late registration late registration second studio album american hip hop producer rapper kanye_west released august recorded course year sessions held studios new_york_city hollywood west collaborating american record producer composer jon album features guest contributions common jay-z production notably lush elaborate west debut album college utilized intricate sampling methods string orchestration west lyrics explore personal political themes including poverty drug trafficking racism healthcare blood diamond trade late registration received rave reviews critics earned west accolades including grammy award best rap album grammy awards album year nomination appeared publications year end lists albums rolling_stone named best album included number list greatest albums time late registration debuted number billboard chart selling copies week album far sold million copies united_states certified triple platinum recording_industry_association_of_america late registration produced singles including international hits touch sky heard gold topped billboard hot number music videos singles produced west supported album promotional concert tour live album late orchestration background late registration second kanye_west planned education themed studio albums following major success college album reveals progression writing lyrics incorporation wider range musical styles time focal point west production style use sped vocal samples soul records acclaim college sampling copied west felt dependent technique decided find new sound longtime fan english trip hop group west significantly influenced band live album early career live album inspired incorporate string arrangements hip hop production west able afford live instruments time debut album money commercial success enabled hire string orchestra second album west lush intricate melodies string section hard pounding drum rhythms hip hop sound foundation rapping west collaborated american film score composer jon served album executive producer tracks west exposed work watching film eternal sunshine composed music west listening songs produced second studio album alternative singer songwriter west favorite musicians sources musical inspiration album prior experience creating hip hop records west found work afternoon studio discovered confined musical knowledge vision specific genre questioned presence late registration hip hop replied colors ideas album different average hip hop different average hip hop guy got sense pop record making solid likes tracks lot things going necessarily common hip hop tree definitely hip hop album means overtly non hip hop don think weird record means recording west took year invested million dollars construction late registration majority recording sessions album took place new_york_city record plant hollywood california sessions took place hollywood began working studio finished touring usher singer november west completed nearly seventy percent album felt outcome march following year brought jon drastically altered project direction album recording sessions west largely experimenting broad spectrum sounds west construct song basic structure bringing samples drum beat programming occasionally unfinished rap verses musical direction album select variety unique instruments provided played attempt incorporate distinctive sound song texture west envisioned album like creation film songs scenes outlining way efficiently conveyed respective social introspective context ensuring synchronized fabric complete set sentiment shared jon said thinks frequency ranges recognize sees music work spatial thing left right animated moving real time tries things fits sits supposed sit correct emotional function real instincts like great record maker late registration diverse number collaborations individual tracks west chose guest artists based effect voices heard citing vocals trademark sound primary examples lead vocalist pop rock band featured album opening track heard previously collaborated commissioned west produce remix love later developed friendship sitting flight rome playing songs second album flight west came demo heard added hook recently written thought perfect track recorded quickly grammy awards ceremony couple free hours available time studio able translate compositions matter hours west originally produced recorded gold home atlanta georgia debut album written chorus female person viewpoint passed song west rewrote verses male point view year later gold set released adding verse recording mastering new_york week went friend portrayal film ray west decided sing charles song got woman place original sample track place layered additional instruments provided individually selected west houston based rapper appears alongside west label mate drive slow recorded los_angeles met posing photo shoot august issue king magazine spread titled coming kings west originally wanted rapper appear track opted appearance busy schedule way home performed west close friend associate common sixth studio album produced recorded west simultaneously late registration certain tracks west originally crafted common passed subsequently ended second album original version diamonds sierra featured west sole performer decided record remix song included guest verse provided jay-z come retirement rapping learning civil war financed conflict diamonds original remix versions diamond sierra appear album included bonus track song contains live drums played director later music video heard visited studio day set drum kit according jay-z west mixed diamonds sierra fourteen times felt comfortable release album lead single recording experienced delay west required wait weeks rent percussion song west recorded verse rap artist idol rappers track major informing jay-z time engaged feud music label mate appears track delivering elongated chorus west later revealed reason created song feud later year hey mama dedicated mother recorded west early ran conducting piece orchestra celebration musicians found west humorous lyrics hampered playing roses west minor initially layered keyboard arrangements west remove keys beat completely entire song way verses built rhythm formed vocals arrangements arrive choruses later compared surrounding construction track prince famous minute removal bass line cry music production late registration west drew inspiration english trip hop band collaborated film score composer jon album music blends west primary soulful hip hop production elaborate chamber pop orchestration wide array different genres including jazz blues rock spoken word funk western classical psychedelic soul presence conducts piece orchestra plays instruments individually selected west album largely orchestral nature string arrangements piano chords brass horn riffs symphonic instrumentation incorporated foreign vintage instruments typical popular music let hip hop analog synthesizer chinese bells late registration vibe magazine took note west uses unconventional styles sudden musical shifts song structures drawing comparisons beatles experimental era rolling_stone described late registration west claiming world music hip hop turf album mad quest explode cliché hip hop identity kim concurred sentiment stating west attempts depart street giving late registration shiny quasi pop finish album opening track heard exhibits piano melody provided excerpts love performed embellished beats bass acoustic guitar song composed adopts new sonic elements synthesizer foreign bells musical complexity album touch sky stands sole song entire album feature production west song produced fellow producer blaze uses slowed sample filled latin horn dynamic drum patterns gold contains got woman bouncy beat formed west touring end song employs vintage 1970s synthesizers sound voice west production approach comes circle drive slow song samples retains sluggish smooth alto jazz infused drum loop essential sped soul style interlude way home contains sample home hatred common performance pays homage poet delivering single verse distinctive rap manner reminiscent influential vocal style sparsely built snare drum hits horn track sees return west old production attributes possesses martial beat gospel choir symphony spoken word passage coda poetic roses partially cappella structure displaying verses sparse keyboards slowed rhythm music arriving chorus features additional vocals trumpet riffs electric guitar finally vocal piano sample bring carries dramatic air holds orchestration track late registration additionally features vocals create chorus effect recording technique lone voice produces illusion choir singing harmonies choruses tempo arrangement addiction contains ambient rhythmic guitar filtered hats sampled line funny valentine performed west overdubbed vocals track diamonds sierra west music sample theme song james_bond film diamonds forever performed layered live drums piano keys string arrangements build intensity voice late registration longest track seven minute long major backing vocals disco groove embellished horn bassline electric piano melody hey mama laced looped vocal sample today won come beat produced tin drum additionally contains processed background vocals solo synth opening electronic sound celebration contains samples heavenly dream columnist guardian described lavish 1970s psychedelic soul elaborate orchestral arrangement expressed entire album contained closing track gone composition begins vocal sample late chord piano followed simplistic funk beat song progresses structure gradually develops overtime composition assumes violins midst verses initially come brief bursts simply rhythm eventually expand consolidate fully formed string section arrival choruses verse song enters instrumental passage returning fourth verse west rise fall voice emulated string orchestra lyrics themes according time magazine late registration serves exhibition power west storytelling west stated goal album touch topics people walks life find remaining true wanted raps ill smith opening track heard song talks honest world song written perspective afflicted impoverished american quietly society questioning ways world west delivers tongue cheek lyrical narrative gold critically depicts disastrous life man married woman financial gain story arises verse illustrates black male earns fortune decides leave loyal girlfriend white woman continues avenue socio political commentary initiated heard songs express polar opposite tones heard self passive aggressive straightforward song west discusses spread devastating impact crack cocaine black communities champions sovereignty music pioneered black musicians addictive power influence american society sentimental roses gives account ailing grandmother poem produce critique healthcare system original version diamonds sierra largely free filled lyrical serve loosely chronicle past experiences family touring jay-z blueprint lounge tour label subsequent fall revival west uses remix diamonds sierra directly address issue blood diamonds people wear day fund horrific civil wars west_africa lyrically extensive uplifting major spiritual personal success hey mama west dedication mother ballad west recounts past hardships mother suffered expresses love devotion appreciation support going directly expectations addition album includes series humorous involve west joining fictional black fraternity broke broke members pride living life money possessions despite lifestyle brings character eventually expelled fraternity leader discovers west making beats cash breaking rules eating meals everyday buying new clothes taking showers according music writer serve contradiction core contemporary american life need belong fit fellow humans versus mad grab material things success definition success culture release promotion west presented music audiences taste late registration april appearing new_york radio station hot played lead single diamonds album originally set released july shifted august jam pushed august west needed time complete album late registration anticipated biggest selling record year million copies distributed stores preparation week release itunes_store album pre ordered titles online digital media store history west filmed live album featuring tracks titled released april television advertisement late registration directed animated smith design ltd featured gigantic version west bear mascot bear streets london received award british music magazine music week best music commercial day album release west store appearance new_york copies fans day late registration released entirety online streaming art direction music packaging late registration brooklyn graphic design studio similar predecessor album artwork second album carries educational motif college designed manner reminiscent high school images contained liner notes late registration taken princeton_university west vision style pictures inspired works american satirical painter favorite artists liner notes contain banner reads latin late registration album artwork centers bear west anthropomorphic bear mascot dressed outfit cover sits lecture halls reads multiple library books departing institution way came cover week release late registration debuted number billboard sold copies united_states nearly double week sales debuted number charts canada united_kingdom album debuted peaked number albums chart issue date september billboard late registration remained number consecutive weeks second week reached sales million copies june sold million copies critical reception late registration received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews writing rolling_stone deemed record triumph packed expansive makes debut sound like rough draft calling west real uncut magazine found songs brilliant highlighted called use vocal samples west time said sampling string arrangements gone persuade listeners believe west hype guardian alexis_petridis praised west subversive studio production writing late registration suggests artist peers ideas better lyrics bigger hooks greater depth observer viewed album significant milestone hip hop calling west hip hop plays struggle conscience pop mainstream achieved boundaries hip hop los_angeles_times compared west execution pop crossover beatles pitchfork_media felt west avoided sophomore slump expansive imperfect masterpiece drew enthusiastic ambitious scattered personality writing village_voice praised album exquisite details lyrical musical concluded west good thinks wants everybody buy record enthusiastic review new_york_times believed west elevated status quality debut album late registration turned hip hop cool arrogance songs spin magazine jon viewed augmented versatility west flow comparison sonic ambition nme highly impressed beats music called pure crushing boom best lamented lack rubbish lyrics clumsy charm distinguished west debut album wrote ambitious successful college melodramatic lyrics strong narrative hold songs accolades late registration topped numerous music critic polls called best album year numerous publications including usa_today spin time rolling_stone awarded second effort highest position year end albums list hailed generous hip hop classic village_voice nationwide poll popular music critics late registration finished number wide margin album nominees second year row west topped poll feat occurred time years ago clash named year second best album pitchfork_media eighteenth best popmatters late registration west second consecutive album rated magazine highest rank awarded sixteen hip hop albums grammy awards late registration received nomination album year won west single gold nominated record year received award best rap solo performance won diamonds 37th image awards second album received nomination outstanding album late registration nominated album year annual vibe awards lost mariah carey emancipation west received awards rap album late registration gold received nominations hip hop song late registration nominated best international album brit awards decade end poll critics musicians finished number rolling_stone list best albums decade ballot magazine poll robert_christgau ranked second best album 2000s decade rolling_stone ranked album number revised list greatest albums time track listing credits adapted album liner notes track notes wake west features additional vocals heard features additional vocals tony williams gold features additional vocals features additional vocals tony williams features additional vocals tony williams roses features additional vocals tony williams addiction features additional vocals strings major features additional vocals tony williams hey mama features additional vocals celebration features additional vocals sample credits wake west heard contain excerpts love performed touch sky contains samples performed curtis gold contains samples got woman performed drive slow contains samples performed way home contains samples home hatred performed contains samples came life performed choir roses contains samples performed addiction contains elements funny valentine performed contains samples diamonds forever performed major contains samples action performed hey mama contains samples today won come performed celebration contains samples heavenly dream performed gone contains samples late performed late contains samples away pain personnel credits adapted album liner notes vocalists paul wall featured artist track ron featured artist track featured artist track common featured artist track consequence featured artist track featured artist track game featured artist track featured artist track jay featured artist track featured artist track featured artist track featured artist track featured artist track additional vocals track additional vocals track additional vocals track additional 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