Fly International Luxurious Art
by Raekwon
User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
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  1. jrodfilms
    May 1, 2015
    7
    i like this but too many guest appearances such as 2chainz, french montana, and asap rocky. best songs heated nightz, all for you, i got money. i enjoyed this better than ghostfaces last few.
  2. Djwarzone
    Jun 14, 2015
    8
    Solid overall project by the Chef. Best job fusing allot of craic sounds with new. The production was unique to each track yet sill seemed cohesive. Rae brings his signature crime stories but allowed the features to shine with Snooo returning to Deep Cover Form, Asap Rocky with a killer closing verse. Busssa buss delivers then we had some late 90s early 2000 Reggae in the mix. Just a fewSolid overall project by the Chef. Best job fusing allot of craic sounds with new. The production was unique to each track yet sill seemed cohesive. Rae brings his signature crime stories but allowed the features to shine with Snooo returning to Deep Cover Form, Asap Rocky with a killer closing verse. Busssa buss delivers then we had some late 90s early 2000 Reggae in the mix. Just a few skipable tracks in Wall to Wall French Migrants Montana and , the track with 2 chainz for an obvious attempt to fill in a weed track. Ghost appears as expected and kills it so Overall with the varied production , good features even by Ross and who I don't normally credit but he did his thing. The replsy value is good and Chef mixed up a Gumbo b of style sounds, old and new along with clever skits make this a very good listen… Expand
  3. BlackReeseBobby
    Aug 12, 2016
    7
    Don’t let the album features or the cover art deter you. This is a Raekwon the Chef album, sans a couple of tracks. Kudos to Rae for not trying to emulate any other regional sounds on this album. This is some straight up, gritty, NYC, gutter, street hip hop….. sans a couple of tracks. I got 12 seconds in to the joint with Estelle and just couldn’t. The cut with Melanie Fiona was palatableDon’t let the album features or the cover art deter you. This is a Raekwon the Chef album, sans a couple of tracks. Kudos to Rae for not trying to emulate any other regional sounds on this album. This is some straight up, gritty, NYC, gutter, street hip hop….. sans a couple of tracks. I got 12 seconds in to the joint with Estelle and just couldn’t. The cut with Melanie Fiona was palatable until they Felicia Keys it up on the chorus. Aside from those 2 whiffs and couple more debatable tracks, very solid album. My favorite tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, & 10.… Expand

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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. PopMatters
    May 19, 2015
    40
    While the monster-sized guest spots and lyrics about larger-than-life luxury were intended to give the album an international flavour, the result is merely one of boring homogeneity.
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  2. RapReviews.com
    May 19, 2015
    70
    1 and 2 and lack the incentive and inspiration even great rappers need to make great albums, but it's an impressive compendium of what Shallah Raekwon is capable of.
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  3. AllMusic
    May 19, 2015
    70
    More fine than fierce, Fly International Luxurious Art may not be on the man's top shelf, but it's a sturdy and entertaining effort well worth its place in the Chef's catalog.
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