Late Registration
Late Registration continues the social themes introduced in The College Dropout, but now with orchestral production influenced by co-producer Jon Brion. Kanye's newfound success allowed him to expand his ambitions from a single violinist to an entire string orchestra. Lyrically, the album features a mix of more socially charged songs to more personal cuts. Production-wise, inspiration came from artists such as British trip-hop band Portishead and Fiona Apple's second album, "When The Pawn…".
Tracks (34)
| Track | Length | Quality/Available |
|---|---|---|
Bittersweet [V1] Bittersweet Poetry John Mayer (feat. John Mayer) 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. | Low Quality Snippet | |
Bittersweet [V2] Bittersweet Poetry John Mayer, Keyshia Cole (feat. John Mayer & Keyshia Cole) Original version of "Bittersweet Poetry". Very similar to V1, but with flute and different mixing. | High Quality Full | |
Celebration An early version of "Celebration" alternate instrumental and lyrics performed live in June of 2004. | Recording Snippet | |
Born To Lose [V2] Diamonds From Sierra Leone, Diamonds Version with alternate bars and a different beat. Snippet origin found by abb. | Recording Snippet | |
Diamonds [V3] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone An alternate vocal take can be heard in the bleed of the harp stem found in a ProTools session that leaked February 25th, 2025. | Low Quality Partial | |
Diamonds [V4] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (prod. Kanye West, Jon Brion & Devo Springsteen) OG Filename: DIAMONDSAD122_01 Alternate mix for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", bounced from a leaked ProTools session. Re-bounced March 21st, 2008 for an unknown reason. | Lossless Full | |
Diamonds [V5] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (prod. Kanye West, Jon Brion & Devo Springsteen) OG Filename: DIAMONDS mix2_03 Alternate mix for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", bounced from a leaked ProTools session. Re-bounced March 21st, 2008 for an unknown reason. | Lossless Full | |
Diamonds [V6] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (prod. Kanye West, Jon Brion & Devo Springsteen) OG Filename: DIAMONDS mix2 CLN_05 Same as previous version, but censored. Re-bounced March 21st, 2008 for an unknown reason. | Lossless Full | |
Diamonds [V7] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (prod. Kanye West, Jon Brion & Devo Springsteen) OG Filename: DIAMONDS mix3_06 Alternate mix for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", bounced from a leaked ProTools session. Re-bounced March 21st, 2008 for an unknown reason. | Lossless Full | |
Diamonds [V8] Born To Lose, Diamonds From Sierra Leone (prod. Kanye West, Jon Brion & Devo Springsteen) OG Filename: DIAMONDS mix3 CLN_01 Same as previous version, but censored. Re-bounced March 21st, 2008 for an unknown reason. | Lossless Full | |
Gone [V2] Rhymefest (feat. Rhymefest) (prod. Kanye West) Version of a song that features a Rhymefest verse, not seen in the release version. Has a fade out at the end. | High Quality Partial | |
Hey Mama [V4] Hey Ma John Legend (feat. John Legend) (prod. Kanye West & Jon Brion) Version of the song that features a different mix than the final. | High Quality Snippet | |
Promised Land Pt.1 Promised Land Malik Yusef, Tony Williams (feat. Malik Yusef & Tony Williams) Skit that is track 1 on an early version of a Late Registration tracklist. Later retooled and put on Malik Yusef's album G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night: Dawn with an Adam Levine feature. | Low Quality Snippet | |
Touch The Sky [V2] Robert Glasper (feat. Robert Glasper) (prod. Just Blaze & Questlove) Original version of "Touch The Sky" with no Lupe Fiasco, drums by Questlove, and Robert Glasper doing piano on the outro. Played by Just Blaze on Q-Tip's Beats 1 show "Abstract Radio" on December 11th, 2015. | High Quality Tagged | |
You Again [V2] We Major (ref. The WRLDFMS Tony Williams) OG Filename: YouAgain Tony Williams' "We Major" reference track. Has different drums and some synths not present in the released version. Original snippet leaked April 8th, 2022. | CD Quality OG File | |
✨ ??? Freestyle Jam Late Registration-Era freestyle. Partially censored (as in only "fuck" and "shit", everything else is uncensored). Leaked out of nowhere. | Lossless Full | |
Bump J - Damn Girl Twista, Jagged Edge (feat. Twista & Jagged Edge) (prod. Kanye West) Unreleased track from the scrapped album Nothing To Lose by Bump J produced by Kanye. | High Quality Full | |
Bump J - Nobody Eats But Me [V1] John Legend, Miri Ben-Ari (feat. John Legend & Miri Ben-Ari) (prod. Kanye West) Unreleased track 13 from the scrapped album Nothing To Lose by Bump J produced by Kanye. | High Quality Full | |
Bump J - Nobody Eats But Me [V2] John Legend, Miri Ben-Ari (feat. John Legend & Miri Ben-Ari) (prod. Kanye West) Cut-down version of V1. | High Quality Full | |
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