Loso, You Already Know, So? (Loso's Way - Fabolous)

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Product:	Loso's Way - Fabolous
Date:	11/08/09 (42 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: A few big tunes

Disadvantages: Rather average

"Loso's Way" came as a 2009 album for the Brooklyn rapper Fabolous and as his fifth, it was probably his most well-anticipated release with lots of hype leading up to its drop in summer. In it, he gets aid from the likes of Ryan Leslie, Jermaine Dupri and long-time collaborator DJ Clue to follow from the success of a stream of records from 2001.

1. "The Way" (Intro)

2. "My Time"

On this, the first musical track of the album, you see that the artist gets down to one where he gets assistance from Mr. Birthday Sex, Jerimih as he gets down to one where he jumps on some empowering production form The Runners. I have to say that the overall thing wasn't really that impressive and it didn't really seem relevant at this sage in his career to be talking about this kidn of thing.

**Two Stars**

3. "Imma Do It"

With this one you get DJ Khalil composing an engaging production set to help the artist about and give him some sort of direction as, once again he is seen (as he has since his 2001 debut) to do more where he collaborates with an R&BB artist to create contrast in the hook, whilst he takes care of the rest, but here with Kobe (a pretty much unknown one, it wasn't saying as much and kept it at the same level the first track did.

**Two Stars**

4. "Feel Like I'm Back"

Finally you get some sort of lift in the album as here you get one where the J.U.S.T.I.C.E League production gives him the chance to come out with a much-improved performance when it comes to his lyrics, and form here he takes things a step further by having him take things to a place that he has been seen to work well in over the years (the clubs) but in a rather dark way so he stick connects to the streets.

**Three Stars**

5. "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere"

I felt that this was when he finally got his big break with this one and came up with the goods b this point on the album as he comes out with a tune that clearly stands right out (perhaps why it was chosen as the third single to the album as it gets him working with Atlanta's Keri Hilson on a fun and rather adventurous one where he makes the typical turn towards the mainstream side of things and performs well.

**Four Stars**

6. "Throw It In The Bag"

With this one you get the inseparable duo of Tricky Stewart and The-Dream coming to help him out for this one and although a long time ago I got bored of what they have come out with (from around 2007) this one is a fairly reasonable tune and one that you can't simply shun, but then again it still isn't really all that original and it doesn't actually bring anything new to this album or add to what Fab' has done in the past.

**Three Stars**

7. "Money Goes, Honey Stays"

Here you fid a remix to "When The Money Goes", a Jermaine Dupri-produced affair and one that brings out perhaps the biggest names of the whole thing to the plate as Jay-Z is seen to help out a little by giving a little help on the hook and laying down his own rhymes for the thing. It is a lively tune and suits the clubs, but seems rather tame when compared to what came of past material (i particular what was found on Fab's 2007 album.

**Three Stars**

8. "Salute"
With this one you get a clear banger of a track and one that really stands out on a level that takes things to another level as you find that he gets Weezy F. Baby to come and work with him on some Miguel Jiminez production and so when taking it down to the southern style, you find that Lil' Wayne takes things back a little to his 2005 era and comes with some hard Gangsta rap to allow Fab' to do the same and appeal to the streets.

**Four Stars**

9. "There He Go"

On a crowded one you get a banger of a joint as Blackout Movement (who was behind MIMS' "This Is Why I'm Hot") comes and brings some distinctly southern production to guide the rappers (seen in this case to include the likes of Paul Cain, Freck Billionaire and Red Cafe) to come out with a cut that keeps things on the same level that was brought on the tune prior to it as he takes it to the places that were found most prominently on his debut.

**Four Stars**

10. "The Fabolous Life"

After helping him by appearing on his pre-debut, debut album "Just Right", Fabolous is seen to get help from Ryan Leslie on this one not only has a guest singer for the chorus, but also to create the foundations of the tune through the production as he comes with this typically futuristic composition. I felt that it stood as one of the best on the album as it took things right back to the clubs.

**Four Stars**

11. "Makin' Love"

After being found on "Make Me Better" (one of the biggest single from Fab's ""From Nothin' To Somethin'", you find that the R&B singer Ne-Yo returns to Loso's material with this album as he lays down his strong vocals with this one and he seems like the best choice for a track of this type where the rapper decides that it is about time to lay down a nice little Snap track that it is made just for the girls.

**Four Stars**

12. "Last Time"

In another Jermaine Dupri (JD) cut, this one finds that the producer gets the local R&B talent of Trey Songz to show some more support from Atlanta, Georgia and it does pretty much the same as what was found in the track prior to it as you find that the help of Trey enables him to effectively take things into the sensual side of Rapp and come out with something that will appeal to those other than Fab's typical followers.

**Four Stars**

13. "Pachanga"

This is a nice chill-out tune on the album and one that seems to take thins in a nice direction to follow-on from the rather engaging tunes that came before it. It gives you a chance to appreciate the strength sin his rhymes and how he has come along through his near en-year stretch as an professional in the game, working alongside some of the biggest acts that Hip Hop has to offer (although never really getting continuous mainstream attention).

**Four Stars**

14. "Lullaby"

Here you get a tune on the album where he does his first real concept tune and performs on to his child and does a pretty decent one where he talks on all of the things that he works for in life and how he makes sure that he is always able to achieve just this when he decides that that's what he needs to do to provide for people in his family. It is an alright, but pretty much average on this album.

**Three Stars**

15. "Stay"

With Syience on the production, and the former Floetry member Marsha Ambrosius, you get a tune that has him taking things to a place where he is able to use the strengths in his rhymes to come out with a tune where he appears to carry the themes of the track prior to this one and inject them into this one to show that you really need to feel the whole album to get the full ideas, and individual tracks don't really bring about the full effect.

**here Stars**

16. "I Miss My Love"

The final track on the album has him finding assistance from Sean C and LV of Diddy's Hitmen and they come with a tune to round things off in a relevant manner as he does a much more gentle tune where he just eases you out of the record to a comfortable place with a calming two-stepper. It is a nice one to finish things on, but I felt that the results weren't engaging enough for you to really take much notice of.

**Three Stars**

I felt that, considering the amount of hype that built up to its release, this was a rather disappointing album and one which has a couple of decent tunes, but nothing in particular to actually stand out on the album. I would recommend it, but I would say that you shouldn't really fall for the promotion as it is a pretty standard album with nothing new to offer.

Summary: Fabolous' fifth album