Raekwon - Fly International Luxurious Art (F.I.L.A.) (Discussion Thread)

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This shyt bangs, the new school rapper features are meh but the rest are dope. Ghost was angry, snoop tried to rhyme his bars, and the singer features were borderline soul samples.
 

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I think this album is just Raekwon trynna stay relevant with the youth

shyt sounds like an album of singles

That's all of his albums though, except MAYBE Cuban II. He's best when he's on that smooth, mellow, gangsta ish. Not over generic a$$ beats of everything that's out now.

Say what you want about the Wu albums, but none of them have ever sounded like anything that's out at the time. Hell, they don't even sound like each other.
 

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Talk about Bias.... :skip:
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can somebody make a non :flabbynsick: cover with the FILA logo and put the album title under it or some shyt?

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Rae needs to STFU till he can make an album as good as OB4CL II without the help of RZA. This motherfukker thinks hes so dope but for real he aint shyt without RZA da Gawd, can't even make a decent song. Can he find a somewhat hot beat here and there? Yeah, can he drop a somewhat hot verse here and there? Yeah, but he can't make a real song or real album with the RZA.

And Yeah, I am a RZA stan but anybody who has heard half his catalogue and read a couple of his interviews should be too, dude is a certified genius.
 

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thy twas surprised how much i dug this joint cause judging by the tracklist thy thought it would be wack like Lex Diamond was,but it twas actually Immoblarity/Shaolin Vs Wu Tang solid..:ohhh::blessed:

only track that twas really bad that i knew would be twas the joint with ASAP,the joint with 2 Chainz twas actually the biggest surprise,dope sentimental beat,motivating bars,and 2 Chainz actually spit,give credit where tis due..

single with Snoop twas dope,joint with French&Busta was listenable,and the shyt with Ross&Ghost twas mad dope,beat was sinister&all the verses was on some Biggie shyt,mad luxorious/bragging bougie,but it twas spit with such regality you can't hate..:yeshrug:

een the pops songs with Wonda sounded aiite,kinda fit with the album title theme,some island shyt,thy felt Rae's vision..

btw all solo(esp story joints) were hard,Heated Nights,Live To Die,&Nautilus were grimy..4am with Ghost might've been thy favorite track altogether
 
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I'm really trying to get into this album but I can't. Other than Soundbwoy Kill It there's nothing really bad on here but there's a bunch of forgettable tracks and guest appearances.
 

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Should I still cop?

Yea, if you like it mobb. I would never tell anyone not to support an album they enjoy from an artist they like.I can see people liking some of the sh!t on here but I'm not a big fan. There's some really dope tracks tho, like Revory, Heated Nights, and I Got Money.
 

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Yea, if you like it mobb. I would never tell anyone not to support an album they enjoy from an artist they like.I can see people liking some of the sh!t on here but I'm not a big fan. There's some really dope tracks tho, like Revory, Heated Nights, and I Got Money.
I haven't heard it breh. I would be copping completely in the dark. Is it even gonna be in stores though?
 

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So after about 6 or 7 listens, I'm really not feeling this album. A few of the tracks are dope, but most are just bland and will be forgotten about in a few weeks. Currently this is tied with "Lex Diamond" as my least favorite Rae albums.
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