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Loso's Way is the fifth studio album by American rapper Fabolous. The album was released on July 28, 2009, by Desert Storm Records, Street Family Records and Def Jam Recordings. The album's first two singles were released simultaneously on May 26, 2009. "Throw It in the Bag" features The-Dream and "My Time" features Jeremih. Two more singles were subsequently released, Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" featuring Keri Hilson and "Money Goes, Honey Stay" featuring Jay-Z.
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Released | July 28, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2009 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 67:43 | |||
Label | Desert Storm, Street Family, Def Jam | |||
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Singles from Loso's Way | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
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The Boston Globe | (favorable)[4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
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Metro | (Classic)[7] |
Newsday | A[8] |
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A deluxe album was released on the same day as the standard release. The edition features a bonus DVD, (Loso's Way, the movie). The movie features Fabolous (and three of his friends). Fabolous is leaving a restaurant when he is shot. His friends quickly rush Fabolous to the hospital, but are stopped by the police after running a red light. Fellow rapper Styles P has a role in the movie. DJ Clue, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, DJ Envy, and Ryan Leslie make cameo appearances. The movie Loso's Way runs for 33:03 minutes. In order to view Loso's Way the movie, the deluxe album Loso's Way must be purchased.[12]
Loso's Way got a score of 66 out of 100 from Metacritic based on positive reviews from music critics.[1] Several critics pointed out that the album revealed Fabolous' lyrical strengths and weaknesses.[2][3]
Slava Kuperstein of HipHopDX gave the album a 3.5 out of five stars and stated that Loso's Way may be the first completely focused album Fabolous has ever dropped, and the results confirm what all the hype was for in the first place.[13]
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 99,000 copies in its first week. It became Fabolous' first and only album to top the chart.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Way (Intro)" |
| Streetrunner | 4:09 |
2. | "My Time" (featuring Jeremih) | 4:00 | ||
3. | "Imma Do It" (featuring Kobe) |
| DJ Khalil | 3:59 |
4. | "Feel Like I'm Back" |
| J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League | 4:28 |
5. | "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" (featuring Keri Hilson) |
| Ryan Leslie | 4:07 |
6. | "Throw It in the Bag" (featuring The-Dream) |
| 3:51 | |
7. | "Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z) |
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| 3:45 |
8. | "Salute" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| Rico Law | 4:27 |
9. | "There He Go" (featuring Paul Cain, Red Café and Freck Billionaire) |
| The Blackout Movement | 4:31 |
10. | "The Fabolous Life" (featuring Ryan Leslie) |
| Ryan Leslie | 4:07 |
11. | "Makin' Love" (featuring Ne-Yo) |
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| 4:07 |
12. | "Last Time" (featuring Trey Songz) |
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| 4:10 |
13. | "Pachanga" |
| Sid V | 4:14 |
14. | "Lullaby" |
| The Alchemist | 4:19 |
15. | "Stay" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) |
| Syience | 3:41 |
16. | "I Miss My Love" |
| Sean C & LV | 5:49 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "A Toast to the Good Life" (European album exclusive) | L Pro | 2:25 |
18. | "Welcome to My Workplace" | Sean C. & L.V. | 1:52 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Never Let It Go" (featuring Keys) | DJ Khalil | 4:13 |
18. | "Bang Bang" | Sean C. & L.V. | 2:16 |
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[22] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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