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So I listened to Fwa in dribs and drabs over the last few days but I avoided the final track on purpose. I just wanted to save something for later, ya dig?? Finally just listened to the album straight through -- "pick up your heart" is fucking AMAZING. Why is there not more love for this track??? It's almost like "adore" by Prince..... but in Wayne's world! It's absolutely epic.. The ins and outs, almost kanye-progressive. Makes me feel like I'm on a tropical island thinking about the streets.
I was loving fwa already in a big big way, but the finale has totally changed the vibe for the better. What an album. Seriously. Wayne went above and beyond. I think a lot of us were expecting something a little more mixtape oriented, but what we got was a very well polished, hooky, thoughtful wayne album. He hasn't put this much thought into something in a very long time. S4TW2 was his return to being a great rapper, but this is the culmination of those efforts. Sure, there are some parts where it isn't perfect, but wayne projects have never been perfect. The ebbs and flows of this album are what make it great.
Usually wayne albums sound like they are made by committee, but this one sounds like wayne had some involvement artistically. I am very pleasantly surprised by songs like glory, London roads, but especially post bail ballin all the way to the end. Despite a couple of clumsy features getting in the way on this run of tracks, wayne is rapping so hard and so true. He captures that laid back c2/c3 era vibe that I love so much.
Some of the flows and lyrics earlier in the album fall into his new school approach, which I'm STILL trying to warm to (he's dead, namely) but doubt I ever will. I like my wayne fiery, but chill with his beat selection, and clever as fuck. Fortunately for us, wayne delivers big time in these areas on FWA. I was afraid S4TW2 was a fluke, but I'm happy to learn that it wasn't. To paraphrase wayne: he is getting better with time.
I was loving fwa already in a big big way, but the finale has totally changed the vibe for the better. What an album. Seriously. Wayne went above and beyond. I think a lot of us were expecting something a little more mixtape oriented, but what we got was a very well polished, hooky, thoughtful wayne album. He hasn't put this much thought into something in a very long time. S4TW2 was his return to being a great rapper, but this is the culmination of those efforts. Sure, there are some parts where it isn't perfect, but wayne projects have never been perfect. The ebbs and flows of this album are what make it great.
Usually wayne albums sound like they are made by committee, but this one sounds like wayne had some involvement artistically. I am very pleasantly surprised by songs like glory, London roads, but especially post bail ballin all the way to the end. Despite a couple of clumsy features getting in the way on this run of tracks, wayne is rapping so hard and so true. He captures that laid back c2/c3 era vibe that I love so much.
Some of the flows and lyrics earlier in the album fall into his new school approach, which I'm STILL trying to warm to (he's dead, namely) but doubt I ever will. I like my wayne fiery, but chill with his beat selection, and clever as fuck. Fortunately for us, wayne delivers big time in these areas on FWA. I was afraid S4TW2 was a fluke, but I'm happy to learn that it wasn't. To paraphrase wayne: he is getting better with time.
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