Fabolous: Loso's Way [Album Review]
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Since Nas' controversial statement in 2006 that hip hop was dead, it would seem that emcees are hellbent on preserving it, mainly by way of the "concept" record. Following in the footsteps of fellow Brooklynite Jay-Z, rapper Fabolous began work on his fifth studio LP, an album based around the gangster flick Carlito's Way. For years, the stigma that he was becoming hip hop's newest "ladies' man" has dogged his footsteps so it remains to be seen whether Loso's Way be a return to his gritter roots...Loso begins his most daring project yet over triumphant production by StreetRunner as he addresses the press with flames, dropping clever gems like "Fuck em all, motherfuck em all / Y'all done turned a Good Guy into a Chucky doll / I woulda been ya friend to the end, bitch". DJ Khalil continues to show why he's one of the freshest producers around, supplying Fab on "Imma Do It" as he drops heatrocks, as hungry as he's ever been before jumping on some boardwork done by premier production group The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League on "Feel Like I'm Back".
Fabolous recruits charming newcomer Keri Hilson for assistance over the grandoise "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere", arguably the summer's next surefire hit. The multi-talented Ryan Leslie contributes to Loso's Way on the piano-driven "The Fabolous Life" before Fabolous slows the album down for the ladies. Jermaine Durpi provides soothing production for the (now) standard ladies tracks "Makin' Love" and "Last Time", the former featuring frequent Fab collaborator Ne-Yo (begging to wonder whether their rumored collaboration album will ever come into fruition) and the latter featuring arguably R&B's premier hook man Trey Songz.
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