Late Registration - Kanye West

Late Registration was the first time that Kanye West hit my radar, I had heard a song in a club and it was superb, it turned out to be a dance mix of Gold Digger which went on to be released as a single and featured Jamie Foxx. This is a great Hip Hop record with some excellent samples, Gold Digger is about the kind of woman who marries someone for their money, Heather Mills step forward or rather hop, and it has a haunting hook line. The other hits to come from this album are Diamonds are Forever using the original Shirley Bassey line in it and is about the blood diamond trade and has a really strong message to it. Touch the Sky has a more fun feel and has a ...  Read the complete review

Released in 2005 this is Kanye West's second album and is possibly his greatest commercial success with a number of interesting collaborations and chart hits. Where as the first album concentrated on Kanye's dropping out of college and his seeming obsession with this, the second album is more varied and shows touches of arrogance alongside some wonderfully beautiful songs. For me this is one of the best Rap albums ever, Kanye moved on from his first album and is more constructive on this one, discussing American Politics, healthcare, drugs, women, he does it without being destructive, although some rhymes are powerful and biting about politics or the world in ...  Read the complete review

This album "Late Registration" was released in 2005 by Kanye West. It features the singles Touch The Sky, Heard 'Em Say, Gold Digger & Diamonds From Sierra Leone. Here I will review each of the songs on the album (except the skits). Heard 'Em Say - Fantastic song featuring Adam Levine from Maroon 5 with an absolutely fantastic piano backing which is just so easy to listen to. Touch The Sky - This is a very loud, in your face song which makes you want to jump up and dance. Great club favourite! Gold Digger - This features Jamie Foxx and was released as a single. The song has a very pumping, funky beat ...  Read the complete review

Kanye West seems to be an artist you either love or hate. Some reasons for liking him are: he's quite simply the only good mainstream hip-hop artist around at the moment; he's creative, original, funny and not scared of tackling big issues, for example when he made that famous quote, "George Bush doesn't care about black people". Plus his symbol is a cute little bear! Some reasons for not liking him are: his ego is enormous! Mr West has his own little private joke of being ridiculously arrogant, and although this isn't rare in the world of hip-hop music, he goes further than most. Also, his rapping isn't particularly special, and at the ...  Read the complete review

The 2005 release "Late Registration" is the second album from the producer and rapper from Chicago, Kanye West. It follows on from the massively successful "College Dropout" which was an unexpected success from a newcomer, only famous on the Hip Hop circuit as a producer at the time. Here Kanye had to come with something huge in order to top to popularity of his debut album, which was able to cross genre boundaries as a refreshing sound in Hip Hop, taking you away from the Gangsta Rap which dominated the style. 1. "Wake Up Mr. West" (Intro) 2. "Heard 'Em Say" Maroon 5's Adam Levine provides his ...  Read the complete review