Kanye West's "Late Registration" Listening Session

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Last night I went with some of my SOHH co-defendents to listen to Kanye West's new album, Late Registration.

The event had the feel of a real party- complete with an open bar, beefy bouncers, pretty women and an amazing sound system that made every track of Kanyeezy's album bang.

Kanye played host, with Jay-Z and LA Reid flexing their star power in the front row. The audience of journalists, Def Jam staff, and industry hanger-ons mixed and mingled, enjoying the music and each other's company.

But who cares about all that? Let me get to what's important - the food!

The spread was a soul food buffet, complete with fried chicken, crab cakes, corn bread, collard greens and more. The food in general was not overly seasoned, even though that's how most Black folks like it. The corn bread was moist and delicious, and the crab cakes were better than how my Momma makes hers- for real.

My only complaint is that all of the dishes were lukewarm to almost cold. Fried chicken sitting at room temperature is no good.

Overall I give the listening session and food 4 1/2 mics.

I think Kanye has a classic listening session in him. Maybe next album.

Posted by SOHH Hashim at August 4, 2005 3:56 PM

Comments

Can't wait to hear the album...

Posted by: Omar at August 4, 2005 10:53 PM

This most antipacted album of the year....you talk about the food... You are terrible...tel us about album...details... I don't care what you ate

Posted by: mike at August 5, 2005 12:22 AM

C'mon Hashim, u jus deviatin to the food coz like mos dudes u tryin to hype the album by not revealin too much bout it. But on the real u right, how they gon serve fried chicken cold, that's gotta be damn near blasphemic!

Posted by: Odhis at August 5, 2005 12:31 AM

"But who cares about all that?"

I do. As do the majority of your readers. I will never use this ridiculous website again. I hate you.

Posted by: James at August 5, 2005 12:53 AM

"and more"?!! Don't hold out. Tell us about the rest of the food.

Posted by: Clyde Smith at August 5, 2005 3:30 AM

are you saying that the best thing about the listening party was the food and the cd is trash?

Posted by: kiss at August 5, 2005 8:44 AM

Damn, kiss, I think that's what he sed!

Posted by: Odhis at August 5, 2005 10:06 AM

wow u really suck. actually say what the album was like. who cares about food u asshole

Posted by: u suck at August 5, 2005 10:16 AM

Add me to the long list of people who think you're a goddamn idiot. What makes you think I wanna hear about the fuckin buffet??? I like crab cakes as much as the next man, but if I'm at a listening party for the hottest album to drop in years(that's right fuck face, I'z there), I'd have a lot more to speak on than the spread. Did you even go for real, cuz it's sounds to me like you attended a dinner on ButtFuck Island. You are SOHH goddamn stupid. You're fired, hit the unemployment line, you dirtbag!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: TheFuggIzWrongWitU at August 5, 2005 2:33 PM

uh odhis i was being sarcastic but i guess you dont get the whole point of the blog

Posted by: kiss at August 5, 2005 2:55 PM

wait wait wait...cold fried chicken is the bomb wit a lil bit of hot sauce on it. but it can't be luke warm, they shoulda had it chilled or hot.

Posted by: apr0bl3m at August 6, 2005 10:02 PM

after the listening session, did you go to the salon with your girlfriends and sip milkshakes?

Posted by: kanye at August 8, 2005 2:15 AM

You're an idiot

Posted by: dreel at August 8, 2005 8:18 AM

kanye is a lame and a nerd

Posted by: justin at August 8, 2005 1:37 PM

HASHIM WERE U A BORN IDIOT OR WERE U NAMED IDIOT AT BIRTH. FOR FUCKS SAKE WHO THE FUCK EMPLOYED U, U DESERVED TO BE UNEMPLOYED FOR LIFE MAN, AND THE GUY WHO EMPLOYED U MUST BE DEAF DUMB AND BLIND AND OVERALL A BIGGER IDIOT.....LOOKS LIKE THIS WEBSITE GETS 0 OUT OF 5* RATING

Posted by: JON BLAZE at August 10, 2005 9:37 AM

well...how did the album sound...was it good, or great

Posted by: trina at August 11, 2005 2:11 PM

I LOVE KANYE WEST.
This is gonna b the best CD EVER!

Posted by: #11 at August 11, 2005 5:39 PM

Kanye, I know the album will be hot, but it will be hard to top college dropout.

Posted by: James at August 13, 2005 10:00 PM

Don't fucking talk about the food you fucking cunt, this is such a highly anticipated album and your commenting about the food! you fat cunt, get a fucking life and tell us what's really important.

Posted by: Austen Lenihan at August 14, 2005 8:26 AM

yayll all suck kanye is the best now shut the hell up

Posted by: u sck at August 14, 2005 11:26 PM

the new kanye cd is phenominal. very soulful and creative. the beats, rhythm, lyrics, all worth it. foremost, its a different sound. every song is in its utter most uniqueness. i was surprised that most of the songs were mellow and laid back. a true underground sound. don't ask how i've got to hear the new cd.


Posted by: s a b r i n a at August 15, 2005 12:54 AM

my album is da bomb and you talk about the fukin food watta prick

Posted by: kanye west at August 15, 2005 10:09 AM

u fat mothafucka!! All that chicken must of blocked ur fucking ears, did u hear the album even. Kanye and jigga man should of beat ur fat ass for being a greedy pig!! i know i would of.

Posted by: ola dara at August 15, 2005 12:42 PM

This album is gonna kick ass

and yes you are a dumbass

Posted by: steve at August 15, 2005 12:59 PM

I thought John Mayer was going to be on the cd. They showed it on mtv a while ago so it might not of worked out, I think the song was called " Bittersweet"

Posted by: Thomas at August 15, 2005 4:59 PM

Damn!First talking about food then waiting on John Mayer what is really going on here i mean yea food is great and john mayer hes ok but what we are talking about is BIG K and his take over..excuse my language but this motherfucker is taking off on his spaceship and aint no stoppin him i mean kayne didnt even finish college he decided he was finished and got to work ..its just crazy to me how this government wants to be perfect and say oh yea all of our citizens go to college and graduate and are this and that..but the truth is you dont need to do all that..well if your me that is.. me i got a love for music and whether its producing or writing songs its music and i dont need no degree to let me know whats hot and whats not, just look at the statistics and see whos on top.

Posted by: mora at August 15, 2005 7:58 PM

lol funny shit. The food resembles the tracks beat flow ect. for the ones that didnt understand the way they wanted 2 explain or reveal it as.

Posted by: Arsenal at August 16, 2005 2:28 AM

The album as it stands is worth 3/5 - 4 (I heard it at the above listening session). Kanye mos def has production skills, but he's starting to have a 'Produce My Albums/Singles By Numbers' approach to his work. The high-pitch vocal samples, bass heavy kicks and sporadic bongo popping up from time to time are spread through this disc like peanut butter on a piece of brown toast. Every now and then, you caught a taste of some smooth ish, then came the typical Kanye sound. I even heard someone mutter 'I wonder if Jay-Z turned some of these beats down?'

But that's not to say it's bad! What Kanye does, he does best. He even tries his hand at a bit of singing. This will be a guarenteed seller because of the hype and already established fan base. Kanye is safe, radio friendly and middle-class acceptable. He's 'Cool'.

However, you'll have to define 'How Cool'.

Posted by: DJ 572 at August 16, 2005 9:26 AM

G,G,G,G,G,G G-Unit!!....n the game is nasty too!...

Posted by: kanye west is the greatest at August 17, 2005 2:58 PM

POKEMON IS THE BEST

Posted by: Drew at August 18, 2005 12:28 PM

BUT I LIKE SIMPSONS :(

Posted by: troy at August 18, 2005 6:30 PM

Wow...didnt realize there were so many haters up in here ...

Posted by: Hashim at August 19, 2005 11:37 PM

http://files.filefront.com/KWLR/;4053315;;/fileinfo.html

Just listen to the album :)

Posted by: James Jones at August 20, 2005 2:20 PM

yow man, i heard the cd, im a huge kanye fan, but the cd isnt better than the first one. Take my word for it, its kind of a totally different approach to me. His style changed and im not sure if i like it but although im disappointed in the lyrical content, the beats and the tracks are crazy, they literally jump out of the speakers, i think thats what he was aiming for and had to sacrifice something all in all out of 5 i give it a 4 no more. Maybe even a 3.5, because i love the skits and he has about 7 really good tracks that can be repeated over and over. Hey Mama is probably the Jesus Walks on the cd, i heard the song before plenty of times but its like he remasterd it or did something but it sounds great. All the tracks are like that, theyre all fined tuned and just clean. I personally dont feel like i can relate to this one as i could to the first one. I think he made the first one too good. Till today its the best cd i own. The CD is great its worth buying its fun comparing the two. He does that.

Posted by: kean at August 21, 2005 5:00 AM

yo Kanye's a beast and his cd's gon be beastly. o yea 50 cent sucks

Posted by: ji at August 21, 2005 10:37 PM

Kanye is doin tha thang. Aint nobody in tha game dat can match him.

~Prov-House~

Posted by: Rob-P at August 22, 2005 5:30 PM

Dudes n dudettes, forgive the man Hashim for he knows not what he did, might have been a tiny bit weird that the nigga was at a listenin session n didnt comment bout the next cd of the year, but we'll have 2 forgive him.Dis b tha big boss dogg signin out.

P.s. I heard tha songs Hey Mama, Livin A Movie, Improvise n Diamonds From Sierra Lone, they are really good, my anticipation for the album is high, That hasim dude is gonna regret not talkin bout tha album. 2Pac n Biggie 4Life!!!!!!!!!1

Posted by: The Big Boss Dogg at August 23, 2005 11:28 AM

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Posted by: The Bigg Boss Dogg at August 23, 2005 11:43 AM

I agree wit The Bigg Boss Dogg, that nigga's damn cool, handlin the situation like a profesinal while other peoplez just gettin mad at the bitch. By the way, Y-Style IS the man!

Posted by: Wassup Homies at August 23, 2005 11:49 AM

Yeah thas true, Y-style is the greatest rapper ever!

Posted by: Online Nigga at August 23, 2005 11:50 AM

Y-Style is the best rapper ever, every1 knows dat, unfortunately he only has one hot underground cd

Posted by: Y-Style Fan at August 23, 2005 11:52 AM

Hey when is Y-Style goin to release his 1st official album? He is good

Posted by: Michelle at August 23, 2005 11:54 AM

I agree with all that Y-Style is the best rapper in the world!

Posted by: John at August 23, 2005 11:56 AM

Let's talk about the damn listenin session people!

Posted by: Jim Ferguson at August 23, 2005 11:58 AM

Kanye is real as eva.....this cd is gun be tight as fuck

Posted by: A*P* at August 23, 2005 5:50 PM

you fat fuck talkin bout food
but whatever no doubt kanye puttin out another classic
right now i gotta say besides nas this kid is at tha top of the rap game an he dont make pop club records although i went ta tha club 2nite an heard golddigger but besides he puts out tha best music in hip hop right now something that you feel an love an its not no shoot up bang bang shit like everyother cat in tha game so i gotta say kanye is at tha top of tha game besdies tha king of hip hop right now nas

Posted by: Fingaz at August 24, 2005 2:39 AM

straight up, kanye cool, but he's corny! i appreciate that he's goes in a different direction than everybody else, but that don't make him tight. nas and big boi are different from a lot of rappers ,but they carry themselves in a respectable manner. as a producer he's alright. as an artist he's corny. only song i like he made is "all falls down." i think his new album will flop.

Posted by: t-cool at August 24, 2005 3:44 PM

just look at his album covers. he try's so hard to be different that it's corny!

Posted by: t-cool at August 24, 2005 3:46 PM

wow- i was jus skimmin pass this but i jus cant let this one go, fuck u t-cool, big boi r u kidding i dont think u heard that niggas verse in girl fight ha ha what a bitch Kanyes the shit yall jus haters Chi-town 4 life keep doin yur thing kanye fuck all these hating bitches, hip hop's chicagoin like common said and there aint nuthin none of yall faggots can do 2 stop it

Posted by: fuck t-cool at August 24, 2005 11:51 PM

^^^mayne, fuck you! and in case ya didn't know kanye and john legend are lovers.

Posted by: t-cool at August 25, 2005 1:31 AM

yeah i agree with everyone and SOHH is a dumb ass for talking about the food...its august 25 and the kanye album drops in 5 days...i've had this album for about a week now..and i dont think its all that great..he hasnt really gone mainstream with this album...still good but most definately wont top college drop-out.

Posted by: yupp at August 25, 2005 5:16 PM

He never meant to talk about the cd, it was only a topic to draw attention in which he succeeded!
He wanted to tell us how much work Kanye (DefJam) or whatever would put into an event like that just to please the guests.
I sure wish i was there too enjoy the hot women and the soulfood!

Posted by: Enigma at August 25, 2005 8:44 PM

Kanye West is one of the best rappers in the game right now. I can't wait to hear his album! In stores August 30th nigga!!

Posted by: fgjktdt,ol,ijfbgil loi xbo8 at August 25, 2005 9:23 PM

Y-Style is the man!!!Kanye is almost as good as him though

Posted by: Kanye G at August 26, 2005 8:43 AM

No Way man, Y-Stylez is way better than Kanye West, but i cant get a single cd of his, only heard one song from my friends car, where do u guys buy his tapes?

Posted by: Kev at August 26, 2005 8:47 AM

There v go talkin bout ystyle again, that nigga is cool, but lets talk bout Kanye for the mean time, v can talk bout ystyle when his cd comes out

Posted by: The Dude at August 26, 2005 8:49 AM

I agree with you the way you view the issue. I remember Jack London once said everything positive has a negative side; everything negative has positive side. It is also interesting to see different viewpoints & learn useful things in the discussion.

Posted by: penis enlargement at August 29, 2005 5:14 AM

This album is simply crap compared to College Dropout, I only like Touch The Sky w/ Lupe and the song with Common, Diamonds is cool too. Its just so annoying how overproduced some of the songs are. And "Hey mama" was a GREAT song on the boot leg. But on the cd he lowered the choir and put in a HORRIFYING eletric guitar, WHAT THE FUCKLE. It ruined the whole song. Im also pissed the track with brany has no snare, im like wtf?

Posted by: Peso at August 30, 2005 5:36 PM

I am a white man who bought your new CD, but I threw it in the trash this morning. You have right to your uninformed ignorant opinion, but last night you were supposed to be HELPING people. Who the majority were black people that needed help. You showed that you in fact are a racist.
Did you know the Mayor of New Orleans is a black man, who could have used New Orleans School Buses to evacuate people starting Saturday? The Hurricane didn't hit until Monday, idiot. It is common knowledge that the low lying flood prone areas of New Orleans are poor people and black, but this is from the Associated Press two days BEFORE the Hurricane hit:

NEW ORLEANS (AP)8/28/05 — In the face of a catastrophic Hurricane Katrina, a
mandatory evacuation was ordered Sunday for New Orleans by Mayor Ray Nagin.
Gov. Kathleen Blanco, standing beside the mayor at a news conference, said
President Bush called and personally appealed for a mandatory evacuation for
the low-lying city, which is prone to flooding.
-------------------------------------
So President Bush PERSONALLY called the Mayor and Governor and asked them for a Mandatory Evacuation of "low-lying" areas, which everyone knows the majority are poor black people. I have seen pictues of thousands of New Orleans School Buses under water. Why didn't Mayor Nagin do public announcements on tv and radio telling people in low-lyng areas that the city will pick them up in School Buses on every other even numbered street? That would have saved many lives. The decisions made by the state of Louisiana were made by Governor Kathleen Blanco, and the decisions made for the city of New Orleans were made by Mayor Nagin(who happens to be a black man, who was in control of the New Orleans Police Department). So if anyone gave the order "of shoot black people" it would have been this black man's decision not President Bush. I never knew were such an ignorant racist self-centered man until last night.

Posted by: formerfan at September 3, 2005 4:12 PM

The nigger should be shot for his ignorant comment about 'our' president @ a fundraiser for the hurricane victims!!!

Posted by: Bgood at September 4, 2005 9:18 AM

Just one question to everyone who has issues with Kanye's comment, have you every been to Louisiana? Not just to New Orleans but Louisiana in general most of the people there are poverty stricken not just the black people also the white people. Many of which were informed of the evacuation but had no means of fleeing. Kanye's comments were not ignorant he spoke from what was portrayed by the media."Black people commiting crimes like always." The issue is not what was said, it is what should have been done. Talk is cheap do something about it.(Kanye did!) Lives were lost and the blame can not be put on just one person blame yourselves for worrying about Kanye's comments and not helping those in need in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. I bought Kanye's album and even if you do not like his "ignorant" comment you have to appreciate the intelligence and deepness he exudes through his music. Proud to be a Kanye fan.

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