Late Registration
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| Studio album by Kanye West | ||||
| Released | August 30, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–05 | |||
| Studio | Record Plant Studios, Chalice Recording Studios, and Grandmaster Recording Studios in Hollywood; Sony Music Studios in New York City | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 70:26 | |||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Devo Springsteen, Jon Brion, Just Blaze, Kanye West, Warryn Campbell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 |
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| AllMusic |  |
| Blender |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 9.5/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | B+ |
| USA Today | |
Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop producer and rapper Kanye West, released on August 30, 2005, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. It was recorded over the course of a year in sessions held across studios in New York City and Hollywood, with West collaborating with American record producer and composer Jon Brion. The album features guest contributions from Adam Levine, Lupe Fiasco, Jamie Foxx, Common, Jay-Z, Brandy, and Nas, among others. Its production was notably more lush and elaborate than West's 2004 debut album The College Dropout, as he utilized intricate sampling methods and string orchestration with Brion. West's lyrics explore both personal and political themes, including poverty, drug trafficking, racism, healthcare, and the blood diamond trade.
Late Registration received widespread acclaim from critics and earned West several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards and an Album of the Year nomination. It appeared at the top of several publications year-end lists of top albums. Rolling Stone named it the best album of 2005, and included it at number 118 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012. Late Registration debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 860,000 copies in its first week.
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