Rocker Reacts to 'Late Registration' by Kanye West
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A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
Ab Soul - Control System
A$AP Rocky - Live.Love.A$AP
Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
Backxwash - I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES
Beyonce - Lemonade
Billy Woods - Maps
BROCKHAMPTON - Saturation
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Creepin on Ah Come Up
Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap
Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
Clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood
D’Angelo - VooDoo
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition, XXX
De La Soul - Three Feet High and Rising
Death Grips - The Money Store, Exmilitary
Denzel Curry - Taboo, Unlocked!, Melt My Eyez See Your Future
DMX - It’s Dark and Hell is Hot
Drake - Take Care, Reading This/Too Late
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris, IDLSIDGO, Some Rap Songs, Solace
Frank Ocean - Blonde, Channel Orange
Freddie Gibbs - Pinata
Future - DS2
Ice Cube - Amerikkka’s Most Wanted
Ice Spice - Like..?
Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
J Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive, 4 Your Eyez Only
J Dilla - Donuts
Jay Z - Blueprint, Reasonable Doubt, Watch the Throne, 4:44
JID - The Never Story, The Forever Story
JPEGMAFIA - Veteran, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, LP!, Scaring The Hoes
Ka - Honor Killed the Samurai
Kanye - College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, MBDTF, Yeezus, Life of Pablo, Ye
Kendrick - Section.80, Good Kid Mad City, To Pimp a Butterfly, DAMN, Untitled Unmastered, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Kenny Beats - Louie
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon
Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts
Killer Mike - Michael
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of
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Lil Wayne - Tha Carter
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Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, Grey Area, NO THANK YOU
Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
Mac Miller - Swimming, Circles
Mckinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains
MF DOOM - Madvillainy, Mm Food
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Mos Def, Talib Kweli - Black Star
Nas - Illmatic
Nicki Minaj - Pink Print
NONAME - Telefone
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
On Man - Self Titled
Outkast - Southernplaya, ATLiens, Aquemini, Stankonia
Playboi Carti - Die Lit, Whole Lotta Red
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions
Pusha T - Daytona
Richie Russo - Make Believe
Run the Jewels - RTJ1, RTJ2, RTJ3
Slowthai - Ugly
Smino - Luv 4 Rent
SZA - CTRL, SOS
Teyana Taylor - KTSE
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
The Weeknd - House of Balloons, Thursday
Three 6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez
Thundercat - Drunk
Travis Scott - Astroworld, Rodeo, Utopia
Tupac - Me Against the World
Tyler the Creator - IGOR, Flower Boy, Call Me if You Get Lost (The Estate Sale)
UGK - Ridin’ Dirty
Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait, Big Fish Theory
Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Yeat - Afterlyfe
Youngboy NBA - AI Youngboy 2
This is my first listen and reaction to 'Late Registration' (Full Album with heavy edits) by Kanye West. Enjoy!
0:00:00 - Edit Intro
0:02:05 - Album Intro
0:04:55 - Heard 'Em Say
0:08:55 - Touch the Sky
0:12:45 - Gold Digger
0:15:35 - Drive Slow
0:21:50 - My Way Home
0:24:30 - Crack Music
0:29:20 - Roses
0:33:30 - Bring Me Down
0:36:00 - Addiction
0:42:25 - Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)
0:47:55 - We Major
0:58:45 - Hey Mama
1:04:45 - Celebration
1:07:20 - Gone
1:14:28 - Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Bonus)
1:17:18 - Late
1:18:50 - Closing Thoughts 
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The thing is with Kanye albums is that every single one can be someone's favourite because they are all so good
@@jouflow i've seen some people say that
@@jouflow not JIK but Jik is still an amazing album, all of his others are almost perfect imo
@@jouflow wrong. i've seen people say jik is their favorite kanye album
@@jouflow JESUS IS KING > Yeezus
A lot of artists are like that my guy.
YE broke down on his Yeezus tour performing Hey Mama. There's a quick 2 min clip of it on YT. Very touching
His 2008 Grammy performance as well, the same year that his mom passed. He broke down and almost couldn't finish the song, he changed the lyrics as well to something much sadder :(
I cry every time I watch both of those clips
God
No way you called Nas “Lil Nas” 😭
😂😂😂
Timestamp?
😭😭😭
@@Sosalolo_1400 51:29
This pains me
The next album after this in his discography is Graduation which is basically the true peak of his happiness and stardom. That was when he was on top of the world & he sold a million copies first week. He was doing crazy tours and stuff. That’s in 2007. Then his mom dies and he breaks up with his girlfriend so he creates 808s & Heartbreak (the album after Graduation) which is a complete & drastic switch from the style of music he was making. Just some context before you get into those albums.
Here’s a full Timelapse of his discography for you:
The College Dropout (2004)
Late Registration (2005)
Graduation (2007)
*Mom dies & breaks up with his girl*
808s & Heartbreak (2008)
*Gets canceled by all pop culture for the Taylor Swift incident*
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
Yeezus (2013)
*”Mental health breakdown”*
The Life Of Pablo (2016)
ye (2018)
*Goes Gospel*
Jesus Is King (2019)
Donda (2021)
This is just a vague breakdown & context of what you basically need to know before listening to these albums. Hope you enjoy the ride!
Great timeline
Damn. I so often mention that I enjoy a good downward spiral, but it takes a different tone when it's a real person in real time through their life and music. It's gonna be a tough ride. It really makes me feel for Kanye. I know he isn't perfect, but man... I can't imagine the amount of shit he's gone through.
Hang in there, Ye ❤
@@bobthepoppop yea this is just the surface of that. there’s some even deeper & darker shit. He has this unreleased song called “Never See Me Again” and many people theorize it’s basically an audio suicide note (this was made after the Taylor Swift incident). The history behind that is pretty grim too.
He did a interview yesterday and he seems to be in a pretty good place now though but he’s probably one of the most controversial and “hated” artists that’s lived. There’s so much incidents and shit that would take way too long to name. But I’m glad you’re enjoying the music, it gets even better from here on.
I would consider yeezus "peak god complex kanye era"
@@genesisosuna Oh yea for sure. But he’s already heard the album so I didn’t really specify much on that album. I focused more on what happened outside of the music though to give context and a timeline for him.
I used to listen to this album every morning before going to school, it made me feel like I could accomplish anything. Words cannot express how much this album impacted my formative years and my music taste regardless of genre. Thanks for the nostalgic trip Bob!
It was absolutely my pleasure
What’s your favourite song on the album?
@@goob8945In my opinion each song is amazing it's hard to pick one. Heard Em Say hits different in the morning though. What's your favorite?
@@chuckskeeter ooh that a great choice, the intro transition bit is one of my favourite bits on the album. My favourite would have to be hey mama I think
I agree and we must be close in age. This came out when I was a happy broke college student with high school friends and family still struggling in the hood. This is implanted in my memory forever
I'm so glad you loved Gone, that's one of my favorite Kanye songs and it doesn't get the recognition it deserves. The beat, the features, and that last Kanye verse is legendary
Absolutely phenomenal song. This one will always stick with me as it made hip-hop 'click' in some way I can't describe.
Its so good bro, great beat incredible lyrics, genuinely top 5 kanye songs imo
This song is even better on headphones, so well mixed.
Best song on the album
@@RatedEforExclusive100% agree
Sad part is that whenever he performs "Hey Mama" he always ends up crying and not finishing the song...just shows you how much his mother reaaallly meant to him.
Kanye dropped 5 classics back to back while switching his sound up each time
College Dropout to Late Registration to Graduation to 808s to MBDTF to Yeezus to Life of Pablo is probably the single best album run in hip-hop history, not counting Watch The Throne which is also legendary, plus G.O.O.D. Fridays, plus Cruel Summer, plus Kids See Ghosts later on. It's simply irreplicable. I could see only Kendrick or Tyler even coming close to this run in due time, and even then, on a completely different level, from being already influenced by Kanye. This man is legendary.
@@gabehere Where are the new GOATs? Kendrick and Tyler, maybe. But you’ve already mentioned how they’ve already been massively influenced by Kanye.
@@gabehere Donda is also fucking amazing
@@Anon-xh3tuYe washes both of them, and Cole > Tyler
@@lovescars nah bro. Tyler >>>>> Cole
My favourite album of all time glad you’re reacting to it
This album came before Tyler released even his first mixtape, so I do believe he was inspired by Celebration and I think he has even said before that Celebration is one of his favorite Kanye songs of all time, which would make a lot of sense considering the type of music Tyler makes.
yeah it’s kind of unfair to compare tyler’s early sound to kanye’s early sound, because tyler has the benefit of being influenced by all of these great artists before him, and he learns from all of their mistakes, plus he gets the benefits of new technology and the internet. recording hip hop in 2003 was completely different, it still wasn’t widely accepted, artists had to sign record deals to produce their music in good studios. artists signing their lives away to music labels that make all of the money off of them. and they have heavy influence on how they want their artists to sound. that’s why Kanye’s first studio album may have seemed a bit restrained. but what kanye was doing in the late 90s and early 2000s with the sampling of soul and r&b and making his own beats and then rapping over it. no one was really doing that so it got him his breakthrough and then he grew as an artist from there and got more comfortable and experimental each album he pushed himself to grow and evolve. but each one of his albums at the time of release was the new standard of sound in that space. today tyler has all the best equipment in his bedroom and he knows he can stay independent and record freely and release anything on the internet and not be afraid of it being rejected because all of the hip hop artists that paved the way the last 30 years.
So the song drive slow is based on the Houston, Texas sound of hip hop. If you listened to hip hop at the time when this album came out the Houston sound had a huge impact on the music genre. The Houston sound was called “chopped & screwed” which was a sound created by slowing down the track and chopping it created cool effects etc. So this song is basically Kanye shouting out Houston and giving homage and also featuring Houston rappers on the song.
Oh cool, so that's why the end of that track shifts the way it does. That's cool, thanks for the explanation
@@bobthepoppop yeah man now worries glad I was able to help. Also to tie in to the chopped n screwed sound there’s a drug called lean or drank which is when you mix promethazine(cough syrup) and sprite. This drug basically causes everything to slow down and feel like you’re moving in slow motion which was I think created in Houston. This sound is also used in the song swimmin pools by Kendrick Lamar . The saying Po up (pour up) is a reference to that. Also po up a four meaning four ounces of promethazine. You’ll hear this referenced a lot in rap music because I know you’ll come across it and you have come across it in the album rodeo etc.
It’s also called purp because it traditionally looks purple. It can also look pink and red.
@@dizy91 I officially know what lean means 👍 I've heard this a lot, so it's nice to fully understand it
@@bobthepoppop Also, Kanye is a great lyricist. Your breakdown isn’t wrong because this song is filled with double entrendres. He is talking about not moving through life too fast (and enjoy the ride) and literally drive slow like they do in Houston’s as a shout out to Houston (hence, why Paul Wall is on the track and it’s screwed at the end).
in reference to you saying that you forgot his mom dies at some point between albums - it's after Graduation, before 808s & Heartbreak. and it will be very obvious when you listen to 808s. the first three albums can kind of be paired together stylistically, and then his mom dies and he breaks off an engagement around the same time and comes out with something totally out of left field with 808s & Heartbreak, that is a really sad album but very unique for its time.
Locked himself in the studio and made that whole album in 2 weeks
@@Officialv5a With Cudi!
808s & Heartbreak is also the single most influential hip hop album of the 2000s, it inspired a whole new generation and shaped the current hip hop landscape from Drake, The Weeknd, Juice wrld, XXXTentacion, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti, Young Thug, Tyler the Creator, Post Malone, Frank Ocean among many more.
As a person who will wear the title of a Kanye stan, after all these years I never ever once made the connection between Addiction and Hold My Liquor. That actually blew my mind. lol This album was the soundtrack to my senior year, oof I am getting old. lol
EDIT: I really appreciate you're vulnerability and how you aren't afraid to get emotional. That's a rare, but precious trait. Just wanted to add that in there. Have a lovely, peaceful, and safe rest of your weekend!
Diamonds are Forever is the name of a James Bond film, Shirley Bassey did the song for it, that's what is sampled on Late Registration. It's interesting because the sample use ties directly to the theme, and it's used to springboard into a topic he wants to explore. Whereas samples can just be a cool flip and sound great, but not only was it flipped well, it is also thematically relevant to the message itself.
thats smth you find in a lot of work from Ye, especially on yeezus there are no samples without a clear purpose regarding the album and the story it tells.
You truly just understand music so well, because you hit it right on the head when you brung up Nas and illmatic, on how it can kind of hinder your career having such a good 1st album. Because tons of people say thats his only good album because of that exact reason. It was just to good to top in which some people think.
His first three albums are a trilogy, with a school theme and you can see that the bear mascot is in all three album covers.
His first three albums (The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation) have a very soulful and feel good vibe to them with heavy samples as you can hear. Kanye rapped about a lot of relatable issues in his first three records, and you can hear that lyricism.
After the death of his mother and breakup with fiance which hit them both at the same time very hard you can hear the shift in his music and sound in his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak. (An obvious sad album) But this was a turning point in his career. Definitely a more personal album than his first three and you'll see that as his discography grows.
As I said earlier, in his first three albums he rapped about more relatable things and rapped about everyday people a lot more than later in his career. After 808s his music became more self centered and each album represents a different point in his life.
MBDTF --> Yeezus--> The Life of Pablo have many topics regarding celebrity life and worship, always in the media spotlight, his marriage and more
Ye and KIDS SEE GHOSTS are Kanye (and Kid Cudi in KIDS SDE GHOSTS) reflecting over his mental health issues and recent events.
JESUS IS KING is Kanye's spiritual awakening and return to religion, Kanye attempting to let go of his ego while being a man of God and heal through his music.
Donda is his most recent and many things have happened to Kanye since. JESUS IS KING being criticized by critics and even some fans alike, Kanye goes through divorce, his beef with Drake is reignited, and many more things. However even through all of these struggles he keeps his faith to get through it all. A very emotional album that can jump to a feel good song to one in a sadder or darker tone.
Great comment.
I'm glad someone appreciates ''Gone'' as much as me, never gets talked about
Holy crap your channel has grown so much over the past month. I've been watching you since your College Dropout reaction, and I've got to say, out of all the reaction channels I've watched you're definitely my favorite. Keep on making these vids, they've all been very enjoyable to watch!
Probably one of the only reaction channels whose long videos i can go through 🙏
Keep it up man🙌
Watching you go through the different sides of hiphop with WLR, Rodeo, GKMC, and now this classic has been fun asf
I used to have this album at the bottom of my Kanye list until I checked it out for a second time some months ago. It's incredible and my favorite from the bear trilogy. Great reaction, your commentaries are always super interesting to hear. Greetings from Argentina! :D
Same experience. As I've grown older, this album has aged better and better.
I’m so excited for you to witness the evolution of Kanye West throughout the rest of his discography. Each one of his albums is an entirely different sound shift. It is undeniable to me that he is the greatest hip hop artist of all time, he has just consistently innovated his sound in a way that matches the period of his life thet he is experiencing at the moment. So pumped that you’re experiencing this for the first time and I am so excited for the future albums you review, whether it’s a trimmed down video or not!
You did Late Registration the same week as turning the tables lol
By the way, if sometime soon you react to Graduation (the album after Late Registration) you'll notice that it's full of Stadium songs, which was kanye's objective when doing it. It's top tier kanye, a must listen
Can’t wait for you to react to the next three albums after this. Graduation - 808s & Heartbreak & MBDTF. All amazing
don't forget Watch the Thone,
808s is kinda weak if you listen to it for the first time in 2021 because of how poorly it’s aged
Just because that autotune / sad rap sound has developed so much through juice, travis, Uzi, etc…
@@user-du3yr8ld7i WHAT....!!! 808s is fucking insanely fresh and amazingly innovative 😱
@@user-du3yr8ld7i How are you going to say it aged poorly when you literally said it sounds like other artists in present day? All of them say they got a good amount of their sound from 808’s and Heartbreak
Kanye’s mother passed right after his next album after this one, graduation, which is his most mainstream album. After his mom passed his music completely changed in sound, become much more expiramental.
Just discovered your channel and was instantly taken in by your curiosity, empathy, sheer love of music and overall vibe of positivity-which is needed now more than ever! Kudos!
You’re doing a great job editing the videos! They really keep the energy of the full, unabridged recordings. Wonderful work.
It's important to note that between his 3rd and 4rth album his mother died and Kanyes music becomes more dark and personal and way more experimental you'll see when you listen to 808s and heartbreak
After Graduation you should watch his performance of Stronger and Hey Mama at the 2008 Grammys, it’s absolutely fantastic! It was performed after his mom passed and would be good for dipping your toes into the sadder subject matter and sound he delves into on 808s.
Can't wait for the reaction of next album, Graduation, it's personally my favorite album from Kanye
This is an absolute classic imo and I’m glad you appreciate it
Fr just sat here for so long wit the worst feeling in my throat holdin back tears while listening to you talk about hey mama keep doin what you’re doing man sheesh
Loving your evolution to opening up to music like this that’s not like Yeezus or rock based. It’s honestly awesome to see how far you came in terms of music reacting!
1:21:00 ah yes, you’ve discovered the “Old Kanye New Kanye” dichotomy. I know you like to give artists their privacy but Kanye is one of those artists who tends to do a lot of things very publicly, in so much as that to understand and appreciate Kanye in all his imperfections that he puts forth in his art, particularly on his 7th album Life of Pablo but also on Yeezus, you kinda have to dig into some of his antics/controversies/beefs/drama to some extent.
Amazing love your content! Keep it uppp!! Excited to see where you go
Edited or not I’m just so happy you reacted to one of my favorite albums ever 🤍
So glad you loved Gone as well. one of my favourite beats ever
Hey man first time watching your videos and it was great! I think the way you discovered something with Gone was amazing and really represents the musicality of hip-hop. Hip-hop creates this total sound through the use of the rappers voice as an instrument in a much different way than other genres. When a rapper has a great voice, cadence, flow, and then the layers of the beat add to it, it all comes together to this one experience where sometimes you don't even care what they said, and its so cool that you realized that, even if you couldn't figure out how to articulate it!! Hope this helps put into words what you were thinking!
Preciate you making the patreon cheap man!
Love the reaction man. It’s cool as f that you get to enjoy an all-time album for the first time, while we as viewers get to reminisce and dig deeper into the songs. Great stuff! Love it!
Also, your sincere laugh has some super-villain qualities to it, I love it 😂
LMAO yesss!! I just watched Turning the Tables react to this on their patreon!!! Can't wait to see yours. Hey mama makes me cry everytime. On your note about layers, I CANNOT wait for you to get to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy!
There's something about watching someone discover something that's been in ur life for a long time in real time. Love the channel.
Hey Mama and Roses are my favorites. I love your reactions to these albums. Really entertaining and interesting to see your takes on each record.
As talented as Kanye was, Jon Brion really deserves a ton of credit for this album. He co-produced almost every track. If you're familiar with his prior work -- with artists like Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Elliott Smith etc. and his film scores for movies like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Punch Drunk Love," and more -- his fingerprints are all over this album in the orchestration and quirky synths. In fact, Kanye liked Fiona Apple's "When the Pawn" album so much that he recruited Jon Brion for this record.
He made an alternate version of hey mama a few months after she passed away for the grammys, it's really beautiful and sad. You should listen to it.
The last part of Drive Slow was slowed down in the Houston style of music where Paul Wall is from, and the 4s where referring to his 24in’ rims (swangas/ slabs)
Every time I hear/listen to hey mama always makes me so thankful for everything my mom ever done for me. Truly one of Kanye’s best and most emotional songs. Watching him perform this live always brings tears to my eyes
I love how much you bring up how well the instruments, beats, and melodies sound. It’s really what sets him apart from others, he has perfected the art of finding instrumentals and beats and blending them together in such a cohesive way. He’s a producer first, then a rapper, that’s for sure. There’s actually a great VOX video on RUclips titled “Kanye, deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument”, which breaks it down and how he uses the human voice is distorted ways where you might not even expect and usually it’s the main emphasis of the background of the song.
Yessssss!!!!!!! So happy to see this!! Love ur videos bob! Also, kanyes people are mad strict with what you can post that includes his music, which might explain why.
So many cool little Easter eggs on the album, I love that “late” comes after the bonus tracks, making the track itself late.
Glad to be a patreon supporter and continue to enjoy viewing your journey bob
'I do not consider myself to be fly' 'but this song makes me feel that way'. Dude you summed up Kanye. I'm going to keep watching your stuff cause you get it, hell yea
I know people will harp on the times you get teary in these reactions, but this video is where I noticed your laughter the most. Love to see it!
Love the video man! The impressive thing about Kanye’s career is that he started out as a producer. He was releasing beat tapes in the 90s and eventually worked with the likes of Jay-Z, Common, and more. He was arguably one of the most influential and talented producers, and still is today. Historically it’s tough to become a rapper after being a well known producer… Kanye is one of the few to make that transition and have great success.
I forgot how much I used to listen to this album. It also introduced me to Lupe Fiasco which was huge for me. Great breakdown!
Great video, really enjoyed this reaction! Another comment said something similar but you talked about Hey Mama having a more sad connotation following Kanye’s mom (Donda) dying. This is very true and there are some live performances of Hey Mama (especially one during the Yeezus tour) where Kanye breaks down crying under his mask and it’s extremely impactful. Also, his 2008 album 808s and Heartbreak is almost entirely about Kanye’s mom’s death (along with his cancelled engagement). Overall, you nailed the idea of that song being extremely emotional and sad going forward.
YES, BOB, YES.
".... he's getting stronger...."
Evil laughs*
I stumbled upon your video, and I appreciate your in-depth review of this record, one of my all-time favorites. Personally, there is not a bad track on this album. I am sure this has been mentioned already, but Kanye is very well-known for sampling other tracks in his music, and frankly, it is hard to find a person that does it better. You can see his extensive use of horns in his music, and I am sure that is an homage and tribute to soul music and other genres in the 70s and 80s. The other subtleties you mention just makes me appreciate his music that much more. He produced most of Jay-Z's record, The Blueprint, arguably the greatest rap record. If you haven't reacted/reviewed it, I highly encourage you to do so. I cry every time I hear "Hey Mama" because I think it is that good. As you mentioned throughout your video, his one-liners are pretty awesome. Thank you for your content!
i love channel, im really looking foward to you doing more kanye!
Bob dancing to touch the sky gotta be top 5 moments
In the song "Diamonds" he is referring to the diamond mines in Sierra Leone, Africa. Kanye brought attention to the diamond trade in Africa. He references ppl having their legs & arms cut off in the first verse. There are some amazing docs on the atrocities in Sierra Leone. Also a double you're missing is that Jay Z's first music label had this.. Thing they did... "Throwing up the Roc" aka "Throwing up your diamonds" (they would make a diamond shape with their fingers.
So when Kanye says "throw up your Rocafella diamonds tonight" he's shouting out Jay-Z and the record label
My favourite song off this album is We Major. Honestly one of my favourite songs by him overall
I like ur reactions. New subscriber alert!
My Way Home samples “Home is where the hatred is” by Gil Scott Heron which is probably why it gives an older vibe
Gone is such a great track, it's incredible. Btw I also recommend Illmatic, amazing album
Great reaction as always, and you're right about this album being bittersweet. There's a clear distinction between the old Kanye and new Kanye as we call it. He never was the same again.
You should also react it Kanye’s “Hey mama” performance I think it was at the Grammys he performed it after his mom passed away.
We Major & Gone were definitely my favorite songs as complete compositions. Fuckin grinned my ass off when you said you enjoyed Gone because from start to finish, it's sonically amazing and was on repeat for me back in CD player days
I don't know if someone already mentioned it, but there is an album called late orchestration with some songs from colege dropout and late registration. The songs are performed with a live orchestra. It is a fun listen check it out if you'd like.
Brilliant album. Glad you enjoyed it.
Your favourite being Gone made me smile so much cause that’s song has always been my favourite Kanye song for the same reason
Roses in my top 5 Kanye songs .Its on of the best mixes of jazz,rnb and hip hop at once.Soo awesome !🔥🎷🎹🎧
Late Registration is my favorite album production-wise of all time (from any album). Very great quality and timeless.
I really enjoy watching your reactions to these hip hop albums. Great content keep it up man! You should look into mobb deep, big punisher 1st album cypress hill temple of boom for starters
I am so thrilled at your reaction to Gone. Such an under-appreciated gem on the album. The beat meanders and changes up in such a great way.
Edit: I think you should skip around a few other channels that did Late Registration and see how they edited down their reactions to Late Registration. I don't think they had to cut out as much. Look at Jon Denton and Turning The Tables.
23:38 It sounds that way because it's a sample from 1971, Gil Scott-Heron - Home is where the hatred is :)
You were pretty much right on your analysis of "Drive Slow" the track is about advice given to him from famous people to drive slow with his career and enjoy it because he could lose it tomorrow hence the line "Live today cause tomorrow man, you never know"
That gut punch manifests into 808s & Heartbreak. And continues to linger for the rest of his career
One of the best albums ever period imo.
Kanye is an artist in which it really helps to know the context of the rest of his catalog to appreciate his next albums even more, to see where he came from and the progression of his art.
His first three albums is where he seemed the most happy, and then he entered what seemed to be the worst point in his life. You’d be correct in saying his mother died, but at around the same time his engagement with his fiancé got annulled, and not long after the whole Taylor Swift MTV awards incident happened so he was under extreme media scrutiny. His albums after that consist of a lot of vulnerability and a lot of redemption arcs, which I consider to be even more rewarding than his earlier albums.
Keep up the vids man, binged the whole thing and it went by quick
Despite cutting it down I think you did a good job with the editing!
The portion of Drive Slow was like that to represent slowing down and as also as a nod to the Screwed sound of Houston (Paul Wall is from Houston)
Amazing the way you’re following along. And tie it into his personal life
I really hope you get a chance to react to some Kid Cudi. All three Man on the Moon albums are incredible works of art and his music is truly like no other. Its like he has his own genre and format. Would love to watch you listen to them for the first time if you haven't already. Love your content man!
Kid Cudi is another must, someday
Man I love this album to death. My favorite Kanye West track is actually Late idk why it’s just everything I want from a Kanye song lol and I love the fact you listened to the original Diamond From Sierra Leone which is imo the better version, Kanye’s verses are just so good. It is true what you said tho, this is Kanye before THAT happened (his mom). His next album (Graduation) is the last one before that too and you could tell he just feels happy and on top of the world in these albums. His first three albums are a trilogy and you can tell by just reading the names of the albums, they all tie together.
the end of Drive Slow is slowed to pay homage to the late DJ Screw, the creator of Chopped N Screwed music, a staple in southern (specifically Texas, even more specifically Houston) rap history. Paul Wall being from Houston as well.
Someone probably commented this already, just saying in case no one did
I love this album
Great video
I don’t know why but watching people react to albums almost makes me relive listening to them for the first time it’s so awesome
I love that you fell in love with the instruments and the music seeing as Ye was a producer first!!! He was the go to guy for beats before he was an artist! That’s the biggest compliment I think. Also, I love how you are goimg back in time listening to this album and now you can see why it’s hard for the culture to turn our back on Kanye. We watched and listened to this celebration and decline in real time through the music. This is why we’re always talking about the old Kanye… and you just had the same reaction lol
The slow down at the end of Drive Slow is in reference to DJ Screw. He used to slow down and distort tracks. It was a reference to prior using lean and listening to music.
Subbed after watching ya College Dropout and Late Reg analysis
He wrote Hey Mama to her years before she passed. You should watch the grammy performance he did right after she passed. he changed the beat and melody on it and it hits extra hard knowing she passed.
The thing you said about it being like seeing a picture of a friend before something terrible happened in their life and changed them is so true.
Been a hip hop fan close to 40 years, We Major makes my top ten ever tracks. It's a masterpiece
Just so you know, most people doing album reactions to albums this long usually edit the whole vid down to about 20 minutes. Don't feel bad about editing stuff out, an hour 20 minutes is a great length for a video and a reaction!
Hip Hop is Culture
Rap is Language
This is my favorite Kanye album. Made me a fan
yesssssssssssssssssss kanye again
Love your Kanye journey and can’t wait for you to hear Graduation and 808s as it departs far from the first two albums in terms of sound! Hopefully we’ll see a Kanye vinyl in the backdrop soon🤣
I love this guys laugh
49:00 Was the perfect time to mention kendrick. he says "projects tore up, gang signs get thrown up " in mAAD city