There are a few good songs, but there are songs I outright skip because they are really bad. Weakest Lupe album to date and you can see a lot of Atlantic's influence on it. All I know is the next Lupe album better come back strong because this is just meh.
The only ones that I wasn't big on were I Don't Wanna Care Right Now and Out Of My Head. But I liked all the rest. And even I Don't Wanna Care Right Now had some nice lyrics but the song itself sounded overly poppy which makes it kinda hard to listen to. Definitely could see Atlantic's influence through the album. I don't mind some of the slight pop sound to some of the songs because it will captivate new listeners. It definitely also seems like he aimed this album a bit more toward a younger audience, with the extremely positive sound and nature to most of the songs, and straightforward lyrics.
After listening to it more, it reminds me a lot of Jay-Z's Vol.1 album. I think its his most underrated album, and is full of jewels, but got overshadowed heavily by a couple overly poppy/mainstream songs that just didn't belong in it. Jay himself said that it was the one album he wishes he could redo because it would have been an absolute classic if a couple songs hadnt messed it up as a whole.
Till I Get There is beyond bad. I had to make myself listen to the whole thing just to make sure, but its bad. I don't Wanna Care Right Now is actually good till you get to the chorus. I haven't decided yet if the chorus ruins it for me. I don't think so.
You think so? That was one of the songs I liked more on the album. Talked about the bull Atlantic was trying to force him to do.
on limited listens, i don't wanna care right now is definitely my least favorite. it's hard for me to swallow that this even made it to the final cut.
I can agree, just because the chorus sounds wayyyy poppy, not something you would expect at all from a Lupe album. However, aside from the chorus, lyrically it is actually one of the better songs on the album IMO.
I also think State Run Radio and All Black Everything are pretty meh.
I've listened to it about 5-6 times now. The only one I really can't get into is Out of My Head. It really doesnt seem to fit at all. Lupe rapping about a chick? Doesn't seem his style. And it doesnt seem like one of the songs following his "The Cool" storyline either, so I can't really understand what made him decide to do this.
food & liquor>the cool>>>lasers. like manny said, some nice songs mixed in but definitely lupe's weakest effort yet. i'm hoping it grows some on me but my expectations certainly weren't met.
Maybe it'll grow more on me after more listens. Part of it is just being let down because nothing else comes close to WINS. Most of tracks that I heard prior to WINS I didn't have a good opinion of so this is probably what I should have expected.
Yeah, it wasnt what I expected either at all. But again, I think that is because we have been spoiled by Lupe. Dude is so lyrically sick. This album is still considerably better than the vast majority of hip hop albums being released. It's definitely his most straightforward album lyrically.
+1
WINS is one of the finest hip hop songs I have ever heard.
Question now is, what would you rank as Lupe's best individual song?
You know there's also a lack of tracks on this album, its only 12 while Lupe's other works were 16 and 18. This album is not what we've come to expect.
I dunno, I like The Instrumental a lot. Hip Hop Saved My Life was great too. Daydreamin' is bad ass. It might actually be WINS but we'll see how it holds up over time.
Yeah, I was a huge fan of The Instrumental. I also liked Put You On Game a lot. For me, it would be a toss up between those two, and WINS.
another vote for the instrumental, like that is just special. to this day, i still love that ing song. maybe i can post what my top 5 or 10 look like later.
Another I really liked was Just Might Be Okay. Oh, and Game Time is the as well (it was supposed to be on Food & Liquor, but since it got leaked early, they replaced it)
the main disappointment for me about this album is that it didnt have a continuation of the whole "The Cool" storyline. I really was looking forward to see where he would go next with that.
Honestly some of my favorite he's done is off of Enemy of the State. I love love love love National Anthem. , Listening to my Radiohead mp3s the other day and I started singing Lupe's verses when that came on. So good.
i was gonna say that this didn't even stand up to his last mixtape. reminds me i have to give enemy of the state more plays.
This CD is a hot mess. Every damn track has someone singing a hook. Lyrically Lupe is there but the hooks and production are garbage. I'm very disappointed... I don't even know WTF "State Run Radio" is.
Ive got to listen to The Cool and F&L right now to get this garbage out of my ears
"All Black Everything" is one of the few tracks that actually reminds me of the Lupe we all come to love. It's a shame Lupe had issues with Atlantic bc he had some nice tracks that got released as singles before things feel apart initially. Go To Sleep, I'm beamin' and Shining Down went hard IMO
Favorite tracks
WINS
All Black Everything
Never Forget You
Show Goes On
Break the Chain
Last edited by sribb43; 03-02-2011 at 11:03 AM.
Yeah, I liked All Black Everything. I think you put it well in your earlier post, lyrically he is definitely there in the album (although I think its clear though he dumbed it down a bit though for newer listeners), but the non-stop hooks make some songs tough to really listen to for hip hop purists who are expecting another lyrical masterpiece from him. Almost seems as if the album is aimed toward a younger audience, which would make sense considering what LASERS is supposed to stand for, and how he constantly tried having a "feel good" sound to the album.
Started listening to it on the drive in to work...I thought it was pretty good so far...only made it to like track 4 or 5...
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