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22Addiction
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
Kanye treats forbidden pleasure as a recurring temptation, questioning why things condemned as harmful can still feel irresistible.
Bring Me Down
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
Brandy joins Kanye on an orchestral R&B duet whose soaring strings and hard-edged beat give the performance a dramatic scale.
Celebration
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
A large orchestra and a KayGees sample turn this playful party track into an extravagant display of the album’s symphonic ambitions.
Crack Music
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
Kanye and the Game use the comparison between addictive music and crack to examine drugs, power, and Black survival.
Diamonds From Sierra Leone
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
The original version pairs a Shirley Bassey sample with Kanye’s reflections on recognition, his own ego, and loyalty to Roc-A-Fella.
Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
Late Registration · Ye · 2005 (release year; edition unverified)
Kanye confronts the human cost of diamond jewelry and his own consumerism before Jay-Z redirects the remix toward business loyalty.
