This album is mostly being criticized because of it's more mainstream sound the production and the pop-ish, autotuned hooks is the source.
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Lasers is an excellent album, but for a Lupe Fiasco album, it may disappoint some loyal fans. You gave Kanye's new album a 90 and all did was autotune how much he wanted to have sex with a bird. Even Lupe's worst songs are better and more intelligent than any other song released in the rap market. Even the low point, I dont wanna care right now, although lacking substance, is very catchy and addictive. Critics seem to be afraid to say that they like the album simply because people already labeled it mainstream and they're just afraid they'll lose their credibility, The highlights are Letting Go and Beautiful Lasers which are incredibly emotional ballads. Critics seem to be afraid to say that they like the album simply because people already labeled it mainstream and they're just afraid they'll Sure, it's a bit more "mainstream" than Lupe's usual works of art but is this really a bad thing? Every song on the album still has Lupe's lyrical genius and silky smooth flow, People overreact like Lupe never had pop choruses in his songs before. Sure, it's a bit more "mainstream" than Lupe's usual works of art but is this really a bad thing? Every song on the album still has Lupe's lyrical genius and silky smooth flow, People overreact like Lupe never had pop choruses in his songs before. At one point in this album Lupe says "Failure's my last name, Never's my first one." We now know that as well as a sell out he is a liar. Perhaps the only chance at redemption is All Black Everything, commanding the same respect as any song off his last two albums, but it is not enough to stop this album and possibly Lupe himself dropping out of the league of hip-hop's greats and into that of any other over produced, under educated rapper. As well as his beats sounding like they belong on a Ke$ha album, his once lyrical genius has been dumbed-down to the same standard as Taio Cruz. Perhaps the only chance at redemption is All Black Everything, commanding the same respect as any song off his last two albums, but it is not enough to stop this album and possibly Lupe This album is in no way comparable to his first two albums. This album is in no way comparable to his first two albums. That's highly believable having absorbed this pile. After all, he claims he has enough material to release another album, and hopes to do so by the end of the year.
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Instead of copping Lasers, my advice would be to listen to the awesome material Lupe has dropped since The Cool, such as the Enemy of the State mixtape, SLR, Shining Down, Fire, & What U Want, and just wait until Lupe's next album. He WILL do better, if he works out his problems with Atlantic. And in fact, if this were Lupe's first album, I probably would have given it 2.5 stars, but Lupe can do so much better. There are a few redeeming, bittersweet moments on Lasers, namely All Black Everything, Till I Get There, and Beautiful Lasers. Read the Lasers maxim, and try to pretend like this album adheres to it. The hypocrisy of course is Lupe's own dogma under fire. Whereas The Cool had entire songs devoted to issues like child soldiers, afterlife, even healthy eating, we see the "conscious" songs on Lasers tiptoe over controversial subjects, one line at a time, never getting too sophisticated for radio rap fans to understand, never forcing you to think critically or to sit down and analyze his words. Longtime fans can see that Lupe still has the gift, but its clear that for some reason he is holding back from digging too deep.
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I read a review that describes the majority of the songs as Lupe being a guest on his own album. Atlantic didn't want the unconventional, beautiful beats, or the deep, inspiring lyricism from Food & Liquor and The Cool that melted the rap scene like golden tears from the sun. Lupe tells in all his interview about how he was pressured to Dumb it Down on this album. Atlantic tried to make a billboard rap star with this album. Waiting for this album for 3 and 1/2 years, I expected an album that would outshine even the transcendent The Cool from 2007, not an uninspired mix of generic electro beats and shallow lyrics, by Lupe's standards. Let's start with the most obvious the production is utter crap. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.Īs a longtime Lupe fan, it's difficult to express just how disappointed I am with this album.