found myself finding many more memorable tracks on College Dropout. Oh there's nothing on here that I would say is garbage but Kanye badly slips up on the typical weed tracks "Addiction" and "Celebration". He also provides a misstep with Brandy on the obligatary song "Bring Me Down".

If you're looking for singles to save you well you'll be pleased somewhat. "Diamonds" is okay, but the big splash is with of course "Gold Digger" (although it's played out by now) and "Touch The Sky" which includes Lupe Fiasco (and check out his single "Kick Push"). Kanye also shines on "Heard Em Say".

The production is very sharp on this album as usual by Kanye, but some of the samples can be overused especially on "Crack Music". There are also way too many guest stars on here. Fortunatley tracks like "Drive Slow", "We Major", and "My Way Home" succeed here with this formula. And Late Registration is filled with skits and they all suck like on College Dropout although I have to say I got a laugh out of "Wake Up Mr. West". Overall Late Registration has obviously sold tons of copies, but honestly I have to agree with reviewer Anthony Rupert when he said the singles were the best songs on here.

MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME STOP HATING ON KANYE!.......2006-05-18

AMAZING. I LOVED COLLEGE DROPOUT SO I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THIS CD. THIS BLEW THROUGH MY EXPECTATIONS. ANYONE WHO DOESNT LIKE IT IS LAME.

3-1/2 stars -- Classic Soul All-Stars featuring Kanye West.......2006-03-25

Tired of reading reviews that just bash Kanye and want to hear someone talk about the actual album? Well, I'm here to save you.

Troublemakers; you gotta love `em. Kanye West is all over the radar screen right about now thanks to "Gold Digger" and his George W. Bush remarks. This accounts for why his latest album, Late Registration, has garnered so many positive and negative reviews. Now, I didn't give it five stars because sorry, it's far from classic (in fact, I also gave The College Dropout 3-1/2 stars); and I didn't give it one star because it's far from that, too. I believe it's somewhere in the middle.

I really don't think "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" was the best choice for a lead single, especially because the sample in the chorus isn't even on the same beat as the rest of the song. But maybe Kanye released that song intentionally because he always seems to shine more with his second single (remember "All Falls Down"?). But as much as I love "Gold Digger", it's contradictory that he's talking about gold-digging women yet he uses a sample that says "she gives me money when I'm in need". Oh, well; Ye continues to shine on "Heard `Em Say" and "My Way Home".

If people don't understand what I mean by my review title, it's like, well, we've all come to expect Kanye to utilize old school soul samples, but at times there are more samples than actual verses, especially in the overrated "Crack Music". Another thing is that it's obvious that Kanye is still on Roc-A-Fella because almost every song has a guest star. While Ye does hit with tracks like "Drive Slow" and "We Major", he misses on the aptly titled "Bring Me Down" (with Brandy). And I thought my brother was a little off when he told me that Cam'ron outshines Kanye on "Gone", but after listening to the song, I said, "Oh."

Kanye also isn't as impressive as he used to be when he's rollin' dolo, as evidenced by "Addiction" and "Celebration". And as was the case with The College Dropout, all the skits HERE suck too (and note to another reviewer: that's not really Bernie Mac in "Wake Up Mr. West"). I won't be stupid and say that Late Registration isn't going anywhere, but honestly, the singles are the best songs while everything else is aiight.

Anthony Rupert

Breaks the stereo type.......2005-12-22

Wow. This has been an amazing year 4 Kanye. One thing i love about Kanye is how he isnt the typical Backpacker style rappers which so many modern rappers are. He isnt a gangster, he isnt a pimp, he just has raw rapping and producing skills. Personally i liked College dropout more but it was still an amazing and beautiful album which is a masterpiece.
1.Wake up mr west-n/a
2.Heard em say-The newest single featuring Adam Levine from maroon 5.4/5
3.Touch the sky-an awesome track with upbeat trumpets and instrumentals and one of my favorite tracks off the album.5/5
4.Gold Digger-HUGE single. Most popular track of the year5/5
5.skit #1
6.Drive Slow-Smooth instrumentals with paul wall 5/5
7.No way home-Good but way 2 short4/5
8.Crack Music-feels like the sequel 2 Jesus walks with Game5/5
9.Roses-a very beautiful song5/5
10.Bring me Down-Great track5/5
11.Addiciton- i personally dont like this song 3/5
12.Skit #2
13.Diamonds Remix-Awesome remix with Jay-z5/5
14.HEY MAMMA-one of my favorite Kanye Tracks with beautiful background muisc5/5
15.Skit #3
16.We major-not one of my favorites 3/5
17.Celeberation-not that good personally3/5
18.Skit#4
19.Gone-MY FAVORITE OFF THE ALBUM featuring Common 5/5
20.Diamonds-first single,one of my favorites5/5
21.Hidden Track

Just average (3 Stars).......2005-11-13

Before you click that "not helpful" button, you should know that I own Late Registration. I've given the album dozens of repeat listens. I'm here to review the album; don't let the "oh my goodness, only three stars?!?!" factor convince you that I'm here to call Kanye names and question comments of his about a certain president. This page is meant for reviews of the album. This is not a message board, people.

With all that said, on to the review. After Kanye's near-classic College Dropout album, and with all the media buzz he`s generated, obviously the expectations for Late Registration were sky high. Kanye is, by all means, a great producer. Tracks such as Scarface's "Guess Who's Back," Jay-Z's "Encore," and more recently The Game's "Dreams" all show Kanye's prowess behind the boards. He showed people on College Dropout that he wasn't half-bad on the mic either. Pretty excited, I hit up a local record store the day this came out, dishing out fifteen bucks for Kanye's sophomore release.

After sitting through the seventy-minute duration of the album, I sat dumbfounded. Maybe I was expecting College Dropout part two, because I was shocked to hear minimal usage of Kanye's tried-tested-and-true sped-up soul samples. Instead, the majority of the album is filled with bland, overproduced, and orchestral music that can hardly be labelled as "rap beats." I don't know if Kanye's arrogance has finally caught up with his ability to produce music, but the "beats" on Late Registration scream sheer arrogance. The entire album sounds like Kanye amusing himself with myriads of unnecessary instrumental arrangements, and most of the time, it's just not very listenable. While this method of overproduction succeeds to certain degrees on tracks like the lead single "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" (remix included), over-the-top tracks like "Roses," "Hey Mama," and "Celebration" suffer. But the worst offender is easily the horrid Brandy-K. West duet "Bring Me Down," a track that sounds like it was left in the recording studio washroom circa Brandy's last album. While I applaud Kanye for being somewhat experimental, some of these tracks are simply not very enjoyable to listen to. It also hurts when one of the best beats on the album, "Touch The Sky," isn't even produced by Kanye West - it's produced by Just Blaze.

The best musical moments on this album happen when the production is a little more straightforward, as displayed on tracks like "Drive Slow," "Crack Music," and "Gone." On the feel-good single "Gold Digger," Kanye strips down the beat. The result? A number one pop chart single and one of the better rap songs of 2005. Another problem on Late Registration has to do with wasted time. College Dropout suffered from back-to-back skits, but Late Registration suffers from songs that unnecessarily drag ON and ON and ON. "We Major" could've been a great song, with a nice beat and an excellent guest verse from Nas, but the song is about three minutes too long. There is absolutely no reason not to skip to the next track after Nas finishes his verse. "Hey Mama" is about two minutes too long as well. Take away two minutes of "Mamama-ma-mama-ma, mama-mama-ma" and the song might've been decent. Maybe. Wasted time HURTS this album. The skits littered across the CD are slightly amusing at best, but they interrupt the flow of the album, unlike the skits on College Dropout that were incorporated into the album nicely.

The only real reason to purchase Late Registration is that the CD contains guest appearances from some of the best in the business. In fact, the strongest tracks on the album all contain guests. Cam'ron makes a welcome appearance on "Gone," Paul Wall on "Drive Slow," and Common shines on his brief solo, "My Way Home." The Game makes an appearance on "Crack Music," but a verse from him would've been a lot better than just hearing him on half of the hook. Also, this album would be the first time anyone could've witnessed Jay-Z and Nas appearing on back-to-back tracks, but it's only a matter of time before they actually collaborate now, considering their beef was officially squashed just last month. The potent guest appearances are the only thing that saves Late Registration from sheer mediocrity.

After a stellar CD like College Dropout, Late Registration comes as a great disappointment to me. And believe me, I was VERY excited about this album coming out. The strongest point of College Dropout - the beats - happens to be the weakest point of Late Registration, and that hinders this album a ton, considering Kanye's still somewhat-questionable mic skills. If you do buy this, make sure that the fast-forward button on your CD player is in perfect working condition. One last note - expect this album to win 56 Grammy Awards next year.

Best Moments: Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) feat. Jay-Z (my favourite), Touch The Sky, Gold Digger feat. Jamie Foxx, Drive Slow feat. Paul Wall & GLC, Crack Music feat. The Game, Gone feat. Cam'ron & Consequence, and Diamonds From Sierra Leone.

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Wild Card
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Just average (3 Stars)
Rap's Mainstream Maverick
Better late then never....1st week....860,000 sold!...nuff said

Late Registration
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West - Kanye West
Heard 'Em Say - Adam Levine, Kanye West
Touch the Sky - Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
Gold Digger - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Drive Slow - GLC, Paul Wall, Kanye West
My Way Home - Kanye West
Crack Music - Common, Kanye West
Roses - The Game, Kanye West
Bring Me Down - Kanye West
Addiction - Brandy, Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone [Remix] - Kanye West
We Major [Remix] - Jay-Z, , Kanye West
Hey Mama - Nas, Really Doe, Kanye West
Celebration - Kanye West
Gone - Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone [*} - Cam'ron, Consequence, Kanye West
Late [*] - Kanye West

Customer Reviews:

Wild Card.......2007-02-20

The Truth must be told........2006-01-02

When this album first came out, I almost felt obligated to rant and rave about how good it was because of all the hype. There was, and still is, so much hype about it and to be completely honest, it's not what they say it to be.

His debut album, College Dropout was excellent, and he deserved all of the acclaim for it, but this here is something different. This is so lackluster and boring. Seems like he gave his best beats away, because Late Registration's production is very lazy. Jon Brion might have done miracles for Fiona Apple, but Kanye, no.

To all reading this, I'm not even trying to hate. I was a big Kanye fan, but this album is definitely his worst material and a sophmore slump. So as you see it on the "Top Albums of 2005" and the fact that it's two times platinum, just know that this, in my opinion, is not worth any of the hype. Get a better album, of his first one, as an alternative gift to Late Registration this season.

-Nathaniel

Just average (3 Stars).......2005-11-13

Rap's Mainstream Maverick.......2005-09-28

After hearing excerpts from this album on NPR, I was itching to pick it up. Being a man of class, I opted for the clean version instead of the explicit version, but that's a whole other story entirely. Kanye West is no stranger to music fans, or even current events buffs for that matter. He's wowed the music fans, and is scoffed by the current events buffs for his dubious political accusations and his annoying diva tantrums he's been employing since the success of his first album "The College Dropout". You're probably asking why I even picked up this album. Well, the answer is quite simple: as long as the music is great, that's all that matters.

I haven't heard "The College Dropout" in its entirety, but I have heard Kanye (or Ye as he's called) beats and production stylings for Alicia Keys, Common, and John Legend. AK's sophomore album is a winner, and from what I've heard of "Be" (Common's album) and "Get Lifted" (Legend's), they seem like winners, too. Well, for my first taste of Ye, I have to say that it's a keeper.

Kanye West is daring, for lack of a better word. His fashion (I gotta get Pastel when it's out), his wordplay, and his music may be mainstream rap's anti-bacterial soap for a disgusting cesspool of similarity. His sense of humor is charming and chuckle-worthy on the opening skit featuring Bernie Mac, "Wake Up Mr. West". That transitions intriguingly into the beautiful "Heard 'Em Say", featuring the fascinating Adam Levine of Pop-&-B band Maroon 5. Levine adds a welcoming diverse touch to West's music, his Stevie Wonder-ish vocals proving that some white people do have a lot of soul. It's refreshing to hear Ye rap about middle-class angst, but the sex aspect of that angst gets in the way too much, like on the hit single "Gold Digger" and on the exquisitely melodic but profanely satirical "Celebration".

However, these good-but-could-be-better tracks and filler tracks like "Drive Slow" come far and few between. The brilliance of "Late Registration" lies in Ye's love for old-school soul music, and his samples add a sublime touch to both his rhymes and producer Jon Brion's alternative touch, particularly on "Touch the Sky" feat. Lupe Fiasco". When Ye is rapping about something other than how great he is, we realize that he's great, especially with the "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) feat. Jay-Z", which absolutely roadkills the original version, an exercise in trite, ego-driven rap.

Love him or hate him (I have mixed feelings myself), Kanye West has released a near-masterpiece that has completed his transformation into a pop superstar. At its best, it's one of the most contradicting, interesting, fresh, and entertaining rap albums I've heard in recent years, and let's hope that Ye can churn out more great music, and keep his diva tantrums in check. Oh, BTW, the skits are pretty good. You'll get a kick out of them. If you don't, you don't care about black people.

n3ur010g1c gives Kanye West's "Late Registration (Clean)" a 10....out of 12.

Better late then never....1st week....860,000 sold!...nuff said.......2005-09-09

To be honest I wasn't the biggest Kanye West fan. His last album spawned a few hits that caught my attention but I never was feelin' him enough to go out and buy the cd. Well I been hearing alot of hype about this album all over the internet....so I was like let me just give it a try, check it out, and see what I think........

As I began to listen to the album I was blown away, The whole style and vibe of the album is unlike anything you really hear, it's crazy. To me it's kind of like hip-hopera, you got the hip-hop with an opera like melody arrangements. It truly does something to the music that many artist lack...it creates an atmosphere. It's not just music but an experience. The lyrics are on point covering topics from addicitons to money, women, weed...to the aids epidemic and many other things. My favorite tracks are addiction, crack music, touch the sky, and hey mama (to anyone who has a mom that had to struggle you'll love this one). If you are the type of person that likes music with a meaning, message, and purpose then you'll like this album.

I must say I am a true Kanye fan now, this album has totally changed my mind about him, and it definitely lives up to the hype it is creating. This is one for the history books, and I predict great things for this album. If you get nothing else out of this review, just remember to get this cd, it is well worth the money and then some.

This is for all the Kanye haters out there who constantly try to downgrade him by saying he is not a good rapper, but yet you turn around and talk about people like young jeezy and boyz-n-da hood....come on now! Are you serious! I must come to the conclusion that you are deaf because you lack any taste or integrity when it comes to music. Ok, if your a wanna-b thug like most people try to be these days, then I can see why you would think these sorry excuses for music artist (who lack all criteria for artistry) are the least bit good at what they do. If you want to understand what real music is supposed to be like, you need to pop in that Miss Education of Lauryn Hill and listen to "Superstar". A prime example of this album in which music should be used as a tool to elevate the people which listen to it.

For the other haters who are now focusing on the whole Bush comment ordeal...lol...like Kanye said "you may not be feelin' him but atleast you feel something about him" which is a good point since he doesn't even know who you are or could probably careless, yet your focusing your free time on him. It takes much more of an effort to hate on someone then to simply let it go. Back to the subject though. So what he bashed Bush! We as African-Americans should feel and most do feel the same way. We have been saying it for years, and we know Bush does not care about us, because if he truly did, there is no possible way people in America would have suffered like that. We have too many resources to go help others, but neglect to help our own. It's a shame. If he used that opportunity to be a voice for a community that so often gets shunned away, then more power to you man.

And last but not least just the plain ol' haters, "First week 860,000 sold" speaks for itself. The album is HOT...by far the best of the year, no he may not be the best rapper but he's better than 90% of the other c-rappers out there...and this album is so far advanced musically 10 years from now people will still be trying to immulate it. Thanks Kanye for blessing us with real music. If you haven't already, get this album, it is a classic!

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Late Registration
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ERVGX4
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West
Heard 'Em Say - Adam Levine, Kanye West
Touch the Sky - Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
Gold Digger - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Skit #1
Drive Slow - GLC, Paul Wall, Kanye West
My Way Home - Common, Kanye West
Crack Music - Game, Kanye West
Roses
Bring Me Down - Brandy, Kanye West
Addiction
Skit #2
Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Jay-Z, , Kanye West
We Major - Nas, Really Doe, Kanye West
Skit #3
Hey Mama
Celebration
Skit #4
Gone - Cam'ron, Consequence, Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Late
Back to Basics
We Can Make It Better

Album Description

Kanye West delivers the Australian Tour Edition of his breakthrough second album 'Late Registration'. Just in time for his March Australian Tour dates with U2, and his own sideshows, the Tour Edition will feature two bonus tracks and will be repackaged in a slipcase.

Album Details

2006 Australian Tour Edition of his Breakthrough Second Album 'late Registration'. Includesnew Artwork and the Two Bonus Tracks "Back to Basics", and "we Can Make it Better".

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Late Registration
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Mercury
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A0BEUA
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West - Kanye West
Heard 'Em Say - Adam Levine, Kanye West
Touch the Sky - Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
Gold Digger - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Drive Slow - GLC, Paul Wall, Kanye West
My Way Home - Common, Kanye West
Crack Music - The Game, Kanye West
Roses - Kanye West
Bring Me Down - Brandy, Kanye West
Addiction - Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone [Remix] - Jay-Z, , Kanye West
We Major - Nas, Really Doe, Kanye West
Hey Mama - Kanye West
Celebration - Kanye West
Gone - Cam'ron, Consequence, Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone [*] - Kanye West
Late - Kanye West

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Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CBNZI6
Release Date: 2006-01-18

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West
Heard 'Em Say - Adam Levine, Kanye West
Touch the Sky - Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
Gold Digger - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Skit #1
Drive Slow - GLC, Paul Wall, Kanye West
My Way Home - Common, Kanye West
Crack Music - Game, Kanye West
Roses
Bring Me Down - Brandy, Kanye West
Addiction
Skit #2
Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Jay-Z, , Kanye West
We Major - Nas, Really Doe, Kanye West
Skit #3
Hey Mama
Celebration
Skit #4
Gone - Cam'ron, Consequence, Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Late
Back to Basics
We Can Make It Better

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese low-price re-issue features three bonus tracks, 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone', 'Back To Basics' Feat. Common', 'We Can Make It Better' Feat. Talib Kweli, Q-tip, Common & Rhymefest. Universal. 2006.

Album Details

23 Tracks Including "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", "Back to Basics", "we Can Make it Better", and "Late".

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Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0009IFEOU
Release Date: 2005-09-12

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr West
Heard Em Say (Ft Adam Levine Of Maroon 5)
Touch The Sky (Ft Lupe Fiasco)
Gold Digger (Ft Jamie Foxx)
Skit #1
Drive Slow (Ft Paul Wall & Glc)
My Way (Ft Common)
Crack Music (Ft Game)
Roses
Bring Me Down (Ft Brandy)
Addiction
Skit #2
Diamond From Sierra Leone (Remix) Ft Jay Z
We Major (Ft Nas & Really Doe)
Skit #3
Hey Mama
Celebration
Skit #4
Gone (Ft Consequence & Cam'ron)
We Can Make It Better (Bonus Track)
Back To Basics (Bonus Track)

Album Details

The Japanese Edition of the Chart Topping Hip-hop Artist's Second Opus features Two Bonus Tracks Not Found on the USA Equivalent: "we Can Make it Better" and "Back to Basics".

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P0I6RY
Release Date: 2007-05-29

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Late Registration
Kanye West
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000HA47K2
Release Date: 2006-10-09

Tracks:

Wake Up Mr. West
Heard 'Em Say - Adam Levine, Kanye West
Touch the Sky - Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West
Gold Digger - Jamie Foxx, Kanye West
Skit #1
Drive Slow - GLC, Paul Wall, Kanye West
My Way Home - Common, Kanye West
Crack Music - Game, Kanye West
Roses
Bring Me Down - Brandy, Kanye West
Addiction
Skit #2
Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Jay-Z, , Kanye West
We Major - Nas, Really Doe, Kanye West
Skit #3
Hey Mama
Celebration
Skit #4
Gone - Cam'ron, Consequence, Kanye West
Diamonds from Sierra Leone
Late
Back to Basics
We Can Make It Better

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Late Registration

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0009J8DHO
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Album Description

Limited edition Japanese pressing of Kanye's Sophomore album, features the first single 'Diamonds From Sierra Leone'. 22 tracks. Handcuts. 2005.

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Murder on My Mind

1. Wake Up Mr West
2. Heard Em Say (Ft Adam Levine Of Maroon 5)
3. Touch The Sky (Ft Lupe Fiasco)
4. Gold Digger (Ft Jamie Foxx)
5. Skit #1
6. Drive Slow (Ft Paul Wall & Glc)
7. My Way (Ft Common)
8. Crack Music (Ft Game)
9. Roses
10. Bring Me Down (Ft Brandy)
11. Addiction
12. Skit #2
13. Diamond From Sierra Leone (Remix) Ft Jay Z
14. We Major (Ft Nas & Really Doe)
15. Skit #3
16. Hey Mama
17. Celebration
18. Skit #4
19. Gone (Ft Consequence & Cam'ron)
20. We Can Make It Better (Bonus Track)
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