Lupe Fiasco | BEAM ME UP Lupe Fiasco hits pay dirt with Lasers
BEAM ME UP Lupe Fiasco hits pay dirt with Lasers
Music Review

Lasers (2011)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Mar 08, 2011; Lead Performance: Lupe Fiasco; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap; Production: Atlantic

Lupe's much-delayed set is as militant as the picket signs that fans used to force its release months ago. Murky rock cut ''State Run Radio'' ridicules the repetitive nature of the airwaves, while the haunting ''All Black Everything'' creates a fantasy world where negative isms don't even exist. But within the harsh truths lie love and joy — heard on the spacey Trey Songz-assisted ''Out of My Head.'' Simply put, Lasers beams. A–

Download These:
Boom-bap dream All Black Everything at Last.fm
Fame-mapping Till I Get There at Last.fm

Originally posted Mar 02, 2011 Published in issue #1145 Mar 11, 2011 Order article reprints

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