The College Dropout
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The College Dropout is the debut studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. In the years leading up to its rel
Original release cover; later remasters of the album feature a white background instead of brown.
Violinist Miri Ben-Ari contributed to seven tracks.
Late Registration
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Late Registration is the second studio album by the American rapper Kanye West. It was released on August 30, 2005, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. West recorded the album over the
The College Dropout
…planned to be the sixth single, but Def Jam decided to move on from The College Dropout's promotional campaign to begin marketing West's next album, Late Registration (2005). At one point, "Two Words" was also intended to be released as a single, and a video for the song was filmed, and later uploaded by West online…
Late registration cd cover
Film score composer Jon Brion (shown in 2006) assisted with the album's production.
West played with an extensive orchestra on "Bring Me Down", "Gone", and "Celebration".
West spoke about the way he planned raps for Late Registration, specifying his aim for them to be understandable.