Late Registration

Late Registration

Kanye West

Audio CD format

A little treat for the CD fandom.  Sometimes one slips through the cracks.

That is the brand new album from rapper/producer Kanye West that options the smash singles “Diamonds from Sierra Leone,” “Gold Digger” feat. Jamie Foxx and “Hear’em Say” feat. Adam Levine of Maroon 5.

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For haters desperate to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump–no such luck.

Late Registration cannot replicate the novelty of final 12 months’s Faculty Dropout, however in any other case, that is an impressively extra mature and labored-over album.

Lyrically, Kanye’s solely improved a notch however musically, the album sounds unimaginable, particularly with co-producer Jon Brion serving to polish the songs to perfection.

Tracks like “Heard ‘Em Say” (that includes Maroon 5’s Adam Levine) and “Hey Mama,” are richly textured of their soulfulness whereas the flint-edge of “Crack Music” and “Gone” (feat. Cam’ron) will enchantment to the street-oriented. There’s just a few duds on here–the sickly-sweet, syrupy “Deliver Me Down” (feat. Brandy) being one of many worst offenders–but when the album’s good, it’s extremely, superb.

Briefly, Kanye’s detractors will not be swayed of their resistance to his charms however not solely will his previous supporters be rewarded however Late Registration has sufficient enchantment to earn new crowds of followers. –Oliver Wang

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