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Oct 2, 2018The run starting at "XO" is the real DROGAS Light: a summery shimmer of pop-rap which hits breathtaking highs with the delicate jazzy musings of "King Nas", or "Happy Timbuck2 Day"'s Tribe Called Quest-esque tribute to a legendary Chicago DJ. The other album, where the Wave section of the album name is derived, which loosely comprises the first half of the album and revolves around a mythical group of vengeful drowned slaves, isn't just Lupe Fiasco's best but easily one of the greatest albums I've heard in recent memory.
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Oct 1, 2018At 24 tracks and 98 minutes long, the bloated project sounds like two distinct albums. Often we learn more from a story by what isn’t written, rather than by what is. Lupe spends so much time telling the story of everything, he leaves little room for the listener’s reflection on anything.
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Oct 1, 2018It’s clear that DROGAS Wave has enough value to be memorable but is less than the sum of its parts.
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Oct 1, 2018What makes Drogas Wave especially frustrating is the way you can squint and see the shape of his possible masterpiece inside.
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Oct 1, 2018His obstinacy in its coordination and preoccupation with labyrinthine rhyme ensures that Drogas Wave is another good Lupe Fiasco album that should have been great.
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Positive: 72 out of 82
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Mixed: 1 out of 82
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Negative: 9 out of 82
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Oct 1, 2018This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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