Kanye West / Late Registration - CDAuthor: West, Kanye Format: Explicit Lyrics Release Date: 30 08 2005 Details: Amazon. ca For haters eager to see Kanye hit a sophomore slump no such luck. Late Registration can't replicate the novelty of last year's College Dropout, but otherwise, this is an impressively more mature and labored over album. Lyrically, Kanye's only improved a notch but musically, the album sounds incredible, especially with co producer Jon Brion helping polish the songs