Loso's Way(Explicit Version) (2009)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602527095899 Release Date: 7/28/2009 Buy.com Sku: 211204298 Item#: M4NPMH Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Way, The (Intro) ~ Fabolous 2. My Time - (with Jeremih) ~ Fabolous 3. Imma Do It - (with Kobe) ~ Fabolous 4. Feel Like I'm Back - (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) ~ Fabolous 5. Everything, Everyday, Everywhere - (with Keri Hilson) ~ Fabolous 6. Throw it In the Bag - (with The-Dream, featuring Jay-Z) ~ Fabolous 7. Money Goes, Honey Stay [When The Money Goes Remix] - (remix, with Jay-Z, featuring Dream) ~ Fabolous 8. Salute - (with Lil Wayne) ~ Fabolous 9. There He Go - (with Freck Billionaire/Paul Cain/Red Cafe) ~ Fabolous 10. Fabolous Life, The - (with Ryan Leslie, featuring Trey Songz) ~ Fabolous 11. Makin Love - (with Ne-Yo) ~ Fabolous 12. Last Time - (with Trey Songz, featuring Keri Hilson) ~ Fabolous 13. Pachanga - (featuring Ryan Leslie) ~ Fabolous 14. Lullaby - (featuring Ne-Yo) ~ Fabolous 15. Stay - (with Marsha Ambrosius) ~ Fabolous 16. I Miss My Love ~ Fabolous   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon (guitar); Danny Keyz, Doug Wilson (keyboards); Just Blaze (scratches); Lenesha Randolph (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Jermaine Dupri; Phil Tan. Recording information: Atlanta, GA; Blackout Movement Studios, Miami, FL; Chung King, New York, NY; Circle House Studios, Miami, FL; Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA; Hot Beats Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA; KMA Studios, New York, NY; Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY; Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA; SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA; Superfrank Compound; The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA; The Greenhouse, Edwater, NJ; The Lab, Los Angeles, CA; We The Best Studios, Miami, FL. Editor: John Horesco IV. Photographer: Lionel Deluy. There are very few frills to Fabolous's style; the NYC rapper merely spits witty rhymes over bouncy, dance-floor-ready beats out of the P. Diddy school. On his fourth studio album (second for Def Jam), 2009's LOCO'S WAY, the sprawl-drawled MC continues to provide the world with Summery jams like its debut single, "My Time." A concept album from a punch line rapper is an unattractive proposition, so it's fortunate that LOSO'S WAY strays off topic even more than Jay-Z's AMERICAN GANGSTER. Named after Fabolous' own feature film - made available in a limited-edition version of the album - LOSO'S WAY is inspired by the Al Pacino vehicle Carlito's Way. Other than a track named after the character "Pachanga" plus a couple other references within the rhymes, this is actually a standard issue Fabolous album with big singles, plenty of laugh-out-loud lyrics, and the usual fun redundancy. A concept album from a punch line rapper is an unattractive proposition, so it's fortunate that Loso's Way strays off topic even more than Jay-Z's American Gangster. Named after Fabolous' own feature film -- made available in a limited-edition version of the album -- Loso's Way is inspired by the Al Pacino vehicle Carlito's Way. Past a track named after the character "Pachanga" plus a couple other references within the rhymes, this is actually a standard issue Fabolous album with big singles, plenty of laugh-out-loud lyrics, and the usual redundancy. The first five tracks come at the hip-hop "up and out of the struggle" anthem from five different angles, allowing only the glorious "My Time" ("Soon as I walk in/It feel like me o'clock") and the infectious "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" to stand out. Redundant on a more micro scale, the latter track stacks money with "Let my chips Pringles up," but just one song later, the worthy single "Throw It in the Bag" is carrying a "Bag full of chips/We ain't talkin' Ruffles." Even if it's just a remix of Jay-Z's "When the Money Goes," "Money Goes, Honey Stay" is outstanding, and when fatherhood is addressed so poignantly on "Stay," it's Fab at his most inspired. While Lil Wayne's guest appearance on "Salute" is a disappointment thanks to his voice sounding very hoarse, Ne-Yo's cool swagger enriches "Makin Love," which already comes packaged in a beautiful Jermaine Dupri production. Add it all up and this not-so-conceptual-after-all album points out both the rapper's limitations and his strengths. Call it a draw. ~ David Jeffries Producer: No I.D; Jermaine Dupri; L.V.; Ryan Leslie Engineer: Finis "KY" White; Doug Wilson; John Horesco IV; Ryan Leslie Musical Guests Jeremih Kobe Marsha Ambrosius Keri Hilson The-Dream Jay-Z Lil Wayne Freck Billionaire Paul Cain Red Cafe Trey Songz Ryan Leslie Ne-Yo   Compilation Appearances Vol. 4-60 Minutes Of Funk (Explicit Version) Music & Me (Explicit Version) Blade II (Explicit Version) Diamond Princess (Explicit Version) Grit & Grind (Explicit Version) Lord Willin' (Explicit Version) Almost Famous Hip Hop Vol.1 In The Mix With Du Def Totally Hits 2003 This Is Not A Test (Clean Version) Source Presents: hip Hop Hits Vol. 7 You Got Served It's About Time Best Of Yesterday Today & Tomorrow (Explicit Version) Source Hip Hop Hits: Volume 8 Source Hip Hop Hits: vol 8 (Explicit Version) Bring It Source Hip Hop Hits 10 (Explicit Version) More Than Music (Explicit Version) More Than Music Mixtape (cln) After Taxes (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Violinist (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Violinst Chapter 3:flesh Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD) Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version) Fidel Cashflow Da Hit Man Reggaeton Latino Special Occasion 2k7:tracks Professional Part 3(Explicit Version) Professional Part 3 (Cln) Greatest Hits (Explicit Version) Greatest Hits (Cln) Ain't Nothing Like Me Pain Paper Dj Envy And Red Cafe(Explicit Version) Color Of Money Mood Muzik 3:album Best Of Syleena Johnson We Global We Global(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii Tha Carter Iii Chemical Warfare(Explicit Version) Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2(Explicit Version) Love's Crazy Brutha Tbd (Lp2) Intuition(Explicit Version) Ryan Leslie Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2 Total Dance 2009 We Run Atl We Run New York Mood Muzik 1(Explicit Version) In Love War Def Jam Recordings: 25th Anniversary Box Set Now 32   Associated Artists and Works Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 07/28/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : 001309802 Label : Def Jam (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602527095899   Professional Reviews XXL (Magazine Publisher) (pp.107-108) - "Fab sticks to what works: sugary tracks that feature R&B acts, such as Ryan Leslie, Jeremih and Ne-Yo....It is Fab's masterful punch lines that remain his calling card."    Product Image