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Lupe -Lasers: Track by Track Review


Lasers

Letting Go- A pretty mellow track. Lupe speaks of inner conflict. The chorus is nice, and the beat fits pretty well.  8/10



Words I Never Said- Lupe gets right into some conspiracy stuff and he also speaks his mind on Presidenet Obama as well as some other things. The song has a hot beat and a great chorus. 9/10




Till I Get There- Lupe speaks introspectively about his experiences. The beat is decent, and I really like the chorus. He seems to be struggling with stardom on this song. 8/10



I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now- A really cool song….Lupe turns it up a little bit lyrically here. The chorus fits right in. The beat has some nice flashy elements to it. 9/10



Out of My Head- Lupe is joined by Trey Songz for the first time. Trey’s chorus really makes the song, Lupe’s verses aren’t that bad though, but they’re a little dumbed down from his usual greatness. 7/10



The Show Goes On- This song seems to have everything going for it. It’s inspirational and Lupe verses are on point. I love the chorus and beat too. “When times is hard you stand up” 9.5/10



Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)-another pretty mellow song. This one isn’t that uplifting though. The beat is cool but the chorus is nothing special. 6/10



Coming Up- Lupe channels some Pac on this one…I like the chorus, and the message of the song…but it just seems rather out of Lupe’s style. Lupe spits hope to young females.



State Run Radio- Lupe is joined by Matt Mahaffey here. The chorus is hot, and the song has some good pacing. Lupe raps more about the struggle of people these days. 7.5/10



Break the Chain- This is one of the albums better songs. Lupe raps about freedom here. The beat is epic, and the chorus is awesome. 8.5/10



All Black Everything- The albums best song. ABE is about if slavery didn’t happen among other things…like the civil war. Its like a world backwards. “President Bush sends condolences from Iran…where Amahdenijad wins the all black people peace prize”. Its essentially about a world with no racism. The singing the background is awesome and for once on the album does everything fit up to Lupe’s standards. 10/10

Never Forget You- Lupe is joined by John Legend on this one.. This song isn’t all that but its optimistic and JL does a nice job. Not a bad way to close the album.

Overall this isnt a bad album...I'll give it a 3.5/5 stars....good job mr. Fiasco.
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