Late Registration

One of the first songs made for Late Registration, but was cut due to it not coinciding well into the "overall landscape". This version has no flute and slightly different drums. Audio comes from an MTV preview talking about the making of the song with Kanye and John Mayer. Unknown if this version has Keyshia Cole.

Released as a single on March 26th, 2004. Also track 4 from Brandy's 2004 album Afrodisiac. Also track 14 on Brandy's 2005 compilation album The Best of Brandy. Features violin from Miri Ben-Ari. Features bass from Keenan "Keynote" Holloway. Features guitar from Glenn S. Jeffrey. Features keyboards from Ervin Pope. Written by Kanye West, Carlos Wilson, Claude Cave II, Harold Lilly, Louis Wilson & Ricardo A. Wilson. Mixed by Manny Marroquin. Mastered by Brian Gardner. Engineered by Blake English, Kenisha Pratt & Jun Isheseki.

An alternate vocal take can be heard in the bleed of the harp stem found in a ProTools session that leaked February 25th, 2025.

OG Filename: YouAgain Tony Williams reference track. Has different lyrics from Tony Williams throughout the whole track, different drums and some synths not present in the released version. Generally less grand than release. Original snippet leaked April 8th, 2022.

Alternate music video, featuring Adam Levine. Behind the scenes footage is available in Misc tab.

Original version. Very similar to V1, but with flute and different mixing.

Single from Dilated Peoples. Also on their 2004 album, Neighborhood Watch, as track 13. Interpolates the song "Wanksta" by 50 Cent.

Late Registration-era freestyle. Partially censored (as in only "fuck" and "shit", everything else is uncensored).

OG Filename: YouAgain Tony Williams reference track. Has different lyrics from Tony Williams throughout the whole track, different drums and some synths not present in the released version. Generally less grand than release. Original snippet leaked April 8th, 2022.

Brandy "Bring Me Down" reference track, said to exist by Craig Bauer.

Track 4 from Janet's 2004 album Damita Jo. Features keyboards from Jimmy Jam. Features instrumentation from Ken Lewis. Mixed by Manny Marroquin & Rebeka Tunei. Engineered by Jun Ishizeki & Jason Carson. Samples the songs "Love Makes the World Go Round" by Deon Jackson & "Can I Get A…" by JAY-Z.

Late Registration-era freestyle. Partially censored (as in only "fuck" and "shit", everything else is uncensored).

An early version with an alternate instrumental and lyrics performed live in June of 2004.

Track 5 from Janet's 2004 album Damita Jo. Features keyboards from Jimmy Jam & Ervin Pope. Features instrumentation from Ken Lewis. Features guitar from Glenn S. Jeffrey. Features bass from Keenan Holloway. Mixed by Manny Marroquin & Rebeka Tunei. Engineered by Ian Cross & Ghian Wright.

Original version of Jennifer Lopez's 2005 remix, containing unreleased verses from Kanye, Hasan, and Jinx. Kanye's vocals are identical the verse on "Gone". This remix was scrapped because Kanye wanted Consequence on this song but Jennifer Lopez' team didn't, so he ended reusing the verse he already made. Was posted to YouTube in April 2024, but wasn't discovered until June 30, 2024.

Version with alternate bars and a different beat. Snippet origin found by abb.

According to Consequence, "Crack Music" was originally Diddy's track. Unknown if Kanye was featured on this version.

Track 12 from Janet's 2004 album Damita Jo. Features keyboards from Jimmy Jam & Ervin Pope. Features guitar from Bobby Ross Avila. Features bass from Keenan Holloway. Features violin from Miri Ben-Ari. Mixed by Manny Marroquin & Rebeka Tunei. Engineered by Ian Cross, Ghian Wright, Tats Sato & Jason Agel.

Kanye originally considered using "crack, music, homie" as the chorus, but he decided not to as it didn't have "the same impact".

Track 10 from the DJ Kay Slay album from 2004 The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2: The Pain From the Game.