It has been an amazing year for hip-hop... Watch the Throne, Carter 4, Takecare, Cole World and more. Locally L-Tido, Khuli, AKA and Jabba did it big.
A few months ago I mentioned that Wale was in fine form and that I expected a lot from his album... I am very far from disappointed... he killed it.
"Ambition" is a great body of work. The great difficulty for modern-day rappers is being honest, sincere and still being commercially viable... it's tough. Wale doesn't fold... he makes us fold as he stays true to himself.
"Legendary" stands out because of the type of dude I am. He breaks down how it's better to the very best rather than the most popular... "it's something to be great, it's nothing to be famous"
"Lotus Flower Bomb" is the best love ballad I've heard since Lost Boyz' "Renee". The potency of macking through poetry and slang and the metaphoric beauty of the lotus flower and its history combined with the bomb and its detonation to add to the lyricism... wow. Miguel on the hook made it money in the bank.
"Sabotage" with Lloyd is also major . "Ambition" with Ross and Mill drew me to the album... epic music.
Cudi, Neyo, Big Sean, Jeremiah all play their part in a great project.
I don't have a rating system, it's simply a great album... go find your favourites.
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