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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 /TiVo
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Bart Howard, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Turner, Participant - Nicholas Warwar, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - STREETRUNNER, Producer - Mike "I.L.O." Aiello, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony "Smash" Randolph, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Andrew Harr, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Cossom, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "KC" Cossom, Producer, Co-Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Felton, ComposerLyricist - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist - The Runners, Producer - Jermaine Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
DJ Khalil, Producer, Recording Engineer, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Tannenbaum, ComposerLyricist - Danny keyz, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kobe, FeaturedArtist - Khalil Rahman, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Keri Hilson, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Leslie, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The-Dream, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Producer - Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Fabolous, MainArtist - Carlos Oyanedel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John Horesco IV, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Barlow, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sami Wilf, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Miguel Scott, Producer - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Paul Cain, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Winston Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Jermaine Denny, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - The Blackout Movement, Producer - Freck Billionaire, FeaturedArtist - Red Cafe, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J. Whitters, ComposerLyricist - Blackout, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Winston Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Flynn, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Leslie, Producer, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dion Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Kipper Jones, ComposerLyricist - Keith Crouch, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fabolous, MainArtist - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Oyanedel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Barlow, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ne-Yo, FeaturedArtist - No-ID, Producer - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd "Odd" Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Johntá Austin, ComposerLyricist - James Phillips, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fabolous, MainArtist - Carlos Oyanedel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - John Horesco IV, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trey Songz, FeaturedArtist - Steven Barlow, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LRoc, Producer - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - DOMINIC MILLER, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Sumner, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sidda Philip, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sid V, Producer
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - The Alchemist, Producer - Alan Maman, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Marsha Ambrosius, FeaturedArtist - Reggie Perry, ComposerLyricist - Fabolous, MainArtist - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Syience, Producer, Flute, Piano, Strings, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Juro "Mez" Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Deric Angelettie, ComposerLyricist - LV, Producer - LeVar Coppin, ComposerLyricist - Lenesha Randolph, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fabolous, MainArtist - Doug Wilson, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN JACKSON, ComposerLyricist - Sean C, Producer - Ed "Wolverine" Goldson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Deleno Matthews, ComposerLyricist - Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:43
- Main artists: Fabolous
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fabolous - Desert Storm
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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