Raekwon - Fly International Luxurious Art (F.I.L.A.) (Discussion Thread)

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I haven't heard it breh. I would be copping completely in the dark. Is it even gonna be in stores though?

It should be in stores. There was a bit more buzz on this than Ghost Sour Soul album which alot of people had a hard time finding.
 

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So after about 6 or 7 listens, I'm really not feeling this album. A few of the tracks are dope, but most are just bland and will be forgotten about in a few weeks. Currently this is tied with "Lex Diamond" as my leave favorite Rae albums. :mjcry:

Basically how I feel.
 

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hes too late into his career to go into another funk like he did from 99-08. lets say him and RZA will only do shows together, who knows, get ALC or someone who not only brings musical relevance but adds to the hype of a project. Deck used 2 guys that are really underground and has done well with the Czarface thing. because it was a fresh idea, the content is different and it just seems like a fun side project for them

with Rae he seems so hell bent on getting an audience that he could have a piece anyway, if he just didnt force it.
 

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From OB4CL2:boss:, Shaolin Meets Wu-Tang:ninja1: to this:patrice: Shallah spittin on weak production:what: just don't make the cypher complete:scusthov: 4 in the Morning, Heated Nights, 1,2, 1,2, Soundboy Kill It:whoo:, Live To Die, Revory, and Worst Enemy's is nice:yeshrug: Chef's is too seasoned:lupe: to :cook: us less appetizing food, tho :feedme: Couldn't even keep up with Doggfather's Vintage flow:snoop: At least, my Wallabee Champ:blessed: mos definitely got his swagger back:banderas: Tamar bytches in the back getting sandwhich:krs:
 
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Somewhere tropic...
Assassin came in so damn hard on that track :wow:
and Ghost snapped on Revory :ohlawd:
shyt is straight. fukk ya
 

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4 In The Morn gives you so much hope, too. fire, easily best track

Nautilius is dope ,everything else is skippable. song with Rocky's beat is hilariously bad :snoop:
 

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damn, didnt know this dropped and to hear it sux is sad
 

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Its not that bad.. its pretty decent...

Can we as a culture appreciate the art for what it is or isnt and stop comparing to something else.. For a 2015 release ... this joint is solid
No, just because there is so much whackness, doesn't give Wu legends a pass when they put out whackness too.

This is Hip-Hop, you don't get passes on your project because of your accolades. It's okay to admit Wu are on the decline, they still have a buncha God music from their early days to appreciate.
 

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Idek ima copp just for being a wu fan but this dont sound too good :sadcam:.

From the songs i heard this aint that hot it doesnt sound better than better tomorrow tbh. Rae shouldnt talk shyt bout rza n this sounding like he tryna gain instead of not stickin to that wu sound idk.. gotta cop it first though to see whats up
 

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thy twas surprised how much i dug this joint cause judging by the tracklist thy thought it would be wack like Lex Diamond was,but it twas actually Immoblarity/Shaolin Vs Wu Tang solid..:ohhh::blessed:

only track that twas really bad that i knew would be twas the joint with ASAP,the joint with 2 Chainz twas actually the biggest surprise,dope sentimental beat,motivating bars,and 2 Chainz actually spit,give credit where tis due..

single with Snoop twas dope,joint with French&Busta was listenable,and the shyt with Ross&Ghost twas mad dope,beat was sinister&all the verses was on some Biggie shyt,mad luxorious/bragging bougie,but it twas spit with such regality you can't hate..:yeshrug:

een the pops songs with Wonda sounded aiite,kinda fit with the album title theme,some island shyt,thy felt Rae's vision..

btw all solo(esp story joints) were hard,Heated Nights,Live To Die,&Nautilus were grimy..4am with Ghost might've been thy favorite track altogether


Shaolin v Wu is much better than this.
2 Chainz is just awful, god awful..... "these nikkaz is dead already / i use machetes to eat spaghetti":scust:

But yea, that ASAP track is terrible.

This album is getting worse the more i listen. I gotta stop :mjcry:

The Ghost featured tracks and solo tracks are keepers, the rest gotta go
 
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