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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.
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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. 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.
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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.