Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various studios located New York City and Hollywood, California. The album was released to critical acclaim and entered the charts at number 1. The album sold over 860,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week sa...
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Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various studios located New York City and Hollywood, California. The album was released to critical acclaim and entered the charts at number 1. The album sold over 860,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week sales in the Def Jam label history, until West broke his own record with his follow-up album Graduation (2007), which sold in excess of 950,000 in its first week.
Late Registration won several awards, including the Grammy Award for "Best Rap Album". Rolling Stone magazine named it the year's best album and awarded it a rare five-star rating. Along with its great critical acclaim, the album was highly successful commercially, selling in excess of 4 million domestic copies. The album spawned the number 1 single "Gold Digger", featuring Jamie Foxx,...
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