Lace Up - MGK
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69 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: The official debut full-length release for Cleveland's Machine Gun Kelly features such guests as Bun B, DMX, Lil Jon, Tech N9ne, Twista, Waka Flocka Flame, and Young Jeezy.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. All Music Guide
    Oct 25, 2012
    80
    The Sean "Diddy" Combs connection adds a little too much gloss to the grime, hanging Lace Up somewhere between the underground intensity that it seems born from and the commercial overexposure that MGK seems bound for.
  2. XXL
    Oct 25, 2012
    80
    Though he may no longer be quite the underdog he once was, rapping like it--at least for no--still works
  3. DJ Booth
    Oct 25, 2012
    70
    Maintaining the same "burn down the building" energy that your most loyal fans demand while not actually burning down the building is no easy task, but it's a fine line that MGK mostly manages to walk with success on Lace Up.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Nov 16, 2012
    60
    In Machine Gun Kelly, Cleveland finally gets its very own Eminem: a clever, working-class white kid who fires nail-gun rhymes in dense clusters.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. brettklassen
    10
    Machine Gun Kelly has built a cult-like fan base by making music people can easily relate to. And with this album he continues with that trend. Lace Up is a debut album any artist would be proud of.… Expand
  2. Kadeemluvmusic
    0
    Who is MGK and what does it stands for? And why does he showed up his face at Wrestlemania 28 performing John Cena's entrance during the Rock vs, Cena dream match? Hey WWE, as long as your providing recording artists all the time in a pay-per-view, make sure it's NOT copyright infringement. Lace Up is one of the worst albums of 2012. Bar none. Flo Rida is way better than this trash.… Expand
  3. ClayMerritt
    0
    Why people think MGK is good, I'll never know. I listened to this by recommendation by my brother, and once again, MGK provides further proof that he'll never be good. He can be a good pop star, but as a rapper he fails.… Expand

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