Drogas light

"Drogas Light (...) is... well, it's hard to tell, to be honest. Is it the first of a laser-focused three-part story and thus very deliberate foundations? Is it the distillation of a multi-layered epic into one flowing narrative? Or is it simply a bunch of leftovers and warmed-up scraps that'll suffice to meet an ever-shifting deadline? After 14 mostly uninspired tracks, it definitely at least feels like the last one".

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"Ultimately, DROGAS Light reaffirms, rather than fundamentally alters, Lupe's place in the rap pantheon. He's always been too lyrical and heady to count out as an innovator in the game, even if his moves sometimes make you want to do just that. But here, with a newfound urgency to his sound, he proves once again that he is still the brainy smurf of rap".

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"The best tracks come from producers Floss & Flame and Soundtrakk, but the album sinks under a surfeit of muddled, undercooked hip-pop. Lupe's ability seems sadly exhausted by his ambition".

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