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Tetsuo & Youth was about what I expected. I've listened to a bit of Lupe Fiasco in the past. Probably in the realm of 50 times total combined between his older albums, though that is just a rough estimate. I actually didn't think Lasers was too bad. I totally get other people saying it's not as good as some of his other stuff but I do think it's a bit weird when people say it's really bad or something. Not sure if that opinion is still around or if it's still popular, or maybe people were just disappointed at the time it came out. That being said, Lasers is the last one I listened to so there may be some kind of connection there. It theoretically might have been bad enough to make me stop caring about his new releases, even if subconsciously.

Anyway uh this had some good parts but I will say that the songs which caught my attention were generally toward the first half of the album. This is a bit different from me complaining about getting tired of the musical style or whatever the longer it went on - that's not what happened here. I just think based on my first impression this album seems a bit front loaded. Anyway Lupe isn't my favorite but he is an artist I can listen to again and again when I'm in the mood for it. Surprised I hadn't gotten around to listening to this album yet... and I saw there was a newer one he released or something, as well.

I definitely wouldn't feel confident giving this album an 8 but it's probably the most confident 7/10 of the topic so far. It's good. It's just good. There isn't really any other way to say it.

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Also for those curious I am more the type who likes to use the full rating scale, and honestly my own personal preference tends to look something like a bell curve with almost everything I listen to falling on either a 5 or a 6. Things have to start being notably good or bad to fall above or below that range. So a 7 is actually a good rating from me, and I haven't given anything in this topic a bad rating yet. That being said I doubt we'll see anything below a 5 just because I won't bother listening to anything that I know I'd rate that low. And, with music in particular, I like just about anything well enough to give it a listen.

If anyone does want to try for a higher rating I guess I can say that I'm generally a fan of more catchy stuff, but I particularly like other genres which blend in pop or more upbeat elements. Though I still like pop, by itself, more than most other things. Music has to catch my attention and be pleasant to listen to. After that I start thinking about how complex it is. If it's boring, it usually can't hold my attention for very long.
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