Kanye West ORIG US 2LP Late registration EX 2005 Roc-A-Fella B0004813-01 hip Hop Original US 2LP released in 2005 on Rock-A-Fella Records. Cat: B0004813-01. Comes with printed insert which is in Near Mint condition.

On Late Registration, he finds himself backed into a corner, albeit as king of the mountain. It's a paradox, which is exactly what he thrives on. His follow-up to The College Dropout isn't likely to change the minds of the resistant. As an MC, Kanye remains limited, with all-too-familiar flows that weren't exceptional to begin with (you could place a number of these rhymes over College Dropout beats). He uses the same lyrical strategies as well. Take lead single "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," in which he switches from boastful to rueful; more importantly, the conflict felt in owning blood diamonds will be lost on those who couldn't afford one with years of combined income. Even so, he can be tremendous as a pure writer, whether digging up uncovered topics (as on "Diamonds") or spinning a clever line ("Before anybody wanted K. West's beats, me and my girl split the buffet at KFC"). The production approach, however, is rather different from the debut. Crude beats and drastically tempo-shifted samples are replaced with a more traditionally musical touch from Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann), who co-produces with West on most of the tracks. (Ironically, the Just Blaze-helmed "Touch the Sky" tops everything laid down by the pair, despite its heavy reliance on Curtis Mayfield's "Move on Up.") West and Brion are a good, if unlikely, match.

Tracks : Wake up Mr. West/ Heard ‘em say Feat. Adam Levine of maroon 5/ Touch the sky Feat. Lupe Fiasco/ Gold digger Feat. Jamie Foxx/ Skit #1/ Drive slow Feat. Paul Wall & GLC/ My way home Feat. Common/ Crack music Feat. Game/ Roses/ Bring me down Feat. Brandy/ Addiction/ Skit #2/ Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) feat. Jay-Z/ We major Feat. Nas & Really Doe/ Skit #3/ Hey mama/ Celebration/ Skit #4/ Gone feat. Consequence & Cam’Ron.

There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Records have some light scuff marks that cause some light crackles and are in Excellent condition. Cover has a light crease mark on top left corner and is in Excellent condition.

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